How to quickly turn your Redmi into a flashlight ?

Ever wish you could quickly and easily turn your Redmi’s camera flash into a flashlight ? Well, you can do so without even unlocking your lock screen.

Here’s how :

1. On your Redmi’s lock screen, long tap the Home button to turn on the flashlight. Release your finger if you want to turn it off immediately.
2. If you tap and hold the Home button for about 5 seconds, you’ll feel a slight vibration. Now, the flashlight will stay on even with your finger released.
3. Tap the Power button to turn it off.
   

Note: The steps here were written for MIUI V5, based on Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of MIUI/Android, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different.

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