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Original story (published on January 26, 2021) follows:
Every new software update brings a bunch of unexpected bugs and MIUI is no different. What matters more is how an OEM handles such issues. Several times, OEMs simply choose to ignore but Xiaomi definitely isn’t one of them.
The Chinese company has been constantly fine-tuning MIUI 12 since its very first releases back in May. However, they are also not completely done with adding new features to their Android skin.
As a result, with every fresh update, several existing bugs get fixed along with the introduction of some new ones. And this vicious cycle has been going on for a while now.
If interested in more info about this, be sure to go through our dedicated MIUI 12 bug tracker.
With time, all this will of course get smoothed out, but for now, users will have to put up with the minor annoyances.
That said, a good example of all of the above-mentioned is MIUI Launcher which continually receives bug-fixing updates along with fresh feature additions.
The app recently bagged an update that brings about a ton of fixes and bumps up the APK version to 4.22.0.2888. The full changelog for the same has been given below:
In brief, the launcher fixes occasional crashes, split-screen, icon transparency, and overlapping buttons, among other things.
Keep in mind though that these fixes have only been rolled out to the MIUI Launcher alpha branch. FYI, an alpha build is an early release for testing purposes and is meant to introduce new features and bug fixes.
Following this, the build makes it to the beta phase where there may be no feature additions. Rather, the existing stuff is given some nice polishing prior to the stable release.
A similar software development process is followed by the MIUI Launcher and it shouldn’t take long for this release to make it to the stable branch.
If interested in downloading the MIUI Launcher Alpha build, then head over to this APKMirror link.
Do note that, at present, such alpha builds are only officially made available in China and the app may or may not install for you. There’s no harm in trying though.
With that being said, be sure to go through our dedicated MIUI 12.5 update tracker if you have already made it to Android 11.
Update 1 (March 05)
06:53 pm (IST): A new MIUI Launcher Alpha update just rolled out with the following set of bug fixes. To download, head here.
Update 2 (March 24)
06:20 pm (IST): A fresh MIUI System Launcher version is now rolling out with a couple of bug fixes. To download, just head here. Or if you wish to inspect the changelog first, then it has been given below:
Update 3 (April 10)
05:57 pm (IST): Another day, another alpha update (v4.22.0.3066) for the MIUI System Launcher. You can check the changelog below and then proceed to try it out from this link.
Update 4 (April 19)
06:34 pm (IST): A fresh MIUI System Launcher version is now rolling out with some bug fixes. To download, just head here. Changelog has been given below:
Update 5 (April 20)
04:19 pm (IST): New MIUI Launcher Alpha update just went live:
Update 6 (April 24)
02:25 pm (IST): A new MIUI Launcher Alpha update was released recently with a bunch of bug-fixes:
Update 7 (May 25)
01:57 pm (IST): A new MIUI Launcher Alpha update (V4.23.0.3165-05241808) was released recently with a couple of bug-fixes and a new gesture:
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