Although no one in technical services knows that everything is done with special equipment that only they have, the fact is that our mobile phones hide many important secrets. You can access it by navigating through settings or using secret codes. Hidden menus are the best diagnostic tools.
A few days ago we showed you how to test your Xiaomi microphones and speakers with one of these menus. Now it’s down to another subtle part: the battery. Want to know how his health is? How many charge cycles did it complete? Learn how to access the hidden battery menu on your Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO mobile. We’ll also list a number of things you’ll find there so you know what they’re all about.
iPhone, Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO also have the same function where you can see the battery health of your terminal. However, it is a hidden menu and you need to enter a secret code to bring it to light. Although, be careful, there is something you need to know first.
This option is not available for any brand device. The hidden battery menu is only available on Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO phones starting with Android 9 and MIUI 10. From then on, any version of Android or Xiaomi’s customization layer is compatible, even with HyperOS. At this point, it’s hard to continue using a phone with Android 8 or below, but if you have one, you should know that your phone won’t work.
Knowing that and knowing that you have a compatible device, how do you access the hidden battery menu on these devices? It is as easy as the following steps.
Open the phone application on your mobile and enter the code *#*#6485#*#* and it will automatically enter the “Battery Info” menu.
What information will you find there? What do the “MB”, “MU”, “MF” and other codes on the list mean? All these are important information like your device battery. Its voltage, current health, current state of charge, percentage of charge and others. However, the most important are the following.
MB_00/MF_01: Displays the current battery charge percentage.MB_01/MP_03: Indicates whether your Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO is charging or charging. MB_06: Shows the battery health, if it says “good”, it’s time to replace it. The battery is finished.MF_05: Shows the energy capacity currently stored in the battery. MF_06: Shows the factory capacity of the battery and its change over time. MU_00: Shows what connection is used for charging.MU_01: Indicates if the power source is connected and the current is correct.
Many of these components are not available on all devices., but the most important ones do. Now why all this information? As we have already said, it is mainly to determine the health of the cell phone battery and determine whether it needs to be replaced. However, it is also important to know that they are trying to scam you when buying a second-hand smartphone. as a? With charging cycles, which should be based on the time the device is supposed to have.
By the way, there are also apps that can help you with battery health on any Android phone.
