How to Transfer Notes from Huawei to Xiaomi Redmi: The Complete 2026 Guide

Why moving notes between Huawei and Xiaomi is not a trivial task

The transition from Huawei to Xiaomi Redmi often comes with unexpected difficulties in data migration. While photos, contacts and messages are transferred relatively easily through a Google account or specialized utilities, notes are different, because both manufacturers use their own storage and synchronization formats: Huawei has Huawei Notes with a reference to Huawei ID, and Xiaomi has Notes app (or Mi Notes in global firmware) with synchronization via Mi Account.

Compounding the problem, standard tools like Google Drive or Samsung’s Smart Switch don’t support exporting notes from Huawei in readable form. Moreover, even when using third-party apps like ColorNote or Evernote, users face loss of formatting, lack of attachments (photo, audio), or duplication of records. In this article, we’ll look at 5 proven ways to carry notes, including little-known workarounds for unrooted models.

It is important to consider the firmware version: on Huawei with EMUI 12+ and Xiaomi Redmi on MIUI 14/15, the algorithms may differ, for example, in new versions of Huawei Notes added protection against export through the file system, and Xiaomi tightened restrictions on importing data from third-party sources, we took these nuances into account and adapted the instructions to current versions of the software.

Method 1: Export via Huawei Cloud (official method)

The most reliable way is to use the built-in export feature in Huawei Notes, but it only works if you have previously synced notes with a Huawei ID. Here is a step-by-step guide:

1. Open the Notes app on Huawei and go to the I → Settings → Import/Export section.
2. Select Export Notes and select the format.hnote (Huawei Native format) or.txt (Universal but no formatting).
3. Save the file to your internal memory or SD-map (e.g., folder) Download/HuaweiNotes).
4. Connect Huawei to your computer and copy the file to your PC, or upload it to Xiaomi Redmi via Bluetooth or Nearby Share.

On Xiaomi Redmi, further action depends on the MIUI version:

• 📱 MIUI 14 and newer: Install the Huawei Notes app from APKMirror (it works without Huawei services), import the file through Settings → Import, then export notes to.txt and open them in a standard Xiaomi notebook.
• 📱 MIUI 13 and older: Use the Notes Exporter app from Google Play to convert.hnote to.json, then import through Mi Notes.

⚠️ Note: If the notes contain encrypted entries (with a password), exporting through Huawei Cloud may not work. ADB).

Method 2: Sync with Google Keep or Evernote

If you don't want to mess with files, you can use an intermediate cloud service, which is suitable for a small number of notes (up to 50 pieces) and does not save attachments, but does not require technical skills.

Algorithm of action:

1. On Huawei, install Google Keep or Evernote from AppGallery (if you don’t have access, download APK from APKPure).
2. Manually copy the text of each note from Huawei Notes to a new app. Use the Share → Google Keep feature (available in the context menu of the notes) to speed up the process.
3. Sign in to the same Google or Evernote account on Xiaomi Redmi.
4. Open notes in the mobile app and manually transfer them to Mi Notes (or leave them in Keep/Evernote if you like the functionality).

Advantages of the method:

• 🔄 Cross-platform: Notes will be available on any device.
• 🔒 Security: data is stored in encrypted form (in Evernote – with two-factor authentication).
• 📎 Multimedia support: Evernote will retain attached photos and audio (Google Keep – only photos).

⚠️ Note: When copying notes with tables or handwritten text, formatting may break. Before transferring, take screenshots of such notes and save them separately.

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If you have a lot of notes, use the Tampermonkey browser extension with the Huawei Notes Exporter script (available on Greasy Fork).It automates copying text from the web version of Huawei Notes to Google Docs.

Method 3: Transfer over ADB (for advanced users)

If the notes are not exported by standard methods (e.g. due to restrictions) EMUI Encryption or encryption, you can extract them directly from the Huawei database using the ADB (Android Debug Bridge. This method requires the developer mode to be enabled and USB-Debugging, but ensures that all data is transferred, including hidden notes.

Instructions:

1. On Huawei, activate Developer Mode: go to Settings → About Phone → Build Number and tap it 7 times. Then turn on USB Debugging in Settings → System → Developer.
2. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB drivers (download from developer.android.com) and check the connection with the command: adb devices Your device should be displayed in the response.
3. Download the Notes database: adb pull /data/data/com.huawei.notes/data/databases/notes.db Notes.db file will be saved in the ADB folder.
4. Open notes.db with DB Browser for SQLite. Export the notes table to CSV or JSON.
5. Import data to Mi Notes on Xiaomi Redmi via the Notes Importer app (available on Google Play).

Features of the method:

• 🔧 Requires technical skills: the wrong teams ADB may cause disruption.
• 📊 Maintains structure: Tags, colors and creation dates are transferred.
• 🔐 Works with blocked notes (if you know the password from Huawei) ID).

Method 4: Transmission over a local area network (Wi-Fi Direct)

If you don’t have a cable or a computer, you can transfer notes directly over Wi-Fi. This will require the LocalSend app (similar to AirDrop for Android) or the built-in Nearby Share feature (on Xiaomi called Mi Share).

Step-by-step:

1. On both phones, turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
2. On Huawei, export notes to.txt or.zip (see Method 1).
3. Open LocalSend on both devices, select a file on Huawei and submit it to Xiaomi Redmi.
4. On Xiaomi, save the file you receive and import it through Mi Notes or any text application.

Pros of the method:

• 🌐 Without the Internet: the transmission is over the local network.
• 🚀 High speed: up to 10MB/s (faster than Bluetooth).
• 🔄 Support for large files (up to 2 GB in LocalSend).

⚠️ Note: When transferring via Mi Share to Xiaomi Redmi with MIUI 14+ You can have a restriction on receiving files from "untrusted" devices. To remove it, go to Settings. → Connections and sharing → Mi Share → Security settings and disable Contact Only option.

Enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both phones

Install LocalSend with Google Play on both devices

Export notes to a universal format (.txt or.zip)

Check the space available on Xiaomi Redmi (minimum 100 MB)-->

Method 5: Use of third-party applications (ColorNote, Simplenote)

If you don't like standard apps, you can migrate notes through universal services.

Recommended algorithm:

1. Install the selected application on Huawei and Xiaomi Redmi.
2. In Huawei Notes, click Share → [selected app] for each note.
3. Wait for the synchronization (it can take up to 10 minutes).
4. On Xiaomi, copy notes to Mi Notes or leave them in a new app.

Important: When using Notion or OneNote, notes from Huawei are imported as images if they have handwritten text or complex formatting. To avoid this, pre-convert notes to PDF through the Print to PDF app.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When transferring notes, users face typical preventable problems:

• 🔄 "Notes are not imported into Mi Notes": Make sure the file has the.txt or.json extension. If Xiaomi issues an error "Unsupported format", open the file in Notepad and save it again in encoding UTF-8.
• 🔒 "Encrypted notes won't open": On Huawei, unprotect passwords before export. If you forget password, restore it via Huawei ID (security → Password management).
• 📱 "Notes Exporter app finds no notes": "Verify that the app has storage access rights (Settings) → Annexes → Notes Exporter → License. EMUI 13+ You may need to manually indicate the path to the database (/data/data/com.huawei.notes/).
• 🌐 "Google Keep is out of sync": Update the app to the latest version and check your internet connection. If the problem persists, clear the cache (Settings) → Annexes → Google Keep → Warehouse → Clear the cache).

If none of these methods worked, try an alternative:

1. Take screenshots of all Huawei notes (you can use the Scroll Capture app for long notes).
2. Transfer screenshots to Xiaomi Redmi via Telegram Saved Messages or Google Photos.
3. On Xiaomi, use the Text Fairy (OCR) app to recognize text from screenshots and save it to Mi Notes.

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If your notes contain critical information (passwords, documents), back up in two formats before transferring:.txt (for text) and.pdf (for formatting).

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