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Summary: Xiaomi appears to be working on a “Chip Performance Dashboard” that would bring its smartphones even closer to traditional PCs. The option would function as a “CPU tuner” that would allow you to overclock or underclock your Xiaomi device’s CPU and GPU.
Over the years, our smartphones have become increasingly powerful. We’ve reached a point where they’re capable of replacing our PCs for multiple everyday tasks. However, traditional computers still offer more versatility in terms of hardware customization. That said, Xiaomi appears to be working on a “Chip Performance Dashboard” that may help solve this problem.
Desktop PCs typically allow you to tweak your CPU’s clock speed. Some brands and models make it easier than others, but the possibility is there. On Android, doing this often requires installing mods, which can be potentially risky for those who don’t know what they’re doing. There are a few gaming smartphone brands that offer different performance tweaks to choose from, but they’re a small niche in a huge industry.
A “Chip Performance Dashboard” is reportedly in development for Xiaomi phones
However, tipster Kacper Skrzypek found references to a “Chip Performance Dashboard” feature that Xiaomi appears to be working on. As its name suggests, the feature could allow you to perform “CPU tuning” on your phone. That is, you could adjust the CPU and GPU clock speed on your Xiaomi phone.
This feature would be quite useful for those who want to squeeze the most out of their expensive flagship devices. It would help unleash all the power your handset’s hardware can offer. If you don’t mind sacrificing some battery life, you could overclock your CPU/GPU for an intense gaming session. You could even underclock the hardware if the device offers more raw power than you need on a daily basis. The latter would be a good way to gain more battery life.
The tipster found references to the feature in translated strings from an early Android 16 build. “Adjust frequency and voltage of each CPU and GPU core group,” reads one of the strings. However, the “CPU tuning” panel doesn’t appear to be implemented yet.
Integrated security measures
The strings also mention some safety measures to maintain the integrity of your device. After all, tweaking the clock speed of a CPU/GPU can even cause instability. A couple of strings read, “Passed startup check successfully. If issues occur, default preferences will be restored” and “Default preferences were restored to ensure normal use.” This seems to refer to an option to quickly return to default settings if something goes wrong.
Be that as it may, the feature appears to be in a very early stage of development. There’s no guarantee that the company will include it in Android 16 once it rolls out the update to its eligible phones. Hopefully, more news will emerge on this soon.