Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones often face a situation where the brand’s automatically added logo spoils the perfect frame composition. This small but noticeable inscription usually sits in the bottom corner of the image and contains the name of the device model. Many amateur and professional photographers prefer a clean frame without unnecessary advertising built in by the manufacturer.
Fortunately, the MIUI operating system and the new HyperOS provide users with flexible tools to manage this setting. You can easily turn off the watermarking feature directly in the camera settings, while saving other important data, such as the date or time of shooting. The setup process is intuitive and takes only a few seconds, making it accessible even to beginners.
In this detailed guide, we will look at all the possible ways to remove inscriptions, as well as how to edit already taken pictures. We will touch on the nuances of working with different versions of firmware and offer alternative solutions for cases where standard methods are not available. Full control over the appearance of your photos begins with the correct setting of shooting parameters.
Setup of camera parameters to disable watermarks
The most effective and correct way to avoid unwanted labels is to prevent them from appearing in the first place, which requires changing the settings of the Camera app itself, which is hidden in the optional menu that is opened by swiping or clicking on a special icon in most modern Xiaomi models.
Go to the Camera app and look at the top of the screen, and you'll see a three-horizontal bar icon or a gear that represents a menu, and you'll click on it and you'll be taken to the settings section where you'll find the basic settings for shooting, including resolution, framing grid and watermarks, and that's where you'll find the answer to how to remove the caption on Xiaomi.
In the list that opens, find a item that might be called "Watermark," "Watermark settings," or "Add watermark." The interface may vary slightly depending on the version of MIUI, but the essence remains the same. You need to switch the switch to an inactive state so that the system stops applying the logo to new images.
- 📷 Open the Camera app on the home screen.
- ⚙️ Click on the three-bar menu in the upper right corner.
- 🚫 Find the watermark and turn it off.
- ✅ Take a test shot to check the result.
⚠️ Warning: Some global firmware versions may call it Add Watermark or Add Watermark. Make sure you turn off the general feature, not just specific options like Time or Device Model, if you want to remove everything at once.
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After these steps are completed, all subsequent photos will be kept clean, which is especially important for those who plan to process images in graphic editors or publish them in a portfolio where third-party logos are not allowed.
Removal of the inscription from the already ready photos
If you forgot to turn off the watermark beforehand and you already have a series of images with the Xiaomi logo, don’t despair.The built-in gallery editor MIUI has a powerful tool called “Swallow” that allows you to effectively remove unnecessary objects. This method is based on artificial intelligence algorithms that analyze the surrounding background and fill the inscription area with suitable pixels.
To start, open the photo you want in the standard Gallery app. Click on the Change button (usually a pencil or slider icon). In the lower tool menu, click on the More section or immediately find the Retouch/Erase tool. Select the Delete or Delete Object mode.
Carefully swipe your finger or stylus around the watermark area. The system will automatically highlight the area and try to replace it with the texture of the background. For best results, it is recommended to zoom in to precisely circle the boundaries of the text without affecting important details of the image.
Why would an eraser leave a trace?
There is also the option of using third-party apps if the built-in tools fail. Programs like TouchRetouch or Snapseed often perform better on complex backgrounds. However, for most standard situations, the capabilities of Xiaomi’s native gallery are quite enough.
Customization of additional stamps: time, model and location
Beyond the brand’s main logo, many users inadvertently include displaying the date, time, or even the exact model of the device.This data is also considered part of the watermark and is managed in the same settings section. Understanding the differences between these options will help you customize the camera exactly the way you want it to.
The watermark settings menu often features separate switches for "Device Model" and "Time." If your goal is to leave only the shooting date for archival purposes, but remove the name Redmi Note 12 or Xiaomi 13, you need to be careful when setting up. The flexibility of the system allows you to combine these options.
| Parameter | Description | Influence on photo |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO logo | Adds the company logo to the corner |
| Model | Name of a particular smartphone | Add text with the model name |
| Time. | Date and time of shooting | Affixes a time stamp on the image |
It's worth noting that some firmware versions can combine these settings into a single switchboard, so if you turn it off, you'll remove all the extra labels at once, and if there's a separate switch, you can only leave time, for example, which is often convenient for keeping a photo diary.
Check for updates to the camera app regularly. Xiaomi engineers often change the settings layout or add new features to the menu, so the interface may change from version to version.
Using Profi Mode for Clean Photos
For those with the highest quality and control, the Pro mode in Xiaomi’s camera offers an alternative approach. While the watermark settings in the global menu are usually applied here, the Pro mode is inherently focused on getting a “raw” and undistorted result, which implies minimizing software interventions.
Switching to Pro mode, you get access to manual shutter speed, ISO, focal length and white balance settings, and in this mode, the camera behaves more predictably, and the likelihood of processing artifacts, including intrusive watermarks (unless they are suddenly turned off globally), tends to zero.
In addition, in the Profi mode, the RAW save format is often available. Files in this format contain raw matrix information and are saved without the use of any filters, lossy compression and, importantly, without watermarks, even if they are included in the main JPEG settings. This is the only guaranteed way to get a completely clean file directly from the camera, bypassing software overlays.
⚠️ Attention: Files in format RAW It takes up a lot more memory (up to) 20-30 MB per shot) and require mandatory post-processing on your computer or in advanced mobile editors. Use this format only if you are ready to work with the image further.
Using manual settings requires some knowledge of photography, but it gives you better results: you control the exposure and colors yourself, getting a picture that fully matches your vision, without unnecessary digital tinsel.
Hiding inscriptions through third-party apps and editors
If Xiaomi’s built-in gallery facilities don’t seem effective enough to remove a complex watermark, Google Play’s dedicated apps will come to the rescue. The mobile photo editorial market offers a variety of tools that use advanced Content-Aware Fill algorithms.
One of the most popular solutions is Google's Snapseed app, and the point tool in this app works great: just touch a label, and the smart algorithm will replace it with the pixels of the environment. Another powerful tool is TouchRetouch, which is designed specifically to remove objects and text, and it allows you to highlight text in lines, which is very convenient for smooth inscriptions in the corner of the photo.
- 📲 Snapseed: Free and powerful editor with great point correction tool.
- ✂️ TouchRetouch: A paid application specializing in removing unnecessary objects.
- 🎨 PicsArt: Universal combine where you can paint the inscription with a brush or use cloning.
- 🖌️ Adobe Lightroom Mobile: Professional tool with the function "Healing" for defect removal.
When using these applications, it's important not to overdo it. Excessive blurring or careless cloning can be even more conspicuous than the inscription itself. Try to match the texture of the background as accurately as possible.
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Use the "cloning" function in editors if the background is heterogeneous. Take a sample of the texture next to the inscription and gently color the text, preserving the structure of the image.
Working with third-party apps gives you more freedom, but it takes time. For batch processing of hundreds of photos, this method is not suitable, but for editing several key frames, it is indispensable.
Frequent problems and their solution
Despite the ease of customization, users sometimes encounter situations where the watermark does not disappear or behaves strangely, such as you turned off the setting, but the logo still appears in new photos, this can be due to the caching of the application or an error in a particular version of the firmware.
In such cases, try to clear the Camera app data. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps → Camera → Memory and click Clear Data and Clear Cache. Don’t worry, your photos won’t be deleted, just the settings of the shooter will be reset.
Another problem is that you have a watermark in Portrait or Night Shooting mode, even when it's not normally available. In some older versions of MIUI, the watermark settings for different shooting modes may have varied, be sure to check the settings by switching between modes, or upgrade to the current version where that logic is unified.
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If standard methods don’t help, resetting the camera settings to factory settings through the app menu often solves the problem of software glitches.
Also, consider that some third-party design themes for MIUI may force you to add their graphic elements on top of the camera interface. If you use a custom theme, try switching to the standard one and checking for the label again.