Xiaomi’s special features: a full guide to accessibility features in 2026

Xiaomi devices are no longer just a budget-friendly alternative to flagships, offering a wide range of features, including advanced special features that are designed for people with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive impairments, but are not only useful for a narrow audience, such as screen reading mode will come in handy in the dark, and real-time subtitles for watching videos without sound on public transport.

In 2026. MIUI (Firmware for smartphones Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO) HyperOS (a new flagship system) has significantly expanded the arsenal of accessibility tools. Now there are not only basic features like font augmentation, but also artificial intelligence for gesture recognition, automatic generation of image descriptions and even integration with smart glasses Xiaomi Smart Glasses. Many users are not even aware of the existence of these options – they are hidden in the depths of settings or require additional activation.

In this guide, we'll take a look at:

• 🔍 Where to find the menu of special features on different versions MIUI/HyperOS Xiaomi smart devices (TVs, watches, speakers).
• 👁️‍🗨️ Functions for the visually impaired: from color inversion to voice assistant with support for BrailleBack.
• 🎧 Tools for people with hearing impairments, including real-time visualization of sounds and subtitles.
• 🤳 Adaptations for users with limited motor skills (guest, voice, external devices).
• ⚙️ Hidden chips that are not documented in official instructions (for example, configuring the Accessibility Suite via the app). ADB).

Important: some features may vary depending on the device model and firmware region. For example, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra HyperOS has an extended Supercontrast mode, which is not available in the budget Redmi Note 12.

Where to find special features on Xiaomi: the way to settings

Xiaomi's special features menu isn't as deep as it might seem, but its location depends on the firmware version. MIUI 14 and HyperOS path unified, but on older devices (for example, Redmi 9 with the MIUI 12) additional click may be required.

Standard route:

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the main screen).
2. Scroll down to the Special Features section (in HyperOS, it may be called Availability).
3. Inside you will see categories: Vision, Hearing, Interaction, etc.

On some devices (e.g. Xiaomi Pad 6), the accessibility menu is duplicated in the Quick Settings Panel, swipe down twice and find the person icon in the circle, and you can also search by settings (the magnifier in the upper right corner) and enter the "special features" query.

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If you have a HyperOS device, try telling Xiao to your voice assistant. AI: «Open special features – the system will redirect you directly to the desired section.

For Xiaomi smart devices (TVs, watches, speakers) the path is different:

⚠️ Note: On custom firmware devices (such as LineageOS), the feature menu may be missing or not working properly. In this case, it is recommended to use third-party applications such as Google’s Accessibility Scanner.

Functions for the visually impaired: from inversion of colors to AI-description

Xiaomi offers one of the widest tools for visually impaired users among Android devices, including both standard options (enlarged font, high contrast) and unique features like the “Superloop” mode with gesture support or integration with Google Lookout for object recognition.

Let’s look at the key functions:

• 🔍 Screen zoom: allows you to scale the interface up to 200% without loss of quality. → Special facilities → Vision. → You can set up a triple-touch gesture to turn it on quickly.
• 🌓 Color inversion and grayscale mode: useful for photophobia or color blindness. HyperOS added Color correction mode with tweaking for different types of color blindness.
• 📖 Voice assistant (TalkBack): voices all actions on the screen, including gestures and notifications. in the latest versions supports Braille display via BrailleBack.
• 🤖 AI-Image description: When Google Lens is activated in the accessibility menu, the system automatically describes photos in the gallery (for example, “two people in the photo against the background of the mountains»).

Special attention deserves the mode "Supercontrast" (available on Xiaomi) 13/14 It doesn't just invert colors, it adapts them to the lighting in the room, making the text clearer:

1. Go to Settings. → Screen. → Reading mode.
2. Choose Supercontrast and adjust the intensity.
3. Enable the option Adaptive backlighting for automatic adjustment.

For users with total vision loss MIUI It's designed to integrate with Braille displays through BrailleBack:

1. Download BrailleBack from Google Play.
2. Connect the display over Bluetooth.
3. In the special features settings, select the Services → BrailleBack and activate it.

⚠️ Attention: Function AI-Image descriptions require an internet connection and can send data to Google servers. If privacy is critical, disable this option in Google Lens settings.

Tools for people with hearing impairment: subtitles and sound visualization

Xiaomi is focusing on hearing-impaired users, offering not only standard subtitles, but also unique solutions like visualizing environmental sounds or vibrational alerts for important notifications, features that are especially useful in noisy places or in the event of complete hearing loss.

Basic options:

• 🎬 Live subtitles: automatically recognizes speech in video, audio or even live conversation and displays text on the screen. Works offline (after downloading the language pack). → Special facilities → Rumor → Live subtitles.
• 🔊 Sound amplification: 200% volume increase with processing algorithms, useful for hearing loss, but can distort sound.
• 📊 Sound visualization: displays sound waves on the screen in real time (for example, when a bell or alarm clock rings). → Sound. → Visual alerts.
• 💡 Flash flash: When you call in or notify, the camera starts flashing. → Special facilities → Rumor → Notification flash.

The feature called Sound Alert (available on HyperOS) is particularly interesting, and it converts system sounds (bells, alarms, notifications) into vibration patterns that are unique to each type of event, SMS It's going to vibrate twice, and the bell is going to vibrate long:

Settings → Sound → Vibration → Vibration patterns

Xiaomi’s smart speakers (such as Mi Smart Speaker) have a “Silent Sound” mode available that lowers high frequencies and enhances low frequencies, which helps people with partial hearing loss to better understand speech.

1. Open the app and select your column.
2. Go to the Device Settings → Sound. → Accessibility mode.
3. Turn on the option of Quiet Sound and adjust the intensity slider.

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The live subtitles function works not only for media files, but also for live speech – for example, you can turn it on during a conversation, and the text will be displayed on the screen in real time.

Adaptations for users with limited motor skills

For people with motor impairments (such as cerebral palsy, arthritis, or hand injuries), Xiaomi offers several tools to make it easier to interact with the device, including voice control, non-touch gestures (on supported models), and even external switches for extreme cases.

Key functions:

• 🗣️ Voice access: allows you to fully control your smartphone with your voice — open apps, scroll screens, write messages. Activated in Settings → Special facilities → Interaction → Voice access: Supports Russian, but requires an Internet connection for recognition.
• ✋ Non-touch gestures: On devices with a ToF sensor (such as the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra), you can control the phone's hand movements in the air. → Screen. → Gestures in the air.
• ⏱️ Slowing down touches: increases the response time to presses, preventing accidental clicks. → Special facilities → Interaction → Retention time.
• 🔗 External switches: Connecting specialized devices (such as Tecla-e) to control the phone's buttons.

One of the most useful features is the "AssistiveTouch" mode, which adds a floating button to the screen that replaces the hardware keys and gestures, to enable:

1. Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Interaction → AssistiveTouch.
2. Activate the slider and set up actions for single/double touch.
3. In addition, you can add quick commands to the menu (for example, returning to the home screen or calling a voice assistant).

Make sure the microphone is enabled in the privacy settings

Download the language package for Russian language

Conduct voice training in the "Voice Access" menu

Add frequently used commands to "Favorites"-->

For smartwatches Xiaomi (such as Watch) S3) Simplified Control mode is available, which increases button sizes and makes navigation easier:

Device Profile → Settings → Availability → Simplified management

⚠️ Attention: The non-touch gesture function severely drains the battery, as it constantly uses the ToF sensor. It is recommended to turn it on only when necessary and turn it off after use.

Hidden chips and advanced settings

In addition to the standard options, Xiaomi has several hidden features that are not documented in the official instructions. ADB, Hidden menus or third-party apps, which are useful for advanced users who want to adapt the device to their needs as much as possible.

Some of them:

• 🔧 Force Dark Mode: Forced dark theme on all applications, even those that don't support it. ADB: adb shell settings put secure ui_night_mode 2
• 📱 One-Handed Mode: Reduces the size of the interface for one-handed control, activates with a swipe gesture diagonally from the bottom corner (configured in Settings) → Screen. → One-hand mode).
• 🔍 Extended zoom: allows you to increase the screen to 8× (opportunistic 2×). The command is activated: adb shell settings put secure accessibility_display_magnification_scale 8.0
• 🤖 AI-Optimizing availability: HyperOS has a hidden option that analyzes your actions and offers optimal settings) → Usage statistics → Accessibility tuning.

For activation ADB-team:

1. Enable Developer Mode (7 times click on Build Number in Settings) → The phone).
2. In the developer settings, activate debugging over USB.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install it. ADB Tools and execute the required command in the terminal.

Another useful feature is creating custom gestures, where HyperOS can assign its own swipes or touches to quickly access accessibility features, such as double-tapping the back of a phone can include TalkBack.

Settings → System → Gestures → Gestures of accessibility

Compatible with Xiaomi smart devices

The special features in Xiaomi’s ecosystem go beyond smartphones – they are integrated into smart lamps, robot vacuum cleaners, speakers and even air conditioners – to create a fully adaptive smart environment for people with disabilities.

Examples of integration:

• 💡 Yeelight smart lamps: support strobe alert mode (blinking when ringing or alarming) configured via Mi Home in the Scenarios section → Special facilities.

To adjust the ecosystem to special needs:

1. Open the Mi Home app and go to Profile → Settings → Availability.
2. Select devices that should be involved in accessibility scenarios.
3. Create automation, for example: 🔔 «If the phone calls → flashing lamp in the room». 🚨 «If the motion sensor is triggered at night → A soft light is turned on and a warning is sounded».

For users with severe disabilities, Xiaomi is partnering with Project Euphonia (Google), which allows you to control your smart home with your voice even when you have a speech disorder.

1. Install the Euphonia app from Google Play.
2. Get your voice training (recording speech samples).
3. Connect your account to Mi Home via Settings → Voice control → Integration.
4. 🔹 Make sure that the microphone settings allow access to Google Play Services.

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If you lose your special features settings after the firmware update, try resetting the system cache through recovery. + Volume up, select Wipe cache partition and restart the device.

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