How to open a hidden note. Hidden Notes on Xiaomi Redmi - How to Find and Open? Backup and reset
This really useful feature has become available to users with the new MIUI 7.1.1.0 update. This is very easy to do and does not require much time. But the main thing is that now you can store secret data and documents on your smartphone or tablet without using any third-party applications. If you still haven't received the new update, you can easily download it from this page.
So, you've decided to hide some very important information on your Mi device. Where to begin?
1. Enter "File Explorer"
2. Now press your finger on the screen, hold for a few seconds, when the option "Creating hidden folder" appears, pull your finger down.
3. Now you need to secure access. You can use an existing password, code and lock combination, or create a new one.
4. After entering the folder, you can safely add files, select the location where the necessary documents are located in order to hide them. For example, it could be an SD card.
5. Now you can select the files that are important to save. They will be securely hidden, and no one but you can open them.
If, over time, your materials will no longer be classified, press and hold each individual file or folder to remove from hidden folders and move it to the desired storage. In addition, you can sort and update data and create a new folder in order to keep your content organized.
Not everyone knows that you can create hidden notes and messages on Xiaomi. In some cases, hiding the message, the user does not know how to view it. Let's see how it works.
Hidden SMS
Go to Posts and immediately without scrolling through the list, drag the list with your finger from the very top down to the end of the screen.
As a result, a menu will be called, where you need to enter a pattern to access the hidden SMS. If it is not called, then try to drag the list down with your finger and, bringing your finger to the bottom of the screen, without letting go of him continue to pull second.
After entering the key, the private messages menu will appear. We press Settings > Add contact
- Enter the number manually
- Add an existing contact
We select the necessary contacts and correspondence with them will be hidden and protected by a password
Hidden notes
The hidden notes menu is called in the same way as SMS. It is also password protected. To hide it, open the note and click on the three dots icon in the upper right corner:
Application protection password
If you require complete privacy, you can set a password to protect applications. Go to Settings > Application lock
Here you can password-protect anything and everything, from mail to image gallery.
The article is divided into two parts: details about the new changes and the introduction of new features. In addition, there will be many photos as well as GIFs for better reference!
Details of MIUI 8 changes for Redmi Note 3
New font - Mi Lanting
* Sample MIUI 7 font on top, sample MIUI 8 below
MIUI 8 from the Chinese developer comes with a new font called "Mi Lanting". “So what difference does it make?” You might say, but after a few days of use, you will probably notice that even small changes matter. The new MIUI 8 font optimizes space in headings and status bars, making large font looks smoother and more elegant. We liked this font so much that we installed it earlier, even for MIUI 7. Changes are more visible if you use hieroglyphs.
Lock screen
* MIUI 7 on the left, MIUI 8 on the right
After updating to MIUI 8, the lock screen wallpaper has also been changed. MIUI 8 adopts rainbow gradient and diamond-shaped Lock Screen design. You may notice that the watch has also undergone a redesign.
Phone and calls
* MIUI 7 for 1 and 3 photos, MIUI 8 for 2 and 4
The Phone app has undergone some obvious changes as well. The MIUI 8 dialing layout has become larger than in MIUI 7, the upper border uses green instead of the standard gray, and the search bar is now available in the Recent tab. In addition, MIUI 8 displays more contacts than MIUI 7 when the dial pad is minimized. The MIUI developers have taken great care in providing us with the best possible experience and user experience with their new ROM version.
The call interface has also been changed. MIUI 8 uses a circular contact photo icon instead of a half page photo, as it was in MIUI 7. The loudspeaker icon has moved to the text in the lower left corner, and its previous position is now occupied by a note icon, which is incredibly convenient for us, since it became possible quickly record something during a call. When the speaker mode is selected, the background color changes slightly from lighter to darker. MIUI Developers have also added improved animation effects of accepting and ending calls to the new design. Well, in our opinion, these are pretty good improvements to the Phone app.
Contacts
In MIUI 8, the Contacts app looks much cleaner and tidier than in MIUI 7. The gray background has been replaced with white, the Add button is now floating, so more contacts are now displayed in one window. Forms for entering parameters when adding a new contact ("Name", "Company" and "Position") have been expanded to a full page.
MIUI 7 on the left, MIUI 8 on the right
The contact details in MIUI 8 have also been optimized. The Options have been moved for a clearer presentation, and the Edit option as a floating button has been placed in the lower right corner. In addition, the "History" option has been added to the contact information. Despite this, the contact details in MIUI 8 still look more spacious than in MIUI 7. Instead of the same color, each contact card will be assigned one of 7 random designs. The 6 others are shown below:
Theme Store
Also in MIUI 8, the theme store has been optimized. Now you can switch to the "Wallpapers", "Ringtones" or "Fonts" tab simply by swiping the title left or right. The top panel will change color when switching between titles.
* MIUI 7 on 1st and 3rd photo, MIUI 8 on 2nd and 4th
On the Theme Settings page, MIUI 8 has reduced the number of options to 8 items. Nevertheless, all the settings from MIUI 7 remained in place, except for the "Notification" option. Although we can still set a notification using the Ringtone page. Items "Lock Screen" and "Home Screen" are now combined in the "Wallpaper" section. Below the options, there is also a shortcut key for backing up our current theme.
MIUI 8 has also changed the way a theme is previewed when it is selected. Now, instead of scrolling up the page to select "Delete", we can easily delete a topic by clicking in its upper right corner. In addition, the name of the designer, size and price of the theme are also displayed above the screenshots.
Safety
* MIUI 7 on 1st and 3rd photo, MIUI 8 on 2nd and 4th
Unfortunately, some features have been removed from MIUI 8. For example, "Data Saver" (not that it functions well) and battery modes. Now we can no longer switch between different profiles to save power consumption, and in our opinion, this is a small drawback of the new system. The "Power Timer" is hidden in the settings, which can be accessed in the upper right corner of the battery menu.
The battery saving option in MIUI 8 is now easier compared to MIUI 7 as battery profiles have been removed. However, we have a new battery analyzer feature available in the battery menu. Just click the Analyze Battery Usage button and you will get detailed information about the battery status (as shown in the 3rd and 4th screenshots above).
Camera
The camera app has also received a new optimized interface. Now, adjusting the camera and effects will no longer be done by moving the slider to the left or right. All of these modes have been redesigned into small interface icons. With the new MIUI 8, we will also get more cool new camera effects. However, the simplest way to switch between the back and front camera by sliding up or down has been removed. To be honest, we think this feature was really handy and would love to have it back in MIUI 8!
At the same time, the animation for switching between camera and video modes has also changed. We prefer the new MIUI 8 animation as it looks more minimal and nimble compared to MIUI 7
Gallery
The gallery now displays the total number of selected photos. This is in addition to the fact that this number is already shown at the top. Well, the main thing is that it doesn't do any harm.
Dictaphone
The voice recorder interface has been improved, although all functions remain the same.
The new nautical blue theme fits very well with the wave pattern of sound recording.
The calendar
No new features have been added to the calendar, but its interface has become more interactive. The top panel now changes color when switching between months, and the current date turns into a floating icon that slides down when viewing another day or month.
Calculator
* MIUI 7 on the left, MIUI 8 on the right
The MIUI 8 Calculator app has been significantly improved over the previous version. The display got bigger and finally a percent sign (%) was added. In addition, there are many new calculation options that are hidden in the icon in the upper left corner.
We now have a currency converter, mortgage calculator, tax calculator, scientific calculator and other functions that will surely help many in math and just in everyday life. We believe that a currency converter is a really useful thing, because it is often necessary to compare prices while traveling. This opportunity will also be useful for those who follow the currency market.
Notes
The Notes app has also received a pretty good job and has been greatly improved.
The list of notes has changed and now appears as a grid and timeline (screenshot below). As you write a note, its background changes to the color of the full page.
In addition, we can now apply some special themes to our notes and make them more creative. The disadvantage is that these themes do not apply to the note list widget on the home screen. In addition, the style of the list of notes can be presented in the form of a grid or a timeline; to change it, you need to click on the icon in the upper right corner.
In addition, we can now hide our notes in a secret place and protect them with a password. To do this, you just need to drag down the list of notes, and the hidden folder will be available.
Settings page
MIUI 8's settings page has been optimized with a dark gray theme. Some modifications have been made, now the "Lock" and "Access" options have appeared on the settings page. Also on this page there are two new MIUI 8 functions: "Second space" and "Clone applications". These new features will be presented below.
Status bar (Status bar)
The status bar in MIUI 8 has been changed in the style of a card deck, which looks very cool. The length of the status bar depends on the number of existing notification types. In addition, the color of the status bar will change according to today's weather, that is, it will turn green in sunny weather and blue in cloudy weather. This way we can easily find out the current weather with just one glance at the status bar! The up and down animation of the status bar is flawless, smooth, and simply mesmerizing. This is definitely another strong argument in favor of the new MIUI 8.
Do you not really like the new style of the bar status and want to return the old one? No problem, just go to Settings> Notifications & Status Bar, go to the radio button layout selection tab and select Individual. Well that's all, the usual MIUI 7 status bar is back.
Recent
There are also some improvements in the recently used apps list. The music player controls have been placed above the recent apps list, making white space more efficient. In the upper right corner, a shortcut has been added to switch the view modes of recently opened applications (in the form of shortcuts / in the form of pages), therefore, now you do not need to use 2 fingers to zoom in or out the icons. In addition, we can also notice that the overall layout has been optimized so that more space is freed up in the list for open applications.
UpdatesAccommodation
* MIUI 7 on the left, MIUI 8 on the right
MIUI 8 now uses a circular design in its update app (as opposed to MIUI 7, which uses triangles). The new interface also gives us a greater sense of spaciousness.
Optimized user interface
* MIUI 7 on the left, MIUI 8 on the right
There are also some obvious changes in the MIUI 8 UI. In hours, “minutes” are now aligned with “hours” and the overall size of the hours has decreased. The Screen Lock icon has been redesigned. If you have noticed, the Google search bar in MIUI 8 has also slightly shrunk compared to MIUI 7. This makes MIUI 8 looks more spacious than MIUI 7.
New features in MIUI 8
Editing tool
The photo and video editing tool is no longer easy in MIUI 8. Now it has many new options, resources and functions. In addition to photo editing, it is now possible to make edits to your videos using the video editing tool. We can simply change the effect of the video, crop it and even add text or music to it. This is really useful for making short videos in a matter of minutes using your smartphone.
Long screenshot
Another amazing MIUI 8 feature is the long screenshot! Now we can take screenshots from the phone in a more professional way. After the screenshot is taken, it will "float" in the upper right corner of the screen, and we can further edit it by clicking on it and stretching it! As a reminder, the long screenshot is only applicable for pages that are scrolling. In addition, after the screenshot is taken, we can directly edit or share it while it “floats”. Who would have thought that this little feature (screenshot) could be further improved to become something so cool and useful?
Context menu
Everyone knows that a similar function has already been implemented in smartphones from Apple and Samsung. But in MIUI 8, floating icons are much easier than you might think. It provides up to 5 shortcuts, and also has the ability to select applications in which the menu will be hidden. The icon will become almost transparent if not used for 2 seconds. This is why MIUI named it "Context Menu". You can find this option in Settings> Advanced Options> Context Menu.
Second Space
There is another new MIUI 8 feature called Extra Space. When activated, we will get another space with completely new applications and elements. This is similar to our PCs window, where you can select a different user. After setting a password for the second workspace, you will be able to enter the different spaces by entering their password on the locked screen. This is very useful if your friends have a habit of checking your phone.
Clone apps
Now, in MIUI 8, we can create another copy of the application. This feature is called cloning applications. What is this innovation for? Here's the main reason: you can use your social apps under two different accounts at the same time! Application data has been split into two parts, so you can now use two similar applications with different accounts. The cloned app has a yellow symbol in the lower left corner.
New scanner
Now it is supplemented with more advanced features that are really useful in our life! There are currently 6 options in the scanner to choose from. The first option is a regular scanner that is used to scan QR codes, the second option is a trade scanner. With this option, it is possible to photograph a product and find a similar one in online stores. It is really useful for users all over the world if you know how to use the internet to shop in your country.
The third function is the built-in translator. We really like it because it works really well and is really cool! Currently, this translator is capable of translating up to 7 languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German and Korean. But most of the languages are translated into Chinese, since we used the Chinese version of the firmware in this review.
The fourth option can be used to solve complex math problems, but we haven't tested it yet.
The fifth version of the scanner is used to read business data from business cards and save it as a contact on the phone. You may need to try several times to get the correct data, but usually you will not be 100% accurate. So just keep the correct one and edit it a bit, it will save you time anyway compared to entering data manually.
The latter option is a real gem of MIUI 8. We can use the scanning app to save any document. After photographing the document from any angle, you can crop and edit it. After making and confirming all the changes, we will get our document in a flat form, we can convert it to black and white and even extract text from it! The only drawback is that at the moment the scanner can only extract text in one language. Anyway, this is a super powerful MIUI 8 tool, the counterparts of which cost a lot of money. We are confident that you will love MIUI 8 more with this built-in feature!
conclusions
In general, it must be said that the jump from MIUI 7 to MIUI 8 turned out to be much larger than from MIUI 6 to MIUI 7. MIUI 8 has many great new features and space optimization that will make our life much smarter and more comfortable. ... While people still complain about the Android version, you will surely be happy with these MIUI updates.
Video: How to find a hidden folder on Xiaomi
Hidden folders and photos feature appeared on Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 7.1.1.0 version. Each user can now protect personal files from prying eyes. But it also happens that a hidden album with photos is lost. How to find it, we will tell you in this article.
How to access hidden albums
Important: If the photos are lost due to a software failure or hardware failure of the smartphone, contact the specialists of the Xiaomi service center. Even in the most difficult cases, competent engineers will return important files with a 100% guarantee of the result.
If you have hidden one of the photo albums by mistake, then proceed step by step as follows:
Method one
- Go to the GALLERY section and select ALBUMS.
- Next, swipe your finger from top to bottom, after which the privacy protection window appears. We enter a password, pattern or fingerprint, depending on your choice of protection. If the phone was not password-protected, then we skip this step.
- Once the check is successful, hidden albums will appear. Select the files you want and make them visible.
Method two
- Open the GALLERY section. Next, we hold down the left MENU button on the lower touch panel of the Xiaomi smartphone.
- We get into the GALLERY settings and turn on the checkbox opposite the inscription SHOW EACH SLIDE FOR.
- Then we return to the gallery. Click on the hidden albums that appear and remove the hidden status.
The owners of most modern smartphones have at least once faced the need to write down useful information, using a mobile gadget as a high-tech digital notebook.
For most Android models, the Notes application must be additionally downloaded from the Play Market. However, the phones of the Chinese brand "Xiaomi" are already equipped with a built-in program, where the records themselves and the photos attached to them can be stored and stored. With the help of the same application, you can also make a checklist (a list of household chores, work tasks or purchases) and even use this method to view Xiaomi's hidden notes in the device's memory.
It is often necessary to hide the recorded information because it is confidential and should not be available to outsiders. To do this, Xiaomi smartphones have a special function that allows, if necessary, to first hide and then restore the normal display of records. You can prohibit viewing hidden data by following a few simple steps:
After that, the records will disappear from the main and open list for all. And before you read them, you have to perform certain actions. In addition, to gain access to the records, you will need to enter a password or verify the user using a fingerprint sensor, which makes protection more reliable.
How to open hidden notes
To find records hidden from strangers in Xiaomi, you need:
Now the hidden information can be seen and even changed. Changes are saved as easily as in notes that are shared. The only option that is not available when using hidden recordings is to take a screenshot of the screen.
This is done so that an unauthorized user cannot copy the information and save it as a picture. When trying to make a copy of an image on the smartphone display, the system should show a message that it is impossible to perform such an operation if the application is not authorized.
Tune
You can return the records back - so that you do not get access to them with a password every time - by performing the reverse procedure:
- Open Notes. Once you are in the application, open access to hidden entries.
- Mark information that is already hidden.
- Cancel hiding with the corresponding button.
After that, all hidden notes will be displayed in the general list again. And, although they will be available to outsiders, they will not require unnecessary user actions when reading or changing information. If the need to maintain confidentiality still remains, the lock and password can be set on a smartphone.
It should be noted that the option to hide entries is not available for all phone models. A relatively new feature appeared only starting with the 8th version of the MIUI firmware. For example, Redmi Note 3 Pro has it, as well as many new features for owners of Xiaomi smartphones released since 2016. On older phones with the MIUI 5, 6 or 7 launcher, there is no such option - and since you cannot disable access to notes on Xiaomi Redmi 3, the user will either have to use other protection methods or update the firmware.
