The screen quality on Xiaomi smartphones is often a subject of controversy: some users praise the juicy colors of AMOLED-matrixes in flagships, others complain of faded shades or incorrect color reproduction in budget models. The reason is not always in the “iron” – often the fault of the factory settings MIUI, which are optimized for the “average” user, rather than individual preferences.
In this article, we’ll look at 7 proven ways to improve screen quality on any Xiaomi, from basic brightness settings to hidden developer parameters and calibration through ADB. You’ll learn how to remove yellowness, improve text clarity, adjust white balance, and even emulate HDR on non-supporting screens. All methods have been tested on models from Redmi Note 10 to Xiaomi 14 Ultra and do not require root rights.
Important: Before making changes, check the version of MIUI in Settings → About Phone. Some features (such as Super Resolution) are only available on MIUI 14+ firmware.
Basic screen settings: what can be fixed without "dancing with diamond"
Start with the obvious, factory display settings. Even if you've never gone into the screen settings, there are a few key options that will instantly improve the picture:
- 🌞 Adaptive Brightness: Turn it off in Settings → Display. → Brightness: Automatic adjustment often understates brightness in rooms, making the screen look dim. 60-70% give more saturated colors.
- 🎨 Color mode: In the same menu, select Saturated over Standard. This will increase contrast but slightly distort natural shades (suitable for multimedia).
- 👁️ Vision protection: if the "warm" filter is turned on (Settings) → Display. → Read mode, it adds yellow. Turn it off or reduce the intensity to 20-30%.
- 🔄 Upgrade frequency: on models with 120 Hz (for example, POCO F5 Xiaomi 13T) Switch to the maximum frequency in the settings → Display. → Update frequency. It makes the animation smoother and the picture sharper.
⚠️ Attention: AMOLED-Xiaomi 12 Pro, Redmi (screen) K60) High brightness speeds up pixel burnout. If you plan to use your phone for a long time, limit it to 80%.
2. Color calibration through the hidden menu of engineering settings
MIUI hides advanced color settings that allow you to fine-tune white balance, gamut and color temperature.
- Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##36446337###
- Choose CIT (or Color Test on global firmware).
- Go to Color Calibration or Color Calibration.
Here you will see the sliders for adjustment:
| Parameter | Recommended value | The effect |
|---|---|---|
| Red (Red) | 250–255 | Remove the greenish tint on a white background |
| Green (Green) | 245–250 | Reduces the “acidity” of green shades |
| Blue (Blue) | 240–245 | Reduces the cold shade of the screen |
| Saturation (Saturation) | 100–110% | Makes colors more juicy without distortion |
⚠️ Warning: After calibration, restart your phone or the settings may reset. If the screen gets too warm or cold, return all sliders to 255 (default value).
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Take a picture of the current values of the sliders before changing - this will help to return the factory settings, if the result does not suit you.
3. Enabling Super Resolution mode to improve clarity
Starting with MIUI 14, Xiaomi added Super Resolution, which improves image detail through upscale, which works for both gallery photos and the system interface, to activate:
- Go to Settings → Display → Visual effects.
- Find the Super Resolution option (or Super Resolution on Russian firmware).
- Turn it on and select mode: Auto - balance between quality and performance. High quality - maximum detail (can reduce FPS in games).
The feature is supported only on smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1/2 or Dimensity 9000+ processors (for example, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Redmi K60 Pro). On budget models (Redmi Note 12), the option may be missing or work only for photos.
The effect is particularly noticeable when watching Full HD video on 2K+ screens (such as the Xiaomi 14 Ultra), the text becomes clearer and the boundaries of objects are smoother.
What to do if you don’t have a Super Resolution option?
4. customize color profile via ADB (for advanced)
If the engineering menu didn’t work, you can download a custom color profile via ADB. This method requires a computer and basic command line knowledge, but allows you to fine-tune the gamut and color temperature.
Instructions:
- Download ADB Tools and unpack the archive.
- Connect your phone to your PC in USB Debugging mode (includes in Settings → For Developers).
- Open the command line in the folder with ADB Adb shell settings put system display_color_mode 1 This activates the extended color mode.
- Download profile (e.g. sRGB for natural colors): adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.DISPLAY_COLOR_MODE --es mode srgb
Profiles available:
- 🎨 srgb – natural colors (recommended for photographers).
- 🌈 dcip3 — Wide color coverage (for multimedia).
- 🔴 adobe_rgb — saturated shades (can distort colors).
⚠️ Warning: Wrong commands ADB If you have a profile that turns black and white or has a strong color shift, do it:
adb shell settings put system display_color_mode 0Install Xiaomi drivers on PC
Enable debugging over USB on your phone
Download ADB Tools with the latest version
Backup the current screen settings-->
5. Optimization for specific tasks: games, video, reading
The screen quality is perceived differently depending on the use case, and here's how to adapt the display to different tasks:
🎮 For gamers.
- 🔥 Enable Game Mode in Settings → Special facilities → Play mode. It turns off automatic brightness control and increases sensor responsiveness.
- 🎯 Set the maximum refresh rate (120/144 Hz) in display settings.
- 🖥️ In supportive games HDR (For example, Genshin Impact, activate this option in the graphical settings of the game.
🎬 To watch the video
- 📺 Use the Mi Video app – it automatically adjusts the color profile to the HDR10-content.
- 🔊 Enable Dynamic Range in the sound settings to synchronize the image and audio.
- 🌃 For night viewing, activate Dark Theme and reduce the brightness to 40%.
📖 For reading and working with text
- 👓 Turn on Read Mode in the Notification Curtain – it removes blue light and makes text contrast more.
- 🔤 Enlarge the font in Settings → Display. → Text size to 110-120%.
- 📄 In the Mi Browser browser, activate Night Mode for color inverting (white text on a black background reduces the load on the eyes).
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Each scenario has a different color profile, like sRGB for photos and DCI-P3 for video.
6. Hardware restrictions: when settings will not help
It's not always software-based to fix poor screen quality, and some of the problems are related to the hardware limitations of your model:
- 🔍 Low resolution: on Xiaomi with screens HD+ (720p), Like Redmi. 9A, The detail will be worse than the full HD+ or 2K. Only a replacement of the display will help.
- 💡 Illumination IPS: on IPS-screen (POCO M5, Redmi 10C) viewing angles are worse than AMOLED, And black looks gray. That's a feature of technology.
- 🔋 Burnout AMOLED: If you have ghostly icon marks on your screen (e.g., on Xiaomi Mi 10 after 2 years of use), this is a matrix defect## → Pixel Test).
⚠️ Warning: If colored bars or dead pixels appear on the screen after the phone falls, don't try to fix it software-- it's mechanical damage to the plume or matrix--- it needs repair.
| Problem. | Can we fix it? | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Screen yellowness | Yes. | Calibration of white balance through the engineering menu |
| Low brightness at maximum | Partially. | Turn off adaptive brightness, check battery settings |
| Blurred text | Yes. | Enable Super Resolution or increase Minimum Width in Developer Settings |
| Colored stripes after impact | No. | Replacement of the display module |
7.Alternative launchers and themes: when MIUI fails
If the standard MIUI interface seems uncomfortable or visually ugly, try third-party launchers and themes that won’t improve the physical performance of the screen, but will make the interaction with it more enjoyable:
- 🏠 Nova Launcher: allows you to customize the size of icons, animations and even folder color. Supports Dark Mode with real black on the screen. AMOLED.
- 🎨 Themes for MIUI: The Mi Theme Store has themes with optimized colors for different screen types (e.g., the Mi Theme Store, AMOLED Black for deep black).
- 🖼️ Wallpaper Engine for Xiaomi with Snapdragon 865+): supportive HDR, which adapt to the color gamut of the display.
⚠️ Note: Some launchers (such as Microsoft Launcher) may conflict with MIUI Before installing, check the reviews for your model.
If after changing the launcher the screen began to brake, clear the cache in Settings → Annexes → Application management → [The name of the launcher] → Clear the cache.