How to find out what theme is on the Xiaomi phone: all the ways

Why do you need to know the current topic on Xiaomi?

The theme of the design on Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO smartphones is not just a background pattern; it defines the appearance of icons, fonts, animations and even sound effects. Many users install custom themes from MIUI Themes, but eventually forget which one is active, which creates problems when trying to return a standard design or share settings with friends.

Another common situation is that after updating the firmware, the theme is reset to default, but the user does not notice it. Or vice versa, after resetting, an unfamiliar design suddenly appears. In MIUI 14 and later, the themes can automatically sync with the Xiaomi account, which makes it difficult to track changes. In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to check the current topic, including hidden methods for experienced users.

Method 1: Using standard MIUI settings

The most obvious and quickest method is to look at the themes section, which works on all Xiaomi smartphones, regardless of the model and firmware version.

1. Open the Settings app (cog icon).
2. Scroll down and select the Topic item (or Makeup in some localizations).
3. At the top of the screen you will see the name of the active theme and its thumbnail.

If you have MIUI 12/13/14, the interface may be slightly different: instead of a separate item, look for the Screen → Style tab. On some firmware for global regions (for example, Xiaomi EU), the theme section may be hidden - in this case, use alternative methods from the following sections.

⚠️ Note: On smartphones with POCO Launcher (e.g, POCO F5 Xiaomi 13T) A standard topic section can be redirected to the theme store MIUI Themes. In this case, the active theme is displayed in small print under the button "Apply".

Method 2: Through the MIUI Themes Store

The MIUI Themes app (or "Themes" in Russian) not only allows you to install new designs, but also shows the current active theme, which is useful if the standard settings do not display information or you use custom firmware.

Instructions:

• 📱 Open the Themes app (pallette icon with brush).
• 🔍 In the bottom bar, click on the My Themes tab (or My Themes in English).
• 🎨 At the top of the list will be displayed the current theme with the tick Active.
• 📋 Click on it to see detailed information: title, author and version.

In some versions of MIUI (e.g. 14.0.5), the active theme may be marked not by a tick, but by a green Applied. If you don't see any markings, try clicking on any of the themes on the list, and the system will automatically highlight the current one.

Method 3: File Managers (for experienced users)

If standard methods fail (for example, due to a firmware failure or a deleted theme section), you can find information about the current theme manually, and this will require any file manager with access to system folders, such as MiXplorer or Solid Explorer.

Step-by-step:

1. Open the file manager and enable the display of hidden files (Settings → Show hidden files).
2. Cross the path: /data/system/theme/ or (for new versions) MIUI): /data/user_de/0/com.android.thememanager/files/
3. Find the file. current_theme.xml or applied_theme_info Open it with a text editor.
4. Inside, you will see a line of the form: <theme packageName="com.example.theme" name="DarkBlue"/> where the name is the name of your current topic.

If /data/ is not available without root rights, try using ADB (described in the next section). Also note that after the MIUI update, the path to the theme files may change - current data can always be found through the adb shell ls /data/system/ | grep theme command.

⚠️ Note: Modifying or deleting files in the folder /data/system/ root-free can cause a malfunction of the interface. If you are not sure about your actions, use other methods from this article.

Method 4: through ADB-teams (for developers)

If you're familiar with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), you can learn the current theme with special commands, which is universal and works even on locked smartphones without root rights.

Instructions:

1. Install ADB Tools on your computer.
2. Connect your phone to your PC and allow debugging over USB (Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version → 7 times click to turn on Developer Mode, then Settings → Additional → Developers → Debugging over USB).
3. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) and type: adb shell dumpsys activity com.android.thememanager | grep "mCurrentTheme"
4. In the conclusion, find the line of the form: mCurrentTheme=ThemeInfo{packageName='com.example.theme', name='DarkMode'} where name is the name of your topic.

Alternative command for new MIUI versions:

adb shell settings get secure current_theme_package

It will return the name of the theme package (e.g. com.miui.theme.Dark) from which you can find the full title in the theme store.

adb shell pm list packages | grep theme

Then check the active theme through dumpsys window with the keyword theme filter.-->

Method 5: Through Third Party Applications

If you don't want to go through the settings or use ADB, you can use third-party tools that analyze system settings and show the current theme in a convenient format.

• 🔍 MIUI Hidden Settings – Shows Hidden Settings MIUI, including an active theme (available on Google Play).
• 📊 Device Info HW — section MIUI Info displays theme name and design version.
• 🛠️ QuickShortcutMaker – allows you to find the activity (activity) of the theme manager and open it directly, bypassing the limitations of the launcher.

Example of QuickShortcutMaker:

1. Install the application and open it.
2. In the search bar, enter ThemeManager.
3. Find an activity called com.android.thememanager.ThemeManagerActivity and run it.
4. The system will open the hidden menu of the manager to where the active theme will be visible.

Please note: some applications may require permission to access settings (e.g, WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS). On new versions of Android (12+) These permits are issued only through ADB:

adb shell pm grant com.app.package android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Frequent problems and their solutions

Sometimes users experience situations where the topic is not displayed or is not behaving correctly, and here are the most common cases and ways to fix them:

• 🔄 Theme resets after update: This is standard behavior MIUI. To return the previous theme, go to Settings → Topics → My themes and reuse them. If the themes aren't on the list, they've been deleted, download them again from the store.
• 🖼️ The title of the theme is displayed in hieroglyphics: This means that the theme is intended for the Chinese version. MIUI (China ROM). To see the normal name, install MoreLocale 2 and change the system language to English.
• 🚫 The "Themes" section is missing from the settings: This happens on custom firmware (like LineageOS) or if the com.android.thememanager system application has been removed. MIUI bootloader or re-flash the phone.
• 🔒 You can’t change the subject because of device policy: On some corporate smartphones, the administrator can block the change of theme. → Password and security → Device control.

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If the theme disappeared after resetting, but it wasn’t in the store — it was probably part of the MIUI System Themes package that doesn’t sync with your account, in which case only manual installation via the.mtz file will help.

⚠️ Note: On smartphones with HyperOS (the new shell from Xiaomi, which debuted in 2026), the theme system has changed dramatically. Now the active theme can be stored in the cloud and synced between devices. To see its name, go to Settings. → Registration → My styles.

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