Modern Xiaomi smartphones, including the Redmi and POCO series, often add a watermark by default to every image taken.This label contains the manufacturer’s logo and device model, which can be useful for demonstrating the camera’s capabilities, but often annoys users who want a clean shot.
There are several effective approaches to this problem, ranging from simple settings in the camera menu to the use of specialized graphic editors. The choice of method depends on whether you need to remove the logo from the finished picture or you want to prevent it from appearing in the future. In this article, we will discuss all the options available in detail so that you can choose the most convenient for yourself.
It's worth noting that the built-in MIUI or HyperOS tools allow you to flexibly manage your shooting options. However, if a photo is already taken and saved in the gallery, other tools will be needed. Understanding the difference between software disabling a feature and retouching a finished file will help you achieve the desired result faster without losing image quality.
Disabling the watermark in a standard chamber
The easiest and most correct way to get rid of the label is to prevent it from appearing at the time of shooting. The standard Camera app in the MIUI shells has a built-in switch that activates or deactivates this setting. To find it, open the app and click on the menu icon, usually represented by three horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the screen.
In the settings list that opens, you need to find "Watermark" or "Watermark." The interface may vary depending on the operating system version and regional firmware. Once you log in, you'll see the switch that displays the logo, and you'll just have to put it inactive so that it doesn't show up again in new images.
⚠️ Note: Some global firmware versions may call it a “Device Model” or be combined with time and date settings. Carefully review all subsections of the camera settings menu if you don’t find an explicit logo indication.
If you use additional shooting modes, such as Portrait, Night or Pro, make sure that the setting is applicable to all modes. Sometimes settings can be reset when switching between main use cases. Regularly checking these settings after updating the system will help avoid unexpected labels on important frames.
☑️ Checking camera settings
Removal of the logo from finished photos
If the image is already taken and the watermark is present in the image, it will be too late to change the camera settings, in which case the built-in editing tools available in the smartphone gallery come to the rescue. Modern image processing algorithms allow you to sufficiently remove small objects and text, filling the empty space with neighboring pixels.
To start, open the photo in the gallery and click on the Change button or the pencil icon. In the bottom toolbar, find a section that could be called Magic, Retouche, or Lastik. This is where the functions to remove unwanted objects are hidden. Select the Remove Object tool or similar.
After activating the tool, carefully paint over the area with the Xiaomi logo. The system will automatically analyze the surrounding background and try to restore the texture. The effectiveness of the method depends on the complexity of the background: on a homogeneous surface (sky, wall), the result will be perfect, and on texture (grass, hair) additional edits may be required.
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Use of third-party retouch applications
Embedded tools don’t always do the tricky job, especially if the logo is placed on a contrasting or detailed background, and in such situations, it’s wise to turn to specialized apps from the Google Play store, which offer more advanced algorithms for cloning and restoring images.
One of the most popular solutions is Google's Snapseed app, which is a point tool in this editor that works perfectly for minor defects, and you should also look at TouchRetouch or Adobe Photoshop Express, which allows you to manually select areas to replace, giving the user full control of the process.
- 📱 Snapseed: Free and powerful editor with intuitive point correction tool.
- 🎨 TouchRetouch: A paid app specializing exclusively in object removal.
- ✨ PicsArt: Multifunctional combine where you can use cloning and blur tools.
When working with third-party software, it is important to maintain the original image quality. Most modern editors support c-files. Remember to save a copy of the original before editing, so you can always roll back in case of unsuccessful experiments.
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Use the Cloning feature in advanced editors if the automatic removal leaves artifacts. Simply select a clean area of background next to the text and color over the logo.
Comparison of methods for deleting inscriptions
The right method depends on the situation, the urgency and the quality requirements of the final result, and to make it easier for you to navigate, we have prepared a comparison table of the main ways, which will help you quickly determine which tool will best suit your goals.
| Method | Difficulty | Quality of the result | Need for installation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera settings | Low. | Perfect (original) | Not required |
| Built-in editor | Low. | Good (depending on background) | Not required |
| Annexes (Snapseed) | Medium | Excellent. | Required. |
| Online services | Medium | Medium/Good | Browser required |
As you can see from the table, prevention is always better than cure. Customizing before shooting saves time and ensures that no artifacts are present. However, once the photo is taken, the built-in MIUI tools are often powerful enough to quickly retouch without installing any extra software.
Working with complex backgrounds and artifacts
The greatest difficulty is when a watermark overshadows important details of a picture or is placed in a motley background, in which case a simple blur can create a noticeable stain that will catch the eye even more than the text itself, requiring a more subtle approach and the use of cloning tools.
The technique of cloning is to take a texture sample from a clean section of an image and transfer it to the area that says it, and in applications like Snapseed or Photoshop Express, this process is manually controlled, and the key is to constantly change the point (the source of cloning) so that you don't create repetitive patterns that look unnatural.
⚠️ Attention: When retweeting human or animal faces, be extremely careful. Algorithms can distort facial features or the texture of the coat if you do not act carefully.
If the logo is in the corner of the frame, sometimes the easiest way to crop a photo is to completely remove the problem area, although it changes the composition of the frame. For social networks, where 1:1 or 9:16 ratios are important, framing is often the fastest and most effective solution.
Automation and batch processing
For users who take hundreds of pictures a day and forget to turn off the watermark, manually processing each photo can be torture. Fortunately, there are ways to automate the process. Some file managers and galleries allow filters or actions to be applied to a group of images.
But automatically removing logos from different photos is difficult because the position of the label can vary and the background can vary, and if you're using a computer, programs like Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop allow you to create a mask and apply it to all photos taken in the same resolution and orientation, and on mobile devices, this is limited.
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The best way to avoid problems is to check your camera settings once you buy a phone or upgrade your system so you don’t waste time retouching hundreds of photos later.
In conclusion, removing Xiaomi’s label is a solvable task of any complexity, whether it’s simple menu settings or painstaking work in a graphics editor, you can always achieve a clean frame.