Xiaomi is rolling out a small but welcome visual update
alongside HyperOS 3: a set of five brand-new
wallpapers that match the system’s polished look. If you’ve upgraded—or you’re planning to—these backgrounds are an easy way to make the interface feel new without changing your daily habits.
What’s in the new pack
The collection leans into
HyperOS 3’s design language: vivid gradients, crisp geometry, and restrained, professional color palettes. Each image is tuned for clarity on high-density displays, so edges stay sharp and banding is minimized on both AMOLED and LCD panels. In practice, that means fewer distractions around icons and widgets, whether you’re on a compact device or a big flagship.
Designed to fit the updated UI
HyperOS 3 introduces subtle but noticeable refinements: cleaner signal and battery indicators, gentler icon shapes, and smoother transitions with more nuanced blur. The new wallpapers were created to complement those adjustments rather than compete with them. Dark-leaning options make text and status icons pop, while the brighter variants give the home screen a more expressive feel without overwhelming the dock or folders.
Feature synergy you’ll notice
- Improved readability: Color zones are positioned to keep status text legible on light and dark themes.
- Live surfaces: The layouts play nicely with HyperOS 3’s interactive notification areas (often compared to “dynamic island”-style prompts), keeping focus where alerts expand.
- Motion-friendly: Added animations in HyperOS 3—open/close, swipe, and blur—sit comfortably over the new backgrounds, avoiding stuttery or visually “busy” moments.
- Performance-aware: The images are optimized for resolution and compression, so you get the look without unnecessary memory pressure.
You can download the wallpapers here
The wallpapers are compatible with a wide range of
Xiaomi devices running HyperOS 3.
Why it matters
Small design touches add up. Between the speed optimizations in HyperOS 3 (Xiaomi claims up to roughly 30% faster general operation) and this cohesive wallpaper set, the interface feels more deliberate, more modern, and easier to read day to day—no theme surgery required.