How to deploy a photo on your Xiaomi Redmi phone: all the ways (including hidden)

Why are the pictures not turning the way they should?

You took the perfect shot on Xiaomi Redmi, but when you watched it turned 90° This problem is familiar to many Xiaomi smartphone owners — especially if you're taking pictures in portrait orientation or using third-party cameras. EXIF, which the phone is recording incorrectly, or a bug in the firmware MIUI.

80 percent of the time, it's 30 seconds -- just use the built-in gallery. But sometimes you need more radical methods, from editing metadata to using a PC. In this article, we'll look at all the current ways to deploy photos to the Redmi Note 11, Redmi 9A, POCO F4, and other models -- including those that don't work through standard settings.

⚠️ Important: If the photo is taken on another phone (such as an iPhone or Samsung) and ported to Xiaomi, try opening it on the original device first – the problem may be incompatibility of metadata.

Method 1: Deploy a photo through a standard MIUI gallery

The fastest method is to use the built-in Gallery app, which works on all versions of MIUI (including MIUI 14 and HyperOS) and does not require any additional software installation.

Instructions:

• 📂 Open the Gallery app and find the photo you need.
• 🖼️ Slip the image to open it in full screen mode.
• ⚙️ Click on the Edit icon (pencil in the bottom menu).
• 🔄 Select the Rotating tool (round arrow) and click on it until the photo takes the desired orientation.
• ✅ Click Save (or Ready in New Versions).

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI When you save it, you create a copy of the file marked " edited." To avoid duplicates, delete the original manually or use the method. №3.

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Method 2: Use Google Photos to automatically correct

The Google Photos app is often better at targeting images than the standard Xiaomi gallery, which automatically reads EXIF tags and rotates the photos correctly — even if they are displayed sideways in the gallery.

How it works:

1. Install Google Photos (if not already installed).
2. Open the app and find the problem photo.
3. Slip on it – if the orientation is wrong, click Edit → Tools → Turn.
4. Manually rotate the photo 90° or 180° and save the changes.

💡 Plus, Google Photos maintains original quality and does not create duplicates.

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Method 3: Deploy photo through file manager (without loss of quality)

If the gallery persists in not saving the changes, try editing the photo through Files (or any other file manager, such as Solid Explorer), a method that is suitable for batch rotation of several pictures.

Step-by-step:

• 📁 Open the Files app and go to the folder DCIM → Camera (or the one where the photo is stored).
• 🖼️ Long press on file → Open with help → Gallery (or other editor).
• 🔄 Rotating through editing tools (as in Method 1).
• ✅ Save the changes with the original replacement (option appears when you save).

⚠️ Note: If the photo becomes blurred after saving, the file manager used compression.

Method 4: Correct EXIF metadata (for power users)

If the photo is not rotated correctly on only some devices (for example, on a PC or other phone), the problem lies in the metadata EXIF Orientation.

The best tools for Xiaomi Redmi:

How to change orientation through EXIF Editor:

1. Open the app and select a problem photo.
2. Find the Orientation field (usually a value of 6 or 8 means a 90° turn).
3. Change the value to 1 (normal) or 3 (vertical 180°).
4. Save the changes and check the photo in the gallery.

Important: Not all photo viewing apps take into account EXIF tags. If the photo still doesn't show correctly after editing, use Method 5 (turn to PC).

Method 5: Deploy a photo on your computer (100% result)

If none of the mobile methods worked, connect Xiaomi Redmi to your PC and use desktop programs, which is guaranteed to solve the problem, since computer editors ignore the “big” EXIF tags and work with pixels directly.

The best programs for Windows/macOS:

• 🖥️ FastStone Image Viewer – Free, Supports Packet Turn.
• 🖥️ IrfanView – Lightweight Editor with Fixing Function EXIF.
• 🖥️ Adobe Photoshop for professional correction (instruction below).

Instructions for FastStone:

1. Connect your phone to your PC in File Transfer mode.
2. Copy the photo onto the computer.
3. Open in FastStone, click JPEG Lossless Rotate (in the Tools menu).
4. Select the right angle of turn and save.
5. Return the file back to your phone.

💡 Advice: If the photo is taken in format HEIC (relevant to Redmi with MIUI 13+), First, convert it into JPG via online converter.

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Before editing on a PC, back up your photo – some programs (like the standard Windows viewer) can save files with loss of quality.

Method 6: Reset your camera settings (if the problem is repeated)

If all new photos are saved upside down, the problem may be with the camera settings, which often happens after a MIUI update or a phone reset.

How to return the factory settings of the camera:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Put it on the icon. ⚙️ Settings (or swipe from the right edge of the screen).
3. Select Restore the default settings.
4. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: After reset, check the resolution and save format (for example, 4:3 instead of 16:9 can affect orientation:

• 📸 The aspect ratio is 4:3 (for the correct one) EXIF).
• 🔄 Crash: On-line.
• 📁 Format: JPG (not HEIC, If you are planning to edit on PC).

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If resetting the camera settings didn’t help, upgrade the MIUI firmware to the latest version – there was a bug in the old builds with the wrong EXIF recording for the front camera.

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