The recent arrival of the latest version of Xiaomi’s Android-based operating system (MIUI 12) brought a number of new features. The Control Center is one of the best features you can find in this version.

This set of tools allows you to improve your productivity when you’re using your device, you can make different actions in a faster way. Get a considerable improvement in your user experience. So let’s start it.

Installing Mi Control Center

You can easily find this application on Google play. Click on the following link to download and install the app:

Google Play: Mi Control Center

First Step

Open the app, the application will request you to enable some permissions:

In the first one you will press allow.

Now go back to the main permission screen then press the Accessibility -> more service button. After that, you will be redirected to the Accessibility settings. Then, go to the More Downloaded Services –> Mi Control Center section, and turn on the Accessibility option.

Go to third option in the main permission screen. Then press Allow to modify system settings

Again, in the last one Notification option, you will grant permission to Mi Control Center.

Second step

You are almost done with the initial configuration. The app will let you know that you can configure your swipe area as you want. You can also swipe in the empty spaces, or near the edges of the screen to switch between panels.

Third step

Finally, the app will warn you that the system can kill this app if you close it from the recent apps. To prevent closing this app, you must open the recent apps and you have to long-press Mi Control Center to lock this app into memory.

Fourth step

Customization

Finally, the main menu of the app will appear; here you will find a variety of customization options. You can switch between the Notification Shade and Control Center, you can also change the size of the Status bar swipe area and swap their positions.

In the Layout section, you can change the shape of the icons, you can also show the media player above the tiles. In the Colors option, you can change the Background type and Background color, Notifications background colors, Text Color, and many other settings. The app includes a function to manage Data Usage.

You can also modify the configuration of the Edge Triggers. This application also has its own head-ups notifications; you can activate them or use the system ones. Besides in the extra section, you will find an option to backup and restore. This way you can create your own themes and switch them, among other things.

Premium mode

This app offers you a premium mode only for $2.49. For brand new users for a limited time, for regular users $4.49, some of the premium features are:

• Permanently unlock all Premium features of the app.
• Remove all ads.
• Custom color behind the panel; among other things.

Conclusion

The Control Center of MIUI 12 has proven to be one of the most outstanding features of this new version, which is worth adding to your device. In the same way, this application which is developed by an independent company gives a twist adding even more possibilities of customization than the original version. Plus, this app will help you enjoy one of the most recent features even before the users of MIUI 12. Large companies like Xiaomi should follow the example given by this great community of developers behind.

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Prerequisites

• A PC running Windows Update April 2018 10 or later
• A phone with Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later.

How to configure Your Phone in Windows 10

In the first place, we are going to configure the application in the desktop system. With this in mind type your phone in the search bar.

Then, the application will start with the welcome screen. Please select the operating system of your mobile, in this case, Android.

Once you have chosen the operating system of the mobile phone, please press continue to follow the process.

Now connect your device to the pc by receiving a text message. The next window will be filled automatically the phone number present in the records of Microsoft. However, it is possible to change the telephone number. Verify that it is correct and press Send to send the confirmation message.

Configure Your Phone Companion on the mobile phone.

You will receive a text message with a link to the play store to download the Your Phone Companion-Link to Windows app. If you have problems to receive the text message, here I leave the link for you to download it directly. Once you have downloaded the application, you need to login to your Microsoft account.

Please enter your Microsoft account.

Next, enter the password

Allow permissions

Next, we need to authorize the permissions on the android phone, to allow the proper functioning of the app. The first thing we need to do is to guarantee the app’s access to the mobile phone. Please press Allow to continue.

Next, the wizard will ask you to authorize the necessary permissions. Press Continue to move on.

The first permission concerns access to the photos and files on the device.

You then grant access to send and view text messages.

To be able to manage calls from the pc, please grant access to make and manage phone calls

Finally, to read the phone book allows access to contacts.

Once the permissions are granted, the wizard will ask if we want to allow the update of the app in the background.

To allow the app to update in the background, please ignore the battery optimization.

Everything is ready, and the configurations have been successfully established.

Please note that the application makes use of our usage data to improve.

After all, the phone and the pc are linked successfully.

Using Your Phone in the PC

Once the mobile configuration is finished, open the application on the PC to start using it. Moreover, we will see the name of our mobile device and a menu with photos, messages, and notifications. In this case, we will see the recent photos.

To review and send text messages, please enter messages in the left column.

Now configure the notifications. With this in mind, enter notifications on the left side of the window. The app will then request additional permission to synchronize notifications. To facilitate the process, press open settings for me.

The previous action will send a request for permission to our mobile. Then, press allow to synchronizing the notifications between the pc and the mobile.

After completing the steps, we can see the notifications directly on the PC.

Conclusions

As shown above, we have correctly configured the application Your Phone in Windows 10. In the same way, we learned how to configure the mobile app to link the mobile phone to the PC. This feature allows you to control some phone functions directly from your PC. For example, view images, read and send messages and check notifications. Personally, I miss being able to control the mobile screen directly on the PC. But I think the application has a lot of space for improvement. And it is very likely that many more functions will be added in the future. So that’s it for now, please visit our article on how to activate the remote desktop on windows 10. Also, if you want to know the latest technology, please join our telegram channel

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