MIUI 8 – 5 Hidden Features and Handy Tips

Howdy guys..!!! This is one more post in the MI Tips and Tricks series. You are going to see some interesting MIUI 8 Hidden Features and handy tips in xiaomi smartphones…

How to Quickly Turn-on Flashlight

When you are on the Lockscreen, press and hold the Home key to switch on Flashlight. You can then turn it off by pressing the Power button or Return key. It means you can turn on and off the flashlight without having to unlock the lockscreen.

How to Quickly Mute The Ringtone

When you have an incoming call and your phone is ringing, simply press either Volume Up (+) or Volume Down (-) button to mute the ringing tone.

How to Quickly Close Current App

You can simply press on the Back key to close current open app. You can enable this feature by tapping  System Settings and then Additional Settings and finally tap Buttons to trigger close current app function tap on Back >> choose “Close current app” from pop-up >> finally set the long press time.

How to Press Power Button To Hang Up

You can hang up any call by pressing the Power button instantly. You can enable this feature by tapping System Settings and then Additional Settings and then Accessibility and Turn on the “Power button ends call” switch.

How to Record Calls Automatically

You can enable auto call recording feature by following this sequence : Press the phone icon to launch the phone / dialing app and then click on the lower left corner of the menu icon pop-up menu and then go to Settings and enter the “Call recording settings” >> now turned on “Record calls automatically” option.

How to Restrict Apps from using mobile data

Open the Security app, tap Data usage and then tap Restrict Data Usage. Choose the app that you want to restrict the use of mobile data by tapping the right button to allow any application to use either mobile data or WIFI

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