How to increase the widget on the smartphone Xiaomi: 5 working ways

Xiaomi widgets are mini-programs that display useful information right on the home screen: weather, calendar, notes or quick settings. But standard sizes aren't always convenient - sometimes the text is too small and the icons are crowded together. Fortunately, you can zoom in in a number of ways, and we'll talk about all the working methods for MIUI 14/15 and Android 13/14.

In this article you will find:

• 🔧 Standard ways to resize through Xiaomi settings (no root rights).
• 📱 Secret gestures that 90% of users don’t know about.
• 🛠️ Third-party applications for fine-tuning (including Nova Launcher and KWGT).
• ⚠️ What to do if the widget doesn’t scale (common errors and solutions).

Important: Not all widgets support resizing, it depends on their developer. For example, the Google Weather widget can be stretched, and the Mi Fit only to a limited extent.

1. Standard method: resize by long press

The simplest method, which works on all Xiaomi smartphones (including the Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Mi 11 and newer models), is suitable for most standard widgets (Hours, Weather, Calendar).

Instructions:

1. Press and hold your finger on the widget you want to change until the menu appears.
2. Release your finger – around the widget will appear white dots (markers) in the corners.
3. Pull at any point to enlarge or shrink the widget. The size changes in increments of 1 grid.
4. Click on any free space on the screen to save the changes.

⚠️ Note: If the markers don't appear, the widget doesn't support manual zoom. Try alternative methods in the following sections.

Make sure there is free space on the screen | Check if the widget supports zooming | Turn off Easy Mode in the settings (it blocks changing widgets) | Update MIUI to the latest version

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2.Use of gestures for fine-tuning (hidden MIUI function)

Few people know, but MIUI has a hidden mode of accurately zooming widgets with a two-finger gesture, which works even for widgets that do not respond to standard size change.

How to activate:

1. Press the widget with two fingers (for example, thumb and index).
2. Without letting go, spread your fingers to the sides to enlarge the widget, or cut to reduce.
3. The scale will change smoothly, without being tied to the screen grid.

This method is especially useful for Google widgets (like Google Keep or Google Calendar) that don’t scale as standard, but remember that once you reboot your smartphone, the widget can return to its original size – you’ll have to repeat the procedure.

3. Setup via Nova Launcher (maximum freedom)

If standard methods don’t work, install a third-party launcher, such as Nova Launcher, which allows you to resize widgets to pixel accuracy, adjust transparency, and even overlap them with each other.

Step-by-step:

1. Install Nova Launcher from Google Play.
2. Launch the launcher and select it as the main one (the system will prompt you to do this automatically).
3. Add the widget to the screen (long press → Widgets → choose the right one).
4. Press the widget, then in the menu that appears, click Change the size.
5. Pull around the corners to adjust the size. There are no grid restrictions in Nova Launcher - you can make any size, even larger screen.

The advantages of Nova Launcher:

• 🎨 Support for transparency widgets (you can make a semi-transparent widget Weather).
• 📏 Accurate pixel size setting (in widget settings).
• 🔄 Ability to overlap widgets (for example, clocks over the weather).

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Nova Launcher has a hidden feature called "Widget Overlap" to enable, go to Nova Settings. → Additionally. → Allow overlapping of widgets, allowing widgets to be overlaid on top of each other to create unique combinations.

Creating custom widgets in KWGT (for advanced users)

If you need to not just enlarge the widget, but completely redesign it, use KWGT Kustom Widget Maker. This application allows you to create widgets from scratch or edit existing ones.

How to use:

1. Install KWGT and KLWP (for animation) from Google Play.
2. Open KWGT and select Create a new widget.
3. In the editor you can:

Save the widget and add it to the main screen.

Examples of what you can do in KWGT:

• 📊 Battery usage widget with schedule and forecast of operating time.
• 🌡️ Weather with animation (rain, snow, sunshine).
• 📅 Calendar with reminders from Google Tasks.

⚠️ Attention: KWGT It takes time to learn -- the interface is more complex than standard widgets, but it's worth the effort, and you get a unique design that no one else has.

5. Size change via ADB (for power users)

If the widget refuses to scale, you can try to force it to resize via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a method that is only suitable for users familiar with the command line.

Instructions:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Xiaomi: Go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version. Click 7 times in a row on the MIUI Version until the notification You become a developer appears!.

Settings → Additional → For Developers

USB debugging

command-line

Terminal

The clock

adb shell am start -n com.miui.home/.launcher.Launcher


adb shell settings put global widget_scaling_enabled 1




adb shell settings put global widget_scaling_factor 1.5

Here, 1.5 is the zoom factor (can be changed to any value from 0.5 to 3.0).

Reboot your smartphone.

⚠️ Attention: Wrong commands ADB You can have a launcher crash. Before you experiment, back up your data. If you've lost your widgets after the changes, reset your launcher settings:

adb shell pm clear com.miui.home

6.Table of methods compatibility with Xiaomi models

Not all methods work on all devices, and the table below shows how the methods are compatible with popular Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO models (relevant for MIUI 14/15).

On models with a MediaTek processor (such as the Redmi Note 11 or POCO M5), the two-finger gesture is often turned off at the firmware level, in which case only Nova Launcher or KWGT will help.

7. Frequent errors and their solutions

If the widget doesn’t grow or behaves strangely, check out these points:

• 🔄 The widget is reset after rebooting → It's a feature. MIUI. Solution: Use Nova Launcher or fix the size through KWGT.
• ❌ No markers with long pressing → The widget does not support scaling. Try alternative methods from this article.
• 📱 The screen “twitches” when changing the size → Turn off animations in Settings → Special facilities → Remove animations.
• 🔒 You can not change system widgets (for example, Mi Home) → This is Xiaomi's limitation. bypass: create a duplicate widget through KWGT.

If none of the methods worked, check:

1. Update MIUI to the latest version (new firmware has more customization options).
2. Remove the launcher cache: Settings → Applications → Application management → Launcher → Clear the cache.
3. Try another widget with similar features (e.g., use Google Weather instead of Mi Weather).

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Xiaomi's Android 14 (MIUI 15) models have a new feature called "Adaptive Widgets" that automatically adjusts the size to the free space on the screen. To turn it on, go to Settings → Home Screen → Adaptive Widgets.

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