How to Make Notifications on Xiaomi Same as in the Original MIUI Firmware

Notifications on Xiaomi smartphones are one of the things that catch your eye when you switch from other Android devices. The original MIUI shell offers a unique style of alerts, from animations and audio signals to display features on a locked screen. However, after changing firmware, resetting or buying a device with a global version of the software, many users face the problem: notifications stop looking and work “like a real Xiaomi”.

In this article, we will learn how to return the original style of MIUI notifications, even if your device runs on custom firmware or a global version of the software. We will consider not only visual settings (fonts, icons, animation), but also functional aspects: priority alerts, sound schemes, behavior on a locked screen and integration with Xiaomi branded services.

Why Xiaomi notifications are different than other Android smartphones

The MIUI shell has historically evolved as an ecosystem in its own right, rather than as a superstructure on standard Android, meaning that even basic interface elements like notifications have been redesigned to fit Xiaomi’s philosophy.

• 🎨 Unique card design: rounded corners, translucent backgrounds and proprietary app icons that don’t match the standard Android physical icons.
• 🔔 Sound schemas: branded notification tunes (such as Mi Mix or Mi Drop) that are not found on other devices.
• 🔄 Appearance animation: smoothly “depart” notifications from above with a fading effect, rather than a sudden appearance, as in stock Android.
• 🔒 Locked screen behavior: Displaying notification content (including message text) without the need to unlock is a feature that many manufacturers turn off by default.

Xiaomi has also integrated its ecosystem software functions into notifications, such as alerts from Mi Home, Mi Fit, or Mi Cloud, which are prioritized and displayed with special icons, and if you use global firmware or custom build (like LineageOS), these features may not work properly or at all.

How to Restore the Original MIUI Notification Style

If after updating or changing the firmware notifications lost the corporate appearance, first of all check the following settings:

1. Theme: Go to Settings → Theme and select an official theme from Xiaomi (e.g. MIUI Default or Mi Classic). Third-party themes can override the style of notifications.
2. System fonts: in Settings → Screen → Font install Mi Sans or Mi Lui – branded fonts that affect the display of text in alerts.
3. Interface animation: Enable full animations in Settings → Special features → Delete animation (should be disabled).

If you use custom firmware, you may need to install additional modules through Magisk:

• 📦 MIUI-ification is a module that returns branded interface elements, including notifications.
• 🎵 Mi Sound – Recovers the original notification and alarm sounds.
• 🔄 MIUI Animations — adds smooth transitions and animations specific to MIUI.

Make a backup of current settings|Check the version. MIUI In Settings → The phone.|Install the official launcher Mi Launcher|Disable battery optimization for system applications-->

Important: If you are using Android 12+ firmware, some modules may not work due to changes in the permission system, in which case it is recommended to use MIUI 13/14 with root rights or switch to an official global build.

Set up the sounds and vibrations of notifications

The signature notification sounds are one of Xiaomi's business cards, to get them back:

1. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Notification sounds.
2. Select one of the standard tunes MIUI: 🔔 Mi Mix is a short two-tone signal. 🔔 Mi Drop is a smooth drop-like alert. 🔔 Mi Bubble is a bubble-like sound.

MIUI Standard

Short vibration.

Notification vibration

If the standard sounds are not on the list, you can download them separately:

1. Download the archive with MIUI branded sounds (for example, from the 4PDA forum or XDA Developers).
2. Place files in /system/media/audio/notifications (root rights required) or in /sdcard/Notifications (no root).
3. Restart the device and check for new sounds in the settings.

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If the notifications haven’t changed after the sound change, clear the Settings app cache (Settings → Applications → Application Management → Settings → Storage → Clear the cache).

Notification problems after MIUI update

Firmware updates often break notifications, typical problems and solutions:

• ❌ Notifications don't come: Check the Settings → section of the App → Application Management → [Application Name] → Notifications. Make sure the Show Notifications switch is on. Also turn off Battery Optimization for that application.
• ❌ No sound or vibration: In Settings → Sound and vibration, check if Do Not Disturb mode is activated. Also make sure that the specific app settings (such as WhatsApp) do not turn off sounds.
• ❌ Notifications appear late: This is a typical issue after upgrading to MIUI 14+ on low-RAM devices. Solution: disable Adaptive Optimization in Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Optimization.

If after the update, branded animation notifications disappeared, try resetting the animation settings:

adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 1.0


adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 1.0




adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 1.0

These commands return the standard MIUI animation speed (ADB and USB debugging enabled).

Customization of notifications through hidden MIUI settings

MIUI contains hidden options that allow you to fine-tune notifications to access them:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and click on MIUI Version 7 times.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For Developers and enable Advanced Notification Display.
3. Now, an additional Notification Style section will appear in the notification settings, where you can select: 📱 Classic (as in older versions MIUI). 📱 Modern (transparency and rounded corners). 📱 Minimalistic (no shadows and no animations).

In the developer mode, you can also change the priority of notifications:

• 🔝 Priority: High – notifications will be displayed over other windows.
• 🔕 Priority: Quiet - no sound or vibration, but with an indicator on the screen.
• 🚫 Priority: Disabled – Completely conceal notifications from the application.

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Changing hidden settings can lead to unstable system operation. Before experimenting, make a backup through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.

Integration of notifications with Xiaomi ecosystem

One of the key advantages of Xiaomi is the close integration of notifications with branded services.

• 🏠 Mi Home: Alerts from smart devices (lamps, sockets, sensors) are displayed with a branded icon and the ability to quickly manage directly from the notification panel.
• 🏃 Mi Fit/Zepp: Notifications about physical activity, heart rate and fitness bracelet charge level are synced with the phone.
• ☁️ Mi Cloud: Alerts about backup, contact sync and photos take priority and are not automatically deleted.

To ensure that these functions work correctly:

1. Make sure that the latest versions of Mi Home, Mi Fit and Mi Cloud are installed on the device.
2. Enable notification synchronization in Xiaomi account settings: Settings → Xiaomi Account → Synchronization of notifications.
3. For smart devices, check permissions in Settings → Applications → Application Management → Mi Home → Permissions (notifications, Auto Run and Background Work should be enabled).

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If notifications from Mi Home don’t come, try reconnecting devices to your Xiaomi account via Mi Home → Profile → Settings → Delete all devices and then add them again.

MIUI features: notifications from Xiaomi ecosystem applications cannot be completely disabled through standard settings.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → [Application] → Notifications.
2. Disable System Notifications (may be called Important Notifications).
3. If the option is not available, use ADB: adb shell dumpsys notification disable for example for Mi Home: adb shell dumpsys notification disable com.xiaomi.smarthome

Notifications on the locked screen: how to configure

MIUI offers flexible settings for displaying notifications on a locked screen to configure them:

1. Go to Settings → Screen Lock → Notifications on the locked screen.
2. Select one of the modes: 🔓 Show everything — text and sender are displayed. 🔒 Hide content — only application icons are shown. 🚫 Do not show — notifications are completely hidden.

Settings → Applications → Application Management → [Application] → Notifications on a locked screen

If notifications on the locked screen don’t show up at all, check:

• ✅ Show notifications on the locked screen in lock settings.
• ✅ Is not Do Not Disturb mode activated (Settings → Sound and vibration → Do Not Disturb).
• ✅ Whether notifications for a particular application are disabled (see previous section).

On some devices (such as the Xiaomi 12/13 series), notifications on the locked screen may be delayed due to battery optimization.

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Optimization.
2. Find an app whose notifications are delayed (like Telegram) and select Unlimited.
3. Reset the device.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When setting up notifications, users often make errors that cause the system to malfunction.

• ⚠️ Disable system applications: ⚠️ Attention: If you disable or uninstall com.android.systemui or com.miui.securitycenter applications via ADB or Titanium Backup, notifications will stop working at all. These applications are responsible for handling system alerts.
• ⚠️ Use of third-party launchers: Launchers like Nova Launcher or Action Launcher may conflict with the notification system MIUI. If notifications no longer appear correctly after installing the alternative launcher, return to the standard Mi Launcher or set up compatibility in the launcher settings.
• ⚠️ Resets without backup: ⚠️ Attention: When resetting settings through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Resetting all notification customizations (including hidden settings) will be lost. Before resetting, export settings through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Local Backup.

Another common problem is that notifications come in, but they don't disappear after reading it, and it's related to the cache of system services.

1. Clear the cache for Settings and System Interface (com.android.systemui).
2. Reset the device.
3. If the problem persists, run the command via ADB: adb shell cmd notification clear_all

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions