How to reduce the font size in SMS on Xiaomi: all ways for MIUI

Too large a typeface in messages on Xiaomi interferes with comfortable reading, takes up extra space on the screen and spoils the appearance of correspondence. Especially the problem for owners of smartphones with small displays (for example, Redmi 9A or POCO M3), where every pixel counts. Fortunately, the manufacturer has provided several ways to adjust the size of the text – both through system settings and using hidden MIUI functions.

In this article, we will discuss all the current methods of font reduction in the standard Messages application (and third-party messengers), including little-known tricks for the use of the Internet. MIUI 14 and later.You will learn how to resize text globally for the entire system or only for SMS, and what to do if the desired Suddenly options disappeared after the update. POCO F5 latest-everything.

Why has the text text message become too large?

Before you shrink the text, you need to understand why it's getting bigger, and 80 percent of the time, one of three things is the problem.

• 🔍 System Scale: Availability settings enable "Close Text" or change screen size (for example, after connecting to a TV via Miracast).
• 📱 Update MIUI: After installing the new version of the firmware, personal settings of the application Messages were reset.
• 👓 Mode for visually impaired: Activated function Screen speaker or Increase in the section of special features.

Less often, third-party software, such as launchers like Nova Launcher or applications for customization of the interface (Substratum, Hex Installer), can override the system parameters of fonts, including for SMS. If you recently installed such utilities, try rolling back changes or remove them.

Method 1: Resize the font through system settings

The most obvious and universal method is to adjust the global scale of text, and it will affect not only SMS, but also all applications that use system font. MIUI 12–14:

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the main screen).
2. Go to the Screen section. → Size of text.
3. Move the slider to the left to reduce the font, the minimum value is Small (85% of the standard).
4. Click Ready and confirm the changes.

If the slider is missing, check the alternative path: Settings → Special features → Font size. On some models (Redmi 10, POCO X3), the option may be hidden there.

⚠️ Attention: Xiaomi with Android 13+ If you move to the leftmost position of the slider, the text may become too small for comfortable reading in some applications (for example, Google Chrome.

Method 2: Configure the font directly in the Messages app

Xiaomi’s standard Messages app allows you to resize text regardless of system settings, which is not applicable to other programs and is ideal if you need to reduce the font only in SMS.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap the three-point menu (⋮) top-right.
3. Select Settings → Chat design.
4. Find the font size option and select Small or Medium.
5. Save the changes and restart the application.

On MIUI 14, the path may be different: Settings → Chat Display → Text Size. If you don’t have an option, update the app via Google Play or Mi App Store.

Method 3: Using Developer Mode to Fine-Tune

If standard methods don't reduce enough, you can use hidden options in the developer mode, which requires caution, but allows you to set a minimum font size of 0.85x from the standard one - less than in conventional settings.

Algorithm of action:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone. tap on MIUI Version 7 times. Enter a pattern lock or password if required.

Settings

Additional → For Developers

Minimum width (scale)

360dp

Reboot the phone.

This parameter affects pixel density (DPI), which indirectly reduces the size of text in all applications, including SMS. Warning: too low values (below 320dp) can lead to incorrect display of some interface elements.

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If, after the change, DPI The interface is blurred, return the standard value (usually 440dp full HD-screens) and use Method 1 or 2.

Method 4: Install an alternative application for SMS

If none of the above methods worked, consider using a third-party messenger. Many of them offer flexible font and design customization.

• 📩 Google Messages: Supports text size change in chat settings (Three dots) → Settings → Minus - no support for Dual Apps on MIUI.
• 🔵 QKSMS: Open source, custom fonts and colors. Allows you to set the size of text from 12pt before 24pt.
• 📱 Textra SMS: More than 10 font sizes, including the ultra-small (Tiny) and night mode and support for themes.
• 🌙 Pulse SMS: Synchronize between devices, customize fonts for each chat separately.

To install an alternative application:

1. Download the selected messenger from Google Play.
2. Open it and allow access to SMS.
3. In your phone settings (Settings → Applications → Default → SMS App), select a new messenger.

⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi with MIUI 13+ When you change the standard SMS application, you may lose notifications of new messages. To fix this, go to Settings. → Notifications → Additionally. → Default notifications and enable the option for the new messenger.

Method 5: Reset the Messages app settings (if the font went off after the update)

Sometimes, after updating MIUI or the application, Messages are reset to the default values, in which case cache and data reset will help:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the messages in the list and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse. → Clear the cache.
4. If it doesn’t help, click Clear Data (⚠️ It will delete the entire message history!).
5. Restart the application and reconfigure the font (see Method 2).

Once reset, the app will return to factory settings, and you can re-set the text size. If SMS history is important, pre-back it up via Settings → Messages → Backup.

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Cleaning up the Messages app data removes not only the font settings, but all correspondence, and use this method only if other methods have failed.

Additional tips for working with SMS on Xiaomi

In addition to changing the font size, you can optimize the display of messages in other ways:

• 🌓 Dark theme: Include it in Settings → Screen. → Dark subject. AMOLED-screens (Xiaomi 12, Redmi) K50) This will reduce the load on the eyes and save battery power.
• 📌 Chat anchoring: Long-click on dialogue → Secure, useful for quick access to important communications.
• 🔍 SMS search: At the top of the screen in the Messages app, there is a search bar. Supports date and contact filters.
• 📤 Message export: To save important SMS, use the Settings option → Message export (not available on all firmware).

If you frequently messaging with files, pay attention to setting up Autoboot MMS in Settings → Messages → Additional. Disabling this option will save traffic, but will require manual downloading of attachments.

FAQ: Frequent questions about font setting in SMS