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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 11 lets you unlock all or specific applications so that when the app is opened, you have to enter a password. Also, do not miss our popular Smartphone recommendation list that can help you with buying a new phone
- Open settings application.
- Go to Apps.
- Click on App lock.
- Click on Turn on if this is the first time you are using app lock.
- Set pattern that you can use to unlock application.
- You can opt to create Mi Account if you do not have one. This will help if you forget the pattern to unlock application.
- If you want to use Face Unlock, tap on Use Face Unlock else click on Cancel.
- Verify your fingerprint.
- Select application that you want to encrypt and follow on screen instructions.
- To hide notification content from applications, click on settings on top right corner (looks like gear wheel).
- Click on Hide notification content.
- Select applications for which you want to hide notification content.
- If you want to encrypt a note, long press on a note and select encrypt your note.
