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Know how to use Xiaomi Stock Browser (Tools Tips & tutorials, )

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a. Navigate webpages with the following keys:

Enter a URL or search keyword.
Popular, Useful and Bookmark tabs.
Back
Forward
View thumbnails of all active browser tabs.
Open a new tab.
Menu button. Tap it for more options: Bookmark, Popular, Copy link and Share page.
Reading mode.
Refresh/reload

b. While browsing a webpage, use the following gestures:

Place 2 fingers on the screen and spread them apart or pinch them together to zoom in or out. Double tap the screen to return to the original size.
Double tap on a particular part of the screen that you would like to zoom in, and then double tap again to return to the original size.
While scrolling up a webpage, the navigation bars at both top and bottom will hide automatically. To “unhide”, simply slide down on the screen.

c. How to set the homepage ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button and select Settings.
Tap General.
Tap Set homepage.
Select either Default start page or Custom. The Custom option lets you enter your own URL.

d. How to access home page quickly ?

Unfortunately, the Browser doesn’t feature a Home button (which I don’t think it’s necessary anyway)that allows you to access your home page as quickly as you wish. The workarounds that I could think of are either opening a new tab or using bookmarks.

e. How to open a new tab/window ?

On the Browser, tap to open a new tab/window.

f. How to close the tabs ?

On the Browser, do a slide up gesture on the Tab icon .
To close all tabs, tap the Tab icon and follow by . If you’re prompted for a confirmation, tapOK.

g. How to use incognito mode on the Browser ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button and select New incognito mode.
The tab in incognito mode features grey toolbar with the icon.

h. How to bookmark a website ?

While viewing the site that you want to bookmark, tap the Menu button on the navigation bar, and select bookmark.
To see all your bookmarks, tap the phone Menu button and select Bookmarks.

i. How to download an image on a website ?

On the Browser, long tap the image and select Save image.
The image will be downloaded to the default download folder on phone storage.

j. Where can I find the history list ?

If you’re using the default start page as the homepage, then should see the following 3 tabs :Popular, Useful and Bookmark.
Tap Bookmarks.
Tap Browsing history.

Note: I’ve yet to figure a way to view Browsing history if you’ve a custom homepage. Anyone ?

k. How to find a string/text on a website ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button, and select Find on page.
Enter the text in the search text box.

l. How do you get auto fill on the Browser ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button and select Settings.
Tap General.
Toggle the Form auto-fill switch to turn on and off.

m. How to save downloads to a custom folder or external SDcard ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button and select Settings.
Tap Advanced.
Select Put downloaded files in .. to change the path/folder.

n. How to change the default search engine on the Browser ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button, and then select Settings.
Tap Advanced.
Tap Set search engine to choose a search engine you want.

o. How to share a webpage ?

On the Browser, access the site that you want to share.
Tap the Menu button on the navigation bar, and then select Share page.
Select a method to share.

p. How to search with voice on the Browser ?

Tap the search bar.
Open the notification panel at the top of the screen,and tap Choose input method.
Select Google voice typing.
Tap to speak the keyword and tap to pause.

q. How to turn on night mode ?

On the Browser, tap the Menu button, and select Enable night mode.
Now, the browser will change to a dark background with illuminated fonts which are good for reading in the dark.

r. How to add and remove useful links on the default start page ?

To delete a useful link thumbnail:

Long tap any thumbnail on the Useful screen,
Tap for the thumbnails you want to remove.

To add a useful link thumbnail:

On the Browser, browse the website you want to add to the Useful screen.
Tap the Menu icon on navigation bar, and select Popular.
On the Add to start page screen, tap OK.

Note: The steps here were written for Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of MIUI, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different

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How to setup screen saver on phone with MIUI

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How to block a number/call on Xiaomi Redmi Phones

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i. To block a new number:

On your phone, find and launch the Messages or Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Tap the Blocklist tab.
Tap Add .
Enter the number you want to block, then hit Add.

Tip: You can also tap the Contacts button to select a number from the Contacts to block.

ii. To block a number from the Phone app:

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
On the Recent tab, long tap a number and then select Block.

Tip: You can also block a number from the Messages screen using the similar method.

iii. To view the list of blocked numbers:

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Select the Blocklist tab.

vi. To unblock a number

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Select the Blocklist tab
Long tap the number you want to unblock, then hit Unblock.

v. To block all numbers that aren’t found in your Contacts

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Tap the Settings icon on the top right corner.
Slide the Block unknown callers and Block unknown messages switches to the right.

vi. To block private numbers

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Tap the Settings icon on the top right corner.
Slide the Block private numbers switch to the right.

vii. To view the block calls and messages

All the messages and calls from the blocked numbers will not be listed on the standard Call logs andMessagesscreen. Instead, they’re listed on the Blocked log.

Here’s how to view them :

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Tap the Message log or Call log tab to view.

viii. To filter messages based on keywords

On your phone, find and launch the Phone app.
Tap the Menu button.
Select Blocklist.
Tap the Settings icon on the top right corner.
Slide the Filter messages switch to the right.
Tap Set keyword filter to enter the keywords.

Note: The keyword matching is case sensitive.

Note: The steps here were written for MIUI V5, based on Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of MIUI, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different.

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