How to remove the theme from the phone Xiaomi Redmi: 5 proven ways

Changing the theme on Xiaomi Redmi smartphones is a popular way to personalize, but sometimes the installed theme starts to slow down the system, conflicts with applications or just gets annoying. Unlike wallpaper, MIUI themes change not only background images, but also icons, fonts, animations and even audio signals. Delete them is not as easy as it seems: the standard click “Delete” in the themes menu is often absent, and some elements remain in the system even after reset. In this article, we will analyze all the working ways of removing themes from the Redmi – from basic to advanced, including deletion through ADB and cleaning.

It’s important to understand that the procedure differs depending on the version of MIUI (12, 13, 14 or HyperOS) and the phone model. For example, on the Redmi Note 12 with HyperOS, the path to the theme settings changed compared to the Redmi 9A on MIUI 12. We took these nuances into account and collected universal instructions that will work for most devices released after 2018. If you encounter an error “Theme is not deleted” or after removing there are artifacts (for example, someone else’s icons on the menu), the article has solutions for these cases.

1. Delete theme through the standard MIUI Themes menu

The most obvious way is to use the built-in theme manager.It works on all Xiaomi smartphones, but with reservations: some themes (especially preinstalled or purchased) may not have an uninstalled button.

1. Open the Themes app (an icon with a brush and palette). If it is not on the home screen, search the system (Conductor → Search → Themes).
2. Go to the My Themes tab (or Installed in older versions of MIUI).
3. Find the topic you want to delete, and click on it. In the window that opens, tap three dots (⋮) top-right.
4. Select Remove or Reset to standard. If there is no button, proceed to the next method.

On Redmi with HyperOS (2026), the path has changed a little:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Personalization → Topics.
• 🔍 In My Themes section, swipe left on an unnecessary topic and click Delete.
• 🔄 If the theme is system (for example, Dark Mode), instead of deleting, the Reset option will appear.

⚠️ Note: On some firmware, after deleting the theme, the application icons may remain changed. To return the standard ones, go to Settings. → Home screen → Icon style → Standard.

2. Reset the themes through system settings

If the theme is not removed through the manager or visual bugs remain after removing it, try resetting the design settings to factory settings. This method does not affect user data, but will return all visual elements to the standard look.

Instructions for MIUI 12-14:

1. Open Settings → Additional → Resetting settings.
2. Choose Reset your design settings (or Reset themes in some firmware).
3. Confirm the action. The phone will reboot and all the themes will be deactivated.

For HyperOS:

• ⚙️ Go to Settings. → The phone. → Resetting settings.
• 🎨 Choose Reset Personalization.
• ✅ Confirm, wait for the reset.

After reset, some items (such as fonts or notification sounds) may remain from the old theme. To completely remove them, clear the theme app cache through Settings. → Annexes → Application management → Topics → Warehouse → Clear the cache.

3. Remove via MIUI Themes Store (if the theme is downloaded from the store)

Themes downloaded from the official MIUI Themes Store sometimes block removal through the standard menu, in which case uninstallation directly from the store will help:

1. Open MIUI Themes Store (the Themes app).
2. Go to profile (the icon of the person in the lower right corner).
3. Choose My downloads or Installed themes.
4. Find the desired theme, swipe on it to the left and click Delete.

If the theme has been purchased, instead of deleting, you may be asked to Reset.

• 💰 Click Reset, then restart the phone.
• 🔄 After rebooting, try to delete the theme again – sometimes it works.
• 📛 If it doesn't work, check if the theme is system-based (e.g. Dark Mode or Mi Fan Festival) and you can't delete themes, but you can turn them off in the settings.

⚠️ Note: Some firmware after removing themes from the store remains a folder with their files in the /storage/emulated/0/MIUI/theme. It can be manually removed through the file manager, but only if you have root access or have developer mode enabled.

4. Manual removal of theme files (for power users)

If the theme is not deleted in standard ways, its files can be manually erased, this method requires caution, as incorrect actions can lead to malfunctions in the MIUI.

Instructions:

1. Connect your phone to your PC or use a file manager (such as Mi File Explorer or Solid Explorer).
2. Go to /storage/emulated/0/MIUI/theme/.data//storage/emulated/0/MIUI/theme/[title theme] All the installed themes are stored here.
3. Delete the folder with the name of the unnecessary theme. If the folder is not deleted, check the access rights or use ADB (see next section).
4. Clear the cache of the Themes app and restart the phone.

5. Removal of topics via ADB (for advanced users)

If the theme is stuck in the system and is not removed by any of the above methods, Android Debug Bridge (ADB) will help. This method requires connecting the phone to a PC and basic command line knowledge.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on the developer mode on your phone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (shap 7 times).
2. Activate USB Debugging in Settings → Additional → For developers.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools, and check the connection with the command: Adb devices should show the name of your device.
4. Follow commands to remove the topic (replace). theme_name The real name: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.theme.icon_pack.android adb shell rm -r /sdcard/MIUI/theme/theme_name
5. Reboot your phone: adb reboot

List of useful ADB-topical teams:

• 🔍 See the list of installed topics: adb shell pm list packages | grep theme
• 🗑️ Delete theme by package: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 [package_name]
• 🔄 Reset thematic settings: adb shell cmd theme reset

⚠️ Attention: Teams ADB This can cause system instability if you delete the system packets. /data/app/ Do not delete packages called miui.theme.default or com.android.theme, which are system components!

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If the application icons are missing after deleting the theme through ADB, follow the command adb shell pm clear com.miui.home to reset the launcher cache.

6. Complete phone reset (extreme case)

If no one has helped, and the theme is interfering with the phone (for example, it doesn’t open apps or causes persistent lags), then you have to reset to factory settings. This is a radical method that will delete all data from the device, so use it only as a last resort.

How to reset:

1. Create a backup of important data (photos, contacts, messages).
2. Open Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Select Erase All Data (or Factory Reset).
4. Confirm the action and wait for the completion (it will take 5-10 minutes).

Once reset, the phone will boot with clean firmware and a standard theme, and it’s important that some Redmi models (like the Note 10 Pro) may need to re-activate your Mi Account after reset.

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Before reset, untie your Mi Account from your phone via Settings → Xiaomi Account → Sign out to avoid locking your device after rebooting.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after successfully removing the theme, Xiaomi Redmi users face typical problems, and here are the most common ways to fix them:

If after all the manipulations the topic is still not deleted, check:

• 🔒 Is the bootloader locked on your Redmi, and on locked devices, some system folders are not editable.
• 📦 Is the theme system-based (e.g. Dark Mode or Mi Fan Festival) such themes can only be disabled, but not deleted.
• 🔄 Did the firmware update recently, sometimes after the update? MIUI Themes stick in the system, helps to re-update or roll back to the previous version.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions