We spend many hours glued to the screen of our phone, and more in recent years, since we can use them while we go on public transport, on our breaks from work, etc. The negative side is that many of those hours are in complete darkness, at night, or when there is not much lighting. This excessive exposure to brightness can strain our eyes, something that we can avoid with the MIUI reading mode.
The light emitted by the Chinese phone screen is normally ‘diluted’ when we are in an environment with adequate light. But when the lighting is conspicuous by its absence, even if it sounds redundant, it is the worst time to be looking at a panel of a device. Basically, because it becomes an excessive light source. And it will not be the only downside that we can find about this. Luckily, we can always protect our eyes in different ways if you know MIUI reading mode and other settings that we will see later.
Protect your eyes with reading mode
The reading modes have been extended by each of the mobile operating systems in recent years, as we have also seen in OnePlus, Samsung, Huawei, among other brands. More than anything, because these tools are responsible for activating what is called a blue light filter, which precisely neutralizes that lighting so that our eyes are less fatigued.
Therefore, when we enable it on the screen, the phone’s display adopts a very characteristic sepia tint. Well, we can find this setting in the MIUI screen settings , and activate it instantly or program it to adapt it to our needs and daily use of the terminal. In this way, we can ensure at any time that we do not suffer visual fatigue, or at least take better care of our vision. To do this, we must follow the following steps:
- Enter the settings of your Xiaomi mobile.
- Access the screen menu.
- Click on the Reading mode function.
Customize the feature
Now in this menu we have two main options, the first one is to activate the reading mode , which will start this mode instantly. At which point we will notice that yellow tint on the phone screen. Although, we will find two alternatives:
- Classic: It is the function in charge of changing the warm colors to reduce the amount of blue light on the Xiaomi screen .
- Paper: Will modify warmer colors and add a papery texture to backgrounds to protect your eyes from strain.
program the tool
Another function, which we will have below the whole, will be to program the reading mode . Within this software we have two options:
- Night reading mode : this activates the mode automatically when night falls. To do this, it takes into account the region in which we are, so that when the sun sets, the mode is activated every night, logically it is deactivated when it dawns.
- Customize schedule : here we can choose the time at which this reading mode is activated and deactivated. In this way it adapts more to our schedules, for example, we can activate it just when we are going to go to the bedroom, so that our eyes do not tire while we surf the Internet.
Adjust the intensity
Finally, by clicking on each of the two previous modes, we will have the possibility to adjust the intensity of Texture , as well as the Color Temperature. Or what is the same, the intensity of the filter.
In this way, it will also adapt to the actual light conditions around us. A mode in MIUI that not only allows us to reduce the fatigue of our eyes, but also allows us to customize it.
Add it to quick settings
In addition, so that we do not always have to go to the MIUI settings , we can add a shortcut within the Xiaomi quick settings. In this way, we won’t even have to worry about programming this software tool, since we can activate or remove it whenever we want in a fairly direct way.
Therefore, to put the quick access in the settings, slide the notification bar until you see the panel of these functions. Then tap the edit icon > locate Reading Mode (it will be an eye icon). Finally, click on the ‘+’. In addition, you can place it where you prefer.
More tips to take care of your eyes
Within the Xiaomi terminals we also find other software tools or functions that will allow us to take care of our eyes. However, they are features that we will find in other Android mobiles, but that will be just as useful to prevent visual fatigue, dry eyes, sleep problems or increases in myopia .
- Activate the dark mode: we can enable this function from Settings> Screen. Within this menu, we already find the switch that will allow us to activate the MIUI dark theme . Although, if we slide the shortcuts from the notification bar, we will also find the sun and moon icon that refers to this mode.
- Play with the brightness: another key factor when it comes to seeing the mobile screen well is the brightness. However, if we let the function act automatically, it may give us more lighting than we need. For this reason, it will be better to disable the automatic brightness function of MIUI from Settings> Display. Afterwards, it will be as easy as adjusting the percentage that we need so that our eyes do not bother us and we can see the touch panel of the Chinese mobile well at all times.
- Be careful with the distance: although it is not a MIUI trick to take care of your eyes, it will help us to a great extent to take care of our vision. The recommended thing at all times when using a mobile is to keep a distance of about 35 to 40 cm.
- Take breaks: as in the previous case, this will be more than anything a way in which we can maintain the health of the eyes . In addition, it will be as easy as leaving the phone off and looking around for 20 seconds. This will be recommended when we have been using it for about 20 minutes.