How to remove the night mode on Android Xiaomi Redmi: the complete guide

Modern Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones come with a variety of vision protection features, including night mode, often referred to as Read Mode or Eye Protected, which is designed to reduce the burden on the eyes during the dark, shifting the color reproduction to the warm spectrum, but many users are faced with a screen that turns an unnatural yellowish tint during the day or the feature is activated at the wrong time, distorting the colors of photos and videos.

Understanding how to remove night mode is not only necessary to restore natural color reproduction, but also to save battery power, as some image processing algorithms can consume CPU resources. In the MIUI operating system and its new version of HyperOS, settings can be located in different sections, which often causes confusion among device owners of different generations. In this article, we will discuss in detail all ways to disable the function, from standard menus to hidden engineering settings.

It's not uncommon for users to confuse blue light filtering with physical die burnout or factory failure of the display. It's important to note right away that if the screen continues to glow yellow or green after all the settings are turned off, the problem may be deeper, but 90 percent of the time it's the active screen time settings or automatic scripts that we learn to control.

What is Night Mode and Why Does It Turn on Its Own?

Night mode on Xiaomi devices is a software filter that reduces the amount of blue light emitted by the display. Blue spectrum is considered the most aggressive for the retina, especially in low light conditions, so the system automatically or on schedule changes the color temperature. Algorithms analyze the time of day and, sometimes, geolocation data (sunrise and sunset) to activate protection.

A common cause of spontaneous activation is the Adaptive Eye Protection feature or the default timetable activation set when you first start your smartphone. The user may not notice how the MIUI system switches profiles, especially if the indoor lighting changes or the proximity sensor is triggered. It is also worth considering that some third-party applications for reading books or news may have their own built-in filters that conflict with system settings.

⚠️ Warning: Long-term use of the warm spectrum during the day can distort the perception of colors when editing photos or watching videos, making the picture fade and unnatural.

In newer versions of the HyperOS shell, the logic of filters has been reworked, and now they can depend on the chosen "Them" or "Wallpaper." If you have installed a live wallpaper with a night cycle, the system can force the night mode to follow the design scenario, so checking personalization settings is also an important step in diagnosing the problem.

Disabling Reading Mode Through Basic Settings

The easiest and most obvious way to bring back natural colors is to use the standard display settings menu, which may vary slightly depending on the firmware version, but the overall logic remains the same for all Redmi Note and Xiaomi Mi models.

To start, unlock the device and go to the main settings menu. Find Screen or Screen Settings. In some versions of MIUI, this section may be called Display. Inside, you'll see a switch that controls eye comfort. If it's active, the screen will have a pronounced yellow tint.

If the standard switch didn't help, maybe the extended mode is activated. Click on the function name, not the switch itself, to get into the submenu. It often hides additional options like Classic or Paper mode, which also affect the final image. Make sure that all sliders in this menu are shifted to Off.

After making changes, it is recommended to completely close the background applications and restart the device so that the changes apply to all layers of the system. Sometimes the GUI cache can save the old display parameters, and a simple reboot solves the problem instantly.

Schedule and exceptions for applications

One of the most convenient, but sometimes annoying, features is the ability to set a schedule for night mode. You can set a time when the filter should turn on automatically, for example, from 22:00 to 07:00. If your screen turns yellow at a certain time, the problem lies here.

To manage this, go to Settings → Screen → Eye Protection. Find Schedule or Automatic Turn on. Here you will see two options: Dusk to Dawn (uses geolocation) and At a predetermined time. To completely turn off night mode, you need to deactivate both of these switches.

⚠️ Warning: When choosing the “Downset to Dawn” option, the phone will request geo-location access, which may slightly increase battery consumption in the background.

Also, the current versions of MIUI 14 and HyperOS have an exception feature, so you can set the system so that the night mode does not turn on when you run certain applications, such as a gallery or video player. To do this, select "Apps" or "Exceptions" from the eye protection menu and uncheck the desired programs, which will save vision protection in the browser, but leave the colors rich in games.

If you use your smartphone in different time zones, the automatic sunrise and sunset timing function may not work properly, including in broad daylight, in which case it is better to completely disable automation and switch to manual mode only when necessary.

Use of engineering menu and display calibration

For advanced users who haven't found a solution in the standard menu, there's access to deeper settings through the engineering menu, which allows you to adjust the color temperature at the hardware level, but requires caution. Wrong actions can lead to incorrect display of colors throughout the system.

To get into the engineering menu, open the Phone app and dial the combination ##6484##. If the code doesn't work, your firmware version may block that access, and then you'll have to use the Engineering Mode Launcher app from the app store. In the menu that opens, find the section associated with the display, often called Display or Screen.

The path in the engineering menu (example):


Single Item Test → Display → Color Temperature

You can see sliders here to adjust the red, green and blue channels. If the screen goes yellow, it often means an overabundance of red and green or a lack of blue. By resetting to standard values (usually 128 or 0, depending on the version), you can remove the obsessive hue.

It’s worth remembering that resetting the calibration in the engineering menu doesn’t always completely disable the software night mode if it’s activated in the system, but rather is designed to correct a factory color defect or fine-tune it to personal preferences when standard tools aren’t enough.

Problems with reading mode and third-party topics

There's a separate feature in the MIUI shell called Read Mode that mimics the look of an e-book, making the background white and the text black, and adding a yellowish filter. This mode is often confused with the night one, but it has its own settings. It can turn on automatically when you run reading apps like browsers or news aggregators.

To turn off this feature, go to Settings → Special Options → Read Mode. You can turn off the option completely or configure a list of applications for which it is activated. Often users accidentally turn on this mode through the notification curtain where the fast switch is located.

Another source of problems can be third-party themes. If you installed a theme from Themes, it may contain its own display profiles. Some themes force the interface's color gamut to fit their style. Try switching to a standard Classic or Default theme and see if the yellow tint disappears.

⚠️ Warning: Third-party themes may have deep resolutions in the system. If a problem persists after the theme change, try clearing the Topics app data through the application management menu.

Also check to see if Safe Browse is activated in your browser or special apps for kids.Parental controls often include hard content filters and displays that cannot be removed without the device's administrator password.

Frequent questions and problems after MIUI update

After updating the operating system, users often find that the usual settings are reset or new bugs appear. Recent versions of MIUI 13/14 and HyperOS have a tendency to aggressively protect the vision that the system tries to impose on the user. Sometimes after updating the night slider can become inactive (gray), which indicates a conflict of software modules.

In this case, it helps to clear the cache of the system application “Settings” or reset the design settings. Fear not, this will not delete your personal data, contacts or photos, but return the appearance of the interface to the factory state.

If the yellow tint remained even after a full reset (Hard Reset), this may indicate physical degradation of the display matrix, especially the display of the device. AMOLED-In the case of the LEDs, the lights are not evenly lit, but before you bring the phone to the service, make sure that no third-party blue light filters are activated.