Xiaomi’s current smartphones, which run MIUI or HyperOS shells, have tremendous hardware potential. However, over time, even the most powerful flagships can start to work slower and delay the interface, a natural process of system debris accumulation and data fragmentation that requires user intervention to restore initial responsiveness.
There are many ways to optimize your device, from simple actions like cleaning cache to more advanced manipulation of system settings. In this article, we will detail proven methods that will help you free up to 15% of RAM without using third-party software, you will learn what hidden functions your gadget hides and how to properly activate them for stable operation.
Basic optimization through built-in tools
The first thing you need to do when you detect slowdowns is to use the regular Security app, which is not just an antivirus, but a powerful harvester to manage the system's resources. Run a scan and press the Clear button to delete temporary files that often take up gigabytes of space and slow down the readout of the drive.
The Security app also has a Speed section that forcibly closes background processes that may consume RAM, and regular use of this feature helps keep performance high, especially before launching resource-intensive games or video editing applications.
Don't ignore the standard storage cleanup, go to the memory management menu and delete old downloads, screenshots and duplicate photos. A crowded internal drive is one of the main reasons why the phone starts to "think" when performing simple operations.
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Use the Deep Clean feature in the Security app once a week to delete residual files from remote applications.
It's important to understand that automatic cleaners don't always find everything that's superfluous. Manually check the Android/data folder and the cache of instant messengers like Telegram or WhatsApp, which tend to grow to unthinkable sizes.
Developer settings for maximum speed
To get deeper, you need to activate the developer mode, which is a hidden menu that allows you to change the animation and processor settings. To get there, go to Settings → About Phone and quickly click on the MIUI or HyperOS version seven times.
When activated, the Advanced Settings menu will have a "Developers" option, find the section related to drawing, and rescale the animation, set the "Windows Animation," "Change animation" and "Animation Duration" values to 0.5x or turn them off completely.
⚠️ Warning: Disabling animations completely can make the interface less smooth visually, although the response rate will increase. 0.5x.
Also on the developer menu, you should pay attention to the limitation of background processes, you can set a limit on the number of simultaneous applications that work, which will free up the CPU resources for an active task, but can lead to more frequent reboot of applications in the background.
Another useful feature is enabling forced rendering via the GPU, which shifts some of the tasks of rendering the interface from the processor to the graphics core, which can positively affect the smoothness of scrolling lists.
Managing Autoboot and Background Processes
Many apps tend to start right after the phone is turned on and continue to run in the background, consuming battery power and system resources. You can control this process through application settings. Open a list of installed programs and select those that you rarely use.
For anything you don't need in the background, you need to change your power saving settings, select the "No Limits" option for messengers only, and for the rest, set a hard saving mode or prohibit auto-start, which will prevent their hidden activity.
- 🚀 Turn off auto-run for social media so they don’t load the system.
- 🔋 Set the Power Saving mode for the background game processes.
- 🛑 Disable display over other windows for advertising modules.
Pay special attention to Xiaomi system services, such as Mi Credit or Mi Pay, if you do not use them, and they can be safely disabled through the application menu, which will reduce the load on RAM.
☑️ Set-up of autoload
Remember that aggressively restricting background processes can delay notifications. Find a balance between performance and functionality, leaving priority only to important applications.
Storage analysis and cache management
The internal memory of a smartphone is not just a file warehouse, but an active component of the system. When the free space is exhausted, the speed of writing and reading data decreases, which directly affects the overall performance, it is recommended to keep at least 10-15% of the total free.
Use the built-in storage analyzer to find heavyweights, and it often turns out that a lot of space is taken up by the cache of streaming services, offline maps, or old system updates, and cleaning that data regularly works wonders.
| Type of data | Impact on speed | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Photos and videos | Average. | Move it to the cloud or PC |
| Cash app. | High. | Clean regularly through settings |
| Downloads (Downloads) | Low. | Remove Old APK Installers |
| Offline maps | Average. | Remove unused regions |
The DCIM folder deserves special attention. If you shoot high-resolution video, it can grow very quickly, set up automatic sync with Google Photos or Xiaomi Cloud and delete local copies.
What is a file.thumbnails?
Remember the junk files in the browser download folder. HTML-Files and images from visited sites that are no longer needed.
Disabling Advertising and System Services
MSA (MIUI System Ads) ads are not only annoying, they consume Internet traffic and CPU time. Disabling ads is an important step in optimizing. Go to password and security settings, find authorization, and turn off recommendations.
It's also worth checking the settings for each standard application: Music, Themes, Explorer, each with its own Receive References switches that need to be deactivated, which will remove unnecessary requests to the servers and unload the network.
System services like GetApps or Mi Video can run in the background, and if you don't use them, you can turn them off, but beware: removing some system components can disrupt the shell.
⚠️ Note: Do not remove system applications through ADB, If you're not sure what they're doing, it can cause a cyclical reboot of the device.
For advanced users, there is the option of disabling ads through the installation of a private DNS, for example, dns.adguard.com. This blocks ads at the system level, including browsers and some applications.
Resetting and extreme measures
If the software methods didn't work, the radical but effective way is to completely reset to factory settings, which will put the phone back out of the box by removing all the accumulated software debris and setting conflicts.
Before the procedure, make sure to back up important data. Reset will delete all photos, contacts and apps. Use Mi Cloud or computer to save information.
After reset, don't rush to install all the applications at once. Install only the essentials and watch the system work. Often the problem lies in one particular application that conflicts with the system.
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Wipe Data is the most effective way to combat software lags if the system update does not help.
In some cases, you may need to flash the device through your computer using the Mi Flash Tool utility.This allows you to install a clean version of the firmware without user data and modifications.