How to completely disable the energy-saving mode on the Xiaomi phone: all ways

The energy-saving mode on Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi, POCO and Mi) often causes conflicts between battery savings and performance. On the one hand, the feature prolongs battery life, limiting the background activity of applications and reducing the clock speed of the processor. On the other, users face slowing down the interface, no notifications and automatic closing of applications, especially this annoys owners of flagship models (Xiaomi 14, Redmi K70 Pro), where hardware power allows you to work without strict restrictions.

In this article, we will analyze all available ways to turn off energy saving – from the basic settings. MIUI to the hidden parameters of the developer and teams ADB. You will learn how to turn off the mode completely or customize it to your needs, as well as what is fraught with ignoring factory restrictions. MIUI 14/15 and all relevant Xiaomi models (2020–2026 release).

Why Xiaomi is aggressively saving battery life?

The MIUI shell is known for its “iron” approach to energy management. Unlike “pure” Android, where the user decides which applications can work in the background, Xiaomi by default blocks most processes 3-5 minutes after leaving the background.

• 🔋 Weak batteries in budget models (Redmi) 10A, POCO M4 Pro), where each percentage of charge counts.
• 📉 Optimization for the Chinese market, where users are used to long-term autonomy even on weak smartphones.
• 🤖 Algorithms. MIUI, which prioritize system processes over user applications (e.g. WhatsApp or Telegram may not update in the background).
• 🔄 Automatic updates that reset your energy saving settings after installing a new version MIUI.

The manufacturer claims that such measures increase the time of operation by 15-30%, but in practice this often leads to a loss of functionality, for example, messengers stop syncing, health trackers (Mi Band, Zepp Life) do not record data, and geolocation in Google Maps turns off after a few minutes.

Method 1: Disconnecting through the basic MIUI settings

The easiest method is to use the standard MIUI menu, which is suitable for most models (Redmi Note 12, Xiaomi 13T, POCO F5, etc.), but has limitations: some applications will still be optimized by the system.

1. Open the settings → Battery and performance.
2. Go to the Energy Savings section.
3. Turn off the energy saving switch (if it is active).
4. Click on Power Saving Settings → select Unlimited or High Performance (not available on all models).

Important! Some firmware (MIUI Global) may not have a No Limits option, in which case select Balanced Mode and manually add exceptions for critical applications (for more on this in the next section).

Make sure the switch in the Battery section is gray (inactive)

Reboot your phone to apply changes

Check the work of background applications (messengers, trackers)

Turn off Adaptive Brightness (which also affects power consumption)-->

Method 2: Manually add exceptions for applications

Even if you've turned off energy saving globally, MIUI can continue to restrict individual programs, and to avoid that, you have to manually whitelist them.

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Consumption Management by Apps.
2. Select an app from a list (such as Telegram or Google Maps).
3. Activate options: 🔄 No restrictions (or Auto-Run) 📱 Background activity 🔔 Accurate notifications (for messengers)

Repeat for all critical programs.

On models with MIUI 14+ (e.g. Xiaomi 13 Ultra), the path may be different: Settings → Applications → Application Management → [Select App] → Battery → No restrictions.

Method 3: Hidden Developer Settings

For advanced users, Xiaomi has provided hidden options that allow you to fine-tune your power consumption.

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Click 7 times on the MIUI version until you become a developer!
3. Go back to the main menu of settings → Additional → For developers.
4. Find and disconnect: 🔋 Background process restriction (set a Standard Limit or No Limitations) 🔄 Optimization MIUI (This can be called aggressive battery optimization) 📱 Do not remain active (if enabled, turn off)

⚠️ Attention: Disabling Optimization MIUI This can lead to a 20-40 percent increase in battery consumption and processor overheating over long loads. 9A, POCO C31).

Method 4: Disconnect via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods don’t work, you can use USB debugging and ADB commands. This is the most radical way, which completely disables all the limitations of MIUI, but requires a computer and basic knowledge.

Preparation:

1. Enable USB debugging in the developer settings (see Method 3).
2. Download Google’s Platform Tools and unpack the archive.
3. Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.

The following is a good example of Don't Kill My App!:

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Run it and select Xiaomi from the list of manufacturers.
3. Follow the instructions – the utility will automatically open the desired MIUI menu.
4. Add problematic applications to the exceptions.

Limitation: These programs can’t completely turn off power saving—they just make it easier to set up standard MIUI settings. Full control will still require ADB or bootloader unlocking.

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The utility side is the crutch, not the solution, and it helps you find the right settings faster, but it doesn't eliminate the system-level limitations of MIUI.

What if energy saving is self-sustaining?

Many users complain that after updating MIUI or restarting the phone, the energy saving is activated again.

• 🔄 Automatic security updates that reset settings.
• 📱 Politics. MIUI, which compulsorily includes low battery optimization (less than 15%).
• 🔋 A battery that is worn out by more than 30% (the system tries to compensate for the loss of capacity).

Decisions:

1. Turn off automatic updates MIUI In Settings → The phone. → Updating the system → ⚙️ → Auto-update.
2. Use it. ADB-Command to permanently shut down: adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1
3. Check battery health through Settings → Battery → Battery condition. If wear exceeds 30%, consider replacing.

⚠️ Note: On some models (Redmi Note 11, POCO X3 Pro) after resetting to the factory settings, the energy saving is switched on again. To avoid this, execute the command before the reset: adb shell cmd battery reset

FAQ: Frequent questions about energy saving on Xiaomi