Another day, another promising effort by UMi to woo its existing as well as potential customers. The China-based firm has announced that it is rolling out massive over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates for its UMi Super and UMi Max smartphones.
The updates are meant to improve the overall performance of the devices in addition to fixing a few minor bugs.
UMi Super V3.02_20160923 firmware update
The v 3.02_20160923 update, first released earlier this month, brings the following:
- New, advanced stock camera app with Pro mode
- Improved camera performance
- New touch screen driver
- Improved fingerprint sensor performance
- Updated GMS (Google) apps
- Other minor bug fixes
UMi Max V1.01_20160923 firmware
The major changes in UMi Max V1.01_20160923 includes:
- New, advanced stock camera app with Pro mode
- Improved camera performance
- New touch screen driver
- Improved fingerprint sensor performance
- Other minor bug fixes
UMi claims that the new updates are particularly focused on enhancing user experience with the cameras, touchscreens, and fingerprint sensors on both devices.
The new feature-packed camera app is replacing the old MediaTek stock camera and it brings along the same manual controls introduced in the newly released UMi Plus.
The new manual, dubbed ‘Pro Photo’ lets users manually adjust most key parameters including photosensitivity (iso), the Exposure Value (ev), Saturation, Contrast, Brightness, the focal point and the white balance.
Needless to say, these new settings are much more flexible compared to the automatic mode and hence, highly beneficial for smartphone photography.
UMi has also confirmed that UMi Super, UMi Max, and UMi Plus will be getting Android 7.0 Nougat in December, meaning existing users of these devices can expect a long list of new functions and optimization option in less than 3 months from now.
Meanwhile, UMi Plus, the latest offering from the Chinese giant, is currently available for pre-sale. The company is also hosting a giveaway contest where you need to submit your email ID and select the favourite features of UMi Plus. You can check out the more details here.