Have you ever wanted two mobiles with the same features? One for work, one for family and friends, is what is commonly said. What would happen if we told you that you have in your hands the possibility of doing it? That’s right, all with the use of the second Xiaomi space.
This setting is only available on mobiles with MIUIso if you have any Xiaomi with a different operating system, you may have to forget about this.
Xiaomi has become one of the most acclaimed brands on the market, its equipment is endowed with incredible qualities and, above all, prices that everyone can afford. Likewise, its developers have always focused on the user, using excellent quality hardware and designing software completely adaptable to the needs.
This has given way to one of the latest features that have made users’ heads explode, the second Xiaomi space. An easy-to-configure property and that can help you organize your life separating applications, contacts and files, without too much work.
What does Xiaomi second space offer?
Let’s start talking about its design, this is nothing more than an attached profile within the same mobile. Something like if there were two users on the same device. As in computers, users are completely separated from each other, only sharing the internal memory of the device.
That way, you can download different applications, have profiles of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and any other social network without this interfering with the main profile. We can add that this option is quite useful for those people who decide to keep work and family separate.
Besides, you can customize the profile to your likingFor example, change the wallpaper, the notification tones, the theme, the location of the applications and everything that the Xiaomi interface allows you to modify. Quite simply, it’s a completely different version of your phone and best of all, for the price of just one.
How to activate this second space on your mobile?
If you feel the need to access this option, you will only have to follow a few steps that we will explain below. First, we must make it clear that this procedure is useful for all brand mobiles. You will start by accessing the settings of your Xiaomi. While there, go down until you get the “Special functions” option.
Continue within this section and slide until you find “Second space”, touch this option. You must, then, press the “Activate second space” button. From now on you will have to dedicate yourself to configuring this second space as if it were a new mobile. Mainly, you will have to determine a screen lock that will be the pass that allows switching between spaces.
Switch between spaces quickly!
We cannot deny that Xiaomi has thought of all the details when developing this particular option. On the main screen of the spaces you will be able to see, from now on, a button that says “Change”. With a single touch you will be on the other side, without losing any type of information or damaging any process that you have been carrying out.
Does this seem unnecessary to you? Don’t worry! There is a much easier way to access it. When setting up your second space, you’ll need to assign it a different pattern or password. When unlocking your mobile you only have to use the pattern or password of the space you want to access.
Tired of the second Xiaomi space?
When it is no longer necessary to have two profiles, you can completely delete the information of the second profile without leaving traces. It is necessary to clarify that by deleting it, all data, files, contacts and other information cannot be recovered. We recommend making a backup if you need to save something important.
Now, decided to delete your second space? Learn how to do it! We will begin by accessing the “Settings” of your Xiaomi. go to «Special functions» > «Second Space». Here you should locate the button in the form of a trash can that appears in the upper right corner, press it. A notification will be displayed specifying that this action is not reversible and that all data will be lost, press “Delete” and wait a moment.
As soon as all the data and applications have been deleted, you will be able to have your mobile again. By removing the second space you will have freed all the memory that it occupiedso you will have more space in the main profile.
Is it necessary to download all the applications in the second space?
Almost to finish, we must make it clear that Xiaomi allows duplicate apps between your spaces. This means that you will not have to do a double installation, but each profile will save its data separately. Something quite useful considering the weight of application installation packages such as WhatsApp, Instagram or TikTok. If there is an application that you want to have in the second space only, you will have to download it from the Play Store.

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