MIUI 11 May Allow Xiao AI Voice Assistant to Answer Calls for You

Aug. 21, 2019

The next major MIUI software update is right around the corner. Xiaomi is expected to start the official rollout of MIUI 11 next month in September with a myriad of features we’ve beenhearing aboutfor months now. Details for many new MIUI 11 features has made its way online in recent weeks, but the one leaked today appears to be the most interesting of the lot. Xiaomi may belooking to introduce a Google Duplex-style calling feature, where its AI assistant will be able to answer calls for you.

As for how this feature works, you will be able to select which call you want the Xiao AI voice assistant to attend for you by sliding the‘inter-finger call’ buttonthat appears during the incoming call interface. The voice assistant will take your call, transcribe the caller’s voice message into text and display it on the screen in real-time. Xiao AI would then suggest you text replies based on the conversation and relay the pick via voice to callers.

This feature is currently under testing and can beactivated from the existing ‘MIUI Lab’ sectionwhenever MIUI 11 goes live sometime later this year. Xiaomi is looking to build something similar to Google Duplex, which sees Google Assistant talk to outlets or restaurants and book appointments for you. This feature will most likely be restricted to China as it relies on Xiao AI. Xiaomi won’t be porting Xiao AI to global markets anytime soon or relying on Google Assistant for this feature.