How to make a screen on shaomi 6: the complete guide

Creating a screenshot on a Xiaomi Mi 6 smartphone is a basic but critical feature for most users, allowing you to instantly capture important information, correspondence or gameplay moment. Owners of this flagship device, released in 2017, often face the need to save visual data, but not everyone is aware of the hidden capabilities of the MIUI shell, which greatly simplify this process. Standard methods may seem obvious, but in the Android system, adapted by the Chinese manufacturer, there are many nuances.

The device features a capacitive screen and a powerful processor, allowing you to take screenshots instantly, without delays and interface lags. Regardless of which version of the firmware is installed on your Xiaomi 6 – global or Chinese – the image creation algorithms remain almost identical, although the paths to some settings may vary slightly. Understanding all the available methods will give you complete control over the multimedia content of your gadget.

In this article, we will take a closer look at not only classic keyboard shortcuts, but also advanced features such as long-screenshots, timer usage, and voice control. You will learn where files are stored after creation and what to do if standard methods stop working.

Classical Method Through Physical Buttons

The most common and reliable way that works on the vast majority of Android smartphones, including the Xiaomi Mi 6, is to press two physical buttons simultaneously. To implement this method, you need a Power button located on the right side of the case and a Volume Down button located below it.

It is important to observe the correct sequence and duration of pressing. You do not need to hold the buttons for too long, since prolonged clamping of the combination can start the device reboot mode or trigger an emergency call menu if it is configured in the system. A short-term but clear press lasting about one second is enough. Visual confirmation of the successful operation will be the characteristic sound of the camera shutter (if enabled in the settings) and the appearance of a thumbnail of the picture in the upper right corner of the screen.

⚠️ Attention: If you press the volume button a little earlier or later than the power button, the system will perceive it as two separate actions - changing the volume and locking the screen.

Once a screenshot is taken, the system automatically stores the image in internal memory. On Xiaomi 6 with its high-resolution screen (1920×1080), the quality of the images stored remains excellent, conveying all the details of the interface. This method is universal and does not depend on the software settings, making it the main way for most users.

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Synchronously pressing the buttons "Power" and "Loudness down" is the fastest and always working way, which does not require prior system configuration.

Use of notification curtain and control menu

For those who prefer software methods or have difficulty physically pressing buttons, the MIUI shell offers a handy widget in the notification curtain. To use this method, you need to unlock the screen and swipe from top to bottom to open the Quick Settings panel. Among the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and flashlight icons, you should find an icon with a picture of scissors or a camera, which is usually signed as “Screenshot”.

This is especially useful when it is difficult to reach the side faces of the device with one hand or when the smartphone is lying on a flat surface. However, if you did not find the desired icon the first time, it may be hidden in the additional menu. To do this, you need to click on the edit button (usually this is the icon of a pencil or three dots in the corner of the curtain) and drag the screenshot label to the active panel.

The advantage of using a software button is that there is no risk of accidental locking of the screen or changing the volume, which sometimes occurs when using physical keys. In addition, this method allows you to take screenshots even in those rare cases where the touch layer is partially unresponsive, but the system interface is still available for control.

Three fingers and MIUI gestures

One of the most popular and convenient features in the Xiaomi ecosystem is to create a screenshot using the Three Finger gesture, which allows you to take a picture of the current content of the screen by simply swiping three fingers from top to bottom across the display. This feature is not activated by default on some versions of the firmware, so it must be pre-enabled in the device settings.

To activate this feature, go to the Settings menu, then select the Additional (or Advanced Settings) section and find Screenshots. Here you tick the option “Three-finger Screenshot.” Once you turn on this feature, you can take pictures in any application, game, or browser with one smooth hand movement.

Using gestures greatly speeds up the process of storing information, especially if you often share content on social networks. However, it is worth considering that in some games or applications with a special type of protection (for example, banking applications with incognito mode), this method may not work for security reasons.

⚠️ Note: The Three Fingers gesture may conflict with the features of some drawing or photo editing apps, where three fingers are used for other actions. If you notice strange behavior in graphic editors, try temporarily disabling this gesture.

Creating long screenshots (scrolling)

Owners of Xiaomi 6 often need to save not just one frame, but an entire page of text, messenger correspondence or news feed. To do this, MIUI implements a "Scroll" function or create a long screenshot. After you take a regular screenshot in any of the above ways, a thumbnail will appear in the upper right corner.

Pressing this button triggers an automatic image capture mode. The screen will start to scroll slowly down, capturing new content and stitching it with the previous image into one long file. The process continues until you hit the stop button or until you reach the end of the page. It's the perfect tool for saving articles, recipes or dialogues.

Note that scroll function does not work in all applications, for example, in some games or applications with horizontal orientation of the screen, this mode may not be available, and a long screenshot may be interrupted if the page encounters dynamic elements that change in real time, which confuses the gluing algorithm of the image.

Voice control and timer

Modern smartphones, including the Xiaomi Mi 6, support advanced user experience techniques. One of them is voice control via Google Assistant. If you have a voice assistant set up, you can just say the phrase "OK, Google, take a screenshot" (or a similar command in your language), and the device will perform the request. This is especially convenient when your hands are busy or the device is in an uncomfortable position.

Another useful feature built into the standard Camera app or available through third-party widgets is the timer. While a standard Xiaomi camera doesn’t always have a built-in screenshot timer, you can set up automation through the Scripts app (within the Security app or a separate Scripts app).

Using voice commands requires a stable Internet connection, as query processing often takes place on Google servers, while timers and scripts work locally and are independent of the network, combining these techniques to create a flexible screen capture system tailored to your personal smartphone usage habits.

Where screenshots and work with files are stored

Once an image is created, users often wonder where exactly the file is saved. In the Xiaomi Mi 6 file system, all screenshots are stored by default in internal memory in the DCIM/Screenshots folder, and can be found through the standard File Manager Explorer, which is preinstalled in the system, or through the Gallery app.

The Gallery app has a separate screenshot album, which makes navigation easier, so you can not only view images, but also edit them: cut edges, add text, draw arrows or blur sensitive information before sending. The MIUI shell offers a powerful built-in editor that does not require additional applications.

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If your phone’s memory is full, clean the screenshot folder regularly, as long images can take up a significant amount of space (up to 5-10 MB each).

Solution and quality settings

Despite the stability of Xiaomi 6, users may face situations where screenshots are not created or saved with errors. One of the common reasons is a lack of free memory. If the internal storage is crowded, the system will not be able to write a new file, in which case you need to free up space by removing unnecessary applications or media files.

Another problem can be application conflict, and some programs, especially banking or corporate, block the ability to take screenshots for security purposes, and in those cases, you'll see a black screen instead of an image or a notification of a ban, which is not a malfunction of the phone, but a regular data protection operation.

To fine-tune the quality and behavior of the system when creating screenshots, go to Settings -> Additional -> Screenshots. Here you can change the format of the stored file (if such an option is available in your version of MIUI), adjust the compression quality or turn on / off the soundtrack. Adjusting these parameters will help optimize memory use and improve the user experience.