Xiaomi HyperOS 4 Update: Features and Release Schedule
Xiaomi HyperOS 4
A fresh look, a quicker phone and smarter AI tools — the free system update coming to Xiaomi, REDMI and POCO phones and tablets bought from mStore.ie in Ireland.
A softer, livelier design
HyperOS 4 introduces a translucent “soft light glass” look, with light and shadow that react to what’s on screen and what your finger is doing.
Picks up ambient colour
Interface elements tint themselves to match your wallpaper and content, adding texture, lighting and a sense of depth.
Glow on tap
Buttons and controls light up when you touch them, so every press gets a clear visual response.
Light that follows your drag
Swipe or drag and a light trail moves with you, linking each transition into one smooth motion.
Glass that adapts
Panels change how see-through they are depending on what sits behind them, keeping text readable and layers tidy.
Smarter layouts
Lock screen styling
Resize the clock freely and pick from variable typefaces to make the lock screen your own.
Notification stacking
Alerts group into a neat stack; swipe up to flick through them.
Home screen folder resizing
Make folders bigger or smaller to organise your home screen the way you like (phones).
Widget stacking
Pile widgets on top of each other and swipe between them to save space.
Phone apps, built for one hand
Built-in apps are redesigned for smaller screens, with more room for content and a clearer layout.
Tablet apps, built for multitasking
On tablets, navigation can switch between a full-screen view and a productivity layout.
Smooth from first tap to end of day
Under the hood, HyperOS 4 reworks how your phone shares out power and memory, so apps open faster and stay smooth even after hours of use.
Precision Workload Scheduling
Monitors work across the whole system and tunes it precisely, so the task in front of you gets priority.
Memory Preloading
AI clears memory in advance and gets it ready for the apps you’re likely to open next.
Application Runtime Environment
Xiaomi’s own apps have been rebuilt to run more efficiently.
HyperOS 3 vs HyperOS 4 (Xiaomi lab tests, Xiaomi 17 Ultra)
AI that does the busywork
New AI tools help you capture ideas, make sense of recordings and find what you need — with less tapping.
AI Voice Notes
Capture on the go
Record a voice memo with one tap and it’s sorted into a tidy, structured note.
In-note Q&A
Ask your notes a question and get an answer straight away.
Smart to-do extraction
Action points in your notes are turned into a task list automatically.
Instant mind mapping
Long, messy notes become a clear visual map in seconds.
AI Speech Recognition
Organise and summarise
Recognises meeting-style recordings and pulls out the key points for you.
Image tags in recordings
Drop a photo marker into a recording to flag exactly where something was said.
Skip silent segments
Jump past the quiet parts when playing back.
Smart outline
An outline is generated automatically so you can jump to any section.
More with HyperAI
AI Answers
Combines web search with AI that understands text and images to give quick, accurate answers.
AI Translate Conversation
Translates a face-to-face chat as it happens, keeping the conversation flowing.
AI Gallery Search
Describe a photo and HyperAI finds it in your gallery.
AI Creativity Assistant
A set of AI editing tools for getting creative with your photos and content.
Your data, locked down
HyperOS 4 adds stronger protection for your data on the device, in transit and in the cloud.
Quantum-level data protection
Post-quantum encryption hardens the channels your data travels over, ready for future threats.
Edge-to-cloud AI data security
Secure channel transmission, on-device privacy storage and confidential cloud computing keep AI data private wherever it’s processed.
When will my device get HyperOS 4?
Xiaomi’s estimated rollout for global models. Timing can vary by model and network, and the order below isn’t the exact release order.
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REDMI
POCO
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Good to know: HyperOS 4 is a free over-the-air update from Xiaomi for global-version devices, including those sold by mStore.ie in Ireland. Check for it under Settings › About phone once it reaches your model.
Design effects such as soft light glass and interactive lighting depend on device hardware and may vary. Lock screen styling and widget stacking are on select models only; folder resizing is phone-only for now.
Performance figures are from Xiaomi Internal Labs, comparing HyperOS 4 with HyperOS 3 on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, averaged across repeated tests. Real-world results can differ.
Xiaomi HyperAI features (including AI Voice Notes, AI Speech Recognition, AI Translate Conversation and AI Gallery Search) are available on select models, languages and regions, need an internet connection, and AI output should be checked for accuracy. Post-quantum encryption currently covers main key delivery in end-to-end encrypted scenarios; cloud privacy computing is on select devices.
The release schedule is Xiaomi’s estimate and may change by region, network, model and development progress. Some widget styles arrive in a later update by end of November. Screens and features are subject to change by Xiaomi.