Based on Android 16, Xiaomi has shown HyperOS 3, its upcoming significant software update. Along with a list of compatible devices, the brand has revealed new features and enhancements, and the rollout is soon to start. All of the HyperOS 3 features that will be available for Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco devices are listed here.
Design update
Starting with the home screen, HyperOS 3 icons have a slightly increased contrast and a more 3D appearance. Clearer and more readable icons have also been added to the bottom bar. The improvement won’t be that noticeable to regular users.
Additionally, Xiaomi finally changed the HyperOS 3 status bar icons. With slightly more dispersed pieces and the battery % inside the battery indicator, the company’s strategy is comparable to Material 3 Expressive in stock Android.
In order to provide HyperOS 3 a more unified and professional appearance, the home screen layout has been somewhat altered to be more uniform with tighter gaps between the widgets.
Lockscreen customisations
HyperOS 3 introduces new lockscreen customizations and effects, as well as smoother unlock animations, in keeping with the immersive lockscreen user interface trend. Motion can be added to still images, and then the lock screen clock can be given Cinematic Depth. This is comparable to iOS 26’s new Spatial Scene feature, which gives lock screen backgrounds a 3D appearance.
This feature is known by Xiaomi as “Movie lock screen,” according to our translation from Chinese to English. This function will assist in applying AI styles to images, enabling you to Ghibli-fy, dreamscape-fy, or Disney-fy your photos. Additionally, there is a library of community-made and shared custom lock screens available if you don’t want to invest the time in such artistic endeavors.
Finally, users can now relocate the lock screen to the center in HyperOS 3. This is on top of the plethora of clock typefaces that can all be customized to fit the themes of your wallpapers. Users will find these settings in a single menu under the Wallpaper customization section, similar to OxygenOS or iOS.
Super Island
Xiaomi is utilizing Xiaomi Super Island in HyperOS 3 to leverage live upgrades, one of the greatest aspects of Android 16. The functionality can display up to three live events simultaneously, and its implementation is eerily similar to Dynamic Island on iPhones.
Around the selfie camera, you’ll notice a Super Island. After that, you can open a floating window for the current activity by swiping down on the pill to activate the feature. Two additional activities are displayed beside the floating window, one as a pill and the other as a circular icon. You can easily switch between these, and you may open the app by dragging them to the center of the screen.
By dragging and dropping material straight from the Super Island to an app, HyperOS 3 will also make sharing simple. More than 70 apps are presently supported, according to Xiaomi, and support for more well-known apps will be added soon.
NameDrop
Similar to NameDrop, HyperOS 3 allows for the easy exchange of Wi-Fi passwords as well as images and videos. According to the firm, media may be moved quickly and without loss. It bridges the ecosystem divide by supporting both iPhones and Xiaomi devices.
It’s important to note that the feature was briefly shown on stage and using HyperOS 3’s default Gallery app, which receives a number of enhancements of its own (more on that later). Even though Xiaomi didn’t go into detail, we can guess that it connects using NFC.
Updated system apps and features
Xiaomi is enhancing the HyperOS 3 app experience for a number of system programs, but its Gallery app is getting the most love. To begin with, users will now be able to quickly locate photographs according to their search preferences. In order to transition between layouts organized by date and continuous tiling, it offers photo view and photo sorting.
AI advancements are enhancing the image search capabilities. For faster search results, the app’s image search has been optimized for over 30,000 keywords and 10 categories.
Additionally, Xiaomi has included an algorithm that facilitates pet photo searches. The brand aggregates its photographs using pet body traits, just like it does with facial recognition.
In addition, HyperOS 3 offers design enhancements for a number of its China-only apps, including the calendar, Xiaomi Shelf, voice recorder, weather, clock, and others.
More AI features
Xiaomi is also improving its in-house Xiaoai with HyperOS 3 to provide suggestions more quickly and effectively. Google’s Circle to Search is comparable to the new Circle Screen functionality, which is driven by Xiao AI. This function allows you to circle a portion of the screen to obtain information about it.
The agentic AI integration in HyperOS 3, which employs LLMs to carry out a number of activities for users, is by far the most fascinating innovation. For instance, it can initiate navigation to a location you wish to visit or place food orders from restaurants. By the end of September 2025, Xiaomi says its new AI agent-like capability will work with more than 80 apps.
Xiaomi Watches will also get a number of new features with HyperOS 3. Similar to the Smart Boost option that shows your heart rate on a HyperOS-powered automobile, supported watches will allow you to transmit real-time workout data to your phone. Along with syncing music to smart speakers while working out, the watch and automobile will also sync navigation instructions.
HyperOS 3 enhances split-screen multitasking, latency, and other aspects of tablets. Additionally, it has an enhanced PC-like browser and better app layouts for wide screens.
HyperOS 3 supported devices and rollout calendar
Xiaomi has confirmed that a limited number of devices in China will begin receiving the HyperOS 3 Beta on August 29, 2025. Although the distribution is now limited to China, we have compiled a lengthy list of HyperOS 3 devices that are eligible for the upgrade in India and around the world.
When Xiaomi releases a comprehensive list of devices that will receive the HyperOS 3 stable update, we will update the list and timeline of rollouts. By the end of 2025, we anticipate the stable update.
The Xiaomi 15 and Redmi K80 series will be the first to receive the HyperOS 3 Beta. On September 17, 2025, the Mi Mix Flip 2 will take its place. On September 30, 2025, the Redmi K70 series, Xiaomi 14 series, and Mi Mix Fold 4 will be available for beta testing.
All of those are the new HyperOS 3 features that Xiaomi has disclosed. The layout of the home screen and lock screen in particular has been optimized in this release. Xiaomi adds that games should benefit from 1% lower frame rates and lower battery usage, and that latency has been lowered by 21%.
For Indian lovers of Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco, this is an all-around great update. To find out more about the HyperOS 3 upgrade rollout in India and around the world, keep checking back and bookmarking this site.
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Robert Haba is the founder and editor-in-chief of Droid Tools. A lifelong gadget enthusiast with over a decade following the Android ecosystem, he built this publication to cut through the noise and give readers honest, real-world coverage of the tech they actually use.
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