Xiaomi 12 User manual

Xiaomi 12 User Guide

Thanks for choosing Xiaomi 12, please read the manual carefully before you start.

NOTE: All the images and icons in this manual may be slightly inconsistent with the

actual phone. All the images and icons in this manual are for reference only.

Chapter 1 Xiaomi 12 overview

Xiaomi 12 overview

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1. Front camera 2. USB Type-C port 3. SIM card slot

4. Power button 5. Volume keys 6. Rear cameras

7. Flash

New features

Focus tracking

Focus tracking can keep moving people, cats, and dogs in focus automatically or

you can double tap any subject to track. See Enable Focus tracking on page 87 for

more information.

Eye tracking focus

Eye tracking focus can track eye movement to keep eyes in focus when one person

is in the frame. See Enable Eye tracking focus on page 88 for more information.

Common gestures

Basic gestures

Gesture Definition

Tap

Touch and hold

Swipe

Scroll

Gesture Definition

Zoom in

Zoom out

System navigation gestures

Gesture Description

Go to Home screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

Open Recents

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause.

Go back

Swipe left or right from the edge of the screen.

Trigger app's action

Swipe left or right from the edge of the screen in top

area.

Gesture Description

Switch between apps

Swipe left or right from the full screen indicator or

bottom of the screen.

NOTE:

You can use the above gestures only when you choose system navigation gestures

mode. You can see Set system navigation gestures on page 127 for more

information.

Button gestures

Gesture Description

Power off and reboot

Press and hold the Power button until the Power off

and Reboot menu appears.

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

Gesture Description

Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

Take a screenshot

Simultaneously press the Volume down button and

the Power button.

Take a screenshot *

Slide 3 fingers down.

Take a partial screenshot *

Press and hold with 3 fingers.

* You can go to Settings > Additional settings > Gesture shortcuts > Take a

screenshot to enable Slide 3 fingers down.

* You can go to Settings > Additional settings > Gesture shortcuts > Partial

screenshot to enable Press and hold with 3 fingers.

Notification and status icons

Notification icons

Mute Screenshot

Airplane mode Lock screen

Location Rotate off

Screen recorder Scanner

Reading mode Dark mode

DND Battery saver

Ultra battery Cast

Mi Share Floating windows

Vibrate Hotspot

Nearby Share Reverse wireless charging

NFC Dolby Atmos

Status icons

5G network connected Full signal strength

SIM card not found VoLTE enabled

Airplane mode enabled Wi-Fi network connected

Portable hotspot enabled Calling

Missed call Unread SMS

Do not disturb Silent mode

Vibrate in silent mode Alarm

Microphone in use

indicator Camera use indicator

Bluetooth enabled Low battery

Battery saver Mi Turbo Charge enabled

Location services

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