How to remove the second clock on the lock screen Xiaomi Redmi 9: all ways

Duplicate clocks on the lock screen Xiaomi Redmi 9 — a common problem that users face after updating MIUI or installing third-party themes. In most cases, this is due to a conflict of system widgets or a bug in the shell. Second watches can appear in different formats: as a smaller copy of the main clock, as a weather widget with time or as a separate unit at the bottom of the screen.

The cause of the duplicate is often theme settings or the malfunction of the com.miui.home service. For example, after applying a custom theme from the Mi Theme Store, the system can save old interface elements by overlaying them on new ones. The problem often manifests itself after resetting or transferring data from another device. It is important to understand that this is not a hardware malfunction, but a software failure that can be fixed without going to the service center.

In this article, we’ll look at all the current ways to remove second watches, from simple settings to radical measures like factory reset. Each method tested on Redmi 9 with MIUI 12.5-14 versions and does not require root rights. If you notice that duplicates appeared after a specific action (for example, updating or installing an application), this will help you quickly determine the root of the problem.

Why do the second clock appear on the lock screen?

The main reasons for the Redmi 9’s timepiece duplication fall into three categories: design themes, widget conflicts, and system failures.

1. MIUI Theme Conflict allows custom themes to be installed from the official Mi Theme Store. Some themes contain custom watch widgets that can be duplicated with system ones. For example, if you use a theme with a weather widget that has a time display built in, the system may not remove the old watch, but simply overlay the new one.

2. Widget errors

On the lock screen Xiaomi can add widgets (e.g. calendar, steps, weather). If the widget contains the block with time and simultaneously activated the system output of the clock, there is an overlay. Most often this occurs after manually adding the widget through the Settings menu → Lock screen → Widgets.

3. System failures

Less commonly, the problem is caused by damage to MIUI shell files after:

• 🔄 Firmware updates (especially "over the air" with skipping versions)
• 📱 Transfer data via Mi Mover or backup
• 🛠️ Incorrect regression to the previous version MIUI
• 📦 Installations APK-Theme files from third-party sources

4. Features of regional firmware

Some versions of MIUI for the global and Chinese markets (Global/China ROM) have duplication of watches at the shell level, for example, in firmware for India or Indonesia, an additional block with local time can be displayed, not a bug, but a feature that can be manually disabled.

Method 1: Removing widgets from the lock screen

The easiest and safest method is to check the list of active widgets, and often the second watch is due to the added weather widget, calendar or fitness tracker, which duplicates the time.

Instructions:

1. Unlock your phone and go to Settings → Lock screen.
2. Select Lock Screen Widgets (in some versions of MIUI, it may be called Additional Information).
3. Look at the list of active widgets. Look at icon widgets. ⏰, 🌤️ or 📅.
4. Click on the clock widget and select Remove or disable the slider.
5. Restart the device (required!) to make the changes effective.

If there are no widgets or removing them didn’t help, move on to the next method.

Make sure the widget doesn’t contain important information (such as weather)

Remember the name of the widget in case you need to return it back.

Check if the widget is part of the system application (e.g. Mi Fit)

Reboot your phone after the changes-->

Method 2: Resetting the themes of design to standard

If the duplicates appeared after installing the custom theme, return the system settings of the design. This will help eliminate the conflict between the interface elements.

How to reset the topic:

1. Open the Themes app (Themes).
2. Go to the My Topic (or Installed) section.
3. Find an active topic and click on it.
4. Choose Apply a Standard Theme or Reset.
5. Confirm the action and wait for the changes to be applied.

Additional actions:

• 🔍 If the standard theme doesn’t fix the problem, try using another official theme (e.g. Default or Classic).
• 📁 Remove unused themes through Settings → Annexes → Application management → Topics → Warehouse → Clear the data.
• 🔄 Reboot your phone after changing the topic.

Method 3: Cleaning the cache of system applications

The cache of com.miui.home and com.android.systemui applications may contain outdated data that causes duplicate elements on the lock screen, and cleaning them often solves the problem without losing user data.

Step-by-step:

Warnings:

⚠️ Attention! Do not click Clear the data for com.android.systemui - this will result in a reset of all system settings, including fingerprints and a pattern lock.

If cleaning the cache didn’t help, try removing updates for the Topics app:

1. In the same Application Management menu, find Themes.
2. Click on the three dots in the top corner and select Remove Updates.
3. Confirm the action and restart the device.

Method 4: Disable time display in date settings

In some versions of MIUI, clock duplication is associated with settings for displaying time in the status bar, and if the system clock conflicts with the widget, it can be hidden through the date and time menu.

How to hide the system clock:

1. Open Settings → System and device → Date and time.
2. Scroll down and find the option for Additional Settings (or Time Format).
3. Turn off the option to Show the clock on the lock screen (the name may vary).
4. If you don’t have this option, try changing the time format (for example, from 24-hour to 12-hour and back).
5. Reboot the phone.

Alternative method:

In MIUI 13-14 firmware, the path may differ:

1. Go to Settings → Lock screen → Watch style.
2. Choose a minimalist style (e.g., a digital watch with no date).
3. Turn off Show seconds or animation – sometimes it takes away takes.

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If you've lost your watch in your date settings after you've turned it off, you can return the option and try another way, and maybe the problem with the weather widget is, delete it first.

Method 5: Reset the lock screen settings

If previous methods failed, reset the lock screen settings, which will return all settings to factory settings, but will not affect personal data (photos, contacts, messages).

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Find Resetting (or Restore and Reset)
3. Select Reset the lock screen settings.
4. Enter a password (if required) and confirm the action.
5. After resetting, set up the lock screen again (pattern lock, print, widgets).

What will be dropped:

Important:

⚠️ If the second clock comes back after the reset, the problem is the firmware, and then the only thing that helps is the update. MIUI or reset to factory settings (see the following method).

Method 6: Complete reset to factory settings (last resort)

If none of these methods work, then the radical solution is hard reset, which will delete all the data from the phone, so back up first.

How to reset Redmi 9 to factory settings:

What to do after the discharge:

• 🔍 Check if there are second hours before installing themes or widgets.

If the clock duplication appeared immediately after the reset, it indicates that the firmware is damaged, in which case only flashing through the Fastboot or contacting the service center will help.

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Before a full reset, try updating MIUI to the latest version – sometimes bugs with duplicate clocks are fixed in new builds.

Additional advice and answers to questions

1.The second clock only appears when connected to Wi-Fi

This may be due to time synchronization over the network.

• Turn off automatic synchronization in Settings → Date and time.
• Change the time zone manually.
• Forget the Wi-Fi network and connect again.

2. Duplicate hours of different sizes or colours

This is a sign of conflict topics. Delete all installed themes through Settings → Apps → Themes → Storage → Clear the data and apply the standard.

3 The problem occurred after the MIUI update

A rollback to the previous version may help, but Xiaomi does not officially support a downgrade.The alternative is to wait for the next update with a bug fix.

FAQ: Frequent questions about redmi clocks 9