How to go tone mode on Xiaomi mobile phone

Smartphone owners often wonder how to go tone mode on a Xiaomi mobile phone to reduce the load on vision in the evening or simply change the visual style of the interface. OLED and AMOLED displays, which are equipped with many Xiaomi models, allow you to completely turn off the black pixels, which not only saves your eyes, but also saves battery power. Going to a dark theme of design is not just an aesthetic choice, but a functional necessity for those who spend a lot of time in front of the screen.

MIUI and the new HyperOS offer flexible tools to personalize the look and feel, hiding them in different menus. Depending on the version of the Android operating system and the shell, the algorithm of actions may vary slightly, but the basic principles remain the same throughout the ecosystem. In this article, we will discuss all the available ways to activate the “night” design, including hidden functions and process automation.

⚠️ Note: On some older Xiaomi smartphones, the full switching of system elements to dark color may not be available without using third-party themes or superuser rights.

The main way to activate through display settings

The easiest and most reliable method available to every user is in the standard settings menu. First, you need to unlock the device and find the Settings icon, which usually looks like a gear, inside this section, you should find the item responsible for the visual design of the screen, which in different versions of the firmware can be called “Screen” or “Display”.

After entering the screen control menu, scroll down the options list until you see the option Dark Mode. Activating this switch will instantly change the background color in system applications, notification curtain and the settings menu to black or dark gray. This action is safe and reversible at any time.

However, just by turning on the switchboard, you may miss important comfort settings. Near the main switch is often an arrow or a separate menu item that allows you to adjust the display settings, and you can choose from two available profiles: "Enhanced" or "Classic".

• 🌑 Improved: Makes the background completely black, which is ideal for OLED-screens and energy savings.
• 🌒 Classic: uses a dark gray background, providing a softer contrast for the eyes in low light conditions.
• 🎨 Adaptation: Some applications may not support the system theme, requiring customization within the self.

It is important to note that once the mode is enabled, some interface elements, such as widget icons or background images, may take time to adapt or not change at all if the app developer did not provide this option. On Android 10 and later, this process works more stable, covering most of the interface.

Setting up an automatic switching schedule

Manually switching between light and dark can get boring, especially if you forget to do it at dusk. Xiaomi offers a convenient automation mechanism that allows you to tie the change in color scheme to the time of day or the position of the sun, which eliminates the need to climb every evening in the settings.

To set up automation, go back to Settings → Screen → Dark Mode and click on the gear icon or Dark Mode Settings, and here you will see the Schedule option, and activate it, and you can select one of the proposed scenarios.

The first option is "Down to Dawn." The smartphone will use your geolocation and sunrise/sunset time in your region to automatically switch, and the second option is "Time" where you set your own on and off hours, such as 20:00 to 07:00.

The way to set up quickly:


Settings → Screen → Dark Mode → Parameters (cog) → Schedule

Automation is especially important for users who read news or social media in bed. A sharp transition from a bright screen to the dark of a room can cause discomfort, and a smooth change in theme over timer solves this problem, and it ensures that you do not forget to turn on the charge savings if you use a dark theme for this purpose.

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If you travel across different time zones often, choose the “Downset to Dawn” mode so that the phone adjusts the theme switching time itself.

Using a Theme Center for Deep Customization

Standard dark mode mainly affects system menus and white application backgrounds. If you want darker-colored icons, lock screen, notification curtains, and even third-party app elements, you’ll need a more powerful tool: Themes.

There is a separate category in the Xiaomi theme store dedicated to dark designs. To access it, open the Themes app and search for “Dark” or “Black,” and you’ll see thousands of options, from minimalistic black and white styles to neon cyberpunk interfaces.

When choosing a theme, pay attention to the rating and downloads, as well as compatibility with your phone model. Some themes may not display correctly on screens with a notch camera or on devices with different resolutions. Once you install the theme, it will apply to the entire system, overlapping the standard color settings.

Keep in mind that installing third-party themes can change the usual look of the menu beyond recognition. If the result does not suit you, you can return the standard look just as quickly: go to the user profile in the Themes app, select My Themes and activate the Classic or Default theme.

Specificity of work in Google applications and browser

Even if you activate the system dark theme, you may notice that some apps, especially from Google, remain light, which is because app developers often ignore system settings or require a separate activation of the feature within the app itself.

For example, in Google Chrome or YouTube, color settings are independent of the system. To turn them into dark mode, you need to open the settings menu inside a particular application (usually three dots in the corner of the screen) and find the item “Theme” or “General”, where you choose the option “Dark”.

Google Docs, Google Sheets, and other Google services often use the “Follow System” principle, and if you have dark mode on your phone but Google apps remain white, check their internal settings, sometimes requiring you to force the “Dark” value to reset a possible software failure.

• 📱 Telegram: Settings → chat → Night mode (onset).
• 📷 Instagram: Profile → Menus. → Settings → Theme.
• 🗺️ Google Maps: Settings → Theme of the design → Dark.

There is also a hidden feature in Android called Override Force-Dark, available in the developer menu, which forces all apps to appear in dark mode even if the developer did not intend it to. However, using this feature can lead to incorrect display of colors (inversion), making text unreadable on some sites.

Reducing eye strain: additional filters

Going to tone mode is only half the solution to eye fatigue: The blue spectrum of screen radiation that prevails in daylight can disrupt melatonin production in the evening and disrupt circadian rhythms. To combat this, Xiaomi offers a “Vision Protection” feature.

This tool adds a warm yellowish filter over the image, neutralizing the harmful blue glow, and you can find it by Settings → Screen → Vision Protection, and you can use manual, schedule or adaptive modes to change the intensity of the filter depending on the lighting of the environment.

⚠️ Attention: Vision protection significantly distorts color reproduction. Do not use it when working with photos or graphics, where color accuracy is important.

The combination of a dark theme and a vision protection filter gives maximum comfort when using a smartphone in complete darkness. The screen becomes dull, warm and does not irritate the retina. Many users set up automatic eye protection for the time from 21:00 to 06:00, which helps to fall asleep faster after using the gadget.

Problem Solving and Frequent Errors

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where a dark theme is turned on but does not work properly: white bars remain, the screen flashes or some applications ignore the settings, most often due to the system cache or application version conflict.

The first thing to do when you have problems is to check for system updates. Xiaomi regularly releases patches that fix the display bugs of the interface. Go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version and click the update check button.

If the system is updated but the problem persists, try clearing the cache of a particular application that doesn't want to go dark. Go to Settings → Apps → All apps, find the problem app, select Memory and click Clear Cache. This won't delete your data, but will reset temporary settings files.

In rare cases, especially on custom builds or global firmware versions, dark theme may not work properly due to translation or localization errors, in which waiting for an update or installing an alternative theme from the store, which will cover the system bugs with its design, helps.

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If a dark theme is error-prone, 90% of the time it helps to clear the app cache or reboot the device, rather than completely reset the settings.

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