How to Turn Off Your Screen on Xiaomi: All Ways (2026)

Automatically turning off the screen on Xiaomi smartphones is a useful feature for saving battery power, but it often interferes with reading, watching videos or using the navigator. Users of Redmi, POCO and other brands experience the display go out after 30 seconds, a minute or 5 minutes - even when it is inconvenient. In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to turn off auto-turn on devices with MIUI 12, 13 and 14, including hidden settings and bypassing system restrictions.

The manufacturer hides some options deep in the menu, and in new versions of the firmware, it removes direct paths to settings. We tested all methods on Xiaomi 13 Pro, Redmi Note 12 and POCO F5 models, and we are ready to provide working instructions. Importantly, some methods require developer rights or install third-party utilities, but we will also show how to do without them.

Why does Xiaomi’s screen turn off on its own?

The reasons for automatically turning off the display fall into two categories: system settings and hardware constraints, and 90 percent of the time, the energy saving parameters that MIUI aggressively optimizes are to blame.

• 🔋 Battery mode: In the energy saving settings, a forced screen shutdown can be set after a minimum period of time.
• ⏱️ Screen timeout: The default value is 30 seconds or 1 minute, but it can be increased or turned off.
• 🤖 Adaptive brightness: sometimes algorithms MIUI Misguidedly determine the user’s “inactivity” and quench the display.
• 🔄 Firmware updates: after updates, user settings are reset, returning to factory values.
• 🛠️ Sensor malfunctions: If a proximity sensor or gyroscope gives false signals, the system may “think” that the phone is down screen.

In the models with AMOLED-screens (e.g. Xiaomi) 12T or Redmi K50) Auto-shutdown may be triggered more often due to the Always-On Display feature, which conflicts with basic sleep settings, and it is also common to use cases with magnets or metal inserts - they can simulate the closure of the lid.

Method 1: Change screen timeout in standard settings

The easiest method is to increase the time to automatically turn off the display, which is available without developer permission and works on all versions of MIUI.

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the main screen).
2. Go to the Display section (or the Screen on some models).
3. Find the Dream item after (or screen timeout).
4. Choose the maximum value – usually 10 minutes or 30 minutes.
5. Confirm the changes by pressing OK.

On some devices (e.g. POCO X3 Pro), this option may be along the path: Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery settings → Sleep after. If you don’t have such an item on your menu, then the manufacturer has hidden it – move to the next method.

Battery charge above 20%|Super savings mode is disabled"|There are no active restrictions on applications|The phone doesn't overheat.-->

⚠️ Note: On smartphones with MIUI 14 and later, the maximum timeout value can be limited to 5 minutes, due to Xiaomi's energy saving policy.

Method 2: Disconnect via Developer Mode (for power users)

If you don't have the right time set by standard settings, you can use the hidden settings, and you first need to unlock the developer menu:

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Find the MIUI version string and tap it 7 times in a row.
3. You will be notified: You have become a developer.

Now we move on to the timeout setting:

1. Return to the main Settings menu and open the Additional (or Advanced Settings) section.
2. Choose Developer's.
3. Scroll down and find the item Sleep after (in English version - Sleep).
4. Set the value of Never (or maximum possible time).

On some firmware, this option may be called Screen timeout or Display off timeout. If there is no point, try using it. ADB-teams (mode 4).

Method 3: Use the Always On Screen (AOD) function

On devices with AMOLED-displays (e.g. Xiaomi 13, Redmi) K60) There is a function of Always-On Display (AOD), It's not a complete shutdown, but a partial solution:

1. Go to Settings → Display → Always-On Display.
2. Activate the switch at the top of the screen.
3. Select the display style (time, date, notifications).
4. Set up a schedule or leave the mode Always.

AOD consumes a minimum battery charge (about 1-2% per hour), but allows you to see basic information without unlocking. However, note that when this function is activated, the main screen timeout will still work - AOD only turns on after the display is turned off.

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI 14 AOD If the screen starts to flicker or spontaneously turn off after you turn on Always-On Display, turn off the adaptive brightness in Settings. → Display.

Method 4: ADB-commands to completely shut down auto-switch off

If the previous methods didn't work, you can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB), a deep-tuning tool that requires you to connect your phone to your computer, but it's 100% effective.

1. Download and install Platform Tools from the official Google website.
2. Turn on the phone debugging over USB (Settings → For developers).
3. Connect the device to the PC through USB-cable (original!).
4. Open the command line (Windows) or the terminal (Mac/Linux) in the folder with the platform-tools.
5. Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices should appear the name of your device.
6. Use the command to turn off timeout: adb shell settings put global stay_on_while_plugged_in 3 This command forces the screen to remain on when connected to a charger, network, or USB.

To return the standard settings, use:

adb shell settings put global stay_on_while_plugged_in 0

After completion ADB-The commands will keep the screen on indefinitely when connected to the power. This method is not suitable for working without charging, you will need a combination with other methods.

1. Reinstall the Xiaomi USB Drivers driver.

2. Use another USB-cable (preferably original).

3. Include in the developer settings the Debugging item USB (Security settings) and allow debugging for your PC.-->

Method 5: Third-party applications for screen control

If you don't want to go through the settings, you can use Google Play's dedicated utilities to flexibly configure screen timeouts, including turning off auto-switches.

• 📱 Keep Screen On – a simple utility with a widget for quickly turning on / off the function.
• ⚙️ Screen Alive – Supports exceptions for individual apps (e.g., only for Google Maps or YouTube).
• 🔄 Caffeine – Adds a button to the notification panel to temporarily shut down the screen’s sleep.
• 🛠️ Stay Alive – Advanced settings including control of proximity sensors.

Check reviews before installing, some apps may conflict with MIUI or require additional permissions, and note that third-party utilities can drain the battery faster because they block standard energy saving mechanisms.

Example of Stay Alive settings:

1. Install the application and open it.
2. Go to the Screen section.
3. Activate the Keep Screen on option.
4. In the exception settings, add the desired apps (such as Waze or Chrome).
5. Click Start Service and resolve all access requests.

⚠️ Note: Screen control applications may cause ANR-errors (app does not respond) on firmware MIUI 13/14 If the phone starts to brake after installing the utility, turn it off in Settings. → Annexes → Permits → Auto-start.

Method 6: Bypassing restrictions through Safe Mode (if the screen goes out due to viruses)

Sometimes, a virus or conflicting application causes the screen to shut down, so to check this, run your phone in Safe Mode:

1. Press the power button before the turn off menu appears.
2. Press and hold the “Switch off” (or “Switch off” power) option before a request to switch to Safe Mode appears.
3. Confirm the transition - the phone will restart.

Only system applications are running in Safe Mode, and if the auto-shut problem is gone, it's one of the apps installed that's to blame.

1. Get back to normal.
2. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
3. Sort the list by installation date (new ones at the top).
4. Remove suspicious apps one by one and check the screen behavior.

Pay particular attention to:

• 🔍 Applicants for cleaning cache (Clean Master, DU Speed Booster).
• 🔋 Battery Optimizers (Battery Doctor, Greenify).
• 🎮 Cheaters for Games (GameGuardian, Lucky Patcher).

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If Safe Mode still has a problem, it's the firmware or hardware malfunction, and then it's just factory reset or flashing.

FAQ: Frequent questions about auto-turning off Xiaomi screen