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HyperOS 4 is more than a visual refresh as Xiaomi brings faster apps, smarter AI and greater customisation

HyperOS 4 brings Xiaomi phones a fresh look, faster apps, smarter AI tools and greater customisation, with a phased rollout starting in August.

UI, or user interface, has long been a polarising factor when buying an Android smartphone, as it is what people interact with most. No matter how beautiful a phone looks or how powerful its processor is, users will still call it sluggish and boring if its software experience stutters or fails to excite them with its design language.

To avoid such reactions to its smartphone, Xiaomi unveiled HyperOS 4, a new version of its user interface yesterday. The update promises a refined software experience, faster app loading, and a host of other changes.

In this article, we examine the improvements Xiaomi has made to its new version of the user interface and how it claims to speed up app loading.

HyperOS 4 gets more translucent and customisable

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Honor Announces a Surprisingly Capable Gimbal-Equipped 'Robot Phone'

On Wednesday, Chinese smartphone brand Honor announced the Honor Robot Phone, which features a built-in motorized camera. The camera rotates, tilts, and stabilizes video footage regardless of the handset's orientation, mimicking a gimbal. The phone's primary rear camera uses a 200MP sensor with an f/1.

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Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

AI AND ML Copilot's gurning blob is leaving Voice for a new career in education Microsoft has yanked Mico from the Copilot spotlight less than a year after unveiling the anthropomorphic assistant intended to make its AI a little less soulless. As part of Microsoft's announcement

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Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors

* Flock is making it harder for its systems to be abused * Its CEO says the company's priority is public safety * You can now 3D print a Flock Sock to disable cameras near you Flock knows that its license plate readers and other surveillance tech are facing a substantial

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Google’s Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More

If you have an Android device and FOMO around Apple’s AirDrop, the wait for a similar feature that lets you physically tap phones together to send files and contact cards is over. Google’s Quick Share now has a tap-to-share feature that lets you do the same motion to