How to Install Wallpaper on Xiaomi: 5 Ways to Use All Models (Including Hidden MIUI Features)

Installing wallpaper on Xiaomi smartphones seems like a simple task - until you encounter the nuances MIUI. The official shell offers a limited set of backgrounds, and trying to use your own images often leads to problems with cropping, blurring or incorrect scaling. AMOLED-screens (e.g. Mi 13 Ultra or Redmi) K60 Pro, where it is important to consider aspect ratio and color profiles.

In this article, we will analyze all the current ways to change wallpaper on Xiaomi, Redmi and other devices. POCO — From standard tools to hidden functions and third-party applications, we will focus on solving typical problems: Why do wallpapers move when scrolling, how to avoid blurring on the lock screen, and how to set dynamic wallpaper with paralax effect (works even on budget models like the Redmi Note 12). MIUI 14 and HyperOS (for new devices 2026).

1. Standard method: wallpaper through MIUI settings

The most obvious method is to use built-in shell tools, which is suitable for most users, but has limitations: for example, you can't exactly zoom in on an image or turn off automatic cropping. Here's how it works:

1. Open the Themes app (the icon with a brush on your desktop).
2. Go to the Wallpaper tab in the lower menu.
3. Select a category: 🌄 Recommended - wallpaper from Xiaomi with adaptation under AMOLED. 📁 My wallpaper is the images you uploaded. 🔄 Dynamic - animated background drawings (not available on all models).

Apply

Set on...

⚠️ Note: On HyperOS devices (e.g. Xiaomi) 14 or Redmi K70) The way has changed - wallpaper is now customized through Settings → Personalization → Wallpaper, old versions. MIUI 12/13 This section could be called Settings. → Screen. → Wallpaper.

The main problem with the standard method is automatic cropping. The system tries to guess which part of the image to show, often cutting down important details. Solution: use Fill-in mode (if available) or pre-strip the picture in a third-party editor at your screen resolution (the list of permissions for popular models is in the table below).

2 Manual addition of wallpaper through the gallery

If you need to install your own image (like a photo or a downloaded image), the easiest way to do it is through a standard Gallery, which works on all versions of MIUI and HyperOS, but has a nuance: the system can distort the proportions when used.

Step-by-step:

1. Save the image to your phone’s memory (for example, in the DCIM → Wallpapers folder).
2. Open the gallery and find the photo you need.
3. Slap the icon. ⋮ (three dots) in the lower right corner and select Set as → Wallpaper.
4. Adjust the display area (if available) and click Ready.

🔹 Tip: For the perfect display, use images with the resolution that corresponds to your screen. 12 Pro+ (2400×1080) A vertical photo will fit in the ratio 20:9.

Download the picture in maximum resolution

Cut in the editor under the aspect ratio of the screen (20:9 for most Xiaomi)

Save in PNG (for transparency) or JPEG (for photo) format

Check the brightness - dark wallpaper saves charge on AMOLED-screen

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⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g, POCO F5) If you put the wallpaper through the gallery, you turn off the paralax effect, which is the shifting of the background when you tilt the phone, and you have to use the method in section 5 to get it back.

3. Hidden function: wallpaper with depth effect (paralax)

Few people know, but in MIUI There is a hidden possibility to include 3D-The paralax effect, when the background shifts slightly when the phone is tilted, is officially only available on flagships (Mi 13 Ultra, Xiaomi 14), but it can also be activated on budget models like the Redmi Note 11.

Instructions to insert:

1. Set wallpaper through the standard menu (Settings → Wallpaper).
2. Return to the desktop and make a long press in the free space.
3. Select Screen Settings → Additional → The depth effect (on some firmware, the item is called the Paralax effect).
4. Activate the slider and adjust the intensity (recommended 30-50% for the natural look).

If the item is not on the menu, try an alternative way:

Enter the phone code in the app: ##6484##


Select "Device test → Parallax effect → Enable"

🔹 Important: The effect only works with standard wallpaper MIUI Or images set up through the Topics menu, and if you put the wallpaper through the gallery, the paralax will shut down.

4. Dynamic and live wallpaper: how to install on Xiaomi

Dynamic wallpaper (animated background drawings) and live wallpaper (touch-response) are officially supported only on Xiaomi’s flagship HyperOS models. However, they can be installed on any device using third-party applications.

Methods of installation:

• 📱 Through the Topics app: Open Topics → Wallpaper. → Dynamic. Select the animation you like (e.g. Ocean Waves or Starry Sky). Click Apply and wait until downloaded (up to 50MB of storage may be required).

Through third-party applications:

• Wallpapers Craft - supports 3D-effects and reactions of the gyroscope.
• KLWP Live Wallpaper Maker – for creating custom animations (requires customization skills).
• IntoLive – converts video to live wallpaper (works even on Redmi 9A).

⚠️ Attention: Dynamic wallpaper significantly increases battery consumption (up to) 10-15% hourly AMOLED-If you notice a quick discharge, go back to static backgrounds or reduce the frequency of animation in the application settings.

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To reduce battery consumption from live wallpaper, set a dark theme in the MIUI settings and select animations with the minimum number of moving elements (for example, slow-floating clouds instead of bright flashes).

5.Wallpaper problems on Xiaomi and their solutions

Even after installing the wallpaper correctly, Xiaomi can behave incorrectly, moving off when scrolling, blurring or not fully displaying, and here are the most common problems and ways to fix them:

• 🔍 Wallpapers go off when you scroll: Reason: Paralax effect is on or aspect ratio is incorrectly configured. Solution: Turn paralax off in Settings → Personalization → Depth effect: Use a resolution multiple of your screen (e.g, 2340×1080 for POCO X5 Pro).

The wallpaper is blurred on the lock screen:

MIUI automatically applies blur to the background lock to remove:

Activate Developer Mode (7 times tap "Version MIUI" in your phone settings), then go to:


Settings → Additional → For developers → Disable the blur of the lock wallpaper

The wallpaper is reset after resetting:

The blame is the Themes app or the conflict with the MIUI optimizer.

• Set wallpaper through Settings → Wallpaper, not through the gallery.
• Turn off autoclean the cache for the Themes app (Settings → Applications → Application Management → Topics → Cleanup → Autoclean → Disable).

🔹 Critical error: If after the wallpaper change the phone starts to overheat or brake, background animation is most likely to blame.Immediately return to the static wallpaper and check the device for viruses (sometimes malicious applications disguise as "live wallpaper»).

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Before installing custom wallpaper, always check the image resolution. Optimal values for popular Xiaomi models are: 2400×1080 (Redmi Note 12), 3200×1440 (Mi 13 Ultra), 2460×1080 (POCO F5).

6.The Best Wallpaper Apps on Xiaomi (2026)

Standard MIUI wallpaper is quickly boring, and finding the right images manually takes time. We tested dozens of apps and selected the top 5 for Xiaomi users:

🔹 Advice for owners AMOLED-Use the AmoledWall app – it offers wallpaper with true black (pixels are turned off, saving battery power). 13T or Redmi K60.

7.How to Create Your Unique Wallpaper for Xiaomi

If you want to personalize your phone to the maximum, why not make your own wallpaper? It doesn't require the skills of a designer -- just a few apps and 10 minutes of time.

Step-by-step:

1. Choose the basis: 📸 Take a photo on your Xiaomi (use the mode) 50MP maximum resolution). 🖼️ Download free image from Unsplash or Pexels (search 20:9 wallpaper).
2. Cut under the screen: Use Photo & Picture Resizer (available on Google Play). Select a preset for your model (e.g. 2400×1080 for Redmi Note 12).
3. Add effects (optional): 🎨 PicsArt – for overlaying text or filters. 🔮 Canva – templates for wallpaper with a calendar or weather widget.

Put it on the phone:

Save the result to the Pictures → Wallpapers folder and apply through the Gallery or Settings → Wallpaper.

⚠️ Note: If you use animated elements (for example, GIF or video, convert them to format MP4 no higher-permission 1080p, Otherwise, the wallpaper will slow down. GIF To Video Converter.

FAQ: Frequent questions about wallpaper on Xiaomi