How to remove safe mode on Xiaomi Redmi 4X: from reboot to reset to factory settings

Xiaomi Redmi 4X

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In this article, we’ll look at all the working ways to exit Safe Mode on Redmi 4X, including hidden button combinations, resetting the cache via Recovery, and even radical measures like a full reset. We’ll focus on the common mistakes that users make the problem worse. For example, did you know that keeping the power button in Safe Mode for a long time can cause the bootloader to crash?

Before you get to the instructions, check if the Safe Mode sign appears in the bottom left corner of the screen. If yes, your Redmi 4X is exactly in that state. If not, but the phone is behaving strangely (apps are not working, widgets are missing), the problem may be another one - for example, in the damage to system files after a failed update.

Important: All methods in this article are tested on Redmi 4X with MIUI 8-14 firmware (including global and Chinese versions).If your smartphone is running custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience), some methods may not work.

1.Why is Redmi 4X going into Safe Mode?

Safe Mode on Xiaomi is not a bug, but a security mechanism that activates in three cases:

• 🔄 Wrong Shutdown: If you have taken out the battery (on Redmi) 4X It is not removable, but the same effect gives a discharge to zero, or interrupted the system update.
• 📱 Application Conflict: Virus, Damaged APK or an application with administrator rights (e.g., Clean Master or DU Battery Saver could be forced to launch a mode.
• 🛠️ Hardware problems: a faulty Volume Down button (held in pressed state) or a damaged motherboard.

The most common reason is the freeze of the volume button. On the Redmi 4X, the Power + Volume Down combination when booting is exactly what makes safe mode. If the button is stuck physically or due to moisture, the phone will load in this mode cyclically.

How do you check? Try pressing the volume button a few times -- if it's tight or not clicking, that's the problem, and then there's no software that can help, you have to fix the hardware.

⚠️ Warning: If Safe Mode appears after installing a new app, do not delete it in this mode - it may cause a crash MIUI. First exit Safe Mode, then uninstall the problem software.

Method 1: Standard Reboot

In 70 percent of cases, a normal reboot is enough to get out of safe mode, but there's a caveat: you have to do it right on the Redmi 4X, or the mode will get stuck.

Instructions:

1. Hold the Power button for 10-15 seconds until the screen goes out.
2. Wait 30 seconds (don’t turn on your phone right away!)
3. Press Power once to turn on.

If the mode is activated again after the reboot, then the problem is deeper, perhaps the system cache is damaged or the trigger is triggered due to a faulty button.

Method 2: Forced exit through buttons

If the standard reboot didn't work, try the hardware combination, which works when the safe mode is caused by a software failure rather than a physical malfunction.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn off the phone (hold power until vibration).
2. Press the power + Volume Up at the same time for 10-15 seconds.
3. When the Mi logo appears, release the buttons.

This combination simulates a hard reset, but without losing data, and if it loads properly, the problem is solved. If it doesn't, move on to the next one.

Make sure the battery is at least 50% charged.

Make a backup copy of important data (photos, contacts)

Remember your Mi Account (if tied)

Turn off the phone from charging.-->

4. Method 3: Clearing the cache through Recovery

If the safe mode is caused by a damaged cache, cleaning through Recovery will help, which does not delete user data, but resets temporary MIUI files.

How to get into Recovery on Redmi 4X:

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press Power + Volume Up before the Mi logo appears.
3. Release the buttons when you see the menu in English/Chinese.

On the Recovery menu:

• Select Wipe & Reset (use volume buttons for navigation, power buttons for confirmation).
• Next up is Wipe Cache.
• Confirm the action and wait for the completion.
• Go back to the main menu and select Reboot.

If the safe mode disappeared after this procedure, the problem was in the cache, and if it wasn't, you'd have to try more radical measures.

⚠️ Warning: Don't confuse Wipe Cache with Wipe Data! The second option will completely reset the phone to factory settings, deleting all your data.

5. Method 4: Removing Problem Applications

If Safe Mode is triggered by an application conflict, you need to find and remove the culprit, but how do you do that if you can't run Task Manager in Safe Mode?

Option 1: Through Settings

1. Open Settings → Applications → All applications.
2. Sort the list by installation date (the newest ones on top).
3. Remove suspicious applications (especially optimizers, antiviruses, launchers).

Option 2: Through ADB (for advanced users)

If your phone isn’t out of Safe Mode but you have access to ADB, do:

adb shell pm list packages -f | grep"/data/app"

This command will show all user apps. Then remove the suspicious ones:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.example.app

Frequent culprits:

• 🛡️ Antiviruses: Avast, 360 Security, Dr.Web
• 🧹 Optimizers: Clean Master, DU Speed Booster
• 🎮 GameGuardian, Freedom

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If you can’t identify a problem app, try disabling autoboot for all third-party programs. Go to Settings → Battery → Autostart Management and deactivate all applications except system ones.

6. Method 5: Resetting to factory settings

If none of these methods work, you'll have to reset completely, and that will delete all the data, but it will put the phone back on the table. There are two ways to reset the Redmi 4X:

Method A: Through settings (if the phone is turned on)

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Recovery and Reset.
2. Select Settings Reset.
3. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot.

Method B: Recovery (if the phone doesn't boot)

1. Go to Recovery (as in Method 3).
2. Choose Wipe & Reset → Wipe All Data.
3. Confirm the reset and wait until it is completed.

Once reset, the phone will boot as new. You will need to reconfigure MIUI, log in to Xiaomi account and restore data from the backup (if it was created).

⚠️ Warning: If you forget the data from the Mi Account associated with the phone, the reset may block the device.

7. Hardware malfunctions: when to carry in the service

If you’ve tried all the ways, but the Redmi 4X still boots in safe mode, the problem is likely hardware.

• 🔊 The volume button does not click or works with a delay.
• 💧 The phone fell into the water or was exposed to moisture.
• 🔥 On the motherboard, traces of oxidation or burning are visible.
• 🔄 Safe mode appears even after complete reset.

What exactly can be faulty:

• Volume Down button: most common reason. Replacement or cleaning.
• Button plume: moved or damaged. Need soldering.
• Power Controller: If the phone does not respond to charging or turns off on its own.

Cost of repair:

• Replacement of volume button: ~500–800 ₽.
• Cleaning/replacement of the plume: ~1000–1500 ₽.
• Diagnostics + ration: ~1500–2500 ₽.

If Redmi 4X And if you're older than 5, think about it, it might be cheaper to buy a new smartphone than to repair an old one. 9A POCO C50 stand ~6000–8000 ₽ and exceeding productivity 4X severally.

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If you have safe mode after you fall or get moisture, don't try software, it won't help. The sooner you bring your phone to service, the better the chance of saving it without incurring a serious cost.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Redmi's safe mode 4X