5 hidden menus in the Xiaomi MI 5

Probably because of the service issue, some manufacturers tend to integrate hidden menus in their devices, which are generally technical in nature. We have seen it in Motorola, Samsung cell phones and now we see it again in a Xiaomi (specifically in the Xiaomi MI 5), but in this case it is not necessary for tricks, applications or difficult to remember numerical codes (although it is also another possibility) .

All the hidden menus in the Xiaomi MI 5 are found in the general settings, option “About Phone” or “About phone”:

Once there, the following can be discovered:

Developer menu

Play several times on the line MIUI version until the notice that the menu or developer mode (Developer Options) has been activated appears.

Once enabled, this developer menu can be found in Settings> Aditional Settings> Developer Options. Among other things, in this menu you can activate USB debugging, deactivate animations (to make the cell phone faster) and change the USB connection mode when connecting the cell phone to the PC (charging, transferring photos, files, etc. ).

Generate a bug report

Tap five times on the line CPU to create a system report. This report is a file .log with very technical textual information, which is stored in the internal memory of the phone and could be used by an expert person to verify problems in the device.

In addition to this system, the Xiaomi MI 5 also brings an application MIUI Bug Report Center that allows to notify Xiaomi about a failure of any aspect in the device, giving a description of the problem and adding screenshots.

Phone information

Tap five times on Internal Memory to enter a phone information menu. Here you can see all the technical information of the cellular connection on lines 1 and 2, the battery information, application usage statistics and information on WiFi connectivity.

Another way to enter this menu is to enter the code *#*#4636#*#* in the phone app.

Component testing

Tap five times on Kernel version to enter the menu CIT, which allows you to test the phone’s hardware to verify if there is a failure. For example, here you can know if the speaker, the microphone, the sensors, the notification led, the vibration, the calls, the screen, the headphones, the WiFi connection, the camera, etc., are working well. For some sensors, they can even be calibrated.

Another way to enter this menu is to enter the code *#*#64663#*#* The *#*#6484#*#* (* # * # MIUI # * # *) in the phone app.

Easter egg

If it is touched several times quickly on Android version you can see the operating system easter egg, which includes a secret game.