How to Control and Locate a Xiaomi Mobile from Another Mobile

Xiaomi‘s ambition to present us with options in MIUI does not seem to have limits and adding to many other tricks that we have known previously, we come across an option that can make our life much simpler and easier. It is an option to control Xiaomi devices that you already have on your smartphone and you had not even noticed, something for which we do not blame you since the ins and outs of MIUI are impossible to know perfectly.

An option that has been present in MIUI for several generations and it is not a novelty of the latest version of the software, although it is true that its actions have been increasing in MIUI 11 and MIUI 12 to become everything that we currently offers. If you have ever had problems related to your Mi account and connected devices, now everything is much easier than before.

Control your Xiaomi mobile wherever you are

To have everything under control in our Xiaomi mobile we will not have to do complex or too difficult steps, in addition to that we will be able to do them from the Xiaomi, Redmi or Poco phones , since the only thing necessary is that it has MIUI. It is also important that we have a Mi account, which requests the smartphone from us once we access the main configuration steps. If you have not done it yet in your case, you can currently do it on all devices with MIUI through the device Settings and tapping on My Account.

Once we have the terminals configured with the Mi account, we can start the process to learn about all the possibilities and advantages of this option. To do this, we are going to access Settings> My Account> Devices, from where we will see a list of all the Xiaomi smartphones that you have used or are currently using with the same Mi account that we have on the smartphone that we are using.

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To have access to its multiple options with MIUI we only have to touch on the desired terminal, taking into account that if you choose the mobile you are using, you will have some limited options, in the same way if our version of MIUI is older or the smartphone we are dealing with. to control has not been used for years. Therefore, if you have a problem with a Xiaomi device, it is important to try to follow these steps as soon as possible to avoid future surprises.

When accessing a device, the options that we have shown you in images will appear, which allow us to carry out the following configuration options on that mobile, without needing to be near it. This is what each of the options means:

  • Locate: the tool that will allow us to get as precisely as possible the exact place where the smartphone is and will become an essential help if we have lost the mobile.
  • Play sound: another way to control the Xiaomi mobile is with the help of this option that can be of great help when we try to find the mobile, both on the street and in our own home.
  • Lost mode: an option that will add a layer of security to the lost smartphone. Thanks to it, we make sure that if someone finds the mobile, they will not be able to easily reset it or access the data, so it would be the most recommended option to use if we suspect that we have lost it.
  • Delete data: as a final step after having lost sight of a Xiaomi mobile, we can act on this option to delete all the data from the smartphone so that under no circumstances can anyone extract our data, although unfortunately if we find it we will not be able to recover those data either. data.

To be able to carry out all this we must add our Mi account to another trusted mobile that is Xiaomi, Poco or Mi and also has this option. If we have a Samsung, Huawei or Realme mobile, among many others, we are not going to follow the steps in this way and that becomes an important limitation. There is no app that allows us to do this easily, although as we will see it is compatible with browsers, although it will take us longer than if we already have the account on another smartphone.

Last but not least, we also find the option “Unlink” which what it does is delete all the data associated with our Xiaomi account from the terminal. In this way, that smartphone could not continue generating backup copies in our account or having access to the Xiaomi cloud where the photos and other files are.

How to do it without a Xiaomi mobile

If you have found yourself with the need to control your Xiaomi mobile and you do not have another smartphone compatible with the method that we have known, do not worry because there is a solution that you can carry out from other smartphones, tablets or computers and it is just as simple. The only thing we need is an internet connection and remembering our Mi account to be able to access its benefits. To do this, click on the following link that takes us to Xiaomi Cloud and complete the access data. Once inside we will find the following control panel:

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From here we will be able to control the Xiaomi device in the same way as we saw previously and even with more possibilities, but without the need to have a Xiaomi mobile. We will have access to data stored in the backup copy of the smartphone that we can download to the computer from a distance and therefore it is convenient not to give this data to just anyone. To access the lost mode, location and / or delete the mobile data, we just have to click on “Find device”, everything else will be intuitively displayed on the screen.

Obviously, to locate it, the SIM card must continue to allow access to mobile data. Therefore, before canceling the card, it is convenient that we try to follow these steps. Later if we give up the mobile phone, we will have to call our operator to cancel that card and not suffer possible extra expenses.