How to install wallpaper on the desktop of the Xiaomi phone: an expert guide

Personalizing the smartphone interface is the first step that makes the new Xiaomi truly yours. Modern shells MIUI and HyperOS offer tremendous visual capabilities that go far beyond the standard static picture. Many users do not even realize that the built-in tools allow you to create dynamic scenes, change images on a schedule or use weather data to animation the background.

In this article, we will discuss in detail all available ways to change the background, from the banal installation from the gallery to advanced features of Superbugs. You will learn how to optimize battery consumption when using live backgrounds and where to find high-quality images in high resolution that won’t look blurry on your computer. AMOLED-flag-screen.

We’ll look at the nuances of working with different versions of firmware, as some menus may differ on the global and Chinese versions. Understanding these differences will help you avoid confusion and quickly find the right setting in the depth of the system menu of your device.

Basic installation of the image from the Gallery

The most common and quick way to change the background is to use a photo already in the device's memory. You just need to open the Gallery app, select your favorite picture and click on the three-dot button or the "More" icon in the bottom menu.

The system will offer you three options for using the image: on the lock screen, on the desktop or on both screens at the same time. It is important to note that when choosing the option "On both screens", the system can automatically crop the image, since the proportions of the lock screen and the desktop often differ. If you want accuracy, you better choose the setting separately for each screen.

At this point, you open up a built-in editor where you can zoom in, apply filters, or add blur effects. MIUI allows you to move your image with your finger, selecting the composition. Once you have a satisfactory setting, just click the Apply button and the background will be set instantly.

⚠️ Note: If you install a high-resolution photo (e.g., 20MP or higher) on your desktop, the system may suggest optimizing the file.Agree to compression if you have an older phone model to avoid micro-latency when scrolling through pages.

For those who like order, there is an option to create themed albums, for example, a separate wallpaper folder in the gallery will make it easier to access your favorite images, just move your downloaded files there, and they will always be on hand for quick installation.

Use of the “Themes” app and wallpaper shop

Xiaomi’s official store, known as the Themes app, is a powerful customization tool, with thousands of professionally designed backgrounds, many of them dynamic, and to get there, you need to find the Themes app icon on your desktop or in the Tools folder.

At the bottom of the screen is the navigation menu, and we're interested in the Wallpaper tab, and here the content is divided into categories: Popular, New, City, Nature, and others, and the store's algorithms can offer personalized options based on your download history.

• 🎨 Static HD wallpaper: high quality images optimized for your Redmi screen resolution or POCO.
• 🎬 Video wallpaper: short cyclical rollers that bring the screen to life but can consume more energy.
• 🌌 Super wallpaper: unique interactive backgrounds with deep detail, responsive to touch or time of day.

When choosing video wallpapers or superwallpapers, the system will warn you of the possible impact on autonomy. This is an honest warning: constant rendering of graphics requires CPU resources. However, on modern models with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, this effect is minimal and almost invisible in everyday use.

The Wallpaper Carousel feature is particularly noteworthy, allowing you to automatically change the image on the lock screen every time you wake up the device, so you can choose specific categories (like Space or Cars), and the phone will load new masterpieces without you.

Setting up live wallpaper and Superwallpaper

Live wallpaper is not just a video, it's a complex script that's written in the code of the system. Unlike regular video files, it responds to user actions. For example, when you unlock an image can smoothly transform, creating a depth effect. HyperOS has focused on this aspect by adding new parallax effects.

To activate this wallpaper, go to Settings → Wallpaper and Personalization → Wallpaper. Here you will see the section “Live Wallpaper” or “SuperBreaks”. The choice here is limited to a preset set from developers, but the quality of execution compensates for the amount. Each background is unique and often tied to a particular series of smartphones, although it works on most devices.

When you install live wallpaper on the lock screen, the animation will only play when you click on the screen or receive a notification. On the desktop, animation can be triggered when you swipe or click on icons, creating a “live” interface.

It's worth remembering that AMOLED-The black color on these matrices means the pixel is off, which really saves battery power. So choosing dark dynamic scenes with space or the night city is not only beautiful, but practical.

Creating and setting up wallpaper carousel

The wallpaper carousel is a feature that turns a lock screen into a news feed, but many people are interested in the ability to flip through their own or selected images, which can be set up through Settings → Lock Screen → Wallpaper Carousel.

Inside the menu, you can choose the sources of images, which can be recommended categories from content providers or your own albums from the gallery, and critically, if you want to see your photos, make sure that the app has permission to access the media files, otherwise the list of albums will be empty.

The frequency of the images is customized, so you can change the "Every time you turn on the screen," "Every hour," or "At a certain time," and this gives you the feeling of constantly updating the device, which is especially nice when the phone is on the table in standby mode.

Some users complain about intrusive advertising in the carousel recommendations, which can be turned off by removing the checkmarks from the "Recommendations" or "News" in the settings of the carousel itself, leaving only personal photos, which will make the feature useful and clean of information noise.

Advanced Settings: Always On Display and Widgets

The Always On Display (AOD) feature allows you to display information on the screen off. On new Xiaomi models with AMOLED, you can install not only the watch, but also background images for AOD. Path to setup: Settings → Lock screen → Always on screen.

You can choose the display style here. Some styles allow you to upload your image, which you can see in standby mode. This creates a stunning effect when the phone on the table shows a beautiful picture instead of a black screen with numbers. However, you should be careful with bright images, so as not to cause the matrix to burn out.

You can also add widgets to your desktop that change the background dynamically. Weather widgets or photo frames can take up a significant portion of the screen, effectively becoming part of the wallpaper composition. By combining a static dark background with a bright widget, you can achieve a unique design.

⚠️ Warning: Always On Display with a colored background significantly reduces battery life.It is recommended to use a "10 seconds after touch" mode or work schedule to avoid draining the phone by lunchtime.

Optimizing and Solving Display Problems

Sometimes, after updating the firmware or installing a third-party launcher, the wallpaper may get lost or displayed incorrectly (stretch, have black fields). In such cases, cleaning the theme cache helps. Go to Settings → Themes → Profile (human icon) → Settings and try to reset the theme to a standard one.

Another common problem is poor image quality after installation, which happens if the original photo has a resolution less than the phone screen, or the wrong aspect ratio. For screens with a cut-out under the camera, it is important to choose images where the top does not contain important details, otherwise they will be blocked by a bang or hole.

If you use third-party wallpaper apps from Google Play, make sure they are given permission to “Sun Run” and work in the background. Otherwise, the aggressive MIUI energy saving system will simply “kill” the process of changing the wallpaper, and the picture will freeze.

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Use panoramic wallpaper applications to shift the image as you scroll through your desktops, creating a depth effect, and to do this, the width of the image should be equal to the sum of the width of all desktop screens.

So in conclusion, experiment with a combination of widgets and backgrounds. Light backgrounds read better in the sun, but consume the AMOLED battery faster. Dark backgrounds save energy, but they don't show the light app icons. Find your balance.

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The best way to keep the battery on AMOLED-Xiaomi screens – use static black wallpaper or dark Superwallpaper where black pixels are physically turned off.

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