Every Android device has its own built-in recovery. It lets you to upgrade ROM via OTA update. And clean your device with factory reset function. Same apply to Xiaomi Redmi 2. It has this kind of simple recovery too ~ Mi-Recovery. It is still using version 2.0.1 same like previous generation Redmi 1S. And provide the same abilities too. As usual, you can load Redmi 2 Mi-Recovery via software and hardware modes…
Yes, always backup all photos and videos from your mobile device. You can copy / move them to home PC or store them in cloud storage. Do remember to backup them because accident might happen which your mobile device is lost or stolen. All your precious memory in photos and videos will be gone as well. Therefore, always make a backup copy. Luckily, Google makes our life easier by giving us Google Photos application which has photo and video auto backup ability for free. Yup, you can choose unlimited cloud storage available at high quality or store up to 15GB original size for free. Personally, I recommend using unlimited cloud storage as it support up to 16 megapixels (MP) photo quality which is more than enough for most mobile devices out there. And the good news, Google Photos is available for both Android and iOS.
Yeah… There is lot of hidden features on MIUI 6 ROM. I discovered few of them while playing with my new Xiaomi Redmi 2. Yup, you can check application usage statistics on MIUI 6. Basically, it will list up all the applications and games that you launched previously according to time. You can use it to find out what other people are doing with their or your phone. Too bad that there is no duration usage there.
Why can’t I receive push notification from Line application on Xiaomi Redmi 2? Normally, push notification is available when the chatting apps like WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber are in use or running in the back-end as background process. However, if you sign out or clear RAM of these apps, it might result of this unavailability of push notification. Seem like this is part of MIUI OS system behavior. Therefore, this issue might not be limited Redmi 2 only but all Xiaomi devices (Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 4i, Redmi Note (3G/4G), Mi Note, Mi Note Pro) powered by MIUI 5 & 6. Anyway, there is a way to solve this problem.
Do you have small hand? Xiaomi Redmi 2 4.7″ screen is considered small compare to other smartphones in the market. However, even I cannot reach all 100% of 4.7″ screen with one hand operation. Therefore, MIUI’s one-handed mode comes to rescue. Yup, it will make phone screen smaller to 4″ or 3.5″. You should be able to perform all tasks with one hand then. Of course, the only downside – smaller screen.
