What to do if there is not enough space on your gadget? Or maybe you purchased a new smartphone, but transferring data, contacts and other settings will be time-consuming?
In order to solve these issues, Xiaomi specialists have developed their own personal cloud storage - Mi Cloud. Here you can store data while saving memory on your phone, tablet or computer.
The Mi Cloud cloud service is an online cloud storage in which data is stored on numerous network-distributed servers provided for use by clients under the Xiaomi flag. The only difference from ordinary cloud storage are several interesting options, which you will learn about after reading the article to the end.
Setting up Mi Cloud from a Xiaomi phone
First, I’ll tell you where Mi Cloud is located in Xiaomi and how to turn it on.
How to enable Xiaomi Mi Cloud:
- Go to “Settings”;
- Find the item “Synchronization”;
- Select Mi Cloud and click the “Activate” button.
You can get into the cloud settings in MIUI in another way:
- Go to “Settings”;
- Find the Mi Account item;
- Select Mi Cloud.
A menu opens in front of us with a list of functions (Device search, backup, recycle bin and amount of memory), and below are synchronization objects. Let's look at the capabilities of the cloud in more detail.
What is the Mi Cloud application, the Xiaomi cloud on the phone in Russian
People store their entire lives on their phones - videos, tons of photos, useful notes, music and much more. But if the smartphone breaks, all this will be lost, which I wouldn’t want to happen.
The Mi Cloud service on a Xiaomi phone will solve this problem, as it allows you to save data not only on the device itself, but also on the network - in the cloud, where you can log in from another phone and view your archives at any time.
Thanks to this function, you can save a decent amount of space or transfer data to your computer, using it remotely when the need arises. In general, this is very convenient, so let's look at this feature of Xiaomi smartphones in more detail.
Sync Mi Cloud Xiaomi
Mi Cloud synchronization and backup allows you to automatically create a copy of data from your device to Mi Cloud cloud storage. You can synchronize contacts, gallery, messages, call log, calendar, etc.
Thanks to this option, you don’t have to worry about the safety of your data, because even if the device is lost or stops working, all the information will be in the “cloud” and you can easily transfer it to a new device or view it through a browser.
How to enable synchronization with your phone:
- Go to “Settings”;
- Find the item “Synchronization”;
- Select Mi Cloud , in the “ Synchronization Objects ” tab set the position to “On.” for everything or select those objects that are needed.
Is there another way to unlock a Xiaomi phone in Russian?
Mobile phones are often purchased second hand. In this case, users are faced with the need to log into their MI account through the official website. Immediately after the previous user transfers the device, the new one can use it for some time without having to log into the account. It will become necessary when the new owner decides to reset the device or change the SIM card in the phone. At this point, a message appears on the screen stating that you must be logged into the MI ecosystem to continue.
It is worth contacting the seller of this device and asking for login information. After all, without them, the user will not be able to log into the phone and use it for its intended purpose. At the registration stage, the old owner used his data. In this case, ask him to log into his Xiaomi account for the last time and relink his email. He can tell you the recovery code to log into your personal account and change them to yours. He may also trust or give away his email account so that you can use it to log in.
Main functions of Mi Cloud
The Xiaomi cloud menu is designed in an intuitive style, all icons are labeled:
- Contacts - data from the phone book;
- Messages - incoming/outgoing SMS messages. In addition to viewing, we can also write an SMS and send it to the recipient;
- Gallery - photos and videos from the gallery;
- Notes - entries from the built-in Notes ;
- Dictaphone recordings - Dictaphone recordings and recorded conversations;
- Find device—allows you to locate your smartphone on the map. In addition, here you see several more items: “Sound” - turns on the ringer on the phone. At the same time, the smartphone rings at maximum volume. It is very convenient to use if your phone is lost somewhere nearby; “Lost mode” - enter 4 digits to lock the phone. It can only be unlocked using this PIN code; “Erase data” - allows you to erase ALL data from the phone
- Settings - here we see how much space is left. In addition, you can view connected devices;
- Recycle Bin - used to completely delete files.
How to access Xiaomi cloud storage from a computer
To get to the Mi Cloud website, you need to enter the name of the cloud storage in the search or write “https://us.i.mi.com/#/” in the address bar.
On the page that opens, click on the “Log in via Mi account” button. In the next window you need to enter your data: login/mail/phone number and password.
You can register Mi by clicking on the “Create profile” button or receive a new password via SMS or email. To do this, click the “Forgot your password?” button.
After this, the main window will open. Here you can configure Mi Cloud synchronization settings. All files are divided into six categories:
- messages;
- contacts;
- gallery;
- notes;
- Dictaphone recordings;
- settings.
You can find connected devices by using the corresponding icon.
How to view photos and files
All images and notes on the phone remain in their places. They can be viewed in the corresponding applications by going to the “Cloud” tab.
On your computer, you will need to click on the icon of interest to open the necessary files. For example, in the “Voice Recorder” category, all synchronized recordings are stored. You can listen to them by clicking on the audio of interest. In the player that opens, the user can delete or download the selected recording.
In addition, you can download or delete all files at once. To do this, check the box for the data you are interested in and click the corresponding button.
The “Select All” button located in the upper right corner allows you not to waste time if there are many synchronized elements in the window. Extra checkboxes can be removed manually.
In the “Voice Recorder” menu, you can separately open call recordings that are collected in one folder.
It is possible to view deleted files in the “Trash” tab.
Photo storage
Mi Cloud Photo Manager collects all the videos and photos that have been synchronized from your Xiaomi device. You can view them on your computer through the website “https://us.i.mi.com/#/”. All photos are displayed on the main page. There is sorting by Albums.
When setting up synchronization, the smartphone will offer to create folders based on the faces detected in the photo.
All photos can be deleted, downloaded and moved. In this case, you can select one file or all at once by clicking on the corresponding icon. To open an image, just click on it once.
Phone search
This feature will come in handy if the user suddenly loses the phone. To determine the location of the gadget, GPS navigation must be turned on. A-GPS, which works via mobile networks, is also suitable.
If both functions are turned off and the device by chance is not connected to Wi-Fi, you will not be able to find it.
To determine the location, you must first approve the “Find Device” utility in the Mi Cloud settings on your phone.
How to clear Mi Cloud on Xiaomi
To clean the Mi Cloud, do the following:
- Follow the link i.mi.com;
- Enter your Mi Account details;
- For example, select “Gallery”, select unnecessary files and delete them. In this case, the data is moved to the trash, which we subsequently need to empty;
- Go to the trash can and empty it.
How to register for Mi Cloud through settings?
To do this, click on the “Settings” icon and select “Mi-account” in the menu that opens. After clicking on this sub-item, several forms will appear that must be filled out. Typically you need to select your region of residence, enter your email address and password, and then click on “Register”.
Often the system asks for confirmation of the entered information by sending an email to the specified address or an SMS to the entered phone number.
After successful registration, you will be sent a corresponding message.
Mi Cloud how to increase space
If you do not want to delete files from storage, but there is no longer enough space, there is an option to increase space in the cloud. For this:
- Follow the link i.mi.com and enter your Mi Account details;
- Click “Settings” - here you can see how much space is occupied and the total amount of cloud memory.
- Click “Buy” and select a tariff. There are three of them: Premium, Mega and Ultra.
By highlighting one of them, you see the amount of space provided, the storage period for deleted files and the number of automatic backups per day. Accordingly, the more space, the more expensive the tariff.
When purchasing a package, please note that it is not given forever: for a maximum of 12 months.
Mi account guide: how to create, configure and delete
Surely, if you have been familiar with Android for a long time, you are aware that a lot of things about setting up the system and using applications require a Google account. But now the moment has come, and you bought yourself a device from Xiaomi: a smartphone , a bracelet , or even a smart scale - for all this to work and be useful, if you please, create a Mi account.
Mi Account does a lot of things that should make your life easier. Using an account with cloud storage and other devices connected to one account, a variety of data is synchronized: call history, messages, photos, system settings and much more! Moreover, Mi Account will help ensure security on your smartphone. So, for example, if you have lost your gadget, then by logging into your Mi Account from another phone or computer you can not only see the current location of the lost gadget, but also, if necessary, delete all data from it in one click.. Moreover, if you If you don’t have a Mi account, you won’t be able to set up your new Mi Band .
HOW TO CREATE A MI ACCOUNT?
And it's very simple. First, you need to understand that you can create and use a Mi Account even if you do not have a single Xiaomi device.
From here there are two ways to create an account: • on a Xiaomi smartphone in the settings • on a computer or smartphone from another company through the website
In the first case, this is done as follows: • go to the settings of your Xiaomi smartphone • find the “Accounts” item and select “Mi account” or “Other accounts” and then “Mi account”, depending on the installed firmware • you can register an account either on mobile phone number, or by email (in the second case, you must additionally select “Other methods”). In both cases, this is done simply: click the “Registration” button and fill in the required fields with data. If you register an account on a mobile phone, you will receive an SMS message with the code necessary to complete the registration; if by email, then the message will be sent to your inbox. • after confirmation, return to the account registration window in the settings and click on “Account has already been confirmed” • to log into a new account, click on “Other methods” and enter the credentials • if the account asks for any permission to collect information from you, then we allow and use
