• System
  • Updated Android Security Patch to December 2020. Increased system security.
• Control center
  • New: Tapping a blank spot in Control center closes it now

• Other
  • Optimized system performance
  • Improved system security and stability

• Highlights
  • MIUI 12.5. Yours alone.
• System
  • New: With 20 times more rendering power, there are now few limits to what you can see on your screen.
  • New: With custom device model adjustments, any phone becomes faster after the upgrade.
  • New: Response to gestures is now instant.
  • Optimization: MIUI became lighter, faster, and more durable.
• System sounds
  • New: Nature mix is a new exciting way of creating your own notification sound system.
  • New: Hundreds of system sounds that represent animals from all around the world.
• System animations
  • New: A new animation framework renders movement more realistically.
  • New: New UI design is focused on visualization and making your interaction with the device more lifelike.
• Notes
  • New: Compose mind maps with complex structures.
  • New: New tools for doodling and sketching.
  • New: Press and hold a sketch to adjust the strokes automatically.
  • New: A gesture shortcut now allows you to create notes, tasks, and excerpts anywhere.
  • New: Excerpts save text, URLs, and images to Notes in a few simple taps.
  • New: Dynamic layouts make bring the typography in Notes to a new level.
  • All-new Notes.
• Privacy protection
  • New: All apps now come with a security statement from GetApps.
  • New: Privacy risk scanner.
  • New: Control which apps access and delete items from your Gallery.
  • New: A comprehensive overview of all sensitive permissions.
  • New: You'll be notified whenever high-risk permissions are used and will be able to block the corresponding actions.
  • New: Now you can see what apps access your clipboard and control access.
  • New: Using approximate location adds up points to privacy protection.
  • New: You can now manage sensitive permissions and related app behavior independently.
  • New: The behavior of web pages is also tracked now, which helps you to block unwanted and malicious actions.
  • New: Now it's up to you who and when can track your online behavior.
  • Optimization: An all-new privacy protection page.
• IME
  • New: Custom themes for keyboards.
  • New: A more convenient way to move a cursor using the scrollbar.
  • New: Function buttons support switching between languages and keyboards.
  • New: You can press and hold the function buttons to access more features.
• Browser
  • New: Wallpaper customization in the lite mode.
  • Optimization: Redesigned Incognito mode.
  • Optimization: Pages load much faster now.

• System
  • Updated Android Security Patch to September 2019. Increased system security.

• System
  • Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to November 2020. Increased system security.