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Did you know about the hidden features in Xiaomi phone cameras? Here’s how to enable them

These days, modern smartphones come with incredible camera capabilities regardless of the brand, and recently we saw Samsung announce its flagship Galaxy S20 series with its specifications and especially the upcoming technologies and capabilities with both front and rear cameras. When it comes to the other company Xiaomi, the truth is, a Xiaomi phone with a good camera is not a rare sight, either with a low-budget phone or a flagship device, both are capable of offering satisfactory camera settings for everyone. For example, the company has announced its POCO X2 phone with a Sony IMX686 sensor and a 64-megapixel resolution camera.

In the same context but from a different angle, not everyone knows about the hidden features in Xiaomi phone cameras, which can enhance the photography experience for both professionals and beginners. If you own one of these phones, we will provide you with a way to enable or activate these hidden settings in our article, and to avoid further ado, let’s start directly with mentioning the steps:



How to Enable Hidden Camera Features on any Xiaomi / Redmi Device?

Initially, enabling hidden settings in a Xiaomi phone’s camera is very smooth and easy, but keep in mind that you need to follow the steps step by step in an organized manner, as any prior action became later will prevent you from activating these features. In general, let us now mention these steps, starting with the first step.

First, open the default file manager app on your Xiaomi phone.

Then, navigate to the internal storage, or internal storage with different names but the same location, and then go to the DCIM tab and to the camera tab.

The next step is to create a new folder, simply by pressing the menu button and choosing to create a folder, and name it as you wish.

Now, you need to close the camera app, to do so, long-press on the camera app on the home screen and click on app info, and through the interface that will appear to you, press the “Force Stop” option.

Again, open the camera app, then press the menu button, reaching the settings option, from where you will find the hidden features, which are new experimental features that you can rely on your Xiaomi phone.

Best Hidden Features in Xiaomi Phone Camera App:

There are many hidden features that you will find after performing all the above-mentioned steps, and here are the best ones:

Automatically Hide Face Detection Frame:

Honestly, turning off this frame will be a big blessing for users who keep tapping the screen to get the face detection frame.

Scene Recognition (SR):

Disabling this option is particularly useful for users looking for a primary image, and as we mentioned, there are many other experimental features, so feel free to explore each of them on your Xiaomi phone.

Moreover, Xiaomi users need to try installing Google Camera ports, where these unofficial ports allow the Google Camera app to use Pixel camera features on their current Android devices, unlike the vertical mode experience in Pixel, the latest ports enable users to experience the fantastic and professional astrophotography feature.

Final Word:

This was the topic of our article for today, and despite the simplicity of the steps, it is truly useful for all Xiaomi phone users, and it is worth mentioning that these features, although experimental, work stably, so there is no need to worry, especially about crashing and automatically exiting the camera app.

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