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Hello, By default, when turning the screen back on, I must slide the camera icon on the home screen to take a picture. It's still better than having to 1) turn on the screen, 2) type the PIN, and 3) open the camera app, but still a bit hard with such big phones. Is there a way to configure the...

"Meet AI Mode AI Mode is not available in your country or language" Does someone have a link to a working solution to add that widget in Xiaomi 14 ? I'll read up on automating tasks (Macrodroid, Automate, Tasker)

Hello, I got a new Xiaomi phone, and would like to know if there is a way to… 1. Show data usage since the last reset on the home screen so I know how much I have left at a glance 2. Automate enabling USB tethering after I plug it in Thank you.

Thanks. I'll turn off MSA first, and wait a few weeks to see if the other steps are really needed. I use Opera because it can display tabs horizontally, so ads in the MIUI browser is a non-issue. I'd much rather unlock the bootloader and install LineageOS and be done with it, but Xiaomi only...

Hello, My new Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G is on its way. It's supposed to be running Xiaomi HyperOS 2 with Android 14. I'd like to have confirmation from the experts that those are the recommended steps to remove ads as much as possible: Connection & Sharing -> Private DNS → Use...

It's a Xiaomi 5 running Android 9 with its MiUI interface. I was a bit in a hurry, so ended up reinstalling everything manually. Still missing: A shortcut to enable/disable USB tethering. It's not part of the menu that pops up when connecting a USB cable, and it's a bit cumbersome to dive in...

Hello, Since its screen is slightly damaged, I need to move to a new phone, which happens to be the exact same model. Before manually downloading each application before reconfiguring each(+ importing data if need be)… is there an app that makes it easier, at least to download and install the...

Hello, Before buying a second-hand Android smartphone that I'd like to migrate later to a custom ROM once it's no longer supported by the manufacturer… is there a simple way for non-techies to check if its bootloader can be unlocked? Thank you.

Hello, Between marketing calls and fraudulent calls… I'd like the phone to only 1) ring if it's from someone in my phonebook, and 2) notify if the caller left a voice message. Otherwise, it should remain silent. Is there a free/one-time fee application that does this? FWIW, my phone is...

Hello, I got a second-hand Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 running Android 12 through the Evolution X ROM. While the app works fine when taking pictures, it crashes when recording a video. It can't be the SD card since files are saved into the phone's memory. The app access rights seem OK. FWIW, the...

Hello, I need to find an application that will let the user take pictures — that will be geo-referenced so I know where each was taken —, and even record an audio description if need be. I guess I'll end up with a bunch of JPG and WAV files, which is OK. Is there a good application that you...

Hello, While Maps and other GPS/map-based apps work fine on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 phone running Android 9, one particular app shows a blank map. https://postimg.cc/tYLqfpng Any idea what it could be? Thank you.

Hello, As an alternative to a dedicated audio recorder, I'd like to use an Android smartphone to record interviews. To check the audio in real time, is there a way to use the internal microphone and an external headset, or even some Y-shaped contraption that includes an external microphone and...

Re: Easy way to enable/disable Location History? Found it. It's easier to do this on the web than having to find where that section is located on your phone: After you've re-enabled location tracking, it may take a few minutes for the location to pop up for a picture in Google Photos. I...