How to remove the circle on the screen Xiaomi: reasons and solutions for all Android models

Why does Xiaomi have a ring on its screen and is it dangerous?

You turned on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5 Pro, and suddenly you saw a strange circle on the screen — white, black or color? It's not always a matrix defect. In 60% of cases, the problem is solved software, without visiting the service center. But you can not ignore it: some types of circles signal the imminent failure of the display or damage to the plume.

The Xiaomi screens are divided into three types:

• 🔄 Programming – arises due to a failure MIUI, Application conflicts or rendering errors, most commonly transparent or translucent, can flash.
• 🛠️ Hardware - physical damage to the matrix (dot, circle with blurred edges, "broken pixel"). Usually static, do not disappear when rebooted.
• 🔋 Systemic - associated with overheating, battery discharge or malfunction of the display controller, can appear when high load (games, video shooting).

Before you panic, check if you see the circle on the lock screensaver? If so, it's a hardware problem. Unless it's in the menu or apps, it's probably software.

Method 1: Reboot and check in safe mode

Start with the simplest, forced reboot: press the power button for 10 to 15 seconds until the phone turns off and turns on again; if the circle is gone, the problem was temporary (e.g., a graphics driver failure).

Start your smartphone in safe mode.

1. Hold the power button until the off menu appears.
2. Press and hold the folder "Switch off power" (or "Switch off").
3. Confirm the transition to safe mode.

Only system applications work in this mode, and if the circle is missing, one of the applications you install is to blame (most often launchers, games or programs with an overlay, such as Facebook or Viber).

Make sure the circle is gone | Check the sensor | Run the problem app (if known) | Get out of Safe Mode and remove the "suspected" software

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⚠️ Warning: In Safe Mode, all widgets and overlays (e.g., floating messenger windows) are disabled. If the circle is left, there is a problem in the system or hardware".

Method 2: Resetting graphics and animation settings

Sometimes the circle appears due to a failure in the rendering settings MIUI. This is true for models with AMOLED-screens (Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Redmi) K60 Pro, where the GPU is actively optimizing the image:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Press 7 times on "Version" MIUI" (Unlocking the Developer Settings").
3. Return to the main settings menu and select “More → Developer Settings”.
4. Find the "Hardware Rendering Acceleration" section and:

After the changes, reboot the phone. If the circle is associated with graphics settings, it will disappear. On models with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor (for example, Xiaomi 14), this method works in 85% of software artifacts.

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If you've reset your graphics, you've made the circle less visible, but it hasn't gone away, try turning on the "For the Visually Impaired" mode in the special features settings, and sometimes it masks the defect.

Method 3: Clearing the cache and data of system applications

The system UI and MIUI cache may contain corrupted files that cause artifacts to appear on the screen. Cleaning helps 30-40% of the time.

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select "Show Systems".
3. Find applications: System UI (or “System interface") MIUI System (or "System") MIUI") Android System

Warehouse → Clear the cache

Clear the data

After cleaning, the phone can slow down for 1-2 minutes — that's normal (the system reassembles the cache). If the circle is left, move on to the next method.

Method 4: Update MIUI or roll back firmware

It's not uncommon for mugs to appear on the screen after a MIUI update, especially in beta versions. For example, MIUI 14.0.5 for the Redmi Note 11 had an artifact bug in the upper left corner.

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → System update.
2. If you have an update, install it (preferably over Wi-Fi).
3. After installation, perform a cache reset (see Method 3).

How to diagnose:

1. Light a flashlight on the screen at an angle - if the circle is visible when the phone is turned off, this is a physical damage to the matrix.
2. Press the area of the circle lightly with your finger, and if it disappears or changes shape, the problem is the plume.
3. Run the display test through the engineering menu: ##6484## Select "Display Test" and check the uniformity of the backlight.

If confirmed hardware damage, contact the service. Self-repair (for example, gluing the plume) is fraught with loss of warranty and exacerbate the problem.

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On AMOLED models (Xiaomi 13T, Redmi K50), black dots are often “broken pixels” and can be “overclocked” with special applications (e.g. Pixel Fixer), but this is a temporary solution.

Method 6: Reset to factory settings (last chance)

If all the previous methods didn't work, and the circle is clearly software, it's a hard reset, and it deletes all the data, but it returns the system to its original state.

1. Back up (photos, contacts, messages) through Settings → Google → Backup or Mi Cloud.
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Select "Erase all data" and confirm.
4. After restarting, set your phone as new.

If the circle is still there after the reset, it's a 100% hardware problem. It's pointless to manipulate the software further.

⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO X3 Pro, Redmi 9A) After the reset, you may need to re-assign your Mi Account!

What do you do if nothing helps?

If the circle on the Xiaomi screen does not disappear after all the manipulations, there are three options:

1. Warranty repair – if the phone was purchased less than a year ago (for Russia/Europe) or 18 months (for China)
2. Replacement of the display – the average cost for the Redmi Note 10 ~3 500 ₽, Xiaomi 12 ~8 000 ₽. Use only original matrices (codes start with the original matrices). TFT or AMOLED).
3. Sale "as is" - on Avito or Yula you can profitably sell a phone with a defective screen (specify the problem honestly!).

Before visiting the service, check if the phone is activated developer mode with unlocked bootloader. Some services refuse to repair such devices under warranty.

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If the circle interferes, but there is no money to replace the screen, install a launcher with gesture support (for example, Nova Launcher) and set up an insensitivity zone in the artifact area.

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