Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides and How Tos
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3G was banned to be sold on the Indian market and following that court order the 3G version was discontinued. However Xiaomi was allowed to continues sales of their snapdragon chipset based mobiles in India. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G LTE variant is powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor and it is now being made available through the traditional flash sales exclusively in Flipkart. But we are not going to talk about how good the phone is. In this guide, we are going to give you a list of guides that make it easier for you to setup and use MIUI 8 that runs on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. Also, do not miss our “Recommended Smartphones” list that contains best smartphones for every budget.
Themes is one of the most popular applications that come bundled on Android phones. Unlike iOS where you only get to use rows and rows of icons and folders, Android lets you customize every part of the OS. Xiaomi’s MIUI is the best OS out there when it comes to support for Themes. Themes in MIUI are extensive and have amazing quality. In this guide, we show you how to use Themes on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to change Themes
At night we rarely use our smartphone. At home, we usually stick to TV or spend time with family or use tablet PC. Even when we use, it is better to use with reduced blue light emission. In this guide, we explain how to improve battery life and reduce blue light emission of smartphones at night. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 comes with lot of options to customize battery life and setting up Bluelight filter is also very easy.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : Settings that benefit at night
Lite mode create a very simple to use icon driven layout with huge text and icons that is easier to read for those with difficulty to see tiny icons. This mode is also helpful for those who just need specific apps and wont have too many contact to reach out to. In this guide, we help you to understand how to setup and use Lite Mode.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to setup phone for elders
Some of us will use two accounts for same application. Some applications allow using multiple accounts in same application but majority of applications does not let you use more than one account at once. To fix this, MIUI comes with ‘Dual Apps’ feature where two instances of same application is created. Both instances can be used at same time and both will have its own account/data etc. In this guide, we show you how to enable and use Dual Apps feature.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to use dual apps feature
Using Second Space is like having two devices or accounts on same phone. While First Space is the usual ‘everything is here’ type of space, second space can be configure to have specific apps, without much of data to have a fresh clutter free experience. This space can be used if someone wants to use your phone of if your kid is interested in using your phone and you do not want kid to have access to everything. In this guide, we will take you through the essentials of setting up and using ‘Second Space’.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to use second account on same phone
Most of the time during day or night, we do not want to attend to unwanted calls. These days, we get a huge number of spam messages from vendors (sale, offers etc). Even though you add your number of national DND registry, the spam wont stop. Setting up call and message blocking is one ideal way to make sure that only those who you prefer to contact you (call/sms) at any given point of time can reach out to you. MIUI 8’s blocklist feature is very powerful and can be heavily customized. In this post, we show you how to effectively customize block lists.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to block calls and SMS for select numbers
One of the irritating things with these OSes is that by default most touch sound and notification sounds are enabled. These include sound for unlock/lock phone, sound when a photo is taken, sound when you click on screen, sound when you are typing. It is very easy to disable/enable these sounds.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to enable or disable touch sounds and other notification sounds
One of the irritating things with these OSes is that by default most touch sound and noifications sounds are enabled. These include sound for unlock/lock phone, sound when a photo is taken, sound when you click on screen, sound when you are typing. It is very easy to disable/enable these sounds. We have compiled a few guides for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
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While the default apps that come with the phone are okay to use, there are much better applications out there that provide more functionality. For example, True Caller fans would want True caller’s dialer app to be default Phone app. Some prefer Opera or Firefox to be the default browser application.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to change default application
There are different ways to update MIUI OS. You can download the patch/ROM and apply it manually but the easiest way is to use the Updater application. Most of the time, the OS looks for updates and throws a notification when there is an update.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to update your phone
There are certain applications in our phones that we do not want others to use. When one has kids at home who love using your phone, it is a safe practice to setup locks for applications as phone lock/unlock pin is not enough. App lock in MIUI 8 lets you unlock all or specific applications so that when the app is opened, you are prompted for unlock password.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : Lock applications for safety
Every smartphone these days come with option to share internet connection. This means that you can setup your phone as a wireless router. This helps a lot for those who are always on the go and need to connect their laptop or tablet to internet. With Jio, Airtel etc offering super low price data packs, internet sharing can save money.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to share internet from your phone
Notification bar is one of the best features that Android brought to the smartphone industry. While iOS and other OSes also have similar feature, there is no match to Android’s notification bar. The amount of customization that is available is unmatched. In this guide, we will take a look at how to customize the quick toggles. Quick Toggles are used to turn a feature (e.g.: Wi-Fi) on or off.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to change quick toggles in notification bar
Time and again, we end up with an application using up too much of cellular data or we may have set of apps that we never use while connected to cellular network. It is a good practice to block these apps from using cellular data as even 10MB saved is data saved.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to block app from using cellular data
Cellular data is at a premium these days, unless you are using Reliance Jio network. Setting up warning and cut off when your monthly data quota is neared is essential to have. In this guide, we guide you to setup data limit on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 : How to restrict amount of data used per month