What is the appeal of MIUI? I went on Wikipedia and all it seems to be is a bloated GUI slapped on top of Android. No app drawer, and icons that look like they belong on a pre-K Leapfrog tablet.
I guess the main reason I ask is, IMHO, it doesn't seem to "add" anything to the Android experience... only takes away from it. Are there kernel changes, etc. that make this "cooler" or is it merely looks? From what I understand, it's nothing more than a fancy GUI, or over-complex "theme".
I don't want anything that looks or acts like an iPhone. When I see people walking around flashing their iPhone 4S I just want to kick them. "You're not cool, buddy!"
It is a fancy UI but its main point is the ability to theme easily.
Aesthetics and application integration are highly underrated. As a primarily Linux user, I appreciate the how both Apple OS's and Android handle this so well.
I first encountered MIUI on a MyTouch device and was highly impressed; couldn't believe it was CM7 under the hood. It is such a departure from the interfaces we are familiar with on Android. I personally feel that a UI environment shouldn't need its own ROM, it should be another add-on like the GO! suite, but it is pretty slick.
Guys, it's all about the User Interface. The UI. Miui. (My UI). Yes it's beginning purpose was to replicate somewhat that of iOS's, but now it's been turned into a giant theme machine. You can theme ANYTHING! You can change the lockscreen. The status bar, the bootanimation, the icons, the dock, the wallpaper, the lockscreen wallpaper, the frameworks, simply, everything.
Just some walls of MIUI's awesome capabilities:
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I love the Go suite! GoLauncher's swipe up dock is one of the most useful features and it just makes sense. I tend to group two relevant apps together, my SMS icon open gmail on the up swipe, etc. Some features make it a little bloated lately, but they keep most features relevant for a significant number of people...
I see how MIUI can be customized and probably to the point of extreme efficiency, but I don't like the lack of centralization. In CM7 I'm usually one swipe, maybe two, away from whatever I want. Maybe MIUI just isn't as intuitive to me?
I guess the main reason I ask is, IMHO, it doesn't seem to "add" anything to the Android experience... only takes away from it. Are there kernel changes, etc. that make this "cooler" or is it merely looks? From what I understand, it's nothing more than a fancy GUI, or over-complex "theme".
I don't want anything that looks or acts like an iPhone. When I see people walking around flashing their iPhone 4S I just want to kick them. "You're not cool, buddy!"
Zeam Launcher also has these features and is a small fraction of the bloat.I love GO suite too. The swipe up to open home menu, and swipe down to open apo drawer, are just awesome
Zeam Launcher also has these features and is a small fraction of the bloat.
Everyone likes some eyecandy, right? The trick is to find what works for you but doesn't devour the device's limited resources.
How much internal is available after a fresh install of this ROM and Gapps?