How to configure the display of time on the screen Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro: all ways

Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro is a popular smartphone with a proprietary shell MIUI, which offers flexible configurations of the appearance of the system. One of the key elements of the interface is the display of time: it can be in the status bar, on the home screen as a widget or even integrated into the wallpaper. However, not all users know how to adjust this setting, especially if time suddenly disappeared after updating or changing the theme.

In this article, we’ll look at 7 working ways to display time on the Redmi 8 Pro screen, from basic settings to hidden MIUI features. You’ll learn how to return the clock to the status bar, add a widget to the home screen, adjust the display format (12/24 hours), and even create dynamic wallpaper over time.

1. Basic time setting in the status bar

By default, Redmi 8 Pro displays time on the right side of the status bar (top notification bar). If it suddenly disappears, first check the system settings:

1. Open the Settings → Screen → Status Bar.
2. Make sure the clock display switch is active.
3. Click on the Time Format and choose 24-hour or 12-hour.

If the option to Show the Watch is unavailable (shadowed), this may mean that the smartphone has a custom theme installed, which overrides the system settings, in which case try to reset the theme to a standard one:

• 🎨 Go to Settings. → Theme → My subjects.
• 🔄 Choose a standard theme MIUI Default and apply it.
• 🔍 After changing the topic, check the status bar again.

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If the status bar time never came after the theme change, try rebooting your phone – sometimes MIUI takes time to apply the changes.

2. Adding the watch widget to the main screen

If you want time to be displayed directly on the home screen (e.g., center or bottom), use the standard MIUI widget:

1. Touch and hold the empty space on the main screen.
2. In the bottom panel, select Widgets.
3. Scroll through the list to the Watch section and select your favorite style (analog, digital, weather).
4. Drag the widget onto the screen and adjust its size.

Widgets of the watch in MIUI support several formats:

Please note: if the widget does not update automatically, check the time sync settings in Settings → Additional → Date and Time. Automatic Date and Time should be enabled here.

3. Setup dynamic wallpaper with time

The Redmi 8 Pro supports dynamic wallpaper that can integrate time directly into the background pattern. For example, Xiaomi's Super Wallpaper theme shows the clock on top of space animation or the Earth's landscape.

1. Go to Settings → Wallpaper.
2. Select the Dynamic Wallpaper section.
3. Download your favorite theme (such as Mars or Earth).
4. Apply wallpaper and make sure that the option to Show time on wallpaper is enabled.

If the time is not displayed after using dynamic wallpaper, check:

• ⚙️ Is animation included in Settings? → Battery → Performance mode (to be selected Balanced or Performance mode).
• 🔄 Update the theme through Settings → Theme → Update.
• 📱 Restart your phone – sometimes the animation hangs.

4. Recovery of time after a failure or update

Sometimes, after a MIUI update or system file crash, the status bar time disappears despite the settings turned on, due to shell cache errors, to fix:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Lawnchair app (if you use a standard launcher) or MIUI Launcher.
3. Press Warehouse. → Clear the cache.
4. Reboot the phone.

If the problem is not solved, try resetting the launcher settings:

• 🔧 Open the Settings. → Annexes → MIUI Launcher → Warehouse.
• 🗑️ Click Clear Data (this will reset the location of the icons on the home screen!).
• 🔄 Reset the device.

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Clearing the launcher data will return the standard layout of the icons, but often solves problems with displaying time and widgets.

⚠️ Warning: If the launcher cache is still not cleared, check if a third-party launcher (such as Nova Launcher or Apex) is installed on the phone. MIUI.

5.Use of third-party applications to customize time

If you don't like standard MIUI settings, you can install third-party apps to make your time display more flexible.

• ⏰ UCCW (Ultimate Custom Clock Widget – allows you to create custom widgets with time, date and weather.
• 🎨 KWGT Kustom Widget Maker – advanced widget designer with animation support.
• 🌐 Another Widget – Minimalist widgets with custom font and color.
• 📱 Digital Clock Widget – a simple widget with large numbers.

To install a widget from a third-party application:

1. Download and install the app from Google Play.
2. Touch and hold the empty space on the main screen.
3. Select Widgets and find the widget of the installed application.
4. Drag it onto the screen and adjust the look through the app interface.

⚠️ Warning: Some third-party widgets can drain the battery faster than standard ones, as they constantly update the data. → Battery → Battery utilization.

6. Solving Time Synchronization Problems

If the Redmi 8 Pro screen time is not displayed correctly (e.g. lagging or rushing), the problem may be network synchronization.

1. Open Settings → Additional → Date and time.
2. Make sure options are enabled: Automatic Date and Time Automatic Time Zone

If the options are already on, turn them off, restart the phone, and then turn them on again.

If the automatic synchronization does not work:

• 📶 Check your internet connection (time synced via carrier network or Wi-Fi).
• 🔄 Manually select time zone in Settings → Date and time → Time zone.
• 📱 Update Google Play services to the Play Market – they are responsible for time synchronization.

Automatic date and time included

Time zone corresponds to your region

Internet access (mobile or Wi-Fi)

Google Play Services Updated to the Latest Version

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7 Hidden MIUI functions for displaying time

MIUI has a few hidden features that allow you to fine-tune your time display, such as:

• 🔢 Change the font of the clock in the status bar through Settings → Screen. → Font (some fonts support unique styles for numbers).
• 🌙 Activate night mode for the watch: in the dark they will be displayed in a monochrome style (Settings) → Screen. → Night mode).
• 🔄 Set up time updates every second (default) MIUI Updates the clock every minute to save battery. To do this, activate Developer Mode and enable Windows animation. 0.5x — This will make the system update the status bar more often.

A unique feature of the Redmi 8 Pro is that it supports the display of seconds in the status bar, but only when using themes with Dynamic Clock. To activate the stopwatch, install the Mi Fan Festival or Dark Mode Pro theme from the official theme store.

If you want to completely remove time from the status bar (for example, for minimalist design), this can only be done with the help of a free-standing system. ADB-commands or third-party launchers. MIUI They do not provide such an option.

FAQ: Frequent questions about setting time on Redmi 8 Pro