How to turn off black and white mode on Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro: all working methods

The black and white screen on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro can appear unexpectedly after a system update, accidentally pressing a combination of buttons or activating hidden functions. Many users are scared to think that the smartphone broke, but in 90% of cases it is simply the gray gradation mode (monochrome filter) that is designed to reduce eye strain and save battery power, but not everyone likes working with the phone in this form.

In this article, we will discuss all possible causes of the black and white screen and 5 proven ways to return colors - from basic settings to hidden engineering menus. We will pay special attention to the nuances of the Redmi Note 10 Pro, because on different Xiaomi models the path to disconnect may differ. If your phone fell into the hands of a child or you accidentally activated this mode - do not panic, the decision will take no more than 5 minutes.

Why the screen turned black and white: the main reasons

On the Redmi Note 10 Pro, monochrome mode can turn on for several reasons, most often because of:

• 🎛️ Random activation in special features settings (for example, when searching for other features).
• 🔄 Updates MIUI, After which some accessibility parameters are reset.
• 👶 Actions of children or third parties who could have enabled the mode through the Quick Settings Panel.
• 🔧 System failure in which the gray gradation filter is switched on spontaneously (rarely, but occurs).
• 🛠️ Engineering settings if you’ve previously experimented with hidden Xiaomi menus.

It's important to understand that the black and white screen is not a hardware breakdown, it's a software function. Even if you don't remember how you activated this mode, you can always turn it off through settings, except for physical damage to the display plume, but there will be other symptoms (artifacts, no image).

⚠️ Attention: If vertical stripes appear with the black and white screen, the flicker or phone has stopped responding to touch, the problem is most likely in the matrix or plume.

Method 1: Disconnection through special features settings

The most obvious and quickest method is to check the Special Opportunities section, and that's where the grey gradation option is hidden in MIUI.

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the desktop).
2. Scroll down and select Special Opportunities.
3. Go to Vision (or Colors and Contrast in some versions of MIUI).
4. Find the Gradation Gradation option (or Color Filter) and turn off the slider.
5. Confirm the action if a pop-up window appears.

If the option is active but the slider is not moving, try restarting your phone. Sometimes MIUI crashes block setting changes before restarting. Also check if you have a password set for changing special features (you can do this in the security settings).

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Method 2: Using the Quick Settings Panel

If gray gradations were enabled through the notification bar, you can turn them off just as quickly. This method works even if you don't remember the path in the settings:

1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to open the notification bar.
2. Completely expand the panel (swipe down again).
3. Find the Gradation Gray icon (usually a circle with a half-painted half or an eye icon).
4. Slap it once to deactivate it.

If the icon is not in the main panel:

• Click on the icon. ⚙️ Edit (pencil) in the upper right corner.
• Find Gradation Gradations in the list and drag it to the active area.
• Now you can turn off the mode right from here.

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If the Quick Settings panel doesn’t respond to touch in black and white, try using gestures: swipe with two fingers from the top edge of the screen down to expand the menu.

Method 3: Resetting special features settings

If the first two methods didn't work, the availability settings might have gone wrong, and then resetting only the special features will help, so it won't affect your data or your installed applications.

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings. → Special facilities.
2. In the upper right corner, press three dots (⋮) and select Resetting Settings.
3. Confirm action. The phone will reboot and all filters (including gray gradations) will shut down.

⚠️ Warning: This method will reset all accessibility settings, including font size, color filters and gestures, and if you used other features for people with disabilities, you will have to reconfigure them.

If the screen is black and white after reset, check if you have a third-party color correction app (e.g. Night Shift or Blue Light Filter) installed on the system.

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Method 4: Disconnect via the Engineering Menu (for advanced)

If standard methods don’t work, you can try turning off gray gradations through Xiaomi’s engineering menu, which is suitable for power users, as careless actions here can disrupt the phone.

Step-by-step:

1. Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##36446337###
2. You'll be taken to the CIT (engineering menu). Select Hardware Testing.
3. Go to the Display section.
4. Find the option of Color Mode or Color Correction.
5. Set the value of Default or Disabled.
6. Save the settings and restart the phone.

If your menu version doesn’t have Color Mode, try an alternative route:

• In the engineering menu, select MTK Settings (if you have a MediaTek processor).
• Go to Hardware → Display → Color Temperature.
• Reset all the values to the factory (Reset).

Method 5: Hard reset (if nothing helps)

If all previous methods fail, the last option is hard reset, which will return the phone to factory settings, but deletes all data from internal memory (photos, apps, contacts), only use this method as a last resort!

How to reset:

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press the Power Button and Volume up for 10-15 seconds at the same time until the Mi logo appears.
3. Release the buttons and you will be in Recovery mode.
4. Use volume buttons for navigation and power button for selection.
5. Select Wipe Data → Wipe All Data (on some versions of Factory Reset).
6. Confirm the action and wait for the process to be completed.
7. Restart the phone (Reboot).

⚠️ Warning: After a hard reset, the phone will require you to enter a Xiaomi account that was previously tied.If you don’t remember the data, unlocking can take up to 72 hours (under Xiaomi’s security policy).

If even after resetting, the screen remains black and white, it may indicate:

• 🔧 Firmware damage – you will need to flash through Fastboot.
• 🖥️ Hardware malfunction – a problem with the graphics processor or display plume.

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Hard reset is a last resort, and before doing it, be sure to try all other methods and back up your data via Mi Cloud or your computer.

Additional advice and prevention

To avoid the accidental inclusion of black and white mode in the future:

• 🔒 Protect Settings: Set a password to the Special Features section in Settings → Passwords and security.
• 👶 Child Mode: If children use the phone, activate Parental Controls in the MIUI.
• 📱 Quick Settings Panel: Remove unnecessary switches (such as gray gradations) from it to avoid accidentally pressing.
• 🔄 Updates: Check for updates regularly MIUI — In new versions, bugs with color filters are often fixed.

If you use monochrome mode frequently to save battery, consider alternatives:

• 🌙 Dark theme (in the Screen settings) → Dark mode – reduces eye load and energy consumption.
• 🔋 Energy saving mode (Battery) → Energy saving mode – limits background activity.
• 🌅 Night light (Screen) → Nightlight: Reduces the blue part of the screen without switching to monochrome.

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The Redmi Note 10 Pro has a hidden Read feature that automatically turns the screen into black and white when you run certain apps (like books). To turn it off, check the Screen → Read Mode settings.

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