How to reboot Xiaomi Redmi: all methods

Modern smartphones of the Redmi line from Xiaomi are complex computing devices, which work on the Android operating system with the proprietary shell MIUI or the new HyperOS. Despite the high degree of optimization of the program code, software failures can occur during operation, leading to incorrect interface behavior or complete failure of the response to touch. In such situations, standard control methods become unavailable, and the user needs to know how to forcefully restart the device.

Rebooting is a fundamental procedure that allows you to clear your RAM from temporary files, stop the hanging background processes and restore normal functioning of communication modules. Forced reboot does not delete your personal data, photos or contacts, unlike a complete reset to factory settings. Understanding the difference between these concepts is critical to storing information on the drive.

In this guide, we will take a look at all the known ways to resuscitate a smartphone, from standard buttons to the use of engineering menus and computer gates. You will learn how to act if the touch screen has stopped responding, and what key combinations are relevant for different versions of firmware. Forced reset via the power button for 10-15 seconds is a universal method that works even when the touchscreen fails completely.

Standard reboot through the software menu

The safest and most preferred way to restart is to use the standard operating system interface, which ensures that all active applications and system services are closed correctly before power is turned off, which minimizes the risk of damage to the file system.

In most current versions of the MIUI shell, the action algorithm calls the control center, you swipe down from the top edge of the screen to open the notification curtain, where the power and volume icons are located in the upper right or left corner. Pressing the Power icon (usually a red circle with a vertical line) opens the menu where the options for turning off and rebooting are available.

If the classic menu is unavailable or changed by the theme, you can use an alternative way through the settings. Go to Settings, scroll through the list to Advanced Settings or About Phone, where the power management button is often duplicated. Once you select the Reboot option, the system will request confirmation of action, and after a few seconds the device will begin the turn off and on cycle.

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the touch screen is working, but the interface reacts with a long delay, in which case the waiting for the system response can take a long time. The hardware lock button in such cases often remains functional, allowing you to trigger the turn off menu even when the touch screen lags. If this does not help, you should move to more radical methods.

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If the screen is slow to react, try turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi first through the notification curtain – this will reduce the load on the processor and can speed up the system response.

Forced restart of buttons when hanging

When Xiaomi’s smartphone stops responding to touch, it is one of the most common causes of panic among users: the screen can burn, showing a static image, or be completely black, creating the illusion of a discharged battery.

The main method of forced restart is to hold the power button for a long time. You need to find the power button (usually located on the right side of the body) and hold it with your finger. Hold the button continuously for 10-15 seconds. At some point you will feel a slight vibration, and the Mi or Redmi logo will appear on the screen, which signals the start of the boot process.

Some models, especially older versions or specific regions, may require a combination of buttons. If a single power clamping fails for 20 seconds, try pressing Volume Up and Power simultaneously. Hold them until a vibration or logo appears. This combination is often used to enter recovery mode, but with prolonged retention initiates a reset.

⚠️ Note: Do not use the forced reboot method regularly unnecessarily. Frequent interruptions of the system by disconnecting the power can lead to fragmentation of the database and the appearance of errors in the operation of the operating system.

It is important to understand the difference between short and long pressing. Short pressing usually locks the screen or wakes the device, while long pressing (more than 5 seconds) is designed for emergencies. If after 20 seconds of holding the buttons, the smartphone does not show signs of life, it may be a deep battery discharge or a hardware malfunction of the motherboard.

Using Recovery Mode to Reboot

Recovery Mode is a special diagnostic interface built into the smartphone memory regardless of the main operating system. It allows you to perform low-level operations such as resetting settings, cleaning the cache or flashing. Using this mode for a normal reboot is advisable when standard methods and prolonged retention of buttons do not work, or the system goes into an endless bootloop cycle.

To log into the Recovery menu on Xiaomi devices, you need to do a sequence of things: First turn off your smartphone completely. If it doesn't turn off in the usual way, wait for the battery to run out or use a forced shutdown. Once the screen is out, press the Volume Up and Power buttons simultaneously. Hold them until the logo appears, then release the power button, continuing to hold the volume button until the main menu appears.

Recovery is controlled by volume buttons (moving up and down) and power button (confirming selection). In the list of available options, you are interested in Reboot or Reboot. Selecting this item initiates a normal start of the system. Also available in this menu is Reboot to Recovery, which returns the device to the current menu, and Power off for a full shutdown.

There is also Fastboot mode, which is often confused with Recovery. Log in to Fastboot is by pressing the buttons Volume down and Power. In this mode, the screen shows a hare repairing an android. For a normal reboot, this mode is not intended, but you can also restart it if you connect your smartphone to a PC with the Fastboot utility installed and type in the command fastboot reboot.

Reboot via computer and ADB

For advanced users and repair professionals, there is a method of rebooting over the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) debugging, which is especially useful when the touchscreen is broken but the image on the display is present, or when the device is getting stuck in a state where the buttons are not responding, but the system is partially functional.

To implement this method, it is necessary to pre-activate the debugging mode on USB If you have access to the settings, it's not going to work. Connect your smartphone to your computer through the device. USB-cable, install Xiaomi drivers and platform SDK Platform-Tools. Open the command line in the tool folder ADB.

Enter a command to check the connection:

adb devices

If a device with device status appears in the list, you can execute a reboot command:

adb reboot

This command sends a signal to the system that you need to restart immediately, and there is also an adb reboot bootloader command that puts the smartphone in Fastboot mode, and an adb reboot recovery command to log into the recovery menu.

⚠️ Attention: Use ADB requires a smartphone-based debugging permission from that computer, and when you first connect to the phone, you'll see a confirmation request. RSA-the key to be accepted, otherwise the command will not be executed.

The advantage of the method is the ability to remotely control the process, which is convenient for automation of testing or mass maintenance of devices. However, for the average user, setting up an ADB environment can seem unnecessarily difficult compared to using physical buttons.

Automatic reboot on schedule

The MIUI and HyperOS shells offer a useful automatic reboot feature that allows you to set your device up so that it can reboot itself at a given time, such as at night when you sleep, which helps keep your system running smoothly without you interfering.

To activate this feature, go to the Settings menu, then select Advanced Settings (or Additional). Find Scheduled On and Off. Here you can set the time to turn on and off the device. Set the time to turn off and on with a difference of 1-2 minutes to allow the smartphone to fully reboot.

Regular automatic reboot helps clean the application cache and free RAM, which is especially important for models with a small amount of RAM. This can prevent many types of freezes associated with memory leaks in background processes.

• 📅 Set the reset time to 3-4 At night, so as not to interrupt the use of the phone.
• 🔋 Make sure the battery is charged or connected to the network if you use the power-on feature.
• ⏰ The function works even if the phone was manually turned off, but only if the auto-on option is enabled.

Importantly, after a schedule reboot, some apps may not start automatically if they don't have the appropriate permissions.

Diagnostics of the causes of frequent reboots

If your Redmi smartphone restarts on its own without you, it signals that there are serious problems. Causes can be both software and hardware. Software failures often occur after a failed system update or installation of incompatible applications.

Hardware causes can include battery wear when the voltage drops below a critical level under load, causing a power outage. It is also possible that the contacts of the display plume or buttons oxidize, which leads to a circuit and falsely triggers the command to reboot. CPU overheating is another common cause of protective shutdown of the device.

To diagnose, try running your smartphone in Safe Mode, and to do this, when you boot (after the logo appears), press the volume button. In this mode, only system applications load, and if in Safe Mode, the reboots stop, then the problem is in third-party software.

The table below shows the main symptoms and possible solutions: