How to put a new design on Xiaomi: full instructions

Xiaomi’s smartphones are famous not only for their price-performance ratio, but also for their incredibly flexible interface personalization system. The MIUI shell, and now HyperOS, provides the user with tools that allow them to turn a standard screen into a unique piece of digital art without having to obtain root rights. Many device owners are unaware of the potential hidden in standard settings and official applications.

Changing the look is not just about pampering, it's about making your interactions more comfortable and aesthetic. You can completely change the color scheme, replace boring system icons with bright and voluminous ones, and introduce animated wallpaper that responds to touch. In this article, we'll look at all the ways you can put a new design on your shaomi using only safe and proven methods.

The transformation process will take no more than 15-20 minutes, but the result will be a joy for you every time you pick up your phone. It's worth noting that some features may require a stable Internet connection and Mi Account to work properly. Let's start diving into the world of customization so that your smartphone becomes truly yours.

Use of the official annex Topic

The main tool for changing visual style is the Themes app, which is where you find a huge catalog of designs created by the company and independent designers from around the world, and to get started, look for an icon called Themes on your desktop or in the Tools folder and launch it.

In the interface that opens, you'll see the Profiles section, which presents the already-made style sets, sorted by categories: "For games," "For work," "Anime," and others. Profile selection allows you to instantly apply complex design that changes wallpaper, notification sounds, fonts and style of system applications at the same time, and this is the fastest way to radically change the appearance of the device.

• 🎨 Go to the Profile tab to view finished design concepts.
• 🔍 Search for keywords like “iOS”, “Cyberpunk” or “Minimal».
• 📥 Click the Download button and then Apply to activate the selected style.

Not all themes are free, however. The catalog features paid options marked with the appropriate icon, but their functionality is often broader and includes unique widgets and high-quality graphics. Before applying any theme, the system will offer a preview mode where you can evaluate how the design will look on your particular screen, taking into account the notches under the camera.

⚠️ Warning: When installing themes from third-party sources (not through the official application), you risk disrupting the stability of the system or getting a virus.

It is important to understand that the application of a new theme affects the system files of the interface. If after installation you notice that some applications are displayed incorrectly or texts are missing, it is better to reset the theme to the standard.

Manual configuration of interface elements

If you don't like the solutions you're making, you can build your own design by elements, which is a more time-consuming, but creative process to get the perfect result, and you should start with the home screen and the notification bar, because that's what you see most often.

To change the appearance of app icons, you don’t have to change the whole theme. Go to the Themes app settings, select the Icons section and browse-the available packages. You can combine icons from different sets to create your own unique mix. For example, leave the standard icons of calls and messages, and replace all social networks with minimalistic black.-White symbolism.

Wallpaper is key to design perception, and you can set the lock screen and desktop settings (Settings → Lock screen) to "Live Wallpaper" -- these are videos or interactive scenes that come to life when you unlock or touch them, and they consume a little more energy, but it's worth it.

• ⚙️ Go to Settings. → Wallpaper for choosing a static or dynamic image.
• 🖼️ Use the “Wallpaper Carousel” function to automatically change the background on a schedule.
• 🔔 Set the style of the clock and dates on the lock screen in the appropriate editor.

The control panel is also worth noting, and newer versions of MIUI and HyperOS allow you to change the transparency and size of the volume sliders, as well as the style of the switches, through the themes editor or specialized launcher applications, which we'll talk about later, and deep customization allows you to customize the interface to any user's preferences.

And don't forget the sounds. Design is not just visual, it's also audio. The theme settings often have the notification sounds already matched, but you can download your own. mp3-So you can use the files and assign them to specific events, and this creates a truly personalized smartphone experience.

Installation of third-party fonts and text styles

Fonts are text clothes. You can change the system font to change the way you experience the interface beyond recognition. Xiaomi smartphones have a powerful font rendering engine that supports thousands of formats. You'll need the Themes app again to access them, but now we're interested in the Fonts tab.

Here you can see both classics like Roboto or Sans Serif, decorative handwriting or Gothic styles. When choosing a font, pay attention to the readability of Cyrillic if you use Russian. Many designer fonts may not have full support for Russian letters, leading to the appearance of "squares" instead of text.

The installation process is simple: select the typeface you like, click Download and then Apply. The system automatically reboots the interface, and the new style of text will appear in all menus, messages and browsers. If you don't like the result, you can go back to the standard through the same menu, selecting the default font.

There are also ways to manually install fonts through.mtz files that are downloaded from the Internet, and you need to put the file in the root of the memory or a special folder, and then select through the Local Themes menu in the Topics app, which allows you to use fonts that are not in the official store.

⚠️ Note: Some exotic fonts may not display characters correctly in banking applications or instant messengers. Always check the readability of text in important programs after changing the font.

Text size also plays a role in design. In the Settings menu → Screen → Text size, you can customize the scaling of fonts regardless of the style you choose, and this is especially true for people with low vision or those who prefer minimalism and want to fit more information on the screen.

Use of launchers for complete freedom

If you don't have enough MIUI built-in tools, third-party launchers come to the rescue, and these are apps that completely replace the desktop, the search bar, and the app menu, and installing a launcher is the most radical way to put a new design on the shiomi, with almost limitless possibilities.

Popular options are Nova Launcher, Microsoft Launcher, and Smart Launcher. Once you install an app and assign it to the default default, you get access to the finest setup of the desktop grid, gestures, app curtail animations, and a host of other settings. The standard MIUI restrictions are no longer in effect.

Launchers allow you to create complex scenarios, like a double tap on the screen can trigger a flashlight, and a swipe up from the bottom edge can open not the app menu, just WhatsApp, and you can visually achieve a complete imitation of iOS, Android Stock or futuristic interfaces from science fiction.

• 🚀 Download the launcher from the Google Play Store (for example, Nova Launcher Prime).
• 🔧 Assign it to the default application in the system settings.
• 🎨 Download icon and widget packages compatible with the selected launa--later.

However, this method has its nuances: third-party launchers can consume more RAM than the standard MIUI launcher. In addition, in the latest versions of Android and MIUI, there may be conflicts with gesture navigation or the work of hot search words.

For minimalist enthusiasts, launchers like Niagara Launcher, which offer a completely new approach to organizing space, removing everything that is superfluous and leaving only a list of contacts and applications in alphabetical order, are great, which changes the very philosophy of interaction with a smartphone.

Adding widgets and interactive elements

Modern smartphone design is unthinkable without widgets. These small desktop apps not only grace the interface, but also carry a payload, displaying weather, currency, calendar or habit tracker. MIUI has its own widget store, accessible through long-term tapping on an empty desktop space.

You can find both standard watches and calendars, and complex interactive elements. For example, the Notes widget allows you to quickly write down a thought without opening the application, and the Music Management widget can be styled like a vinyl record or a cassette player. By combining different widgets, you can assemble an information panel of any complexity.

For advanced users, there are widget design applications like KWGT Kustom Widget Maker, a powerful tool that allows you to create widgets from scratch: draw shapes, add text, program the logic of displaying data. With KWGT, you can recreate the design of any known interface or come up with your own.

When placing widgets, it is important to keep a balance: a crowded desktop looks chaotic and makes it difficult to find the right icons. Designers recommend leaving up to 30% of free space or using widgets with a transparent background that merge with wallpaper.

⚠️ Attention: A large number of active widgets, especially those with live data updates (weather, news), can significantly increase battery consumption.

Don't forget the widgets on the lock screen, because newer versions of the system can add quick access widgets like a pedometer or smart home control directly to the locked screen, which makes interaction with the device even more convenient and faster.

Advanced customization through ADB and hidden settings

For those who want to go further, there are hidden customization techniques, and with the help of the ADB tool, you can change system settings that are not displayed in the usual menu, which requires connecting your smartphone to your computer and executing certain commands.

For example, through ADB, you can change the density of the interface (DPI), making elements smaller and allowing you to fit more content on the screen, or vice versa, larger for better readability, and you can turn off the animations of the system to speed up work or change the behavior of the status bar.

adb shell wm density 400

This command will change the pixel density by 400 dpi. Be careful: setting a value too high or low can make the interface unreadable, and you will have to reset the settings through Recovery.

Another level is the use of Magisk modules (Root required), which allows you to replace system files, change the logo when booting (bootlogo), on animations and even system sounds at a deep level, but this is the fate of experienced users, since an error can lead to a “brick” of the device.

Using the hidden features of the developer menu (Settings → About Phone → 7 times click on the MIUI version) also gives access to the animation speed setting. By reducing the scale of the animation of windows and transitions to 0.5x, you visually speed up the interface, which subjectively improves the perception of the design.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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The safest and most effective way to change the design is to use official themes and launchers from Google Play, which guarantees the stability of the system and the absence of viruses.