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Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO · catalog updated 2026-10-21

All supported devices
Brand
Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO
Kind
Android phone · released 2018-07 · last update Android 10
Model codes
MI 8 Explorer Edition

Ships with MIUI 9 (Android 8.1); install the Android 10 update first. It did not get MIUI 13, so Quick ball is not listed.

Gestures on the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition

No gesture specific to this model is known. We only list what the manufacturer or reliable sources document.

Plus what the app offers on every Android phone: In-app button, Widget, Quick Settings tile, Shake, Volume keys, Voice phrase. How to set those up

Recommended presets

  • Shake ×3Sends a signal

    Three sharp shakes within 2.5 s: hard to do by accident, easy to do without looking.

    Shake ×3, 0.15–1 s apart · whole gesture within 2.5 s

  • Widget ×2Sends a signal

    Two taps on the home-screen widget within 3 s; a single accidental tap does nothing.

    Widget ×2, 0.1–3 s apart · whole gesture within 3 s

Gestures are set up in the phone settings as shown, then combined into a trigger recipe in the app, where practice mode shows step by step whether a gesture would trigger.