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CONTENTS

Getting started

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Set up your device

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Turn phone on and off

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SIM cards & mobile networks

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Display

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Lock screen ..........................................................................................................................................5 

Start using your device

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Set up your phone

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Charge your phone

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Switch from an iPhone/Android phone

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Lock or unlock your device

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Accounts

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Navigation bar

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Make a phone call

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Send your message

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Find your contacts

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Change wallpaper, theme and launcher style

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Explore your phone

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Camera & Gallery

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Camera

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Gallery

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Floating windows & Split screen

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Floating windows

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Split screen

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Control center

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Dark mode

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Ultra battery saver

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Cast

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Game Turbo

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Video toolbox

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Second space

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Lite mode

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Settings

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Change your volume settings

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Quickly change common settings

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Add widgets

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One-handed mode

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Accessibility

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Update your phone

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Digital Wellbeing & parental controls

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Use your apps

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Mi apps

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Summary of Contents for 11T

Page 1: ...nd your contacts 13 Change wallpaper theme and launcher style 14 Explore your phone 15 Camera Gallery 15 Camera 16 Gallery 24 Floating windows Split screen 28 Floating windows 28 Split screen 28 Control center 29 Dark mode 29 Ultra battery saver 30 Cast 30 Game Turbo 30 Video toolbox 30 Second space 31 Lite mode 31 Settings 32 Change your volume settings 32 Quickly change common settings 32 Add wi...

Page 2: ...vices feedback 49 Scanner 50 Mi Remote 51 ShareMe 51 Downloads 52 Mi Browser 52 Cleaner 53 Mi Community 53 Google apps 54 Assistant 54 Calendar 54 Chrome 54 Contacts 54 Drive 55 Duo 55 Gmail 55 Google 55 Google One 55 Google Pay 56 Maps 56 News 56 Photos 56 Play Store 56 Podcasts 57 YouTube 57 YT Music 57 Legal information 57 E label 62 ...

Page 3: ...e get started let s have a glance at the exquisite design of this phone Set up your device Before using your phone you need to set up your phone first Among a large number of phone features some of them require your special attention and need to be set up carefully Turn phone on and off SIM cards mobile networks Display Lock screen ...

Page 4: ...ovided SIM tray extraction tool to take the SIM tray out from the bottom side of your phone Place your SIM card inside the tray and insert it into your device If your phone has two SIM cards inserted you can set one as the default mobile data SIM and the other as the default calling SIM or set call forwarding between the two SIM cards 2 Removing SIM USIM and UIM cards Use the provided SIM tray ext...

Page 5: ...top right of the status bar to open Control center Drag the slider to adjust the screen brightness Go to Settings Display Brightness level Drag the slider to adjust the screen brightness 2 Setting a color scheme Go to Settings Display Color scheme and select a color scheme that you prefer Vivid mode will be easier for your eyes and is therefore recommended 3 Enabling Dark mode In low light conditi...

Page 6: ...a power outlet Disconnect the charger when your phone is fully charged Use only authorized USB cables and power adapters Using unauthorized devices to charge your phone may severely damage the battery and lead to explosions Switch from an iPhone Android phone You can move your data to a new Android phone from another kind of phone or start fresh with your new Android phone Important Some of these ...

Page 7: ...have a cable 1 Tap No cable Ok 2 Tap A backup from an Android phone 3 To copy your data follow the on screen instructions Switch from an iPhone 1 Turn on your new phone 2 Tap Start 3 When prompted choose to copy apps and data from your old phone If you have a cable to connect your phones follow the on screen instructions to copy your data If you don t have a cable 1 Tap No cable Ok 2 Tap An iPhone...

Page 8: ...r you try copying your data by yourself Sync your contacts If you already use contacts in your Google or Mi account they ll automatically show on your Android phone after you sign in If your contacts are on a SIM card import contacts from the SIM card Copy your music Music you buy from Play Store or YT Music will automatically show on your phone after you sign in Back up your music from your curre...

Page 9: ...s automatically when the screen times out Set your PIN You can secure your device and protect your data by setting a PIN for screen lock To create a PIN do as follows 1 Go to Settings Passwords security Tap Screen lock and tap PIN A message pops out reminding you to remember your password 2 Enter 4 to 16 digits 3 Tap Continue 4 Confirm your PIN and tap OK Accounts You can set up and manage your ac...

Page 10: ...count and then tap Google 3 Sign in with your Google account If you do not have a Google account create one Add a Mi account Sign in with your Mi account to access exclusive Mi content and make full use of Mi apps 1 Go to Settings Mi Account 2 Sign in with your Mi account If you do not have a Mi account create one Navigation bar You may navigate your device by using either the navigation buttons o...

Page 11: ...Tap to return to the Home screen Tap and hold to launch the Assistant app Back Tap to open the previous screen that you were working in even if it was in a different app Once you are back to the Home screen you can t go back any further in your history Full screen gestures You can customize your full screen gestures by enabling different types of gestures ...

Page 12: ...an swipe left or right from the edge of the screen in top area Switch between apps To switch between apps you can swipe left or right from the full screen indicator or bottom of the screen Make a phone call You can make phone calls from the Phone app and other apps or widgets that show your contacts Wherever you see a phone number you can usually tap it to dial Important To use the Phone app you m...

Page 13: ...dresses that you d like to message You can also pick from your top contacts or your whole contact list Send a message 1 Tap the Messages app and then tap Start chat 2 Enter your message If you d like to save it as a draft and go back tap Back 3 When you re done tap SMS Find your contacts You can use the Contacts app to find someone s contact info or organize contacts with labels like friends or fa...

Page 14: ...r style Change your wallpaper Change the look of the Home and Lock screens by choosing a favorite picture video or preloaded wallpaper To change your wallpaper do as follows 1 Go to Settings Wallpaper 2 Select one of the albums 3 Select a wallpaper 4 Tap Apply and select Set as Lock screen Set as Home screen or Set both Change your theme Themes will give your phone a new look Set a theme to be app...

Page 15: ...ur Android launcher by specifying a launcher style Go to Settings Home screen Home screen Tap Classic or With App drawer Explore your phone Camera Gallery With the Camera app you can capture high quality pictures and videos and store them in ...

Page 16: ... Settings Always on display Lock screen Enable Launch Camera Then you can open your camera by pressing the Volume down button twice on the Lock screen Note You won t be able to see your Gallery items if you launch Camera on the Lock screen without verifying your password Camera modes Camera modes allow you to determine the ideal mode for your pictures or choose from several shooting modes From Cam...

Page 17: ...the top of the screen to select 720P 30FPS 1080P 30FPS 1080P 60FPS 4K 30FPS 4K 60FPS or 8K 30FPS 4 Pro Manually adjust the ISO sensitivity exposure value white balance color tone and lenses while taking pictures 5 More Choose other available shooting modes Tap Edit to drag modes into or out of the Modes tray at the bottom of the Camera screen Panorama Your phone takes multiple photos in Panorama m...

Page 18: ...VLOG The VLOG mode allows users to create a video by stitching together multiple short clips using artistic effects Documents Use this mode to take a perfectly straight photo of a document In Documents mode the camera will automatically identify a text area within the viewfinder and unskew the image Time lapse Use Time lapse mode to capture images slowly over several minutes or even hours and then...

Page 19: ... Drag the whitened area to resize Double tap the screen to make the focused and blurred areas switch places Timer Tap the More icon in Photo mode and tap 3S to make photos with a 3 second delay after you tap the shutter button Tap 5S again to set it to 5 seconds You ll see the countdown after you tap the shutter button Adjust the shooting angle and composition during the countdown Keeping photos s...

Page 20: ...ure Beautify provides multiple options for evening out skin tones and enhancing facial features in real time Zoom You can zoom in and out to achieve best effect Note This feature is supported only for the rear camera 1 Gesture zoom Slide two fingers away from each other to zoom in and bring the fingers together to zoom out Note These gestures will stop working once you ve brought zoom to its highe...

Page 21: ...2 2X zoom Tap the 2X shortcut to zoom in Tap it again to make the zoom scale appear ...

Page 22: ...3 Precise zoom values Tap a zoom shortcut to make the zoom scale appear Move the slider on the zoom scale to adjust the zoom value ...

Page 23: ...e watermarks aren t supported on some devices Tap More in Photo mode and tap Settings In Camera settings tap Watermark and then enable Add time stamp on photos and Device watermark You can also tap Custom watermark to customize one HDR HDR is short for high dynamic range This feature makes multiple shots in order to underexpose bright areas and overexpose dark spots and combine them together so ev...

Page 24: ...is slightly longer than taking regular photos Note Auto HDR isn t supported on some devices Gallery Open the Gallery app to view all the visual media stored on your device You can view edit and manage pictures and videos View pictures Pictures stored on your device are viewable in the Gallery app 1 From Gallery tap Photos ...

Page 25: ...ion about the picture Edit pictures Enhance your pictures using the Gallery s editing tools 1 From Gallery tap Photos 2 Tap a photo to view it and then tap Edit for the following options Beautify Make the colors of your photo more vivid and bright Crop Enable you to crop your photo in different aspect ratios Filter Add color effects Sky Add a sky background to the photo The sky background can be s...

Page 26: ...deo wallpaper Set the video as wallpaper on the Lock or Home screen or both Rename Change the name of the video to a new one Details View and edit information about the video 3 Tap Play video to play the video Edit video Edit videos stored on your device 1 From Gallery tap Photos 2 Tap a video to view it 3 Tap Edit to use the following tools Editor Cut the video into segments Filters Add visual ef...

Page 27: ...d an item and then select multiple photos or videos 3 Tap Delete and confirm the deletion when prompted Create clip Share photos from the Gallery app by creating a slideshow of your content with video effects and music 1 From Gallery tap More Clip 2 Tap 3 to 20 photos to add them to the clip 3 Tap OK The following options are available at the bottom Template allows you to select a template for you...

Page 28: ...o 6 photos to create a collage Multiple styles and layouts are available 1 From Gallery tap More Collage 2 Select 1 to 6 photos to add them to the collage 3 Tap OK The following styles and layouts are available Poster Layout and Film roll 4 Tap Save Floating windows Split screen Floating windows Global floating windows are an excellent multitasking solution for mobile devices You can use floating ...

Page 29: ... open Control center To access Control center of the new style go to Settings Notifications Control center On the Notifications Control center screen tap Control center style and then tap New version Dark mode Dark mode allows you to switch to a darker theme to keep your eyes more comfortable at night darkening white or bright screens and notifications MIUI introduces a lot of improvements for Dar...

Page 30: ...r external display supports Miracast 1 On the Home screen tap Settings and then go to Connection sharing Cast 2 Enable Cast Game Turbo Game Turbo improves your gaming experience through game acceleration Some games in the preset game list are automatically boosted when you open them You can also add your favorite games to Game Turbo to customize a game list 1 On the Home screen tap Settings and th...

Page 31: ...ngs and then go to Special features Second space 2 Tap Turn on Second space 3 Set your password and fingerprint for your Second space After you enable Second space the Switch app appears on the Home screen of your phone You can tap it to switch to First space Lite mode Lite mode adopts a more concise layout for easy navigation and enlarges icons and fonts for better perception and more straightfor...

Page 32: ...n again 3 To turn a setting on or off tap its icon 4 To add remove or move a setting tap Edit at the upper right corner To add a setting tap on its icon in Available toggles and then tap Done To remove a setting tap on its icon in Added toggles and then tap Done Add widgets Add widgets to your home screens for quick access to info or apps 1 On the Home screen touch and hold an empty space 2 Tap Wi...

Page 33: ... and then tap About phone 2 Tap MIUI version at the upper left corner and tap Check for updates 3 If any new update is available download and install it to update your phone If your system is up to date you will see a message stating that no updates are available Digital Wellbeing parental controls Digital Wellbeing is a dashboard and set of features that gives you visibility into how much you re ...

Page 34: ...e you can choose any items to clean up After the cleanup is done you ll be able to see the report which gives you the details of your storage usage and suggests other options which may help you free up more storage space Adding items to exceptions You can add the items you don t want to delete to exceptions When the scan is complete tap and hold an item and select Add to exceptions This item will ...

Page 35: ...o Wi Fi payments privacy and viruses It ensures that dangerous apps and viruses in your phone s memory are discovered as soon as possible Payment security When apps with a payment function are launched payment security features are launched by default You can add payment apps that you want to manage on the results screen 2 Security scan settings Various virus definition and update options are avai...

Page 36: ...ostart You can manage an app s autostart behavior preventing abnormal power consumption Turn off the app s control switch to disable autostart Tap the More icon at the top of the screen to manage autostart permissions for system apps Permissions Here you can manage the permissions of all apps installed on your device Other permissions You can check all the permissions an app has by tapping the app...

Page 37: ...urbo on the start page 3 Game Turbo settings Launch a previously added gaming app on the start page to turn on Game Turbo automatically You can also limit the speed of background downloads restrict sync and make sure your device doesn t switch between networks while you re playing a game Deep clean 1 How to use Deep clean Open Security and scroll down until you see Deep clean This feature gives yo...

Page 38: ...see how your device consumes power 2 After the scan you ll be able to check the battery level temperature and capacity Any issues you find can be resolved by simply tapping the button at the bottom of the results page 3 Check optimized items and choose the power consumption issues that need to be resolved 4 Turn on Battery saver to reduce apps background activity stop sync and minimize system anim...

Page 39: ...screen displays the history of your filtered SMS messages and incoming calls SMS Highlighted phone numbers indicate unread messages Phone numbers will go from red to black after you read the corresponding messages Tap a message to read it You can unblock and restore all messages sent from a particular number or reply to messages directly Tap the Edit button or tap and hold any SMS message to unblo...

Page 40: ...sync manually SMS blocklist settings You can choose to block filter or allow messages from strangers and services Options for contacts are also available Call blocklist settings You can choose to block or allow calls from strangers forwarded calls calls from contacts and calls from hidden numbers Options for contacts are also available SIM 2 settings You can establish whether the same rules should...

Page 41: ...o an app s name to add or remove App lock protection Tap the Search box at the top of the screen to search for apps 3 App lock settings App lock switch Toggle the switch to add or remove App lock protection When you toggle the switch off protection will be removed from all apps along with the App lock password When App lock is applied You can choose when exactly App lock is applied Three options a...

Page 42: ...ur App lock password When App lock is on a dialog which requires password input will appear after you open a protected app You can enter the password or use your fingerprint to unlock the app Tap Forgot password to reset your App lock password The options available to you may vary depending on whether you add your Mi Account before trying to reset the password If you don t want to open the app tap...

Page 43: ...data of the dual app you uninstall will be deleted Dual app accounts If a dual app complies with Google s multiple account interface standards you can add and sync dual app accounts on this page as well as customize their settings The settings for third party apps may vary Mi Video In Mi Video you can watch movies and TV shows purchased You can also view videos saved on your device The Mi Video pl...

Page 44: ...ity allows you to share files with nearby devices without connecting to the Internet 5 Dark mode You can change the color scheme of File Manager to Dark mode making your screen easier to read 6 Private files Allow you to view private files available on your phone You can also make files private and add them to the Private folder Document view Documents are sorted into various categories such as im...

Page 45: ...es and 59 seconds Open the Timer tab and simply tap the button below to start your timer Ambient noises You can listen to one of the ambient noises for a preset period of time You can also choose to silence the alarm at the end of an ambient noise timer Weather 1 Viewing weather info Open the Weather app to view the current weather info and the 5 day forecast 24 hour forecast humidity wind speed r...

Page 46: ... your phone and then release the icon 2 Features You can use templates add images checklists and voice memos as well as format text in Notes You can also share your notes as text or images on various platforms Tap and hold any note to set a reminder hide it pin or unpin it or add it to a folder 3 Deleting notes Open a note tap the More icon and then tap Delete to delete it Tap and hold a note to b...

Page 47: ...the Recorder app and just tap Record to start recording audio You can pause and resume the process as well as mark specific segments while you re recording 2 Viewing your recordings Tap Recordings to see all the recordings you ve made 3 Settings may vary on different devices Tap the Settings icon at the upper right corner to view available options Here you can set recording quality allow using rec...

Page 48: ...xed frame rate Enhance playback on social media platforms and reduce battery life if you record videos at a fixed frame rate Frame rate Higher frame rates reduce motion blur in your videos but require more system resources Your device may overheat when you record long videos with high frame rates Sound source Record silent videos or add microphone system sounds Lock screen to end Lock your device ...

Page 49: ...es much simpler Compass 1 How to calibrate your device Compass will instruct you to calibrate your device after it detects significant interference Just follow the instructions on your screen in such cases 2 Compass Tap Compass and place your device on a horizontal surface to see the compass face Hold your phone vertically to see the picture taken by your camera 3 Level Swipe left from the start p...

Page 50: ...ell us its reproductivity percentage Tap Send to submit your feedback 3 Viewing progress On the Feedback screen tap My feedback to view the issues you reported Tap any issue to view progress If our developers comment your feedback you can reply to them from the Details page of the issue Scanner Scanner allows you to scan different types of QR codes and bar codes and then touch the identified resul...

Page 51: ... a lot more Mi Remote enables you to enjoy life at the tips of your fingers Supported brands Samsung LG Sony Panasonic Sharp Haier Videocon Micromax Onida etc 1 Most phones with IR blasters support Mi Remote and its features 2 All mobile devices can be used to control Mi TV Mi Box and other smart TVs with standard protocols over Wi Fi 3 All mobile devices support Mi Remote s integration with TV sc...

Page 52: ...oad jobs and the finished ones separately To add a new download job do as follows 1 Tap Downloads and then tap at the top 2 Tap Add at the lower right corner 3 Enter an HTTP or HTTPS link in the box and then tap Download Mi Browser Mi Browser is a fast and secure full featured web browser for mobile devices Top performance and amazing user experience allow you to surf the web use search watch vide...

Page 53: ...ton That includes the cache files obsolete files installation packages residual files from uninstalled apps and lots of other elements that take up unnecessary space on your smartphone To open the app just tap Cleaner on the Home screen After that you ll have a complete list of all the files Cleaner considers ready for deletion Browse the results to decide what stays and what goes then get rid of ...

Page 54: ...edule to life and makes it easy to see what s ahead with images and maps Reservations for flights restaurants and more are automatically added from emails Chrome Browse the Internet with Chrome and bring your open tabs bookmarks and address bar data from your computer to your mobile device Visit https support google com chrome to learn more Contacts With Contacts it s easy to keep all your contact...

Page 55: ...ine content with tools and learn what interests you and turn on your personalized feed to receive customized content Visit https support google com websearch to learn more Google One The Google One app lets you automatically back up your phone and manage your Google cloud storage Automatically back up the important things on your phone like photos contacts and messages using your free 15 GB of sto...

Page 56: ...s is a personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights what s happening in the world so you can discover more about the stories that matter to you Visit https support google com news publisher center to learn more Photos Store and back up your photos and videos automatically to your Google Account with Photos Visit https support google com photos to learn more Play Store Find new apps m...

Page 57: ...pecial precautions must be taken to safely dispose of this product This marking indicates that this product may not be discarded with other household waste in the EU To prevent harm to the environment or human health from inappropriate waste disposal and to promote sustainable reuse of material resources please recycle responsibly To safely recycle your device please use return and collection syst...

Page 58: ...handling the battery may cause fire or explosion Dispose of or recycle the device its battery and accessories according to your local regulations Do not disassemble hit crush or burn the battery If the battery appears deformed or damaged stop using it immediately Do not short circuit the battery as this may cause overheating burns or other injury Do not place the battery in a high temperature envi...

Page 59: ... carrying your phone in a breast pocket To avoid interference with medical equipment do not use your phone near hearing aids cochlear implants or other similar devices Observe all aircraft safety regulations and turn off your phone on board aircraft when required When driving a vehicle use your phone in accordance with relevant traffic laws and regulations To avoid being struck by lightning do not...

Page 60: ...ttaching the device near the body a belt clip or holster should be used which does not contain metallic components and allows a separation of at least 5 mm to be maintained between the device and the body RF exposure compliance was not tested or certified with any accessory containing metal worn on the body and use of such an accessory should be avoided Certification Information Highest SAR SAR 10...

Page 61: ...ports Dual Nano SIM card slots either card can be set as the primary card Supports Dual SIM 5G 4G 3G 2G Supports Dual SIM VoLTE Note 5G connection depends on country carrier and user environment Note VoLTE depends on carrier s network and related service deployment Please do not insert non standard SIM cards into the SIM card slot They may damage the SIM card slot WARNING Do not disassemble this d...

Page 62: ...C is 1 6 W Kg For body worn operation this device has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines for use with an accessory that contains no metal and positions the device a minimum of 1 5 cm from the body RF exposure compliance with any body worn accessory that contains metal was not tested and certified and use of such body worn accessory should be avoided Any accessory used with this d...

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