Install Smart Bird

Interested in having an dynamic island on your Android phone? Time will tell if Android manufacturers will decide to include something similar in future versions -probably yes- but for now you’ll have to settle for getting something similar with applications. As time goes on, these types of apps are becoming more and more polished and provide us with an experience that really is similar to what we have iOS 16.

As of today, the best alternative to the dynamic island for Android is Smart Bird, a Chinese app that is still only available in Chinese. Don’t let that discourage you, the app is quite simple to use, even if you don’t understand anything. In addition, someone has bothered to translate the app into English unofficially.

Download original Smart Bird (in Chinese)

Download modified Smart Bird (in English)

Add permissions

Open the application and you will find a series of sliders at the top and then red or orange buttons. These red buttons indicate the status of the configuration and that you still have to grant certain permissions.

The first permission you will have to grant is to display on top of other applications, which is obvious as the island graphics should overlay everything else. If you click the first button in red starting with the (!). Just the button below it allows you to accept the accessibility permission for the application, although this seems to be optional.

Finally, the last button below it allows you to give the app permission to find nearby devices. This is used to show a notification when headphones are nearby, for example.

Configure your island

With all permissions set, the button with the play icon turns green and includes the text All done, have fun, but it is possible that the “island” of the app does not match our camera. We can adjust it with the four sliders at the top. These are the options in order from top to bottom:

• Height
• Width
• Distance from the top edge
• Distance from the side

In addition, with the three buttons at the top you can choose where your camera punch is: on the left, centered or on the right.

Enjoy!

You’re all set. Don’t expect a full alternative to Apple’s dynamic island yet, but do expect the camera perforation to come to life from time to time to show you information. You can test it when you plug in a headset or when you put your phone on charge.

Considering that it hasn’t even been a month since we got first-hand knowledge of the iPhone’s dynamic island, the implementation is pretty good, beyond the language issue.

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Install iPhone emojis on your Xiaomi phone without using any third-party app

The most recommended way is to use the customization options that MIUI has to achieve the desired result. Since the most comfortable way to use iPhone emojis is without third-party apps. To start you should take advantage of the aforementioned Xiaomi Themes store, which usually comes pre-installed on every phone of the brand, being an essential application of the system. However, before entering it, you have to change the phone’s region, as the font you need is only available in India.

First step

Open the Settings app on your phone

Second step

Then go to the Additional Settings and tap on “Region”.

Third step

After that, select the region of India.

Installing the new font

Now, with your Xiaomi phone set to the India region, all that’s left is to open the Themes store. This is usually included in the home screen or app drawer as another application and is identified with the icon of a paintbrush.

First step

Open the Themes app and go to the Fonts section.

Second step

Then type in the search bar “iOS 14 emoji” or “iOS v14 emoji”. Either of these keywords will bring up the target you are looking for.

Third step

After that, select the one that matches your search, which is usually “iOS v14 emoji”. Then you have to click on the “Free” button, which is the one that will instantly start downloading the font.

Fourth step

Finally, press the “Apply” button and the “Reboot” button to apply the changes. Now with the phone turned on, you will see how the original iPhone emojis will appear on your keyboard, whatever it is since it is a font installed in the system. You can test it by going to the Messages app and even making a story on Instagram and inserting pictures and emojis.

Get the iPhone emojis using this app

In case you do not want to use the Xiaomi Themes store and opt for third-party apps, it is also a valid option to have the iPhone emojis in Xiaomi. Although the first option is the most recommended, because, if you are used to using a specific keyboard, such as GBoard (Google keyboard), you may not like the idea of installing a new and different one.

This is a keyboard that comes with the emojis natively, just install it and you will be able to use the iPhone emojis. To download it you can do the following link:

Google Play | Kika Keyboard – Emoji Keyboard

Conclusion

Once again we can see how Xiaomi’s custom ROM “MIUI”, surprises us with its customization capabilities, installing the iPhone emojis is quite simple and you can have them natively installed on your system. On the other hand, there is also the option of using apps from Google Play, to get a similar result but not as comfortable. Thanks for reading us. Bye!

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What will you need?

To activate your iPhone 7/8/X without a SIM, you will need:

• A Windows/Mac PC,
• iTunes setup file,
• USB cable, and
• You iPhone which you want to activate.

How to activate?

Activating your iPhone using the latest version of iTunes will no longer need the SIM card. To activate iPhone 7/8/X without a SIM, follow the steps below:

1. First, download the latest version of iTunes to your computer from this link.
2. Turn on your iPhone and you will be asked to select language and region.
3. Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable.
4. You will be asked to setup iPhone and restore from a previous backup. If you don’t have any backup, choose an option, it won’t affect your activation process.
5. Click on the “Get started” option and your computer will automatically activate the iPhone.
6. Now you can disconnect your iPhone and continue using an iPad or an ordinary media device with the masterpiece of technology.

Precaution:

Some Subscriber Identity Module providers, like AT&T, can lock an iPhone. If yours is one of those devices, then you may see a prompt on your iTunes, stating “locked by AT&T.” In this case, it won’t activate using iTunes. You need to borrow a SIM card from a friend or someone, and then follow these steps. Once it is activated, you can remove the SIM and start using the iPhone without any problems.

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