How to turn off the blue filter on Xiaomi: a complete guide with pictures and videos

The blue filter on Xiaomi smartphones (also known as “night mode” or Night Light) automatically turns on in the evening, giving the screen a yellowish hue, a feature designed to reduce eye strain by blocking the blue spectrum of light that interferes with the production of melatonin. However, many users find yellowness uncomfortable, especially when watching videos, editing photos or working with colors.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can turn off the blue filter on Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices, from standard settings to hidden commands for power users, learn how to remove yellow forever, set a schedule, or disable the filter for individual applications, and if your smartphone is stuck in blue filter mode, you’ll find a solution to this problem.

What is a Blue Filter and Why Does It Turn On Automatically

Blue Light Filter is a software function that changes the color temperature of the screen to shift it to the warm gamut. In MIUI, it is activated by default from 21:00 to 7:00, but the time can be changed.

• 🕒 Timetable – the filter is triggered at specified hours (usually in the evening).
• 🌙 Do Not Disturb – In some firmware, the blue filter is tied to night mode.
• 🔋 Charge savings – on some Xiaomi models, the filter is turned on when the battery level is low.
• 📱 Adaptive backlighting – the light sensor can automatically adjust the color temperature.

It's important to understand that the blue filter doesn't spoil the screen or affect its life, it's a software setup, but if you're working with graphics, editing videos, or just not tolerate yellowness, you can turn it off. Let's look at all the methods available.

Method 1: Disconnect via standard MIUI settings

The easiest way is to use the settings menu, which works on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices with MIUI 12 firmware and later.

1. Open the Settings app (cog icon).
2. Go to the Screen section.
3. Slip on Blue Filter (or Night Mode in some versions).
4. Move the slider on/off to the off position.

If you want to leave the filter, but adjust it to suit yourself:

• 🎚️ Change the intensity with a slider (from 0% to 100%).
• ⏰ Set up a schedule (manually or at sunset/dawn).
• 🔄 Enable the option Automatic turn on geolocation.

Make sure the filter is not tied to the "Do Not Disturb" mode"|Check the adaptive lighting settings|Turn off the automatic schedule|Save the current settings for the screenshot-->

⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Xiaomi) 12T or POCO F4) After the filter is turned off, the screen can blink for a few seconds, which is normal.

Method 2: Quickly shut down via notification panel

You want to go through the settings? You can turn off the blue filter in 2 seconds through the notification curtain.

1. Swipe your finger down to open the notification panel.
2. Find the Blue Filter icon (usually next to brightness).
3. You tap it once, the filter will shut down.

If the badge is not:

• 🔧 Click on "pencil" (edit panel).
• 🔍 Find the Blue Filter in the list and drag it to the active area.
• 💡 On some devices (such as the Redmi Note 11) you need to first deploy the panel completely.

This method is convenient if the filter is turned on spontaneously (for example, when connecting to Bluetooth devices or when the battery is low).

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If the blue filter icon on the notification panel is gray and inactive, it means the function is disabled in the screen settings. Activate it there, and then control through the curtain.

Method 3: Disconnect for individual applications

Don’t want to turn off the filter completely, but it interferes with specific applications (such as Instagram, Photoshop or games)? MIUI has an exception feature:

1. Open the Settings → Screen → Blue filter.
2. Slip on the Application Exclusions.
3. Select programs for which the filter should not work.
4. Save the changes.

Limitations of the method:

• ❌ It does not work on all models (not available on the POCO X3 Pro and old Redmis).
• ❌ Exceptions are reset after resetting settings.
• ❌ Some applications (e.g. system) cannot be added to the list.

⚠️ Warning: If the application still appears yellow after setting the exceptions, try restarting it or clearing the cache (Settings) → Annexes → [name] → Clear the cache).

Method 4: Disconnect via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods do not help (for example, the filter "hangs" and does not turn off), you can use the ADB-This requires a computer and basic knowledge of working with Android Debug Bridge.

Instructions:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on your phone: Go to Settings → About Phone. Tap 7 times on MIUI Version. Go back to Settings → Additional → Developer. Activate USB Debugging.

Command line.

Terminal

adb shell settings put global night_display_available_for_apps 0


adb shell settings put global night_display_activated 0

Reset the device.

To return the filter back, use the following commands:

adb shell settings put global night_display_available_for_apps 1


adb shell settings put global night_display_activated 1

This method resets all the blue filter settings, including schedules and exceptions, and use it if other methods fail or the filter is turned on after updating the firmware.

Method 5: Reset screen settings (extreme case)

If the blue filter doesn't turn off either way, you might have a system setting that's wrong, and then resetting the screen settings will help.

1. Go to Settings → System → Resetting settings.
2. Select Reset Screen Settings (not to be confused with a full reset!).
3. Confirm the action.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions