Xiaomi Redmi A1 User manual

Redmi A1 User Guide

Contents

Chapter 1 Get started.................................................................................................01

About the user guide...........................................................................................................01

Redmi A1 overview ..............................................................................................................01

Insert a SIM card...................................................................................................................01

Connect to Wi-Fi ..................................................................................................................02

Power on the phone.............................................................................................................02

Sign in to your Google Account .........................................................................................03

Transfer ﬁles..........................................................................................................................03

Chapter 2 Basic features ............................................................................................04

Basic gestures .......................................................................................................................04

Button shortcuts..................................................................................................................05

Screen lock and unlock ........................................................................................................05

Home screen .........................................................................................................................06

Notiﬁcations icons and status icons..................................................................................08

Control center.......................................................................................................................09

Apps and App folders...........................................................................................................10

App Downloads.....................................................................................................................11

Recents windows..................................................................................................................11

Adjust the volume................................................................................................................12

Change the date and time ..................................................................................................12

Change the wallpaper..........................................................................................................12

Add an alarm.........................................................................................................................13

Take a screenshot.................................................................................................................13

Charge the phone.................................................................................................................13

Chapter 3 Battery and maintenance .......................................................................13

View the battery usage .......................................................................................................14

Enable Battery Saver ...........................................................................................................14

Use Battery Manager...........................................................................................................14

Show battery percentage ...................................................................................................14

Restart the phone ................................................................................................................15

Power o the phone ............................................................................................................15

Chapter 4 Networks and connection.......................................................................15

Wi-Fi.......................................................................................................................................15

SIM cards & mobile networks .............................................................................................16

Hotspot & tethering ............................................................................................................18

Data Saver.............................................................................................................................19

VPN ........................................................................................................................................19

Private DNS...........................................................................................................................20

Bluetooth...............................................................................................................................20

Connection & sharing ..........................................................................................................21

Chapter 5 Phone and Messages................................................................................22

Phone .....................................................................................................................................22

Messages ...............................................................................................................................27

Chapter 6 Camera........................................................................................................31

Camera overview..................................................................................................................31

Open the Camera .................................................................................................................31

Basic features........................................................................................................................32

Useful features .....................................................................................................................34

Take photos...........................................................................................................................36

Take a selﬁe...........................................................................................................................37

Take videos............................................................................................................................38

Take photos in Portrait mode.............................................................................................38

Take videos in Short video mode .......................................................................................39

Take videos in Time-lapse mode ........................................................................................39

Camera settings....................................................................................................................40

Chapter 7 Gallery.........................................................................................................42

Gallery ....................................................................................................................................42

View pictures ........................................................................................................................42

Play videos.............................................................................................................................43

Share photos and videos .....................................................................................................43

Apply auto adjustment........................................................................................................43

Edit pictures..........................................................................................................................43

Edit videos.............................................................................................................................44

Delete photos and videos....................................................................................................44

View the detailed information of the photos or videos .................................................44

Set the photo as wallpaper or contact photo..................................................................44

Mark a photo or video as favourite....................................................................................45

Manage photos and videos .................................................................................................45

Restore deleted photos or videos......................................................................................45

View your favourite photos or videos ...............................................................................46

Create a folder ......................................................................................................................46

Delete a folder ......................................................................................................................46

Manage Gallery settings......................................................................................................46

Chapter 8 Personalize your phone ...........................................................................47

Date and time .......................................................................................................................47

Languages and input ...........................................................................................................48

Region ....................................................................................................................................49

Display....................................................................................................................................49

Sound .....................................................................................................................................50

Notiﬁcations..........................................................................................................................52

Themes ..................................................................................................................................53

Chapter 9 Security and safety...................................................................................54

Passwords and security .......................................................................................................54

Safety & emergency.............................................................................................................57

Apps........................................................................................................................................59

Privacy....................................................................................................................................60

Location.................................................................................................................................62

Chapter 10 Accessibility.............................................................................................63

Gesture shortcuts.................................................................................................................63

Accessibility Menu................................................................................................................64

Select to Speak .....................................................................................................................64

Switch Access........................................................................................................................65

TalkBack.................................................................................................................................65

Display....................................................................................................................................66

Interaction controls .............................................................................................................66

Captions and audio ..............................................................................................................67

Digital Wellbeing & parental controls...............................................................................68

Chapter 11 Apps ..........................................................................................................68

Mi Browser.............................................................................................................................68

Feedback................................................................................................................................70

Google....................................................................................................................................71

Mint Themes .........................................................................................................................73

Mi Video.................................................................................................................................73

Music ......................................................................................................................................74

Tools.......................................................................................................................................74

Chapter 12 About device and accounts ..................................................................76

About the phone ..................................................................................................................76

Storage ..................................................................................................................................76

Update the system...............................................................................................................76

Back up your data.................................................................................................................77

Reset the phone ...................................................................................................................77

Google....................................................................................................................................77

Chapter 13 Legal information...................................................................................78

About Dual SIM.....................................................................................................................78

WEEE......................................................................................................................................78

CAUTION...............................................................................................................................78

Important Safety Information............................................................................................79

Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................80

Security Statement..............................................................................................................81

EU Regulations .....................................................................................................................81

FCC Regulations ...................................................................................................................82

Disclaimer..............................................................................................................................84

Chapter 1 Get started

About the user guide

Thanks for choosing Redmi A1, please read the user guide carefully before you

start. This is the Redmi A1 User Guide for the Android 12(Go edition) version. If

you are not sure which system version your device is running, you can go to

Settings > System > System update to view the version information.

Redmi A1 overview

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②

③④⑤

⑥

⑦

⑧

⑨

⑩

1. Front camera 2. SIM card slot 3. Microphone

4. Micro USB 5. Headphone jack 6. Power button

7. Volume buttons 8. Rear cameras 9. Flash

10. Speaker

Insert a SIM card

1. Withdraw the SIM card slot with the ejection tool.

2. Put the SIM card on the slot.

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SIM 2

SIM 1

Micro SD

3. Insert the slot back into the phone.

Tip

If you insert two SIM cards, you can see SIM cards & mobile networks for more informa-

tion.

Connect to Wi-Fi

1. Go to Settings > Network & internet.

2. Choose to turn Wi-Fi on.

• Tap to enable Wi-Fi, then tap Wi-Fi.

• Tap Wi-Fi, then tap to enable Use Wi-Fi.

3. Select an available network to connect.

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Note

You need to enter a password for an encrypted Wi-Fi network.

Tip

You can swipe down the status bar at the upper-right corner of the phone, then tap

Wi-Fi on the Control center to connect the same Wi-Fi next time.

Power on the phone

1. Press and hold the Power button until the phone vibrates.

2. Finish the setup wizard.

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Note

The ﬁrst time you power on the phone, a setup wizard helps you personalize your

phone, connect to a mobile network or Wi-Fi network, choose to copy Apps and data,

sign in with a Google account, set screen lock, set up Google assistant, and other basic

settings.

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Sign in to your Google Account

Google Account enables you to access Google Cloud Storage and Apps installed

from your account, and make full use of the Android features.

1. Go to Settings > Google.

2. Tap Sign in to your Google Account.

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Note

If you do not have an account, you can tap Create account to create one.

Transfer ﬁles

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Note

When you power on your phone for the ﬁrst time in setup wizard, you can follow the

onscreen instructions to transfer ﬁles with cables.

Transfer ﬁles with the ShareMe App

You can transfer ﬁles without an internet connection. Before the phones trans-

fer ﬁles, you need to install ShareMe on both phone A and phone B. See App

Downloads for more information.

1. Open on Redmi phone A and Redmi phone B separately.

2. Tap Receive on phone B.

Phone B displays a QR code until it establishes a connection with phone A.

3. Tap Send on phone A to select ﬁle items.

4. Tap SEND on phone A to connect phone B.

5. Choose to transfer ﬁles.

• Use phone A to scan the QR code on phone B to connect.

• Wait for the phone A to search for phone B, then tap the phone B name

to connect.

Phone A automatically transfers the selected ﬁles to phone B aer the con-

nection is established.

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Note

You can tap Share more ﬁles to share more ﬁles between phone A and phone B.

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Transfer ﬁles with a computer

1. Connect both your phone A and phone B to a computer with an available ca-

ble separately.

2. Choose to use USB for File Transfer/Android Auto in the pop-up window on

both phones.

3. Select ﬁles of the phone A, and then copy and paste or drag and drop the

ﬁles to folders of phone B on the computer.

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Note

When you copy ﬁles from phone A to phone B, make sure that the folder names are the

same on both phones.

Chapter 2 Basic features

Basic gestures

Gesture Deﬁnition Examples for gesture eects

Tap

• Open or choose an item.

• Enter texts with keyboard on the phone

screen.

Touch and hold

• Move an App icon on the Home screen.

• Activate a list to choose multiple items.

Swipe • Browse a list quickly.

Scroll • Drag a list up or down to see more infor-

mation.

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Gesture Deﬁnition Examples for gesture eects

Zoom in

• View photos with more details.

• Browse websites clearly.

Zoom out • Check maps in full view.

Button shortcuts

Gesture Description

6:32

Power o and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power o and

Restart menu appears.

6:32

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

6:32

Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

6:32

Take a screenshot

Simultaneously press the Volume down button and the

Power button.

Screen lock and unlock

Lock the screen with the Power button

Press the Power button.

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Unlock the screen

1. Press the Power button to wake up the phone.

2. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

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Note

If you want to set a pattern, PIN, or password, you can see Set up Screen lock for more

information.

Home screen

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②③

1. Status bar 2. 3-button navigation 3. Gesture navigation indi-

cator

Full screen gestures

Gesture Description

Go to Home screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

Open Recents

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause.

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Gesture Description

Go back

Swipe le or right from the edge of the screen.

Trigger app's action

Swipe le or right from the edge of the screen in top area.

Switch between apps

Swipe le or right from the full screen indicator or bottom

of the screen.

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Note

You can use the above gestures only when you choose gesture navigation mode. You can

see Set gesture navigation for more information.

Set gesture navigation

1. Go to Settings > System > Gestures.

2. Tap System navigation to choose Gesture navigation.

Tip

You can tap to choose to enable digital assistant and adjust back sensitivity of le

edge or right edge of the phone.

3-button navigation

• Tap to return to the last step.

• Tap to return to the Home screen.

• Press and hold to use Google Assistant.

• Tap to view recently-opened Apps in Recents.

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Note

See Set 3-button navigation for more information.

Set 3-button navigation

1. Go to Settings > System > Gestures.

2. Tap System navigation to choose 3-button navigation.

Add app icons to Home screen

Add App icons to Home screen for new Apps.

1. Touch and hold an empty space on the Home screen.

2. Tap Home settings.

3. Tap to enable Add app icons to Home screen.

Notiﬁcations icons and status icons

Notiﬁcations icons and status icons inform you of the newest events, such as

news or messages from Apps and the statuses of your phone, such as the net-

work strength or battery condition.

Notiﬁcation icons and status icons

Full signal strength Network not connected

Vo

LTE

VoLTE enabled Airplane mode enabled

Wi-Fi network connected Portable hotspot enabled

Calling Missed call

Unread SMS Do not disturb

Mute Vibrate

Microphone in use indicator Camera use indicator

Charging Low battery

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Alarm

View the notiﬁcations

1. Swipe down from the top of the phone to open the notiﬁcation panel.

2. Tap a notiﬁcation to view in details.

Clear the notiﬁcations

1. Swipe down from the top of the phone to view notiﬁcations.

2. Swipe right on a notiﬁcation reminder to clear the notiﬁcation.

Tip

You can tap Clear all at the bottom-right of the notiﬁcation panel to clear all notiﬁca-

tions.

Control center

Toogles on Control center

Wi-Fi Bluetooth enabled

Nearby Share Mobile data

Flashlight Do Not Disturb

Airplane mode Auto-rotate

Battery saver Screen recorder

Mic access Camera access

Location Hotspot

Invert colors Data saver

Dark theme Night Light

Extra dim Focus mode

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Open the Control center

Pull down status bar from the top of the phone to open the Control center.

Apps and App folders

Downloaded Apps and pre-installed Apps are shown on the Home screen. You

can manage Apps and add them to personalized App folders.

Open an App from Home screen

Tap an App icon on the Home screen.

Move an App on Home screen

Touch and hold an App icon until the pop-up window shows, then move the App

to other places on the Home screen.

Remove an App from Home screen

1. Touch and hold an App icon until the pop-up window shows.

2. Drag the App to the top of the phone.

Remove shows on the top of the phone.

3. Drag the App to cover Remove.

Create App folders on Home screen

1. Touch and hold an App icon until the pop-up window shows.

2. Drag the App icon to cover another App icon on the Home screen, then re-

lease the App.

The system automatically creates an App folder for the two Apps.

Move Apps to an App folder

1. Touch and hold an App icon until the pop-up window shows, then drag the

App icon to an App folder.

2. Release the App icon.

Rename an App folder

1. Tap an App folder to open the folder.

2. Tap the folder name and enter the new text.

3. Tap the screen or to conﬁrm the new name.

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App Downloads

Download Apps from Google Play Store

Google Play Store App is pre-installed on the Home screen. You can download

Apps on the phone.

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Note

You need to sign in with your Google Account. See Sign in to your Google Account for more

information.

1. Open Google Play Store App.

2. Choose an App that you want to download.

3. Tap Install to download and install the App.

The App icon automatically shows on the Home screen when the download ﬁn-

ishes.

Download Apps from other resources

When your phone is set to allow to download Apps from other resources, you

can follow the instructions of the resources. If your phone does not allow other

resources to download Apps, see Allow to install unkonw Apps for more infor-

mation.

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Caution

Download Apps from unknown or unreliable resources may damage your phone.

Allow to install unkonw Apps

1. Go to Settings > Apps > Special app access.

2. Tap Install unknown apps to view all Apps.

3. Choose the App that you want to download Apps from.

4. Tap to enable Allow from this resource.

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Caution

Your phone and personal data are more vulnerable to attack by unknown Apps.

Recents windows

Recents windows enable you to view recently-used Apps and switch between

Apps.

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Open recently-opened Apps in Recents

1. Open Recents windows.

• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen when use gesture navigation

mode.

• Tap when use 3-button navigation.

2. Tap an App window.

Remove recently-opened Apps in Recents

1. Open Recents windows.

• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen when use gesture navigation

mode.

• Tap when use 3-button navigation.

2. Swipe an App window up.

Adjust the volume

Press the Volume up or down button to adjust the volume.

Aer you press the volume buttons, you can adjust the volume slider bar on the

right part of the phone.

Change the date and time

The date and time are set automatically over the network based on your loca-

tion. You can adjust the date and time manually.

1. Go to Settings > System > Date & time.

2. Tap Set time automatically to choose O.

3. Tap Date or Time to change the date or time.

4. Tap OK.

Tip

You can also choose to use GPS-provided time.

Change the wallpaper

You can personalize your phone with wallpapers.

1. Open Wallpapers settings.

• Open Mint Themes.

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• Go to Settings > Themes.

2. Choose a new wallpaper.

3. Tap SET AS WALLPAPER.

4. Choose Apply to Lock screen , Apply to Home screen , or Apply to both.

• Tap Apply to Lock screen to apply the wallpaper to the Lock screen.

• Tap Apply to Home screen to apply the wallpaper to the Home screen.

• Tap Apply to both to apply the wallpaper both to the Lock screen and

Home screen.

Tip

You can tap to add your personalized wallpapers.

Add an alarm

You can set one or more alarms on you phone. See Add an alarm for more infor-

mation.

Take a screenshot

Press the Volume down button and the Power button simultaneously to take a

screenshot.

Charge the phone

When the battery is running low, you need to charge the phone.

1. Connect the USB cable to the phone.

2. Plug the cable into the adapter.

3. Connect the adapter to a power outlet.

4. Disconnect the charger when the phone is fully charged.

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Caution

Make sure that the charger and the USB cable are available. To avoid severe damage

and explosions, do not use unauthorized devices to charge the phone.

Chapter 3 Battery and maintenance

You can go to battery settings to check the battery health and manage the us-

age and maintenance of the battery.

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View the battery usage

1. Go to Settings > Battery.

2. Tap Battery Usage to view the battery capacity percentage.

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Note

Battery usage data is approximate and does not measure usage when phone is charg-

ing.

Enable Battery Saver

Battery Saver turns on Dark theme and limits or turns o background activity,

some visual eects, certain features, and some network connections to save

battery capacity.

1. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Saver.

2. Tap to enable Use Battery Saver.

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Note

• You can tap Set a schedule to set a battery percentage limitation to use Battery

Saver.

• You can also tap to enable Turn o when charged to turn o Battery Saver

automatically when the phone is charged above 90%.

Use Battery Manager

When Battery Manager detects that Apps are draining battery, you have the op-

tion to restrict the Apps. Restricted Apps may not work properly and notiﬁca-

tions may be delayed.

1. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Manager.

2. Tap to enable Use Battery Manager.

Show battery percentage

The battery percentage is shown on the Status bar.

1. Go to Settings > Battery.

2. Tap to enable Battery percentage.

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