Setting up the curtain on Xiaomi Poco X3: Full instructions for customizing the notification panel

Notification panel (or “curtain”) on Xiaomi Poco X3 — It's not just a way to check for alerts, it's also a powerful tool to quickly access key smartphone functions. MIUI They are often overloaded with unnecessary elements or, conversely, hide useful options. For example, by default, the curtain may display shortcuts to services you never use, while frequently used features (such as Do Not Disturb or mobile hotspot) are hidden on the second screen.

In this article, we will analyze all ways to customize the curtain on Poco X3: From basic icon rearrangement to hidden opportunities MIUI, You'll learn how to remove annoying ads in notifications, optimize the display of one-handed shortcuts, and adjust the transparency of the panel to the style of your theme. We will pay special attention to the problems that users face after updates – for example, when the curtain begins to “poop” or resets the settings.

Despite Poco's X3 work MIUI, Its curtain has several unique features compared to other Xiaomi smartphones, such as the default feature of the “Separate notifications” function, which groups alerts from messengers and system applications, which is convenient, but can confuse newcomers. We will show you how to disable or configure this function to your needs.

It is important to understand: the curtain settings are closely related to the version. MIUI and shell POCO If you use a third-party launcher (such as Nova or Apex), some menu items may differ, in which case we recommend temporarily returning the standard launcher to follow the instructions.

1. Basic Curtain setting: labels and display order

The first thing to start with is editing quick settings (shortcuts at the top of the curtain), which by default displays Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flashlight and others, but their set can be completely remade for yourself.

To change the order or add new labels:

1. Open the curtain with a swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
2. Click on the Pencil icon (Edit) in the lower right corner of the Quick Settings panel.
3. Hold any icon with your finger and drag it to the right place. To remove the label from the visible area, move it to the Unused section at the bottom of the screen.
4. To add a new shortcut, find it in the list of unused and drag it to the top.

Pay attention to Poco X3 The curtain displays 8 shortcuts at the same time (some firmware has 9). If you need more, you'll have to swipe left to access the second quick settings screen. To avoid this, you can turn off underutilized features (e.g., less-used features, NFC “Saving traffic” – making room for more important ones.

• 🔄 Tip: Place the most commonly used shortcuts (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flashlight, flight mode) in the first line - so they will always be at hand without unnecessary swipes.
• 📱 For one hand: If you have thumbs, move the commonly used icons to the lower right corner of the curtain - so they are easier to reach.
• ⚡ Energy saving: Remove from the curtain the labels of features that strongly plant the battery (for example, “Mobile hotspot” or “Geolocation”), if you rarely use them.

Place Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the first line|

Remove underutilized functions (NFC, IR port) to unused|

Add a “Read Mode” or “Dark Topic” label when used frequently|

Check that the "Do Not Disturb" label is available without a swipe to the left-->

2. Notification management: how to disable unnecessary alerts

One of the most annoying features MIUI — These are system notifications from Xiaomi services (Mi Video, Mi Browser, GetApps, etc.) that not only clog the curtain, but can also contain ads. Fortunately, they can be turned off.

For this:

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification management.
2. In the list of applications, find those notifications from which you want to disable (for example, Mi Video, Cleaner, Security).
3. Turn off the Show Notifications switch or set the alert priority (for example, set Low Priority for low-importance notifications).

For a deeper setup:

• 🔔 Grouping of Notifications: In the same menu (Notification Management), enable the option to Group Notifications so that alerts from one application fold into one block.
• 📵 Do Not Disturb: Set up automatic notifications off at night or during business hours in Settings → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb.
• 🚫 Ad Blocking: In Settings → Memory. → Clean up, turn off the “Recommendations” option to reduce the number of advertising notifications.

Advertising from Xiaomi|

Notifications from messengers|

System Notifications (Updates, Cleanups)|

Notifications from games|

I like everything.-->

On Poco. X3 s MIUI 12.5 and later, there is a hidden feature called Smart Notification Grouping, which automatically sorts alerts by importance. → Special facilities → System settings → Smart grouping and switch on the appropriate switch.

3. Transparency and curtain design: how to change the appearance

Appearance of the curtain on Poco X3 It can be changed significantly without root rights. MIUI allows you to customize the transparency of the panel, color scheme and even opening animation.

To change transparency:

1. Go to Settings. → Screen. → Style of curtain notifications.
2. Choose one of the suggested styles: “Transparent”, “Color” or “Dark”.
3. For fine-tuning transparency, use the “Blurr Effect” slider (not available on all firmware).

If you don’t like the standard design, you can install an alternative theme from the theme store. MIUI:

• 🎨 Open the Topics app and select the "Curtain" section».
• 🔍 View the available styles (e.g., "iOS-style", "Material Design" or "Minimalism»).
• ⚠️ Note: Some themes may conflict with system fonts or icons, leading to visual bugs.

For lovers of experiments, there is another way of customization - the use of ADB-For example, with the command below, you can turn off the animation of opening the curtain, making it instantaneous:

adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 0

To return the animation, replace 0 with 1.

4.Curtain problems at Poco X3 and their decisions

Many Poco users X3 They're going to have to face the curtains slowing down, not opening the first time, or unintentionally resetting, and most of the time, it's one of the following things:

If the curtain has become worse after the update MIUI, Try the following steps:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone. → Update the system and check if a new firmware version with fixes is available.
2. Clear the recovery partition cache (without data loss): turn off the phone, pinch the Power + Volume Up, select “Wipe Cache” from the recovery menu».
3. If the problem remains, reset the curtain settings through ADB: adb shell pm clear com.android.systemui ⚠️ Warning: This command will reset all system interface settings, including wallpaper, shortcuts and display settings. Use it only if other methods have failed.

5. Hidden Curtain Functions You Didn't Know About

MIUI Poco X3 It hides some useful features that you can activate through the curtain or the settings associated with it:

• 🔦 Quick access to the flashlight: Swipe down the curtain twice and hold your finger on the flashlight label so it turns on at maximum brightness (does not work on all firmware).
• 📶 Secret Network Menu: Keep your finger on the Mobile Data label in the curtain – a hidden menu with detailed network information (signal level, connection type, etc.) will open.).
• 🔋 Ultra Low Consumption Mode: If you press the “Saving Charge” label, you will be able to activate the “Ultra Battery Saver” mode, which disables all backgrounds except calls and calls. SMS.
• 🔊 Quick audio tuning: Swipe the volume slider in the curtain left/right - so you can quickly switch between the modes "Call", "Media" and "Alarm clock».

Another little-known possibility is to set up shortcuts for different SIM-If you have a two-sim Poco X3, You can link the label “Mobile Data” to a specific SIM-map:

1. Open the curtain and click on the Pencil icon.
2. Find the “Mobile Data” label and hold it.
3. In the menu that appears, select which one SIM-Default to use card for data transfer.

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If you lack shortcuts in the curtain, install the Power Shade widget from Google Play.It lets you add custom switches (for example, for the use of a custom switch). VPN or night mode) and adjust their appearance.

6. Optimizing the curtain for gaming and performance

If you are actively playing Poco X3, A standard curtain can interfere with gameplay, such as random swipes or displaying notifications on top of a game. To avoid this, set the game mode and curtain settings as follows:

Step 1: Activate the Game Mode:

1. Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Game mode.
2. Turn on the option “Disable notifications” and “Disable autobrightness”.
3. Add your games to the list of “Optimized Apps”.

Step 2: Set up your gestures for the curtain:

• 🎮 In the game settings (Settings) → Game mode → Settings for a specific game) turn off the swipe down to open the curtain. Instead, use double tap on the top edge of the screen (configured in Settings → Screen. → Gestures).
• 📵 If the game supports immersive mode (for example, PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty, activate it in the game graphics settings - this will hide the status bar and the curtain completely.

Step 3: Optimize the background processes:

To prevent the curtain from “freezing” during the game, turn off the background activity of unnecessary applications:

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Management.
2. Select “High Performance” for games and “Limited Background” for other applications.

adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 0

This will remove all transitions, making the interface instantaneous, but visually less smooth.-->

7.Setting the curtain through ADB: for advanced users

If the standard settings MIUI You are not enough, you can use it. ADB-This method is only suitable for advanced users, because incorrect commands can lead to system failures.

Before starting work, make sure that:

• Drivers are installed on your PC ADB and platform-tools.
• On Poco. X3 debugging is included USB (Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI — Press 7 times, then return to Settings → Additionally. → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• You've backed up important data.

Examples of useful commands:

# Disable the grouping of notifications


adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0




Increase the number of shortcuts in the curtain to 12 (requires a reset)



adb shell settings put global qs_tile_layout_columns 6




Turn off the animation of opening the curtain



adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 0




adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 0




adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 0




Reset the curtain settings to the factory



adb shell pm clear com.android.systemui

⚠️ Note: Commands that change system parameters (e.g, qs_tile_layout_columns), This can lead to incorrect display of the interface or loss of functionality. Before experimenting, check the compatibility of the command with your version. MIUI in forums (for example, 4PDA or XDA Developers).

FAQ: Frequent questions about setting up the curtain on Poco X3