Xiaomi Mi 4 Manual

Use Xiaomi phone with one hand

The next time you find it frustrating to handle your device with one hand, you can quickly switch to one-handed mode.

i. To enable and customize one-handed operations
– From your Xiaomi phone’s Settings, tap Additional settings > One-handed mode
– Swipe the One-handed mode switch to the right, and then tap the screen size that you prefer.

Answering calls auto/manual

i. To answer a call manually
– To answer an incoming call, swipe miui6 answer call icon up.

ii. To answer a call automatically
– Open the Settings app.
– Tap Call Settings > Auto-answer.
– Slide the Auto-answer switch to the right.
– You can now tap Delay auto-answer to select the number of seconds to delay before picking up.
– You can also select a specific condition in which the phone will answer calls automatically.

Sending group message

You can send a message to two or more people at a time. Here’s how:
– In your Messaging app, tap New message to compose a new message.
– Enter several recipient numbers in the box that says To, or tap contact icon to choose the contacts and groups.
– If you tap contact icon, you can select multiple contacts in the contact list or groups in the group list.
– Tap the box that says Text message, and then enter your message.
– Tap > to send.

Forwarding a message

– Open the Messaging app.
– Tap the conversation containing the message you want to forward.
– Long tap the message you want to forward.
– Tap Forward.

Deleting a message

– Open the Messaging app.
– Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete.
– Tap and hold the message you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

To delete entire conversation:
– Open the Messaging app.
– Long tap the conversation you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

Taking a photo

– Open the Camera app.
– Tap the image on the camera preview screen where the camera should focus. When the object is in focus, the focus frame turns green.
– Tap photo shutter button to take a photo or video shutter button to take a video.
Tip: To change the focus while taking a video, tap where you want to focus.

Self-timer in camera

In MIUI 6, the Camera app now has the 3-sec self-timer feature for the front camera. Here’s how to use it:
– On your device, find and launch the Camera app.
– Tap miui6 switch camera to switch to the front camera.
– Slide right to see the Countdown option. Tap it to turn on the 3-sec timer.
– When you tap the capture button, the timer will starts to count down from 3 to 0. When the count down ends, the camera will take a photo.

Changing themes

If you don’t like the look of the icons, wallpaper, lock screen and other visual elements on your device, a new theme can give your device a whole new interface.

To change a theme on your device running MIUI 6
– On your device, find and launch the Themes app.
– Find and tap the theme you want.
– On the Themes details screen, tap Download and then follow by Apply.

Connecting to wi-fi

Connecting to a password protected Wi-Fi network
– On your device, find and launch the Settings app.
– Tap WLAN.
– Slide WLAN switch to the right.
– Tap the Wi-Fi network ID you wish to connect.
– Enter the password, then tap Connect.
– If the password is correct, you’ll see the “Connected” status below the network ID.
– To view detailed information about the connected Wi-Fi network, simply right arrow icon next to the Wi-Fi ID.