Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0: 7 Best Features and When You’ll Get Them
Xiaomi recently unveiled its Xiaomi 15 series, showcasing the new HyperOS 2.0. Last year, the company announced HyperOS, which eventually replaced MIUI across supported devices. With the second-generation HyperOS 2.0, Xiaomi delivers significant upgrades in performance, visuals, and AI capabilities.
I had the chance to try HyperOS 2.0 on the Xiaomi 15 Pro, and here’s a breakdown of its key features along with the release timeline for Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco phones and tablets.
HyperOS 2.0 Features and Changes
HyperOS 2.0 comes out of the box on the company’s latest flagship Xiaomi 15 series. It introduces three new technologies to smartphones: HyperCore, HyperConnect, and HyperAI, along with several other changes mentioned below.
1. Dynamic Lock Screen
HyperOS 1.0 allowed you to add a depth effect to photos on your lock screen, similar to iOS 16. The new HyperOS 2.0 brings thedepth effect to videos too. It works only for videos where it can clearly distinguish the subject from the background, including people.
It’s important to note that lock screen videos play only once. They don’t loop and there’s no option yet to make them play continuously.
Furthermore, you cancustomize almost every aspectof your lock screen, including clock styles, fonts, colors, and adding your own text. Most built-in lock screen styles also have adynamic effectthat gives a livelier feel.
2. AI Dynamic Wallpaper
If you don’t have a video to use on your lock screen, don’t worry! You can create one instantly from your photos using AI Dynamic Wallpaper. This featuretransforms photos in your gallery into a videowith animation. The results are mixed—sometimes they’re good, sometimes not so much.
But it’s a very interesting feature to have on your phone. Imagine a wallpaper of a plane window view versus one where it’s flying on your lock screen with clouds moving past, all generated by AI.
3. New Animations
With Hyper OS 2.0, Xiaomi has improved the transitions, which now feelsmoother, denser, and have a slight bounceto them. You’ll notice this when opening the control center, apps, or the app drawer, and when swiping or scrolling within apps.
The OS alsoadds a background blurwhen opening and closing apps or going to the recents menu. Plus, plugging in the phone now shows anew charging animationwith a ripple effect. A similar ripple effect appears when you press and hold the home screen to edit it.
4. HyperCore
HyperCore is an entirely new kernel technology built by Xiaomi. It has a proprietary microarchitecture scheduler, which analyzes instruction pipelines directly from the chip’s architecture. This optimizes resource allocation and enhances memory management, resulting in a19% reduction in CPU idle time. This leads to smoother app performance, better multitasking, and improved overall efficiency.
Plus, theapp opening speeds can be up to 54.9% faster.This results in a faster overall usage experience while saving on battery consumption at the same time. HyperCore also enhances connectivity across the board, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G.
5. HyperAI: AI Features on HyperOS
HyperAI is the suite of AI features on HyperOS 2.0. This includes generating wallpapers using AI (including the video wallpapers mentioned earlier), writing tools that can generate, summarize, and polish text, identifying speakers, and transcribing audio in calls, meetings, and recordings.
For instance, when you select a video to set as your lock screen wallpaper, HyperAI analyzes those videos frame by frame to create the depth effect. It uses the same technology when animating static wallpapers of cities, plants, and more.
Here are all the AI features you get on HyperOS 2.0:
6. HyperConnect
Another important core technology introduced with HyperOS 2.0, HyperConnect, enables seamless, real-time integration across the Xiaomi ecosystem.
For instance, there’s a “Home Screen+” feature that lets usersdrag apps directly from their Xiaomi phone onto a Xiaomi tabletand use them or even add them as native apps on the tablet. It also supportsdual-camera streamingbetween tablets and phones.
Moreover, Xiaomi has expandedHyperConnect’s capabilities to include Apple devicesin mainland China. you may share files, photos, and other content with Apple devices, plus Xiaomi phones can be mirrored onto Mac devices just likeiPhone Mirroring. Watch it in action in the video below.
Our goal is to be the best compatible with Apple ecosystem. The future of tech should be connected and collaborative.pic.twitter.com/w1njQR3RBx
7. New Gallery Widget
Among all the new features on HyperOS 2.0 is the tiny new gallery widget. Select a photo, add text to it, and then toggle on the depth effect. It automatically cuts out the subject from the photo tocreate a depth effect similar to the lock screen. While it doesn’t have a productive use, it looks cool per se.
HyperOS 2.0 Release Timeline
As mentioned, HyperOS 2.0 comes pre-installed on the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro. Xiaomi has alreadyreleasedthe update timeline for older devices. Here’s when other Xiaomi, Poco, and Redmi devices are expected to receive the update:
November 2024
December 2024
Note that Xiaomi has mentioned that the list of supported models and update schedule may be adjusted as needed. So, keep an eye on that.
Ritik Singh
With over 7 years of experience in tech, Ritik currently heads content at Techwiser.com. His journey started by sharing knowledge and helping others in online communities. That passion soon turned into a career in tech journalism, backed by a formal education in Electronic Media. He’s held editorial roles at GadgetsToUse and PC-Tablet, and has contributed to popular publications like HowToGeek and TheWindowsClub. With over 2,000 how-tos, reviews, and in-depth guides under his belt, Ritik has helped millions of readers get more out of their tech—from smartphones to smart homes.
