How to Read Books on Xiaomi Devices: From App Selection to Fine Settings

Xiaomi smartphones and tablets have long ceased to be just means of communication — they have become full-fledged devices for reading e-books. AMOLED-screens with Reading Mode support, long battery life and specialized applications, reading on Redmi, POCO The Mi Pad can be as comfortable as a dedicated reader, but many users face problems: the battery goes down quickly, eyes get tired of backlighting, and books are in the format of a book. PDF misrepresent.

In this guide, we’ll break down 5 ways to read books on Xiaomi – from standard apps to niche readers with support FB2 and EPUB, And we also reveal the hidden settings. MIUI, You'll learn how to make the process as convenient as possible:

• 📖 Choose the best reading app for your tasks (comparison of 7 popular readers)
• 🔋 Save battery life for long reading (including Ultra Battery Saver)
• 👓 Adjust the screen to load your eyes (Eye Comfort and Paper Mode)
• 📱 Optimize the display PDF/DJVU small-screen
• ☁️ Sync the library between devices via the Mi Cloud or Google Drive cloud

We will pay special attention to the problems with encoding in books in Russian and how to solve them, as well as reveal a unique life hack using the “For Reading” mode in the Russian language. MIUI 14+, Automatically block notifications and optimize brightness.

Standard facilities MIUI book-reading

Even without installing third-party apps, Xiaomi offers built-in e-book tools, the main ones hidden in the Files app and system settings.

V MIUI 12 and later there is a built-in viewer for formats TXT, EPUB and PDF. To open a book:

1. Launch the Files app.
2. Go to the folder with books (usually Download or Books).
3. Slip on the file - the system will automatically prompt you to open it in the built-in viewer.

However, the standard reader has limitations:

• ❌ No format support FB2 and MOBI (popular).
• ❌ Minimum font and spacing settings (only 3 font sizes).
• ❌ No synchronization of reading position between devices.

For basic reading PDF into MIUI has a separate appendix PDF Viewer, but it's not optimized for small screens - text is often displayed too small.Solution: Use Width Mode (icon) ⋮ → View Mode → Fit to Width).

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If the built-in viewer doesn't open the book, check the file extension. FB2 It is saved with the.zip extension – rename it manually.

2. Top.-5 Reading books on Xiaomi

Standard instruments MIUI This is a good read for rare readers, but if you spend hours with books, you should install a dedicated reader. We tested 15 apps and selected the best ones for Xiaomi devices based on their features (for example, support for Reading Mode).

For most users, Xiaomi will be the best choice for the Moon.+ Reader with deep integration with functions MIUI. For example, when you activate Reading Mode in the screen settings, the application automatically switches to a dark theme with a warm color temperature.

Install the font "Literata" (optimum for AMOLED)|Activate "Content Turnover"|Enable synchronization with Mi Cloud|Set the brightness to 30-40% battery-saving-->

3. Optimizing the screen for long reading

One of the main problems when reading on Xiaomi smartphones is eye fatigue due to the backlight of the screen, MIUI It offers several tools to solve this problem:

• 🌓 Reading Mode – turns the screen into shades of gray, reducing the load on the eyes, activates through the notification curtain or along the Settings path → Screen. → Reading mode.
• 👁️ Eye Comfort filters blue light, it is recommended to turn on from 18:00 or set the automatic turn on on schedule.
• 📄 Paper Mode (MIUI 14+) — It mimics the texture of paper, reducing glare. → Screen. → Screen style.

For devices with AMOLED-screens (Xiaomi 13, Redmi) K60, POCO F5) recommended:

1. Set the brightness level 30-40%.
2. Turn on Adaptive Brightness, but calibrate it manually (in a dark room, the brightness should drop until it is fully recalibrated). 10-15%).
3. Use dark themes in the reader (black background) + The gray text reduces energy consumption by 20-30%).

On devices with IPS LCD (Redmi Note 12, POCO M5) Reading Mode is less efficient because there are no real black pixels, in which case it is better to combine Eye Comfort with manual color temperature setting (optimally: 4000-4500K).

⚠️ Note: On some models (Xiaomi) 12T, Redmi K50) When Reading Mode is activated, the navigation gestures are turned off. To return them, go to Settings. → Screen. → Reading mode → Additionally. → Allow gestures.

4.Battery savings when reading: Hidden chips MIUI

Reading books is one of the most energy-efficient smartphone scenarios, but even here you can run into a quick discharge, and the reasons are usually due to the background activity of apps and the wrong settings.

Here are 4 key parameters to set up for maximum autonomy:

1. Ultra Battery Saver (MIUI 13+): Restricts background activity of all applications except selected. → Battery → Ultra-low power mode. Add your reader to exceptions.
2. Background Limitation for Unnecessary Apps: Go to Settings → Annexes → Permits → Autostart and disable autostart for social networks, instant messengers and games.
3. Shutdown 5G/LTE favorably 3G: If you are reading offline, switch to Only 3G In Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → The preferred type of grid, which will reduce the energy consumption of the 15-20%.
4. Sync setting: Turn off automatic sync for Google Account and Mi Cloud in the background (Settings) → Accounts. → Synchronization of data).

At the Redmi Note 11 Pro Tests+ 5000 mAh battery when reading in Moon+ Reader with Ultra Battery Saver enabled and 30% brightness, the device lasted 28 hours (vs. 12 hours in standard mode).

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Combination of Ultra Battery Saver mode + Reading Mode + The reader gives maximum autonomy in the dark subject. AMOLED-The screens save up to 40%.

Reverse Charging (Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Redmi) K60 Pro) you can connect wireless headphones and read, while charging the smartphone from the power bank – this will extend the reading session to 40+ hours.

5. Solving format problems PDF and DJVU

Books in formats PDF and DJVU Often cause difficulties on smartphones due to a fixed page layout not adapted for small screens. There are several ways to improve the display on Xiaomi devices:

• 🔍 The "Field Cutting" Mode (in Moon)+ Reader or Foxit PDF): allows you to cut white fields at the edges of the page, increasing the area of text.
• 📱 Horizontal mode + Scaling: Turn the device and use dual tap to zoom in on the text block (in Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• 🔄 Conversion to EPUB: Convert for Continuous Reading PDF into EPUB via Calibre (free software for PC).

For DJVU The best solution is the EBookDroid app (free on Google Play:

• Multithreaded page loading (important for large files)
• Contrast adjustment (useful for scanned books)
• Automatically rotate pages when tilting the device.

On devices with MIUI 14 and later has a built-in Smart Scrolling function for PDF — It allows you to flip the pages with your head down. → Special facilities → Gestures → Smart Scrolling.

⚠️ Attention: When reading PDF with a large number of images (for example, textbooks) disable page animation in the reader settings. This will reduce the load on the processor and prevent overheating (relevant to the user). POCO X3 and other devices on Snapdragon 7xx).

6. Synchronize the library between devices

If you read books on multiple devices (Xiaomi smartphone) + Tablet or PC, it's important to set up synchronization of the library and bookmarks. Here are 3 reliable ways to do this:

• ☁️ Mi Cloud: Xiaomi's built-in cloud allows you to sync book files (up to 5GB free) Download books to Mi Cloud → Files, then download them on another device. Bookmarks synced through Moon.+ Reader Pro (setting up in Settings) → Synchronization → Mi Cloud).
• 📁 Google Drive/Yandex Disk: Upload books to the cloud, then open them through a cloud-enabled reader (like FBReader or PocketBook Reader).

For automatic synchronization of bookmarks between Xiaomi smartphone and tablet:

1. Install Moon.+ Reader Pro for both devices.
2. In the reader settings, select Synchronization → Dropbox/Google Drive.
3. Sign in under one account.
4. Enable the option to sync bookmarks and positions.

On devices with MIUI 13+ There's a Cross-Device Clipboard feature that allows you to copy the text of a book on one device and paste it on another. → Connection and sharing → Buffer between devices.

7. Reading books from external media (flash drives, SD-map)

If your library is stored on a microSD card or USB-flash drive (via OTG-Adapter, it is important to configure file access correctly. On Xiaomi devices, the built-in Files application helps with this task).

Instructions for connecting an external carrier:

1. Insert the microSD card into the slot or plug the flash drive through OTG-adapter.
2. In the notification curtain, tap on the alert USB-The storage device is connected (or SD-map found).
3. Choose Use as a portable storage (if required).
4. Open the Files app, go to the Device section or SD-map.
5. Find the folder with books and open the file through the context menu (Open with...).

On some devices (Redmi 10, POCO M4 Pro) at the first connection SD-The system will suggest formatting it as internal memory, and you can't agree to it, because it will encrypt the card and make it impossible to use it on other devices.

For easy access to the books on SD-map:

• Create a Books folder at the root of the map.
• In the reader settings (Moon)+ Reader or FBReader) add a path to this folder to the Library.
• Turn off the system folder scan to speed up the library load.

⚠️ Attention: On devices with MIUI 12.5 and newer when connected OTG-The flash drive may have an error "USB-Device not identified." Solution: Go to Settings → Memory. → Additionally. → USB-drive and select Reconnect.

8 Voice reading and voice-over of books (TTS)

If you prefer to listen to books instead of reading, Xiaomi devices support Text-to-Speech technology (TTS). It's gonna take a while:

1. Install a reader application with support TTS (Moon+ Reader, Voice Aloud Reader).
2. Download the voice pack for Russian (we recommend Google) TTS or IVONA).
3. Set up the speed and tone of voice in the application settings.

To activate voice reading in Moon+ Reader:

1. Open the book and tap the icon. 🔊 top-panel.
2. Choose the language (Russian) and voice (Google Russian or English) IVONA Salli).
3. Set your speed (optimum: 0.8x–1.2x) pitch.

On devices with MIUI 14 has a built-in Text-to-Speech function that can be used systemically:

1. Go to Settings. → Additional settings → Language and input → Text-to-Speech.
2. Select your preferred engine (Google) TTS Xiaomi TTS).
3. Upload these voices for Russian.
4. Activate the option Select text and voice.

You can now write in any book (even in the book). PDF) and click Voice in the context menu, which works in the browser if you read books online (for example, on LitRes or Bookmate).

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Voice reading through TTS battery-expends 25-30% Faster than normal reading. To save energy, connect the device to charge or use Battery Saver mode.

FAQ: Frequent questions about reading books on Xiaomi