How to Turn Off Xiaomi Theme and Return Standard Style

Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones often face the desire to personalize the interface of their device by installing third-party designs from the GetThemes store. However, sometimes the result of experiments is not as expected, or a new theme begins to conflict with system updates. In such cases, the user is faced with the question of how to turn off the the theme on Xiaomi and return the usual look of the desktop and menu.

The deactivation process is not always obvious, especially if standard buttons are hidden or the interface of the Themes application changed after another MIUI or HyperOS shell update. Misconduct can lead to icons remaining changed and system fonts not returning to factory values. In this article, we will discuss in detail all ways to return to classic design, including hidden menus and alternative reset methods.

It’s worth noting that removing the theme completely doesn’t always mean returning to the ideal, as some elements can be cached in the system.The graphics shell of a smartphone stores many visualization settings that require special attention when reset. We’ll look at nuances that are rarely written about in official instructions so you can be sure of the purity of the result.

Standard method of deactivation through the application Topics

The most obvious and safe way to get back to the standard look is to use the built-in Theme app, which requires you to run the program on your device and go to the profile section, which is usually marked by the person icon in the lower right corner, and it displays the entire history of your downloads and installations, which allows you to quickly find active design.

You'll find the one that's currently active in the list of installed themes, usually marked with the appropriate status or at the top of the "My Pages" list. By clicking on the topic preview, you'll be taken to the description page where you'll find the uninstall or reset option instead of the "Apply" button, a step that users often miss when they try to download another theme over the current one.

It is important to understand that simply removing the theme file from the phone’s memory does not always reset the changes applied. The system cache can store graphic elements, and it is the deactivation procedure through the application menu that is required for complete cleansing, only after that the system will understand that it is necessary to load standard resources.

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Before removing a complex theme, take a screenshot of the lock screen – sometimes the standard clock does not return immediately, and the photo will help you remember the original look.

Component management: wallpaper, icons and fonts

Often the problem is not the whole theme itself, but the individual components that may have stuck to the system. The MIUI shell allows you to flexibly customize the look by sharing desktop wallpaper, lock screen, system icons and fonts. To turn off the theme on Xiaomi selectively, you need to go to the settings of a particular component.

In the Topics app, go to Profile and select a category, such as Wallpaper or Fonts. In the list that opens, you will see the current active element. To return to the factory settings, you need to find and apply a standard option, which is often called Classic, Default or has the Mi logo. This action will forcefully replace third-party resources with system resources.

Even after a theme change, some app icons can remain in the old design if they have been individually replaced. The icon management section has a "Reset All" feature that returns the original look to all shortcuts at once, saving time.

Resetting settings through the design menu

Some firmware versions have a separate design menu that aggregates all visual settings, so to get there, you go to the phone's main menu settings and find Always on screen and lock or just Wallpaper, and you can globally manage the look without logging into the theme store.

If standard methods don’t work and the interface isn’t working properly, you can try resetting the launcher settings. This won’t delete your data, but will return the location of the icons and widgets to their original state. To do this, go to Settings → Applications → All applications, search the Desktop (or Launcher) list, and select Clear → All Data.

⚠️ Warning: Resetting the launcher data will cause all widgets to disappear and change the order of icons on desktops.

After this procedure, the phone can reboot or just blink the screen. This is normal system behavior, meaning that the GUI restarts with clean settings. All third-party themes will be deactivated, as the launcher will no longer be loading their resources.

Use of the No Theme Mode (No Theme Mode)

For advanced users who want to bring the system as close as possible to pure Android, there is a special mode.It is not a standard feature for all regions, but is often available through hidden settings or regional hacks.This mode disables most of the visual decorations of MIUI, making the interface more stringent.

To activate these features, sometimes you just need to change the region in your phone settings. Go to Settings → Additional settings → Region and select, for example, India or Indonesia. After changing the region, restart the device and check if new options have appeared in the theme menu or if the behavior of the standard theme has changed.

It is worth remembering that changing the region can affect the operation of some system applications and promotional offers. Changing the region to India or Indonesia often allows you to access hidden design features that cannot be activated in European versions of firmware.

Table of comparison of discharge methods

To make it easier for you to choose the right way, we have systematized the methods of disabling themes based on their effectiveness and impact on the system, and different situations require different approaches: somewhere simple switching is enough, and somewhere you need a deep reset.

As you can see from the table, the most secure and effective method is to use the regular functionality of the Theme application. More radical measures, such as resetting the launcher, should be applied only in the event of visual bugs or display errors.

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Use the table to select the method: if the topic is just bored - delete through the application, if there are glitches - reset the launcher.

Problems with lock screen and Always on Display

The lock screen, which often comes with the theme, deserves special attention. Even after changing the main theme, Always On Display (AOD) and unlock style can remain the same, because these elements are often updated regardless of the main interface.

To solve this problem, go to Settings → Wallpaper and Personalization → Lock screen. You need to manually select a standard style. If you used a third-party AOD from the theme, you need to turn it off in the Always On screen section by selecting the No option or the standard watch.

⚠️ Warning: Third-party lock screen themes may consume more battery power.If you notice a quick discharge, check the settings AOD first and foremost.

Sometimes it helps to temporarily disable the Always On Display function completely, followed by enabling the standard mode. This causes the system to reread the configuration files and reset the rendering errors of the graphics on the off screen.

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