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Redmi A1 User Guide

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Page 1: ...Redmi A1 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...gestures 04 Button shortcuts 05 Screen lock and unlock 05 Home screen 06 Notifications icons and status icons 08 Control center 09 Apps and App folders 10 App Downloads 11 Recents windows 11 Adjust the volume 12 Change the date and time 12 Change the wallpaper 12 Add an alarm 13 Take a screenshot 13 Charge the phone 13 Chapter 3 Battery and maintenance 13 View the battery usage 14 Enable Battery S...

Page 3: ...vate DNS 20 Bluetooth 20 Connection sharing 21 Chapter 5 Phone and Messages 22 Phone 22 Messages 27 Chapter 6 Camera 31 Camera overview 31 Open the Camera 31 Basic features 32 Useful features 34 Take photos 36 Take a selfie 37 Take videos 38 Take photos in Portrait mode 38 Take videos in Short video mode 39 Take videos in Time lapse mode 39 Camera settings 40 Chapter 7 Gallery 42 Gallery 42 ...

Page 4: ...to 44 Mark a photo or video as favourite 45 Manage photos and videos 45 Restore deleted photos or videos 45 View your favourite photos or videos 46 Create a folder 46 Delete a folder 46 Manage Gallery settings 46 Chapter 8 Personalize your phone 47 Date and time 47 Languages and input 48 Region 49 Display 49 Sound 50 Notifications 52 Themes 53 Chapter 9 Security and safety 54 Passwords and securit...

Page 5: ... 66 Captions and audio 67 Digital Wellbeing parental controls 68 Chapter 11 Apps 68 Mi Browser 68 Feedback 70 Google 71 Mint Themes 73 Mi Video 73 Music 74 Tools 74 Chapter 12 About device and accounts 76 About the phone 76 Storage 76 Update the system 76 Back up your data 77 Reset the phone 77 Google 77 Chapter 13 Legal information 78 About Dual SIM 78 WEEE 78 ...

Page 6: ...CAUTION 78 Important Safety Information 79 Safety Precautions 80 Security Statement 81 EU Regulations 81 FCC Regulations 82 Disclaimer 84 ...

Page 7: ...f you are not sure which system version your device is running you can go to Settings System System update to view the version information Redmi A1 overview 1 Front camera 2 SIM card slot 3 Microphone 4 Micro USB 5 Headphone jack 6 Power button 7 Volume buttons 8 Rear cameras 9 Flash 10 Speaker Insert a SIM card 1 Withdraw the SIM card slot with the ejection tool 2 Put the SIM card on the slot 01 ...

Page 8: ...nter a password for an encrypted Wi Fi network Tip You can swipe down the status bar at the upper right corner of the phone then tap Wi Fi on the Control center to connect the same Wi Fi next time Power on the phone 1 Press and hold the Power button until the phone vibrates 2 Finish the setup wizard Note The first time you power on the phone a setup wizard helps you personalize your phone connect ...

Page 9: ... internet connection Before the phones trans fer files you need to install ShareMe on both phone A and phone B See App Downloads for more information 1 Open on Redmi phone A and Redmi phone B separately 2 Tap Receive on phone B Phone B displays a QR code until it establishes a connection with phone A 3 Tap Send on phone A to select file items 4 Tap SEND on phone A to connect phone B 5 Choose to tr...

Page 10: ...es to folders of phone B on the computer Note When you copy files from phone A to phone B make sure that the folder names are the same on both phones Chapter 2 Basic features Basic gestures Gesture Definition Examples for gesture effects Tap Open or choose an item Enter texts with keyboard on the phone screen Touch and hold Move an App icon on the Home screen Activate a list to choose multiple ite...

Page 11: ... 32 Power off and restart Press and hold the Power button until the Power off and Restart menu appears 6 32 Increase the volume Press the Volume up button 6 32 Decrease the volume Press the Volume down button 6 32 Take a screenshot Simultaneously press the Volume down button and the Power button Screen lock and unlock Lock the screen with the Power button Press the Power button 05 ...

Page 12: ...o set a pattern PIN or password you can see Set up Screen lock for more information Home screen 1 Status bar 2 3 button navigation 3 Gesture navigation indi cator Full screen gestures Gesture Description Go to Home screen Swipe up from the bottom of the screen Open Recents Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause 06 ...

Page 13: ...hen you choose gesture navigation mode You can see Set gesture navigation for more information Set gesture navigation 1 Go to Settings System Gestures 2 Tap System navigation to choose Gesture navigation Tip You can tap to choose to enable digital assistant and adjust back sensitivity of left edge or right edge of the phone 3 button navigation Tap to return to the last step Tap to return to the Ho...

Page 14: ...to Home screen Notifications icons and status icons Notifications icons and status icons inform you of the newest events such as news or messages from Apps and the statuses of your phone such as the net work strength or battery condition Notification icons and status icons Full signal strength Network not connected Vo LTE VoLTE enabled Airplane mode enabled Wi Fi network connected Portable hotspot...

Page 15: ... on a notification reminder to clear the notification Tip You can tap Clear all at the bottom right of the notification panel to clear all notifica tions Control center Toogles on Control center Wi Fi Bluetooth enabled Nearby Share Mobile data Flashlight Do Not Disturb Airplane mode Auto rotate Battery saver Screen recorder Mic access Camera access Location Hotspot Invert colors Data saver Dark th...

Page 16: ...ld an App icon until the pop up window shows 2 Drag the App to the top of the phone Remove shows on the top of the phone 3 Drag the App to cover Remove Create App folders on Home screen 1 Touch and hold an App icon until the pop up window shows 2 Drag the App icon to cover another App icon on the Home screen then re lease the App The system automatically creates an App folder for the two Apps Move...

Page 17: ...phone is set to allow to download Apps from other resources you can follow the instructions of the resources If your phone does not allow other resources to download Apps see Allow to install unkonw Apps for more infor mation Caution Download Apps from unknown or unreliable resources may damage your phone Allow to install unkonw Apps 1 Go to Settings Apps Special app access 2 Tap Install unknown a...

Page 18: ...ss the Volume up or down button to adjust the volume After you press the volume buttons you can adjust the volume slider bar on the right part of the phone Change the date and time The date and time are set automatically over the network based on your loca tion You can adjust the date and time manually 1 Go to Settings System Date time 2 Tap Set time automatically to choose Off 3 Tap Date or Time ...

Page 19: ...m for more infor mation Take a screenshot Press the Volume down button and the Power button simultaneously to take a screenshot Charge the phone When the battery is running low you need to charge the phone 1 Connect the USB cable to the phone 2 Plug the cable into the adapter 3 Connect the adapter to a power outlet 4 Disconnect the charger when the phone is fully charged Caution Make sure that the...

Page 20: ...e Use Battery Saver Note You can tap Set a schedule to set a battery percentage limitation to use Battery Saver You can also tap to enable Turn off when charged to turn off Battery Saver automatically when the phone is charged above 90 Use Battery Manager When Battery Manager detects that Apps are draining battery you have the op tion to restrict the Apps Restricted Apps may not work properly and ...

Page 21: ...up when you enable Wi Fi Manage saved networks 1 Go to Settings Network internet Wi Fi 2 Tap Saved networks to view saved networks 3 Tap the name of a network 4 Tap FORGET to delete saved networks Set Wi Fi preferences 1 Go to Settings Network internet Wi Fi 2 Tap Wi Fi preferences to choose to set Wi Fi Tap to enable Turn on Wi Fi automatically Tap to enable Notify for public networks Tap Install...

Page 22: ...ard 1 is default for mobile data You can choose to enable mobile data for the two SIM cards Tip You can swipe down the status bar and tap Mobile data to enable mobile data on the Control center Enable data roaming Connect to data services when roaming 1 Go to Settings Network internet 2 Tap the service provider name of a SIM card 3 Tap to enable Data roaming 4 Tap OK View mobile data usage 1 Go to...

Page 23: ...provider name of a SIM card 3 Tap Data warning limit 4 Tap to enable Set data limit the tap OK 5 Tap Data limit to set data usage limit Manage advanced settings 1 Go to Settings Network internet 2 Tap the service provider name of a SIM card 3 Tap Advanced to manage advanced settings Tap Preferred network type to select network types Tap to enable Carrier video calling Tap to enable Automatically s...

Page 24: ...center Hotspot tethering You can use hotspot and tethering to provide internet to other devices through your Wi Fi or mobile data connection Apps can also create a hotspot to share content with nearby devices Enable Wi Fi hotspot 1 Go to Settings Network internet Hotspot tethering Wi Fi hotspot 2 Tap to enable Use Wi Fi hotspot Tip You can tap the QR code beside the Hotspot name to share the Wi Fi...

Page 25: ...g Enable Ethernet tethering You can share the internet connection of the phone through Ethernet 1 Go to Settings Network internet Hotspot tethering 2 Tap to enable Ethernet tethering Data Saver Data Saver helps reduce data usage It prevents some Apps from sending or re ceiving data in the background Use Data Saver 1 Go to Settings Network internet Data Saver 2 Tap to enable Use Data Saver VPN Add ...

Page 26: ...ate DNS 2 Choose a Private DNS Mode 3 Tap SAVE Bluetooth You can connect your phone with earphones speakers and other devices with Bluetooth functionality You can also use Bluetooth to share data between your phone and other devices Pair a phone with Bluetooth The following steps take the connection between a Redmi phone and another Redmi phone as an example 1 Go to Settings Connected devices 2 Ta...

Page 27: ... device in Previously connected devices Connection sharing Use print service 1 Go to Settings Connected devices Connection preferences 2 Choose Printing 3 Tap Default Print Service 4 Tap to enable Use print service The system automatically searches for printers You can follow the onscreen in structions to connect to a printer Use Nearby Share You can share files with nearby devices Nearby Share us...

Page 28: ...e contact to make a call Make a call from Recents 1 Go to Phone Recents 2 Choose a contact and tap to make a call Make a call from Contacts list 1 Go to Phone Contacts 2 Choose a contact 3 Tap the contact to view details 4 Tap or the phone number to make a call Answer a call Swipe up to answer a call Silence a call Press the Volume up or down button when the phone rings Decline a call Swipe down u...

Page 29: ... list Hold Put the current call on hold Add my camera Open the camera to share your view Note The features need to access camera permission and other permissions Add a contact to Favorites 1 Go to Phone Favorites 2 Tap Add a favorite and choose a contact to Favorites View recent calls 1 Go to Phone Recents 2 Swipe up to view more recent calls Create a contact 1 Go to Phone Contacts 2 Tap Create ne...

Page 30: ...ID to identify business and spam numbers 1 Open Phone 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings Caller ID spam 4 Tap to enable See caller and spam ID Set TTY mode TTY mode is an abbreviation that refers to all types of teletypewriters TTY mode helps people who are hearing impaired or have difficulty in speaking 1 Open Phone 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to S...

Page 31: ...ble Unknown to block numbers from unidentified callers Note You can tap Add a number to block calls and texts from a phone number You can tap to unblock a phone number from added numbers Set calling accounts 1 Open Phone 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings Calling accounts 4 Choose to set SIM calling accounts for Fixed Dialing Numbers Call for warding Call barring and Add...

Page 32: ...the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings Quick responses 4 Tap a quick response to modify the text Set sounds and vibration 1 Open Phone 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings Sounds and vibration 4 Choose to set sounds and vibration See Sound for more information Drag the slider to adjust Call volume Drag the slider to adjust Ring notification volume Tap Phone r...

Page 33: ...ssages to send and receive texts photos videos and audio messages You can also share GIFs stickers locations contacts and files with others Send a message 1 Open Messages 2 Tap Start chat to start a new conversation 3 Choose a contact to send a message Send MMS messages to a group 1 Open Messages 2 Tap Start chat to start a new conversation 3 Tap Create group and add contacts to the new MMS Multim...

Page 34: ...p Tip You can also swipe a conversation left or right to archive the conversation Add contact from a message 1 Open Messages 2 Touch and hold a conversation 3 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 4 Tap Add contact Block a spam or conversation 1 Open Messages 2 Touch and hold a spam or a conversation 3 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 4 Tap Block 5 Tap OK Note The spam or conversati...

Page 35: ...gs Enable All Messages notifications 1 Open Messages 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings Notifications 4 Tap to enable All Messages notifications 5 Choose to manage message notification settings Tap to enable All Default settings notifications Tap to enable Background tasks Tap to enable Other notifications Hear outgoing message sounds 1 Open Messages 2 Tap at the upper r...

Page 36: ... Go to Settings Spam protection 4 Tap to enable Enable spam protection View Privacy Policy 1 Open Messages 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings About terms privacy 4 Tap Privacy Policy View Terms of Service 1 Open Messages 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Go to Settings About terms privacy 4 Tap Terms of Service Help and feedback You can go to Messages Help f...

Page 37: ...ods Tap Camera on the Home screen to open camera Touch and hold and swipe left to open camera when the screen is locked Double press the Power button to open camera when the screen is locked or unlocked See Quickly open camera for more information Tip You will not be able to see your Gallery items if you launch camera on the Lock screen without verifying your password 31 ...

Page 38: ...ap the screen to show the focus ring and exposure setting 3 Tap the area that you want to focus on Adjust the exposure When you take a photo in a low light or an overexposed environment adjust the exposure to adjust the brightness of your photo 32 ...

Page 39: ...etting 3 Drag up or down beside the focus ring to adjust the exposure Zoom in or out 1 Open Camera 2 Pinch the screen to zoom in or out on the viewfinder Turn on the flash When you take a photo in a low light environment turn on the flash to make your photos clearer 33 ...

Page 40: ...sh always on Useful features Adjust the aspect ratio 1 Open Camera 2 Tap at the upper right corner 3 Choose an aspect ratio such as 1 1 3 4 9 16 or Full Set a timer You can set a countdown to give yourself time to take a photo 1 Open Camera 2 Tap at the upper right corner 3 Choose 3S 5S or 10S 4 Tap to start the timer 34 ...

Page 41: ... to enable Tilt shift Note You can tap for circle tilt shift or for linear tilt shift You can move the tilt shift area to the place that you want to blur or be clear Enable Palm shutter Show your palm to the camera to start timer when you take a selfie in Photo and Portrait modes 1 Open Camera 2 Tap to switch to the front camera 3 Tap at the upper right corner 4 Tap to enable Palm shutter Disable ...

Page 42: ... a selfie 1 Open Camera 2 Tap to switch to the front camera 3 Tap to add a Beautify effect 4 Drag the slider to adjust beautify effect level Adjust video resolution and frame rate 1 Open Camera 2 Select Video 3 Tap at the upper right corner 4 Choose a video resolution and frame rate Take photos The default camera mode is Photo you can swipe left or swipe right to choose other modes to shoot 36 ...

Page 43: ...1 Open Camera 2 Adjust the basic camera features based on your needs See Basic features for more information 3 Tap to take a photo Take a selfie 1 Open Camera 2 Tap to switch to the front camera 37 ...

Page 44: ...ap to apply Beautify effect See Add a Beautify effect for more informa tion Take videos 1 Open Camera 2 Select Video mode 3 Tap to start shooting 4 Tap to stop shooting Take photos in Portrait mode 1 Open Camera 2 Select Portrait mode 38 ...

Page 45: ...lash Tap to apply a Kaleidoscope effect 5 Tap to start shooting 6 Tap to stop shooting Take videos in Time lapse mode Time lapse mode takes a video for several minutes or even hours and then con denses the videos with a higher speed You can capture the beauty of change such as drifting clouds sunrise and sunset and blossoming flowers 1 Open Camera 2 Select More 3 Tap Time lapse 4 Tap to adjust Spe...

Page 46: ... quality 1 Open Camera settings 2 Tap Picture quality to choose High Standard or Low Set up volume buttons function 1 Open Camera settings 2 Tap Volume buttons function to choose Shutter Timer 2s Zoom or Vol ume Tap to take a photo You can tap the preview screen to take a photo 1 Open Camera settings 2 Tap to enable Tap to take a photo Customize the camera 1 Open Camera settings 2 Tap Customize to...

Page 47: ...lt preferences 1 Open Camera settings 2 Tap Preserve settings to choose to enable or disable the previous settings Tap to enable Camera mode Camera mode preserves the previously used mode along with the front or rear camera selection Tap to enable Beautify Beautify preserves Beautify preferences se lected during the previous session The feature is enabled by default Autostart Autostart makes camer...

Page 48: ...age all the pictures and videos stored on your phone In Photos tab you can view photos and videos organized by months In Folders tab your visual items are organized automatically by categories such as Camera DCIM and Screenshots You can view the organized folders or create new folders View pictures 1 Go to GO Gallery Photos 2 Tap a picture to view details 3 Swipe left or right to view other pictur...

Page 49: ...cture to view details 3 Tap to apply Auto adjustment 4 Tap Replace Tip You can press and hold the screen to compare the original photo with the adjusted photo to decide whether to apply the auto adjustment Edit pictures You can add filters rotate and crop the picture 1 Go to GO Gallery Photos 2 Tap a picture to view details 3 Tap to edit the picture 4 Choose to make adjustments Tap the filters bel...

Page 50: ...an item to select multiple photos or videos to delete in Photos tab View the detailed information of the photos or videos You can view the storage place time name size and other information of the photos or videos 1 Go to GO Gallery Photos 2 Tap a picture to view details 3 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 4 Tap Info to view the details Set the photo as wallpaper or contact photo 1 Go to ...

Page 51: ... of the phone 3 Tap Select items to select one or multiple photos and videos 4 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 5 Choose to manage photos and videos Tap Favourite to add the photo to Favourites Tap Move to folder to move the photo to album folders Tap Copy to folder to copy the photo to album folders Tap Create collage to collage 2 to 9 photos into one picture Restore deleted photos or v...

Page 52: ...folder name 5 Tap Create to select pictures and videos 6 Choose to Copy or Move the items to the new folder Delete a folder 1 Go to GO Gallery Folders 2 Open the folder that you want to delete 3 Select all the items Touch and hold one picture or video to select all items Tap then tap Select all to select all items 4 Tap to delete all items The system automatically delete the folder with no items M...

Page 53: ...ion Set time zone automatically 1 Go to Settings System Date time 2 Tap to enable Set time zone automatically Note If you disable Set time zone automatically you can select time zone according to your region Use location to set time zone 1 Go to Settings System Date time 2 Tap to enable Use location to set time zone Use locale default time format 1 Go to Settings System Date time 2 Tap to enable U...

Page 54: ...ally changes to the language that you put first Remove languages 1 Go to Settings System Languages input Languages 2 Tap at the upper right corner of the phone 3 Tap Remove 4 Select one or multiple languages that you want to remove from the selected language list 5 Tap Enable on screen keyboards 1 Go to Settings System Languages input On screen keyboard 2 Choose an on screen keyboard 3 Tap to enab...

Page 55: ...p You can also swipe down from the upper right corner of the phone to drag the slider in the brightness level bar on the Control center Enable Dark theme 1 Go to Settings Display 2 Tap to enable Dark theme Enable Night Light 1 Go to Settings Display 2 Tap to enable Night light Use adaptive brightness The phone uses front camera to measure ambient lighting and adjust screen brightness when device w...

Page 56: ...ay 2 Tap Display size to show the size slider 3 Drag the slider left or right to change the display size Set up Lock screen 1 Go to Settings Display Lock screen 2 Choose to set up Lock screen Tap Privacy to select to show notification content Tap Add text on lock screen to add text on lock screen Tap to enable Wake screen for notifications Enable Lift to wake 1 Go to Settings Display 2 Tap to enab...

Page 57: ...list 3 Choose a ringtone in the phone ringtone list 4 Tap OK Note You can also tap Add ringtone to set your ringtone from local files Vibrate for calls 1 Go to Settings Sound Vibrate for calls 2 Choose a vibration frequency from Never vibrate Always vibrate or Vi brate first then ring gradually Enable Silent mode You can silence calls and notifications with Silent mode enabled 1 Go to Settings Sou...

Page 58: ...s Tap Media to enable Pin media player To quickly resume playback media player stays open in Quick settings Tap to enable Dial pad tones Tap to enable Screen locking sound Tap to enable Charging sounds and vibration Tap to enable Touch sounds Tap to enable Touch vibration Notifications Manage App notifications Control notifications from individual Apps 1 Go to Settings Notifications App settings 2...

Page 59: ...cked 1 Go to Settings Notifications 2 Tap to enable Sensitive notifications Hide silent notifications in status bar 1 Go to Settings Notifications 2 Tap to enable Hide silent notifications in status bar Allow notification snoozing 1 Go to Settings Notifications 2 Tap to enable Allow notification snoozing Enable Notification dot on app icon 1 Go to Settings Notifications 2 Tap to enable Notificatio...

Page 60: ...t up Screen lock 1 Go to Settings Security Screen lock 2 Choose a screen lock type Tap Pattern to draw a simple pattern with your finger to lock the phone See Set a pattern lock for more information Tap PIN to enter 4 to 16 numbers to lock the phone See Set up a PIN lock for more information Tap Password to enter 4 or more letters or numbers to lock the phone See Set up a password lock for more in...

Page 61: ...o to Settings Security Screen lock 2 Tap Password 3 Enter 4 or more digits or letters and then tap Next 4 Enter the password again and then tap Confirm 5 Choose to display which content on the lock screen 6 Tap Done Use On body detection After you unlock your phone it stays unlocked while it is in motion like when you are walking with it Your phone stays unlocked for up to 4 hours or until you put...

Page 62: ...k 2 Tap to enable Lock SIM card 3 Enter the SIM PIN 4 Tap OK View or modify encryption and credentials 1 Go to Settings Security Encryption credentials 2 Choose an encryption or credential Enable Trust agents 1 Go to Settings Security Trust agents 2 Tap beside a trust agent to enable the agent Enable Use app pinning App pinning allows you to keep the current App in view until you unpin it The feat...

Page 63: ...he phone is in gesture navigation mode touch and hold and simultaneously if the phone uses 3 button naviga tion Safety emergency Emergency information Medical information and emergency contacts can help first responders in an emergency Add medical information 1 Go to Settings Safety emergency Emergency information 2 Tap Add information 3 Tap Name Address Blood type Allergies Medications Organ dono...

Page 64: ...mergency SOS is starting Play countdown alarm 1 Go to Settings Safety emergency Emergency SOS 2 Tap to enable Play countdown alarm Note The phone plays a loud sound when Emergency SOS is starting Add a call for help 1 Go to Settings Safety emergency Emergency SOS 2 Tap Call for help 3 Enter a phone number 4 Tap Save Note If you enter a non emergency number your phone must be unlocked to use Emerge...

Page 65: ...p Emergency alert history to view previous alerts Set alert preferences 1 Go to Settings Safety emergency Wireless emergency alerts 2 Choose to set alert preferences Tap to enable Vibration when in alert Vibration is usually enabled by default Tap Alert reminder to select an alert reminder frequency Apps Manage App permissions 1 Go to Settings Apps 2 Choose an App 3 Tap Permissions to view the App...

Page 66: ... list below the chart Manage special App access You can go to Settings Apps Special App access to manage Do Not Disturb access Media management apps Usage access and other special App accesses Privacy View Privacy dashboard You can view the time line of when Apps used a permission in the past 24 hours 1 Go to Settings Privacy 2 Tap Privacy dashboard to view which permissions recently are used 3 Ta...

Page 67: ...ccess text images or other content that you have copied 1 Go to Settings Privacy 2 Tap to enable Show clipboard access Use Autofill with Google Autofill with Google saves and fills with passwords credit cards or addresses when needed 1 Go to Settings Privacy Autofill service from Google 2 Tap to enable Use Autofill with Google Enable Google location history Note You need to add one Google account ...

Page 68: ...advertising ID to see ads that are not based on your interests Opt out of Ads Personalization The feature instructs apps not to use your advertising ID to build profiles or show your personalized ads 1 Go to Settings Privacy 2 Tap Ads 3 Tap to enable Opt out of Ads Personalization 4 Tap OK Enable Usage diagnostics The feature shares data to help improve Android device experience 1 Go to Settings P...

Page 69: ...on twice to open the camera quickly from any screen 1 Go to Settings System Gestures 2 Tap Quickly open camera 3 Tap to enable Quickly open camera Use one handed mode 1 Go to Settings System Gestures 2 Tap One handed mode 3 Tap to enable Use one handed mode Note To use one handed mode swipe down from the bottom edge of the screen To use the feature make sure gesture navigation is turned on in syst...

Page 70: ...he phone 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Accessibility Menu 2 Tap to enable Accessibility Menu shortcut 3 Tap Allow and follow the onscreen instructions to perform actions Increase the size of Accessibility Menu buttons 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Accessibility Menu Settings 2 Tap to enable Large buttons Select to Speak When Select to Speak is on you can tap specific items on your screen to hear...

Page 71: ...items scroll type and more Enable Switch Access 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Switch Access 2 Tap to enable Use Switch Access 3 Choose a switch type and follow the onscreen Switch Access setup guide to perform actions Enable Switch Access shortcut 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Switch Access 2 Tap to enable Switch Access shortcut 3 Tap Allow and follow the onscreen instructions to perform actions...

Page 72: ... display such as the font size display size color correction large mouse pointer high contrast text and so on Enable Extra dim Dim screen beyond the minimum brightness of your phone 1 Go to Settings Accessibility 2 Tap to enable Extra dim Enable Dark theme 1 Go to Settings Accessibility 2 Tap to enable Dark theme Enable Magnification shortcut 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Magnification 2 Tap to e...

Page 73: ...rength 2 Choose to turn on ring vibration notification vibration or touch feedback Captions and audio Adjust caption preferences 1 Go to Settings Accessibility Caption preferences 2 Choose to adjust caption preferences Tap to enable Show caption Tap Caption size and style to change the caption size and style Tap More options to change the caption language Note Not all Apps support the caption pref...

Page 74: ...distracting Apps and TURN ON NOW Tip You can also tap Set a schedule to set a time period for Focus mode Set up parental controls 1 Go to Settings Digital Wellbeing parental controls 2 Tap Set up Parental controls and follow the onscreen instructions to set up parental controls Chapter 11 Apps Note When you use Apps certain permissions such as the access to location info and camera need to be allo...

Page 75: ...1 Open Browser 2 Tap to manage downloaded files You can send hide delete and hide files Add a webpage You can open a second webpage without deleting the first one 1 Open Browser 2 Tap to check the webpages 3 Tap to open a new webpage View Bookmarks and History 1 Go to Browser 2 Tap to view bookmarks and history Enable Incognito mode Incognito mode allows you to browse the web safely and privately ...

Page 76: ...ktop mode The Desktop mode enables you to browse web pages similar to the look on desktop 1 Go to Browser 2 Tap to enable Desktop mode Feedback You can report the issues you encounter to our developers Your suggestions on how to improve MIUI are welcomed We always do our best to fix the issues you report in the upcoming updates Submit feedback 1 Open Feedback 2 Choose Issues or Suggestions to desc...

Page 77: ...add tasks or events Contacts You can use Contacts to keep all your contact information in one place and reach several people at once You can organize review and merge your con tacts create personal mailing lists and quickly send messages to groups of peo ple you contact the most without entering their addresses individually Drive With Drive you can open view rename and share files saved to your Dr...

Page 78: ... things If you break lose or upgrade your phone you can restore everything to your new Android device Note Every Google account has 15 GB of free space You can manage your Google account storage across Drive Gmail and Pho tos Google TV With Google TV you can discover movies and TV shows that are organized into topics and genres You can buy or rent the newest movies and shows You can also download ...

Page 79: ... pre set wallpapers or your local files to the Lock screen and Home screen See Change the wallpaper for more information Mi Video Mi video is a powerful local video player With Mi Video you can play down load stream and manage your videos in one place You can easily zoom in and out on the played videos Play videos 1 Open Mi video 2 Tap to open video page You can view your local videos in Videos Fo...

Page 80: ...at the left part of the screen to adjust the brightness Swipe up or down at the right part of the screen to adjust the volume Music You can use Music to stream and browse playlists albums and artists You can also play music saved on your phone Tools Calculator With Calculator you can use the basic calculator for basic arithmetic calcula tions You can also tap to switch to the scientific calculator...

Page 81: ...p 3 Tap 4 Search for country or city 5 Tap the location to add a custom clock to the start page Use stopwatch 1 Open Clock 2 Tap 3 Tap to start 4 Tap to pause the stopwatch Note You can tap to mark different time segments tap to continue or tap to reset the stopwatch Set a timer You can set times with duration from one second to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds 1 Open Clock 2 Tap 3 Set the time ...

Page 82: ...ion Chapter 12 About device and accounts About the phone You can go to Settings About phone to view the information about the phone such as the device name the phone model the important safety infor mation the certification information and other information Storage You can go to Settings Storage to check the storage space of the phone and view the storage that are occupied by Apps separately You c...

Page 83: ...System Reset options 2 Choose to reset the data and the phone Tap Reset Wi Fi mobile Bluetooth to reset network settings Tap Reset app preferences to reset App permissions and other data Tap Erase downloaded SIMs to erase SIM data Tap Erase all data factory reset to erase all data from the internal stor age of your phone 3 Follow the onscreen instruction to perform action Tip You can back up all i...

Page 84: ...cial precautions must be taken to safely dispose of this product This mark ing 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 syste...

Page 85: ...h the device and the power outlet Do not charge the device for more than 12 hours The battery must be recycled or disposed of separately from household waste Mishandling the battery may cause fire or explosion Dispose of or re cycle the device its battery and accessories according to your local regula tions Do not disassemble hit crush or burn the battery If the battery appears de formed or damage...

Page 86: ...adio equipment Turn off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas requiring two way radios or electronic devices to be turned off to prevent potential hazards Do not use your phone in hospital operating rooms emergency rooms or in tensive care units Always comply with all rules and regulations of hospitals and health centers If you have a medical device please consul...

Page 87: ...rnet address www mi com en certification RF Exposure Information SAR This device is in compliance with Specific Absorption Rate SAR limits for gener al population uncontrolled exposure Localized 10 gram SAR for head and trunk limit 2 0W kg specified in Council Recommendation 1999 519 EC IC NIRP Guidelines and RED Directive 2014 53 EU During SAR testing this device was set to transmit at its highes...

Page 88: ... requirements of Clause 6 4 5 in IEC EN 62368 1 and has been tested and approved according to national or lo cal standards Frequency Bands and Power This mobile phone offers the following frequency bands in EU areas only and maximum radio frequency power GSM 900 35 5 dBm GSM 1800 32 5 dBm WCDMA band 1 8 25 7 dBm LTE band 1 3 7 8 20 28 38 40 41 25 7 dBm Bluetooth 20 dBm Wi Fi 2 4 GHz band 20 dBm FC...

Page 89: ...r help RF Exposure Information SAR This device meets the government s requirements for exposure to radio waves This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy The exposure standard for wireless de vices employs a unit of measurement known as Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6 W Kg For body worn op...

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