ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 99BUYING GUIDEThe Mi 9 runs MIUI
10, which is a custom
version of Android 9 Piemuch control over it as on the likes of Samsung’s
Galaxy phones, but it now supports colour and
some preset background images. If you like you
can schedule the AOD to turn on and off only at
certain times of the day.
In other respects this is MIUI 10 as we know
it and, though it will feel unfamiliar to Android
users who have never played with a Xiaomi phone
before, there’s a lot to love here that you don’t get
in standard Android. A couple of our favourites are
Dual Apps and Second Space, allowing you to run
multiple versions of apps on the phone and even
wall off some for selective viewing.
During the setup process you get the chance
to choose between a full-screen display that
supports gestures for going back, home or accessing
open apps, or you can display these navigation