How to Do a Security Analysis on Your Xiaomi with MIUI 12

One of the biggest concerns of users is in the security of the terminals and as Xiaomi well knows this, it has put in the hands of everyone an exhaustive security analysis . Without having to install anything, the brand’s smartphones with MIUI 12 integrate a tool that will save us from more than one trouble.

A way to protect ourselves from different threats that appear on smartphones. With the integrated tool, we can be calm in the face of payment, privacy or security environments and other types of threats that are present in web portals, applications or even files.

Do a Security Analysis on Your Xiaomi with MIUI 12

Steps to fully analyze your Xiaomi

The process could not be easier, because with MIUI 12 we will not have to complicate ourselves in carrying out complex steps to reach this option and in the same way in more and more versions of MIUI. Xiaomi has wanted to bring these changes to all its terminals and that is why there are many that even with MIUI 11 also already integrate the news in the System Security app.

What we will have to do to carry out the analysis is to enter the Security application . Among all the protection devices that we find and the endless options that appear to us, there is quick access to the so-called “Security Scan” of Xiaomi. With this option we are going to pass a series of automatic tests on the mobile, managing to give us information about the security of the terminal and the threats will appear, if it finds any.

This analysis should be carried out after having previously passed the system optimizer that appears at the top of the screen in Security, as well as after the cleaner. This will make the security analysis faster and will not present problems that can be caused by temporary files that the terminal has previously needed.

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After having followed the steps, it is time to click on the MIUI Security Analysis , which focuses on these three categories in a main way:

  • Payment environment: check for possible threats when using official apps or with special accesses, such as banking apps.
  • Privacy and security: tracks other issues related to the security of our terminal and the privacy of files throughout the system.
  • Viruses – Scans applications and files on your smartphone, trying to detect known viruses that could wreak havoc on your phone.

After having completed the analysis of our Xiaomi mobile, the app itself shows us on the screen what we have to do to be able to reverse the security flaws found in the Xiaomi terminal. In some cases they will have to do with updating the system, apps or even deleting files that could be detected viruses or threats.

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Once we have completed all the recommendations from the quick access that the app offers us, we will see how the security after a new analysis appears at the maximum level, without us having to feel threatened by problems again.

Automatic analysis of everything you install

The security offered by the Xiaomi analysis is not only reduced to what we have seen, but after having completed the manual test as we did previously, we can go one step further. If we do not want to be surprised, we can configure the MIUI virus and threat test from its settings.

To use it, we just have to touch on the settings wheel in the upper right part after performing a manual test. Once inside we will see a series of options among which there are options to not worry about viruses with the option called Analyze before installing. With this, the system will be in charge of detecting new files that contain apps and therefore it will pass a test on them before giving them the authorization to be installed. In this way, no app will be able to access our mobile with bad intentions.

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It is also important that we keep the Avast Automatic Updates button activated, as this way the virus registries will be updated continuously. In the event that at some point they become outdated, we would have a problem, since the antivirus itself would not be able to recognize it with an analysis.

Although there are those who may disturb this automatic analysis with each app, deactivating the option could play in our account and wait just 4 more seconds for the tests to be carried out is something that we personally recommend so as not to be surprised. Luckily, the tests are also carried out on apps of unknown origins , where we must be more careful.

Do we need an extra antivirus?

Now that you know the possibilities of the security analysis on your Xiaomi mobile, you will wonder if you need a new antivirus with which to achieve more complete or advanced protection and the answer is, no. With this complete Xiaomi security system and especially with the analysis that we can perform, it will not be necessary to install anything else on the terminal.

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We recall that Android smartphones already have Google Play Protect, an Android security system present in Google Play that tries to avoid possible threats that could appear on our smartphone. Therefore, with both options, it will be more than enough so that by following the recommendations for use of smartphones, we are not faced with problems.

Can it be used on other mobiles?

Although until a while ago Xiaomi did allow anyone to get hold of the Xiaomi Security app and therefore have access to virus and threat analysis , recently the developer has removed it from Google Play. This makes it difficult and makes it no longer an option to be recommended for other terminals due to the dangers that it could cause to get it from a source of unknown origins.

In this way, it gives a certain exclusivity in security and protection to MIUI 12 , although with the arrival of the new layers of customization things could change. The best option is the one that comes by default in smartphones, because if they have been created by the developers of the smartphone’s own software, they know where there may be security gaps and follow this mechanism with each update. In this case, there is no better option for smartphones with MIUI such as Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco, but its use in other models is not recommended.