Xiaomi smartphone owners often face a situation where, after upgrading to MIUI 13, the device starts to run slower and the battery is consumed faster. This is a natural process of adapting the system to new software code and rearranging the indexing of files. However, you should not leave the gadget in this state, since the correct setting can unlock the full potential of the shell.
Competent optimization of the MIUI interface allows not only to speed up the response of the screen, but also significantly reduce the background load on the processor. In this article, we will discuss proven methods that will turn your smartphone into a fast and responsive tool for work and entertainment.
Don't ignore the basic principles of Android that underpin Xiaomi's firmware, and a comprehensive approach to cleaning and managing services will do a lot better than chaotic removal of applications. Let's get into the details of your device.
Primary cleaning and basic system settings
The first step after installing or updating the firmware should be a deep cleaning of system debris. The standard Security application has a powerful enough tool to remove temporary files that may have been left over from previous versions of the software. Run a scan and delete all the files proposed by the system, making sure that there are no important documents among them.
Next, you need to re-examine the installed application list, remove the pre-installed software you don't use, or at least disable the update, which will free up space in the /data partition and reduce the number of background processes, and many users forget that even unused system applications can consume resources.
☑️ Checklist of primary optimization
An important step is to check security updates and Google Play patches. Often performance issues are related to outdated system components that conflict with new MIUI 13 libraries. Update all apps in the Play Market and make sure the system version is up to date.
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After a major update to MIUI 13, it is recommended to perform a full device reboot (turn off and on), rather than just restarting the screen so that all system services are properly initialized.
Speeding up the interface through the developer menu
One of the most effective ways to visually speed up a smartphone is to scale up animations. The standard values in MIUI 13 are often overstated to create a smooth effect, but on older devices, this creates a sense of delay. To change these parameters, you need to activate a hidden menu.
Go to Settings → About Phone and quickly click on MIUI seven times. After you have become a developer, go back to the main settings menu, select Additional and find Developer. Here we are interested in three parameters: the scale of window animation, the scale of transition animation and the duration of animation.
- 🚀 Set the value 0.5x For all three types of animations, the interface will become more responsive.
- ⚡ Turn on the option to Speed up. GPU, If your processor supports hardware acceleration 2D-charting.
- 🔍 Turn off the Touch Show function if it is active to reduce the load on input processing.
⚠️ Note: Do not turn off animations completely (value) 0x), so MIUI 13 This may cause incorrect display of transitions between applications and visual artifacts.
Also on the developer menu, you should pay attention to background processes. Limiting the number of processes can help devices with low RAM, but on modern models, it is better to leave the choice of the system. Experiment carefully, checking the stability of work after each change.
What to do if the developer menu is missing?
Autostart and Background Process Management
MIUI 13 is known for its aggressive memory management policy, but sometimes it requires manual adjustments. Many applications aim to start immediately after the phone is turned on, consuming precious battery and processor resources. Autostart control is a key point in optimizing.
In the Security app, find the AutoRun tool. You should leave only those applications that are critical to you (messengers, mail, alarm clock) on, and the rest, including stores, social networks and games, better put into manual startup mode.
| Type of application | Recommended status | Impact on the battery |
|---|---|---|
| Messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp) | Permission. | High (no auto-start messages will come) |
| Social media | Banned | Medium (can be checked manually) |
| Games | Banned | Low (if not started) |
| Banking applications | Allow (optional) | Low (important) PUSH-notice) |
You can also customize the energy savings for each application individually. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance, select a specific application and set the No Limits mode only for important programs. For the rest, choose Energy Saving or Smart Mode so that the system can unload them from memory when inactive.
Disabling Advertising in System Applications
Advertising modules are one of the features of the MIUI shell, which often annoys users and burdens the system. Advertising ID and personalized recommendations require constant connection to servers, which affects the speed of the interface.
To start, turn off ad personalization. Go to Settings → Passwords & Security → Privacy → Advertising Services and turn off the Personal Advertising switch. This won’t take away the ads completely, but it will make them less intrusive and reduce data collection.
Then you go through the system applications. Each of them (Conductor, Downloads, Music, Themes, Security) has a hidden settings menu called through the gear icon or three dots. Look for Receive recommendations or Recommendations and turn it off. This will remove banner ads from the interface.
- 🛑 In the Security app, disable recommendations in the Settings section.
- 🎵 In the Music app, uncheck the boxes from the items "Receive recommendations" and "Show advertising".
- 📂 In Explorer, go to the settings and remove the display of popular content.
⚠️ Note: After disabling advertising services, some system features may not work properly in rare cases. If you notice a crash, try turning the option back on or resetting the settings of a particular application.
There is also a method of disabling advertising through change. DNS-It's a server, but it needs to be careful. DNS (For example, dns.adguard.com can block ads throughout the system, including browsers and applications, in connection settings. However, this can slow down the opening of some sites or disrupt individual services.
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Disabling ads in MIUI 13 requires a comprehensive approach: disabling the identifier, recommendations in each application and changing the DNS if necessary.
Optimizing the battery and screen
The energy efficiency of MIUI 13 directly affects perceived performance, which is how fast a device appears to be. If the processor is forced to run at high frequencies all the time because of poor optimization of background tasks, the phone will warm up and brake, and setting up the screen and battery solves this problem.
In the Screen section, pay attention to refresh rates. If you have a 120Hz model but rarely play dynamic games, try switching to 60Hz or Default mode (automatic) will significantly reduce the load on the GPU and CPU while retaining charge.
Memory Extension, which uses a portion of internal storage as RAM, is unstable on some models. If you have enough physical RAM (8 GB or more), try disabling this feature in the settings Additional → Expansion of memory. The speed of virtual memory is lower, and its activation can cause micro-freezes of the interface.
Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (7 times) → For developers → Memory Expansion → DisableAlso worth checking is the CPU modes. Some versions of MIUI offer performance profile choices in the notification curtain or in the Security → Battery app. For everyday use, Balanced Mode is best suited, which dynamically manages core frequencies.
Special opportunities and additional improvements
The final step of optimization is about specific features that can help or harm performance, such as the Google Assistant or Xiao AI voice assistant, which can constantly listen to the microphone, consuming resources. If you do not use them, turn off voice activation.
Another important aspect is widgets and live wallpaper. MIUI 13 offers a lot of interactive widgets, but their excess on the home screen is guaranteed to cause FPS to drop when you scroll through desktops. Leave only the most necessary widgets, and replace the background with a high-quality static image.
- 🗑️ Remove unused weather and news widgets that are updated in real time.
- 🖼️ Use static wallpaper instead of video wallpapers or slideshows.
- 🔍 Turn off Google search on your desktop if you don’t use it all the time.
Regularly restarting your device (at least once a week) helps clear accumulated errors in the cache of services and restart the hanging processes. Don’t keep your phone on for months, this is a characteristic error of Android users, which leads to degradation of performance over time.