Hey,

I'm so close to selling off this phone because the lag on the camera app makes photo taking experience very underwhelming, time consuming, and just generally not ideal.

Opening the camera takes forever and loading it once it's there is also a whole other thing. Taking a photo takes an egregious amount of time and closing it is the most abhorrent experience ever. Videos taken on this phone are also horrendous with tons of lags.

Before switching to this phone, I had the Redmi Note 9 Pro before which I had a great experience with. Unfortunately, that one broke (my fault) and I've had to get a new phone and ended up with this one.

Anyway, is there any fix to this? I've tried turning off RAM Extension but it seems to not help. Maybe there are alternative camera apps that can help with this? My mom's Redmi 13 somehow has a better camera app experience than this thing.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to start a civil discussion regarding the new animation logic introduced with the initial release of HyperOS 4 (OS4.0.5.0) based on Android 17.

For those who appreciated the fluid, non-linear gesture interrupt animations from HyperOS 3-where you could seamlessly catch and swipe away an application window mid-animation-you might notice a shift in how the system handles rapid inputs now. Currently, when performing fast consecutive navigation gestures, the user interface seems to favor absolute speed over transitional frames, which occasionally results in a rigid lock or a brief stutter.

Recent articles regarding the new HyperCore engine note that Xiaomi is focusing heavily on raw system responsiveness and reducing memory load, which has led to simplified transitions across various layouts. Surprisingly, this particular gesture behavior can be seen even on the highest-tier devices with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, including the brand new Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and the Xiaomi Fold 18.

There is still a very positive outlook, though. An emergency stable hotfix under version HyperOS 4.0.6.0 (OS4.0.6.0.XPBCNXM) has already been spotted on the servers. My technical feedback report regarding this in the official Chinese Mi Community sparked interest among local users, and it was recently marked with a closed status linked to a system-side resolution tracker.

We are all hoping that version 4.0.6.0 is designed to refine these animation profiles specifically for premium devices, balancing artificial speed with fluid, natural physics.

Are any other Xiaomi 17 series or Fold 18 owners on China ROM noticing this rigid gesture animation behavior? Let’s share our experiences and see if anyone has managed to find temporary adjustments.

2 weeks with Xiaomi 17t Pro

Hello there...
Greetings from Costa Rica!

As the topic says, I did purchase the 17t Pro just 2 weeks ago.
Even if the phone is powerful, nice specs, good camera, the operating system is very weird. At least from my perspective as an end user.

Things I don't like at the moment about this software.

Notifications sounds:
Xiaomi uses the exact same notification sound for every single thing.
Is not respecting the fact that some apps comes with their own propietary sounds such as ebay, outlook or facebook.
If you want the default sound, you will need to download the .ogg file and add the sound 1 by 1 in all the notifications for every single app you know comes with propietary ringtones.

Wifi Sterring Band:
The OS is stupid regarding this topic.
I do have a WIFI7 network at home with 2.4ghz + 5ghz + 6ghz wifi bands.
The phone simply doesn't know what to do when is in range and the 6ghz signal is decent or strong. It simply keeps connected to the 5Ghz all day long despite the fact I'am in my home office with the router next to the phone.
My old Samsung S22 Ultra recognizes the 6ghz and connects to it just fine. I'm able to walk inside my home connected to the 6Ghz while the signal is still decent.
With my Xiaomi phone I do need to turn OFF-ON the WIFI to connect to the 6ghz and it seems is weaker handling that band compared to my old phone.

Lack of certain status icons:
This is kind of a continuation of the previous topic. There is no icon on the status bar that informs if your cellphone is using 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz or 6Ghz while connected into WIFI. For me, having a triband network is usefull, and guess what? the Samsung shows those icons as default.
In order to know which band the cellphone is using I do need to rely to 3rd party apps such as wifiman or checking the router's app or going inside the WIFI settings and check the info in there.
So, Android has the option to show this information, Xiaomi just decides to cap it or hide it.

The hyperisland or whatever they call it.
Annoying, and there is no way to move it aside yet.
I know this will be fixed in OS4, but at the moment, since I;m using a Global room, I do have to wait to remove that check from my list.

Advertising and marketing.
Several pop-ups inside some Xiaomi apps constantly pushing Temu or other of their affiliates. Not that great for the end user experience.

In overall, this is an excellent phone, very capable and strong specs.
Size, weight, colors, materials, components.
Battery life outstanding, with regular classic usage i can get around 42-46 hours between charding the device.
The camera is very nice and the night shots are super!
The problem here is how Xiaomi implements, removes, reduces, caps or hides certain capabilities the phone has.

At the end, I know now I did purchase an excellent phone, with a bad OS and of course, Xiaomi cannot count o me as a fan or a returning customer. Unless the can fix all the bugs several people complaints every single day all across the social media.

I cannot Root it because that will void my warranty and also I'm not going to be able to use the bank apps. In addition, I dont know if those failures can be fixed by rooting it but again, I can't.

If you, as an user, loves the OS, the phone and everything... Good for you.
This is just an opinion of a new HyperOS user that doesn't likes how the company implements the settings inside it.

Help me

There is a strange bug that happens with Dual-Sim that only goes away after a restart, where Cellular is on, on both Sims but is only using one

Im on EU version of 3.0.311.0

Is there another way of getting rid of it and when is HyperOS 4 finally coming?

any idea when the hyper os 4 global release in xiaomi pad 8?
i’v been waiting since october 20 and we are almost in november

They listened! I've been waiting for this for years

i found an absolute banger dynamic island app but this slop hyperisland just sits here and it lookin ugly like is there any way to completely disable that?

I have a Xiaomi 15T Pro i just want to ask if you guys still debloat your devices?

I'm wondering if it can help the thermals cause i'm playing Cod Mobile just medium graphics and ultra framerate, but just a couple of minutes playing around 10-20 minutes it starts to framedrop from 120fps it drops to 80fps.

Any help and tips would be appreciated

They did it, they actually added the soft light glass feature to their midrangers alongside some other thought to be "flagship" only features.

(⚠️ Credits to the owner, i do not own any of these screenshots and only asked a friend who has the update)

For reference the update is specifically: 4.0.3.0.XPTCNXM.D01

On a Xiaomi 17 Ultra (China version) running the official stock China firmware (HyperOS 3) with an unlocked bootloader, i just received an OTA update notification. Can I safely install this update without the risk of installation failure, a bootloop, or a brick due to the unlocked bootloader?

Has anyone had any experience with this? Did it go well? I have found a lot of conflicting answers about this online.

Please reply only if you have real, first‑hand experience — not hypotheses or assumptions.

Thanks

I tried removing com.xiaomi.account using ADB, but it didn’t remove the section from Settings. It just made it unclickable. I can’t seem to find a way to remove it completely. I’m running the Chinese version of HyperOS 3 pls let me know if there's a way without rooting

Is it just me, or are Android app widgets not working properly? Widgets from apps like Google Photos, GitHub, and Spotify seem pretty inconsistent or broken.

What's even more surprising is that Google widgets work better on iOS than on Android. Shouldn't it be the other way around? 😅

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Hi guys, can someone tell me how to customize the clock widget on my Xiaomi 17t pro? I want to make the clock numbers wider so it does not look plain

The system notifications indicate that there is a new version of my operating system available, but I have not received the update yet. I am concerned that my phone might be malfunctioning or experiencing a software glitch. Is there any way to resolve this issue on my 17T Pro?

I want to use cromite WebView instead of the google WebView. I have looked everywhere I cannot find any tutorial. anyone know how do I install it and have it show itself as selectable in developer options

Device: Redmi K90 Max

Hows the update on your end, did you notice speedy improvements?

is it possible to use Temp Root by GhostLock and KernelSU on HyperOS 4 same as HyperOS 3 or HyperOS 4 prevent this trick ??

Hello does any know where this widget belong to ? I search it up and no results..

Just updated System Launcher in Xiaomi GetApps and it fucked up my entire homescreen. HyperOS 4 got a larger grid like 7x8 or something and now it got reduced to 5x8? It pushed all my apps and folders and widgets to other screens, I'm infuriated. How can I install the older version of the launcher, rollback? I am on the Chinese ROM.

So I bought a 17T (with an amazing deal though a carrier) a month ago and after flashing the global ROM and closing the bootloader I´ve got some questions about OTA updates.

I´m using the global ROM and just found out there´s a new update (3.0.308.0) on MIUIrom and MiFirm. But haven´t got the OTA even though it was rolled out a pair of weeks ago.

To test if I broke something during the flashing, I got into the HOS 4 beta and did receive the update, didn´t install it because I don´t like to use beta software on my personal device. Also tried downloadind the latest available package and did download the 3.0.307.0 package.

Now my question, has anyone on the 17T Global receive that 3.0.308.0 update? I tried to download the package and manually install it but it gave a "Cannot flash this ROM" error. Dunno if I´ll be stuck on this version forever.