Xiaomi pushes on folding and tablets with the latest beta of MIUI 13

Xiaomi has released a new beta of MIUI 13 for its Mi Mix Fold which can be considered one turning point for the world of tablets and foldables, about which, it could be argued, it is still quite behind in terms of user experience optimization (a consideration that applies well or badly to the entire Android universe, with a few rare exceptions). As the vast majority of reviews revealed when the fold came out, the dock, split screen mode and free-floating windows are a good place to start, but not enough to worry established giants like Samsung and its Galaxy Z Fold line.

The update includes multiple completely new features and brings significant refinements to existing features, such as multitasking, desktop and integrated apps. Below is the complete list of news:

• System
  • Ability to adjust the app display layout
  • Possibility of positioning the navigation keys in the center, on the right or on the left in the internal display
  • Optimizations to default split screen mode
• Status bar
  • You can interact with it with swipe even in the empty areas next to it
• Desktop
  • The internal display layout has been completely redesigned and the dual-screen desktop is more efficient
  • Added the ability to view recent tasks from the taskbar
• Theme
  • Added an exclusive theme for the folding screen
  • Added the Maps category
• Lock Screen
  • Manual password entry when full screen is open
• Windows
  • Added global shortcuts to the sidebar
  • Possibility to open two small windows at the same time
  • New gesture: three-finger horizontal swipe to activate the split screen
  • Ability to insert shortcuts to combinations of split screen apps on the desktop
  • Possibility to open combinations of apps in split screen with a single touch
• Control center
  • Swipe left and right to switch from the Control Center to the notification curtain and vice versa
  • Layout optimization
  • Removal of the classic style

• Keyboard
  • Added split layout
  • Added dual GV layout
  • Added 9-key layout on two columns, with support for switching between left and right hands
• Widget
  • New look for the widget insertion interface, drag & drop support to drag them from one screen to another
  • New Widget Center
  • Added widgets of different system apps like clock, weather, photos
  • Support for sorting by drag & drop
• File Manager
  • Added two column layout for internal display
  • Optimized grouping logic for recent files
  • Ability to hide images in the recent section
  • Ability to edit recent web pages
• Recorder
  • Layout optimization
  • Animation optimization
  • Optimization of the interface to rename the title of the recording
  • Ability to copy and convert to text with a single tap
• Calendar
  • Subscription service added
  • Layout optimization
  • Animation optimization
• Recent tasks
  • Optimization of the shape of the cards
• Clock
  • Layout optimization
• Calculator
  • Optimization of the keys in the scientific calculator
  • Optimization of financial functions and integration into the currency converter page
  • History optimization
  • Added a unit conversion mode
• Note
  • In widescreen layout, you can switch between column layout and tile layout