Arnova8G2. Arnova8G2 is one of the main devs behind this port. His versions are usually compatible with many phones (OnePlus, some Xiaomi, recent Samsung Galaxy flagships), especially phones that need some kind of fix (eg: some OnePlus phones). Some of his work is based on versions from B-S-G, Tolyan, etc, but he also does a lot of modding/bugThe Redmi Note 5 Pro is now available for purchase and is expectedly selling like hot cakes. Thatâs because it offers impressive value for your money and impressive hardware that competition simply canât match. (चिŕ¤ŕ¤ŚŕĽ ऎŕĽŕ¤) On the software side of things, the Redmi Note 5 Runs Xiaomiâs MIUI 9 which is a heavily customized Android skin. There are plenty of customization options and features in MIUI 9, and there are good chances that you havenât explored many of these yet. We have compiled a list of Redmi Note 5 Pro hidden features, tips, and tricks that you might find useful. Here is all that you should know: Also Read: 5 Reasons to buy and to not buy Redmi Note 5 Pro 1. Activate Face Unlock If you bought the Redmi Note 5 Pro in the first batch, the Face Unlock update would have greeted you as you unboxed. To activate Face Unlock in Redmi Note 5 Pro, go to Settings>>Lock Screen and Passwords>> Add Face Data. Once you have added Face data, you can toggle on the option to unlock the phone using Face data on the subsequent screen. 2. Quick Ball The Redmi Note 5 Pro has a taller than usual form factor. the 18:9 aspect ratio makes it comfortable to grip and handle for a 6-inch display phone, but you might still have trouble reaching all navigation buttons, power buttons, etc. To work around the issue, you can activate Quick ball. This is a floating button that can let you access shortcuts like Home, Back, recent apps, torch, notification panel, etc. You can position it anywhere you like and drag it from the corner when required. To activate Quick Ball, Go to Settings>>Additional Settings>> Quick Ball. 3. Change navigation button order If you are conditioned to different navigation bar order, you can always switch the buttons on the Redmi Note 5 Pro. To switch âBackâ and âRecent Appsâ button on Redmi Note 5 Pro, go to âSettingsâ>>Additional Settings>> Button and Gesture controll>>Mirror Buttons. 4. One Hand Mode If you often use your phone with one hand, Xiaomi has an efficient One Hand Mode that you could use. Go to Settings>> Additional Settings>> One Hand mode to activate the same. You can also decide the size of the shrunk screen. To trigger one hand mode, just swipe left or right from the home button towards Back or Recent Apps Key. Also Read: Redmi Note 5 Pro Doesnât Support HD Streaming On Netflix, Amazon Prime 5. Redmi Note 5 Pro Camera Tricks There are a few camera features that you should know about. Quick Launch Camera: Go to Settings>> Lock screen and Password>> Launch Camera. If you toggle the option on, you can double press the Volume down button to quickly launch camera even from the lock screen. Portrait mode in selfies: The portrait mode option in the camera app takes you to the rear camera, even when you are shooting selfies. But Redmi Note 5 Pro also has portrait mode for selfies. To turn it on tap on the face icon in the middle of the top bar after switching to selfie camera. Use Fingerprint sensor as shutter: You can also use fingerprint sensor as the shutter key. Go to camera settings and turn on the toggle next to Fingerprint shutter. From the same menu, you can also set Volume rocker as Shutter or Zoom button. Or turn on/off mirrored selfies. 6. Second Space If you need to run the same app with multiple accounts on your phone â like two WhatsApp, two Facebook, etc â you can use make use of the Second Space. The feature divides your phone storage into two separations. You can guard each with a different passcode and a different fingerprint impression. Itâs same as having a phone within a phone. You can conveniently switch between two spaces from the shortcut in the notification shade. 7. Full-Screen Mode for Apps The Redmi Note 5 Pro has a stretched 18:9 display and since Android has scalable apps, you can stretch all apps to support full-screen. To do so on the Redmi Note 5 Pro go to Settings>>Additional Settings>>Button and Gesture shortcuts>> full-screen mode. 8. Adjust Display Colors and Contrast The display indeed takes the center stage with the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Xiaomi has provided with a good quality panel, and more importantly, you can adjust the color temperature and contrast to your liking. You will find most display related toggles under Settings>>Display. We would recommend that you switch from Automatic contrast and use âStandard contrastâ instead since this mode seems less harsh on eyes. 9. Turn on Reading Mode and Change Text Size From under display settings, you can also increase the font size and turn on reading mode. This should again help reduce stress on your eyes, especially while reading in imperfect lighting. Weâd recommend that you use these settings liberally. 10. App Vault The leftmost home screen panel on Redmi Note 5 Pro is for App Vault. This is a collection of system apps, third-party apps, and other services, and you can not disable it (without root). You can edit and rearrange the App vault items to an extent, however. For can shift unusable items to the bottom. For instance, you can add Quick Pay to âshortcutsâ for Paytm payments, add countries to follow cricket scores, and add your work and home address details to conveniently summon Ola Cabs. 11. Split Screen Making use of the tall display, you can also open two apps simultaneously. To do so, simply tap on the recent apps key. You will find a âSplit Screenâ mode written on the top right corner. just tap it to split the screen into two. You can now drag and open separate apps in both sections. 12. Erase Objects in Gallery The Redmi Note 5 Pro has a very handy image editor. You can use it to change image attributes like saturation, contrast, brightness and also to remove unwanted objects. Just open the image in the gallery, click on edit and select Erase tool. scroll over an unwanted object to remove it from the image 13. Share or Recover WiFi Password If you need to recover the password of a wifi connection, or if you want to share your WiFi with friends without revealing your password, you can do so with the help pf Share WiFi QR code on Redmi Note 5 Pro. Go to Settings>>WiFi and tap on the WiFi connection that you are already connected to. 14. App Lock You can also add an extra layer of security for sensitive apps like banking apps and Messaging apps using App lock. Just go to Settings>>App lock. From here you can mark the apps you wish to protect with a passcode 15. Notification Management From Settings>> Notification management, you can manage your notification and status bar. You will find the option to club unimportant notification under a separate folder to reduce clutter, the option to remove app icons from the status bar, change battery indicator, etc. 15 Cool Redmi Note 5 Pro Hidden Features, Tips, and Tricks These are some of the handy MIUI 9 features that you can benefit from on the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Besides the ones mentioned above, there are numerous other familiar features like gesture support, double tap to wake, etc. that you can also make use of. The settings menu on Redmi Note 5 Pro has a very effective search bar on top that you can use to directly get to whatever it is that you are looking for. Top 14 Xiaomi Mi A1 Useful Tips and Tricks
The phone is noticeably faster than the Redmi Note 5, as long as they're compared side-by-side. For instance, the camera app opens faster on the Redmi Note 5 Pro, even if by a split second.
Xiaomi took everyone by surprise when it launched the Redmi Note 5 series at an incredible price range. What is interesting about these sub-Rs 17,000 Android phones is their incredible value-for-money both phones sport pretty good cameras, one thing that left me surprised was the exclusion of 4K video recording in the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the pricier one. That exclusion intrigued us â the GT team âa lot. It got us thinking that if the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 does have 4K, there must be some way to enable the same in the Redmi Note 5 was the software which was preventing us from recording in 4KAfter a little research, we learned that the camera hardware supports 4K, it was the software which was preventing us from recording in 4K. So, we went ahead and tried using some third-party camera apps and voila!So, if you are also wondering as to how you can enable 4K video recording on NOte 5 Pro, these apps will do it for you in just a snap of a See: First 5 Things You Should Do With Your Xiaomi Redmi Note 51. Open Camera: Good but a Little ComplicatedOpen Camera is one of those camera apps that features in the upper sections of any list for the best manual camera apps and it rightly does so. Sporting a slew of handy features, Open Camera also hides an important feature which is useful for Redmi Note 5 Pro users, that being the 4K video recording enable it, head over to Settings at the upper-right corner and hit the Video settings option. Once inside, tap on Video resolution and select Highest: 4K Ultra done that toggle the Enable video stabilization button to on. So all you need to do now is record a video in the highest resolution (and share them). The above is one of the examples of the frame rate of one of the videos shot using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Open CameraFun Fact2. Snapdragon Camera: The Middle GroundAnother camera app which lets you record in 4K is the Snapdragon Camera. With a suite of filters and camera-modes, the Snapdragon Camera makes capturing and editing moments a walk in the enable the 4K video resolution, go to Settings on the upper-right corner and enable 4K UHD under Video Quality, similar to the above all. However, the Snapdragon Camera isnât available on the Google Play Store, but you get the apk files and install the Snapdragon Camera apk fileThe only difference between both the apps is that this one doesnât come with a built-in image stabilization you know that the Snapdragon Camera only works in phones having Qualcomm Snapdragon processors?3. Footej Camera: The One With a Clean UILast but not the least, we have the Fottej Camera app. It doesnât boast of a horde of features but thankfully sports the necessary options to change the video tap on the three-dot menu at the top-left corner, hit settings > Video > Back camera and select the option for UHD 4K. Thatâs it, now all you need to do is record away at the highest resolution that your camera can might already see later, Footej Camera has a very clean UI and all the other settings and features are tucked away under the three-dot Footej CameraFun Fact: The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro lets you remember your last-used settings via the Save previous mode option. To know more about such interesting tricks, check out these 9 essential Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro camera tips and tricksRecord and More âŚAlthough Open Camera is the best among the three, thanks to its many features, however, the UI can get a tad complicated to use at times. If you are of the same opinion you can get the second or the third this also means that youâll miss out on the image stabilization mode. Well not to worry, we have a nifty trick to address that as well, and itâs in the form of Google Photos comes with an incredible video stabilization option. To access it, tap on the Edit icon at the bottom, which will give you two options â Stabilise and Rotate. Tap on Stabilise to start the might take some time since itâs a local process, and, once done, you can have the video More: 7 Essential Gadgets for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 ProFeel Every Shot!So, this was how you can capture 4K recording on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Hopefully, Xiaomi will introduce the feature on one of the future OTA then, we have these cool third-party apps to give us company. Iâd recommend using the Open Camera app if youâd love to have a seamless experience. Plus, the exclusion of ads or in-app purchases makes it even cooler.8bLIbR.