Owners of modern smartphones often face the need to expand the usable display area to display the content as effectively as possible. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 model is equipped with a high-quality AMOLED-matrix, but by default, system elements can hide part of the image or take up useful space. Understanding how to make a full-screen mode on the phone, allows you to turn the device into a real multimedia center.
MIUI, which is based on Android, offers flexible personalization tools, you can remove the standard control buttons, hide the technology holes in the matrix, and make applications work full-screen without black bars, especially for those who spend a lot of time in games or watching movies in high resolution.
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To activate the function, go to the device settings menu. Find the section that controls the screen settings and select Full-screen mode. Here the system will suggest switching to swipe management. Once the changes are confirmed, the usual Back, Home and Menu buttons will disappear, giving way to thin indicators at the edges of the display.
⚠️ Attention: When switching to gestures, it may take a short training to get used to new finger movements to return to the previous menu.
Using gestures allows apps to occupy the entire available area without any visual barriers, creating an immersive effect that is especially noticeable on social networks and when watching videos of vertical format.
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Hiding a cutout under the camera in the display
Redmi Note 10
To activate this option, you should go to the Notifications and Status Bar section inside the main settings, and there is the item "Hide the screen notch" where you turn it on, and you have a black bar on the top, which makes the front camera less visible, and it's purely cosmetic and doesn't affect the functionality of the sensor.
It's important to understand that turning on this feature doesn't physically increase the resolution or size of the matrix. The black bar simply masks the technological hole, sacrificing a small portion of the usable area for aesthetics, and the user decides for himself whether it's the maximum display area or a uniform black background on top.
| Parameter | No hiding. | With cover-up. |
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| Camera visibility | Noticeable in the light. | Hidden by a black stripe |
| Screen area | Maximum | Slightly reduced |
| Aesthetics | Natural. | monolithic |
Impact on the battery
Hiding the cutout does not save battery power on AMOLED screens, as black pixels still consume minimal energy, but the difference is not noticeable within the system.> Extension of display for specific applications Not all programs automatically adapt to the elongated proportions of modern displays. Some old games or specialized software can run with black fields on the sides or on top. MIUI provides the ability to force full-screen mode on such applications. In the menu of full-screen settings, there is a list of all installed programs. You can manually select the desired application and set the matrix to the system, which will force the system to be developed to resist the image. Be careful with this feature, as in some cases stretching can lead to distortion of the image. The interface can go, and important controls can go beyond the visible area. 📱 Open the settings and find the item "Full screen mode». 📱 Select an app from a list that is not displayed correctly. 📱 Set the switch to the position "Full screen». ☑️ Application compatibility checkStart the game in normal modeEvaluate the presence of black barsEnable forced stretch Check the integrity of the interface: 0 / 4 The quality of perception of full-screen content depends on the technical parameters of the display. 10 Supports high refresh rate of the picture, which makes animations smooth. However, to save energy or in certain scenarios, these settings can be changed. In the Screen section, you can set the refresh rate. You can choose an automatic mode that adapts the hertz to the contents, or fix the value in the screen. 60 Hz. For games and video, maximum values are preferred to ensure that there are no jerks. The screen resolution in this model is fixed and is 2400×1080 You can't programmatically change the physical resolution of the matrix, but you can zoom in. In the "Advanced" section, you have a setting for element size that affects how much information is placed on a single screen. ⚠️ Warning: setting the maximum refresh rate may result in faster battery discharge when the device is actively used during the day. Full screen mode loses its meaning if it is constantly interrupted by pop-up messages. To create a truly immersive environment, you need to set the notifications correctly. This is especially important when watching movies or during important presentations. The Do Not Disturb feature allows you to completely turn off the sound and vibration, and also hide pop-up banners. You can activate it through the notification curtain or in the appropriate settings section. In this mode, the screen remains active, but external stimuli are blocked. You can also set up this mode automatically on the schedule, for example, this information is used in the silent mode, and it helps you keep the clock in your work. It's important to distinguish between a complete concealment of notifications and a "Do Not Disturb" mode. In the first case, you just don't see the text of the message, in the second case, the phone ignores incoming calls and signals. 💡The combination of full-screen mode and the Do Not Disturb feature creates ideal conditions for consuming content without interruption. Solving scaling problems Sometimes after updating the system or installing a new version of the application, the display settings can get lost. The image may not stretch to the full screen, or it may be cut at the edges, and in such cases, you need to reset the settings of a particular application or the entire system, check whether the enlarged font mode or special features for people with visual impairment are turned on. These features can change the scale of the interface, creating the illusion of a full-screen mode not working properly. Return the font and screen size settings to the default values. If the problem persists, try clearing the cache of the problem application. Accumulated temporary files may contain conflicting data about the screen resolution. In extreme cases, resetting all settings to factory will help, but this will require prior data storage. 🔍 Check the settings of special features in the phone menu. 🔍 Reset the font scale to a standard value. 🔍 Clear the app cache through the program management menu. Additional display features Xiaomi owners can take advantage of additional features that improve the perception of the picture. Reading mode, vision protection and automatic brightness work in conjunction with full-screen display, making the use of the smartphone comfortable in all conditions. Technology DC Dimming (if available in your firmware version) reduces screen flickering at low brightness, which doesn't affect image size, but significantly reduces eye fatigue when reading long-term or watching videos in the dark. Experiment with live wallpaper and theme. The dark theme combined with AMOLED-The screen and the hidden camera notch create an infinite screen effect, where the boundaries of the device are visually blurred. Why are some applications left with black bars? Black bars appear when the application is designed for different screen proportions and does not have an adaptive interface. The system can't stretch the image without distorting the proportions, so it keeps the original look. Does full-screen mode affect performance? The display mode itself doesn't affect the speed of the processor. However, turning off the navigation and animation buttons can slightly reduce the load on the GUI, which theoretically increases responsiveness. Can you put the buttons back after you turn on gestures? Yes, you can go back to classic navigation at any time. You just go back to the full-screen settings and select Buttons. All settings are saved. How to hide the camera cutout in only one application? With MIUI, the cutout hide is applied globally for the entire interface. Selective concealment for individual applications is possible only with third-party programs or modified themes.