Imagine a phone without a browser. Hey, you can't. Although we have an app for almost everything, we still prefer a mobile browser to access the web. Today we have so many options that if a browser lacks a feature, there are plenty of options available on the Play Store.
Contents1. Edit swipe from Edge2 gesture. Close tabs directly3. Open a new tab4. Launch search5. Scroll quickly6. Changing the search engine from the home screen7. Turn off power8. Change download location9. Change tab switcher layout10. Enable dark mode11. Programming the reading mode12. Generate a QR code for a website13. Reveal the complete diet14. Change Thread Language 15. Close all tabsBonus tip:Add a website shortcut to the home screenAll is not well
Users of phones running Xiaomi MIUI are in luck as their phone comes pre-installed with two browsers:Google Chrome and Mi Browser. If you prefer using Mi Browser over Chrome, it seems like luck is on your side again.
In this article, we will share 15 tips and tricks to get the most out of Mi Browser. Let's start.
When using Mi Browser, when you swipe from the right or left edge of the screen while browsing a web page, it takes you back and forward respectively. It's a cool feature, and people have been asking for it in Chrome too. However, some people don't like it because accidental swipes can ruin your efforts. Especially when filling out forms.
Luckily, Mi Browser lets you customize these gestures so you can switch between tabs instead. So swiping from the edges will take you to a different tab.
To change it, tap the three-bar icon at the bottom, then tap Settings. Then tap Swipe from edge and select Switch tab.
Instead of opening the tab switcher screen to close tabs, you can close them directly from the home screen. To do this, press and hold the tab switcher icon in the bottom bar. This will reveal a delete icon. Now, without releasing your finger, swipe up towards the delete icon. The current tab will close immediately.
The usual way to open a new tab is a cumbersome task as you have to tap the tab switcher icon and then the new icon. You can long press the Mi Browser home icon to quickly open a new tab.
When you need to search for something or open a web page, you need to tap on the address bar first and then power up the keyboard letters at the bottom. For large-screen phones, reaching the search bar is not comfortable, and the overall process requires you to move your fingers up and down.
All of this can be avoided by tapping on the three-bar icon, which will directly open the keyboard with the search bar selected.
When you rush scroll through a web page, you will see a small icon present on the right edge of the screen. Hold and drag to scroll quickly.
Mi Browser supports search engines like Bing, Google, and Yahoo. To instantly switch to a different search engine from the home screen itself, tap the globe icon in the search bar. Then select a search engine of your choice.
Apart from being garish, the stream or home screen of Mi Browser is data heavy. Although there is no direct way to disable it, you can disable it by changing the start page to a custom page.
To do this, tap the three-bar icon at the bottom, then tap Settings. Then go to Advanced followed by Set Start Page. Here, change it to a webpage of your choice.
Mi Browser easily helps you manage your downloads by allowing you to change the download location.
To do this, access the Mi Browser settings by tapping on the three-bar icon. Then tap on Advanced followed by Download Location. Here change the download folder.
Browsers usually offer a single layout for switching tabs. But Mi Browser goes further by offering two types of views:vertical and horizontal.
To change it, go to Mi Browser Settings> Advanced> Multi-Window Management. Select the view.
I can see the sparkle in your eyes reading the title. Although dark mode is readily available on Mi Browser (and Chrome as well), some might miss it due to the location of the option. To activate dark mode, tap the three-bar icon followed by the dark mode icon (looks like a crescent moon).
Mi Browser offers the possibility to activate the reading mode in two places:the search bar and the bottom bar. However, both of these places require you to press them to activate the reading mode manually. If you regularly read a lot of text online, you can set it to turn on automatically using the schedule feature.
To schedule reading mode, go to Mi Browser Settings> Reading Mode. Here, enable the toggle for Schedule and adjust it to your preference.
By using Mi Browser, you can create a QR code for any website. This is handy when the page URL is long or hard to remember. In such situations, you can use the QR code to open the page without typing the URL address every time.
To generate a QR code, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the particular website in Mi Browser.
Step 2: Tap the address bar. It will reveal a QR code option. Press it.
Step 3 :Your QR code will be generated. Tap the Save to Gallery option to download it to your device.
On the home screen of the browser, you are usually only greeted by two items. Swipe up on the home screen to view the full feed which houses many categories such as cricket, tech, entertainment, etc.
To fully enjoy the stream and its content, you can change its language from English to your preferred language. To do this, press the language icon present in front of all the categories of the feed.
Typically, we use the tab switcher to close all tabs opened from a browser. But in Mi Browser, you can do that by just tapping on the Exit Browser option present under the three-bar menu icon. Tap it to instantly remove all tabs and you'll have to start over.
You can add frequently visited sites as a shortcut on your phone's home screen. To do this on Mi Browser, open the website and tap on the three-bar icon at the bottom. Then tap the Shortcut icon in the menu and select Home screen.
You will find the newly created shortcut on your home screen. Tap it to open the page directly in Mi Browser.
Although Mi Browser is a useful alternative to Chrome, there is some sad news for you. The future of Mi Browser looks bleak. Xiaomi recently launched a new polished version of Mi Browser known as Mint Browser for all Android phones. The browser is ad-free and very small in size weighing around 11MB only. It looks like Xiaomi will phase out Mi Browser and replace it with Mint Browser.
Meanwhile, enjoy Mi Browser on your phone. If you have another trick to share, let us know in the comments below.
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