Table of contents:
- Developer options on a Xiaomi mobile
- Some cool elements of Developer Options
- Disable screen animations
- Keep screen on
- USB debugging
- Enable MIUI optimization and Notify about high risk features
In all mobiles with Android operating system we have a section in which we will be able to adjust various functions that escape most normal phone users. They are called ' Developer options ' and we can change, for example, the system animations, activate USB debugging when we want to install a ROM and a multitude of other options with which you will have to be careful, since changing one can modify the behavior from your phone.
Developer options on a Xiaomi mobile
This section is found within the settings of our phone, but hidden within one of the sections, we suppose that in order not to leave so much view of the world some options that can ruin a good user experience if we do not know what are we touching. If you have it clear and you want to fiddle with some hidden functions in your Xiaomi, we are going to do the following. Remember that this trick only works on Xiaomi brand phones, if you want to activate the developer options on another phone, look for the option 'Build number' and proceed as follows.
We enter the phone settings and we are going to go to the first section we find, ' About the phone '.
We now look for 'MIUI version' and click on this section about seven times, until a small pop-up window appears at the bottom of the screen, in which we can read 'developer options are already activated'.
We return to the settings of our phone. The 'Developer options' section can be found under ' System and device - Additional settings '. Inside we click on 'Developer options' and change what we want, being careful to know very well what we are doing. Keep in mind that if we modify something and we do not know what we can change the user experience.
Some cool elements of Developer Options
Disable screen animations
If you notice that your phone does not go as fast as you would like, you can try to speed up the animations on the screen or, directly, disable them. To do this, go to the 'Design' section and look for the sections 'Window animation level', 'Transitions animation level' and 'Animation duration level'. We recommend that you place them at a speed of 0.5% but if you want to completely eliminate the animations you can disable them without any problem.
Keep screen on
Sometimes we prefer that the screen does not turn off, especially if we are charging it and this does not represent an expense for our battery. In the section 'Keep the screen on' we can activate this function. Personally, we do not advise you to use your mobile while we are charging it, especially in summer, as high temperatures can reduce the useful life of the battery.
USB debugging
If we want to install a ROM, send ADB commands to uninstall system applications or unlock the bootloader of our mobile, it is essential that this function is always activated. If all this you have just read has not sounded like anything to you, it is better that you skip this section.
Enable MIUI optimization and Notify about high risk features
Some MIUI terminals include these two options at the end of the Developer Options. There are users who claim that if you deactivate them (no problem for the phone) you can gain battery autonomy. If you are having drainage problems, you can try disabling them.
