Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 :Tips, Tricks & Features

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is company’s latest smartphone in India We recently reviewed Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Here are some of the Tips, Tricks which can be used with Redmi Note 4 and other Xiaomi Phones

Change Lock Screen Wallpaper without unlocking device – while on Lockscreen touch icon near battery bar which let you change device lock screen without unlocking Phone

Double Tap to Wake Up: This lets user Double Tap on Display and Display Wake Up no need to use Power button to enable Go to setting-Display-Double Tap screen to Wake Up

Reading Mode: This Reduces display’s background glare can be useful while reading for a long time also it can be used with other apps

Call recording MIUI 8 comes with inbuilt feature without having to install any apps. To enable this go to settings and select call recording option. Tap on “Record calls automatically” to enable this feature. You also have an option to record all numbers and selected numbers.

 Long screen shot-Now you can take a long screen shot of your chat/web page, just by scrolling at one go. First, take a screen shot by pressing Volume down + power button. Once done, open it and tap on the scroll option at the bottom and scroll down to take a long screenshot.

 Hide messaging & files– to open it, swipe the screen downwards till the private section appears. Now select the files/message, which you want to hide and tap on the hide option below. It’s worth mentioning that you can protect it by setting the password as well.

 Scheduled SMS to do this, open a new conversation page in the messaging app and tap on “+” on the left side. Now select “Timed” option and schedule it whenever you want.

Power Key to Hang Up: You can hang up the call just by pressing the power button instantly. To enable this feature, you need to go to System Settings -Additional Settings -Accessibility – Turn on the “Power button ends call” switch.

App Lock, Now you can apply lock separately on the Security Menu for selected apps. Tap the app lock option on the Security menu -> select the apps you want to lock -> Set the password. With this feature, you can either lock the apps separately or at one go.

Dual App For those, who needs two accounts on — WhatsApp, Facebook, and other apps, this feature will be helpful MIUI 8 comes with this features called as Dual Apps, where you have the possibility of creating two accounts on the same device. To enable this, go to Settings -> Dual Apps and select the apps for which you want to make another account. The second/cloned app will come with a small second space icon for easy.

Fingerprint Scanner – Can be used to unlock device, Capture Photos,  Unlock Apps using Fingerprint Scanner

Quick ball– This lets use shortcut icons like Screenshot, Recent apps and more Go to setting- Additional settings- Quick ball –  Turn on Quick ball-

Enable Torch Light When Screen Locked -Press Menu button for few seconds LED Light turns on to off Press Power Button

One- handed mode – Setting – Additional settings- One handed mode these let’s use device in One Hand

Mi Mover which helps to transfer data from old phone to new Phone, Transfer Contacts, Message, photos, music and more, Easy to Pair

FAQ Regarding MIUI 8

 How to Enable Notification icons in Redmi Note 4 or MIUI 8?
Go to settings- Notification & Status Bar – Enable Notification icons

 How to Enable or Disable App Notifications in Redmi Note 4 or MIUI 8?
Go to settings- Notification & Status Bar – App notifications

 How to Enable Connection speed in Redmi Note 4 or MIUI 8?
Go to settings- Notification & Status Bar – Enable Connection speed

 How to Show Carrier Name in Redmi Note 4 or MIUI 8?
Go to settings- Notification & Status Bar – Enable Carrier Name

 How to show Battery Indicator in Redmi Note 4 or MIUI 8?
Go to settings- Notification & Status Bar – Battery Indicator-  Graphical , percentage , Top Bar

How to enter Second Space?
Go to settings- Second Space – which let’s use Two Apps

How to enable One-handed mode?
Go to Setting – Additional settings- Enable One handed mode

How to reset Redmi Note 4?
Setting – Additional settings- Backup & Reset- Factory data reset

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