India, Aug. 14 -- UI, or user interface, has long been a polarising factor when buying an Android smartphone, as it is what people interact with most. No matter how beautiful a phone looks or how powerful its processor is, users will still call it sluggish and boring if its software experience stutters or fails to excite them with its design language.

To avoid such reactions to its smartphone, Xiaomi unveiled HyperOS 4, a new version of its user interface yesterday. The update promises a refined software experience, faster app loading, and a host of other changes.

In this article, we examine the improvements Xiaomi has made to its new version of the user interface and how it claims to speed up app loading.

With HyperOS 4, Xiaomi has de...