The firmware was presented the other day, some users have already tested the new ROM, we also have something to say about the “eight”. We present to your attention 8 convenient desktop features in MIUI 8. Some functions you may already know, and some may become new and useful to you. Go!
1 Two-finger pinch gesture
To get to the Android desktop settings on most smartphones you need to hold down the central “Home” key, but in MIUI 8 this function is implemented in a more interesting way. To get to the settings, just make a “pinch” gesture on the desktop plane and a menu will open.
To leave this menu you need to make the opposite gesture - “pinch to zoom” and you will immediately return to the original desktop.
2 Triple “pinch” to control desktops
In addition to the double gesture, MIUI 8 also supports the same triple pinch gesture. After performing the gesture, you are taken to a menu with the ability to drag and drop work slots and arrange them. Here you can add, remove, or change the priority of additional application pages.
3 Organize the shortcuts
If you are a perfectionist and you like the orderly work slot in MIUI, then Galagram has a life hack for you on how to do it quickly. To do this, we need to go to the settings (double pinch) and shake the smartphone in our hand; after shaking, the shortcuts themselves will align on the display.
4 Move several applications at once
If you need to move not just one application, but several at once, from one desktop to another - this MIUI function 8 for you. We go to the settings menu using a pinch, select the applications we are interested in, they go to the clipboard under the display and scroll through the desktops to the required one. Then we simply transfer the applications to desired screen, as you can see, everything is very simple.
5 Desktop flipping effect
To set up the effects of flipping the desktop in MIUI 8, go to the desktop settings, then to the effects tab and select the one you like best. Now, when flipping through desktops, the effect you choose will be applied, among the available ones there are: 3D cube, zoom, roll with fade and others.
6 Quick settings icons
Another convenient feature in MIUI 8 is the ability to add icons quick access To certain settings. For example, an icon with activation of Wi-Fi by tap, or “airplane mode”. To do this, you need to go to the desktop settings and the widgets section, then select the desired “shortcode” and put it on the desktop. They usually have a gray background depending on the MIUI theme.
7 Calendar on your desktop
You can also place a full-fledged calendar widget on your desktop. In the settings you can select the properties of transparency and opacity.
8 Full-screen view of applications in the manager
In MIUI 8, by default, when you go to the application manager, they are displayed as shortcuts (icons). Eat interesting feature, which turns this view into full-screen application previews. To do this, you need to make a “pinch” gesture right in the task manager and the applications will take on a full-screen view. The reverse pinch gesture will return the layout back to small application shortcuts.
Buying new smartphone, the user, of course, begins to customize it for himself. These custom configurations have a lot to do with the device's home screen. It is necessary to correctly place all the elements so that access to them is as fast as possible. This article will talk about how to configure the MIUI desktop ( operating system Xiaomi devices).
Basic setup steps
Initially, you need to decide on those elements that can be configured on the main screen:
- Actually the desks themselves: their location, quantity.
- Location of applications, widgets.
- Configuring widgets: sizes, purpose.
- Wallpapers, design themes.
Let's consider all these possibilities, kindly provided by the manufacturer, in more detail.
Creating and placing desktops
Initially, you need to understand how to add these same desktops on MIUI and how to remove them.
There are two main ways:
- Pinch with two fingers and scroll left or right. If a “+” in a circle is visible on the screen, this means that you can add a desktop, and if with an “x”, then delete it.
- A three-finger pinch opens a more detailed control menu. The cross in the upper right corner of the block of one of the desktops allows you to delete it, and transparent block with a "+" inside allows you to add it. If you click on the house icon at the bottom of one of the blocks, a certain table will open by default.
The transition effect between desktops can also be customized. After pinching with two fingers, you need to select the “Effects” menu, and in it select one of the proposed options for animation of moving between sheets.
Hosting applications and widgets
No need to get used to an inconvenient location individual elements. You can always move them to a place where your finger can always find them without difficulty. Just hold down an application, widget or folder to drag it to another location.
To move elements:
- drag the icon to the very edge of the current table, holding until scrolling;
- hold down the icon and scroll with your second finger to the desired table.
Sorting and working with folders
You can also move applications in batches. To do this, you need to enter the menu by double-tapping the screen. Select “Sort” and simply click required applications to add them to the set. Then, to group them, you need to swipe from left to right and hold down the entire group to drag it to the desired location on the screen or into a folder.
An empty folder can be created in the same way. When several icons are added to a group, a “Folder” icon will appear next to them, by clicking on which you can add it to the desktop. You can then add grouped icons to this folder. You need to rename the folder through the same menu. After double-pinch, you need to open the folder and click on the name above it, after which you will be able to enter a new name.
Widgets and their settings
By double-pinch and entering the “Widgets” item, you can install autonomous functional modules on the desktop that will display different useful information or provide quick access to applications installed on the device.
For example, on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, taken as an example, you can see the following widgets:
- buttons for quick access to functions located in the “curtain” (the top pull-out menu of the device) – airplane mode, Wi-Fi settings;
- quick clear RAM button;
- clock, weather, calendar;
- notes;
- calculator;
- modules for a wide variety of applications: AIMP, WebMoney, STEAM, Kate Mobile, etc.
The set of widgets is determined solely by the applications installed on a specific device.
When installing a widget, the program may offer its own settings, or you can make changes already on an existing module. In the case of the module for WebMoney, the program initially prompts you to select the wallet whose balance the module will display, and the colors of the widget.
Module colors for music player AIMP can be changed in the already created version by clicking on the gear in the upper right corner of the block.
Also, most widgets can be resized if you press and hold for a while. After this, an orange rectangle will appear along the outline of the module, which you will need to pull to reduce the size.
Changing the wallpaper and theme
However, on the desktop you need not only to arrange everything conveniently, but also to design it beautifully. For this purpose, you can change the wallpaper, which will become the background for all icons and widgets.
You can set wallpaper in the following ways:
- Open the menu by pinching with two fingers and select “Wallpaper”. There the user will be offered a set of standard pictures. If you click “Online”, he will be taken to the standard wallpaper database for MIUI, and if you click “More”, he will be able to install “Live Wallpaper” or use one of the applications to select a picture that interests him.
- In Explorer you need to find any picture, open it, and then click “More” and select “Set as wallpaper”.
- You can also use a special application to set wallpaper. For example, you can use the application from WallpapersCraft. It initially adapts the wallpaper base to the screen resolution of the device on which it is installed. To install a picture on your desktop, you just need to select it and click “Install”. If you wish, you can also “Download” the image without installation by clicking the corresponding button.
In addition to the theme, unique icons for applications and some widgets can be added. For this purpose, you need to log in standard application“Topics” and choose the most interesting topic for yourself. Some of them may not work due to compatibility issues. It is necessary to look in the description which themes work on MIUI 8 and which ones are suitable for older models with earlier versions of the operating system.
Bottom line
After reading this article, we can conclude that the developers of the MIUI system took care of their users and created all the conditions for the creative design of their devices. Due to convenient configuration of this element system, you can add and remove various elements from the desktop. You can sort and organize icons, and also make them more original by installing themes.
In this article, we have collected some tips for customizing the desktop on Xiaomi phones.
How to sort desktops
First of all, we bring together three fingers on the screen (swipe) towards the center. This gesture causes you to select the home screen.
To select a different default screen, click on the house icon.
Here you can also change the order of the desktops - this is done by simply dragging and dropping.
You can also add new pages by clicking on the plus (see screenshot below).
Hidden menu options
To call hidden menu- bring two fingers to the center.
Additional icons appear below:
You can also add here new page to the home screen. To do this, swipe your finger right or left until the “+” icon appears. Click on “+” and get another page.
Now let's talk about the hidden menu items:
Effects
This item is responsible for changing effects when switching between screens. Click on it and you get 8 options:
Widgets
Everything is clear here. This item is responsible for adding new widgets to your screen.
To delete a widget (like an application), just click on it and drag it to the trash.
Sorting
This feature makes it easier to sort applications into folders, if that's what you need. How it works? Click on sort, after which application icons will pop up at the bottom. Select the ones you want to send to the folder.
Now scroll the menu to the right and see an icon called “Folder”. Click on it and it will move to the home screen.
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Many Android phone users like to install widgets on their phone desktop. Let's try installing the widget today xiaomi phone For example, let's install everyone's favorite weather widget. First, we will need to download it from the play market. We go to the playmarket, in the search we write download the weather widget. Choose the one you like and download it to your phone.
When I got to the play market, I wrote a weather widget in Russian in the search and clicked search. I was given several different widget options. I chose the Transparent Clock and Weather widget.
I click on this widget and start downloading it.
After I downloaded the widget to my phone and it was installed, the open sign pops up. You can click the open button and you will be taken to the application settings. I won’t configure it yet, since my goal is to show you how to install widgets on your phone. Therefore, I leave the playmarket and go straight to the phone’s desktop.
While on the desktop of the xiaomi phone, we need to get into the widgets. To do this, in any free space on the desktop, press and hold your finger on the screen until the following settings appear at the bottom (see photo below)
If everything worked out for you and the following settings appear, click on the widgets icon and go to the widget selection. In the photo below you can see that our xiaomi phone already has many different widgets, but we need to find our weather widget. To do this, swipe all the widgets to the side with your finger until we find our widget.
When we found it, click on it and it will give us many different weather widgets. They will have different sizes, some small, others full screen. We try to install them on the phone’s desktop one by one. To do this, click on the widget and drag it without releasing your finger onto the desktop screen. If you drag a widget onto your desktop, but it does not install and disappears, it means there is not enough space on your desktop. You need to either try to pull the icon to a smaller size or clear the phone's desktop of shortcuts.
Offers its readers a selection of ten hidden features MIUI firmware, which may be useful to you. The article will be useful not only for beginners, but also for experienced Xiaomi fans.
1 ROOT rights
To obtain ROOT rights, you need to go to Settings > About phone and on the MIUI version make a few quick taps, 3-5 pieces.
After this, the display will display information that you have “become a developer”, as you can see, getting ROOT on the MIUI firmware is very simple.
2 Live icons
IN MIUI There are several standard icons that are not static like the others, but animated. Eg standard icon Weather shows the current weather conditions, clock - real time, and the calendar is today's date.
3 Improving the sound in headphones
MIUI has a cool feature - adjusting the sound for headphones. To select a headset you need to go to Settings> Additional settings>Headphones and audio effects> turn on the Mi Sound Enhancer improvement toggle switch and select the headphones you use from the list.
After these simple manipulations, the sound in your headphones will become a little better.
4 How to take a screenshot on MIUI?
To take a screenshot of the working screen on Xiaomi device you need to hold down the key at the same time “Volume down” and “Power on”.
The second way to take a screenshot on MIUI is done directly from the curtain. Open the curtain and press scissors icon- this way you will get a screenshot of the screen that was under the curtain.
5 How to calibrate the display on a Xiaomi smartphone
If the display on your Xiaomi smartphone is not working properly, you can calibrate it. To do this, go to the dialer and enter the following code on the keyboard *#*#6484#*#* and you will be taken to the special menu system settings MIUI.
From this menu select Touch Panel item and perform manual screen calibration. In most cases the display will start working correctly.
6 How to enable Push notifications for VKontakte, Viber and other applications on MIUI?
Sometimes it happens that programs for MIUI are not sent Push notifications , be it social network VKontakte, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Inbox, Gmail or whatever.
The problem can be solved with one in a simple way: go to the built-in Security program and to the tab Permissions > Autostart and add the programs you are interested in to autostart. Then reboot your device. After these manipulations, Push on MIUI should appear.
7 Basic information about the Xiaomi smartphone
MIUI has another interesting tab in “Settings”, it is called “Status” in the global version of the software. In this tab, the user will be able to see the actual battery level, signal level, roaming, Xiaomi smartphone IMEI, IP address, serial number and other device data.
8 Owner data in case of loss
For example, you have a password on the lock screen, or your smartphone is locked with a fingerprint (if you have a Redmi Note 3 or Xiaomi Mi5). If your smartphone is lost, how can the finder contact you if he wants to return the smartphone?
Go to Settings>Lockscreen>Owner information(Owner Info) enable the ability to add text and enter your phone number. Now your number will be displayed on the lock screen and if you are lucky, your smartphone will be returned to you.
9 Possibilities of the keys under the display
As you know, Xiaomi smartphones have three control keys under the screen: the central one is home, on the left is the application menu and on the right is the back key. MIUI has the ability to give these keys additional features. To do this, go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Buttons.
Here you can assign each key the ability to perform any action using a long tap. The following options are available on Global Stable firmware: show running applications, close the current application, launch Assistant or open a menu. Also here you can set the time that will be read as Long Tap (long tap) 0.5 seconds, 1, 1.5 and 2 seconds.
If you do not need the backlighting of the keys under the screen, you can turn off their backlighting in the same tab.
10 One-handed control mode
As the diagonal increases modern smartphones The issue of ease of use of the gadget with one hand, for example, on the go, has become acute. And MIUI has such a mode.
To do this, you need to slide the Home key to the left or right (depending on which direction you need to move the display). Confirm the selected action and voila - the desktop will shrink and move to the side. In the settings, you can select the size of the work area - 3.5″, 4″ or 4.5″ inches.
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