The most significant UI change in MIUI 12 is the Control Center, which brings iOS -esque design to Xiaomi phones. It replaces the old Quick Settings panel on Mi and Redmi phones running MIUI 12 and later. The background blur effect on Control Center enhances the beauty of it. But, the blur effect will not be available on budget phones, like Remi 8A, and instead, you will see a gray background.

Here is how to enable background blur effect on Control Center in Xiaomi Phones. Xiaomi recently decides to remove the background blur effect from Control Center on budget phones, as it causes performance issues on low budget phones. But, you can enable background blur on Control Center in any Mi and Redmi phone.

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Turn on Control Center background blur effect on Xiaomi phones

You can bring the background blur effect to Control Center on any Xiaomi phone with the help of the Mi Control Center app. And there seems to be no performance issue with the app.

Update: Below is an alternate method to enable blur effect on Redmi and Poco phones running MIUI 12/MIUI 12.5 without any app.

Steps to Enable Control Center Blur Effect on Phones Run MIUI 12

1. Download and install the Mi control center app from the Play Store (link) on your Xiaomi phone.

2. Alter installation, open the app, and grant Accessibility and Notifications permissions.

3. Go back to Mi Control Center app and ensure “Running” option is turned on.

4. Now, in the Setting menu of the app, tap on the Colors option and then choose Background type.

5. Next, in the Background type, choose Image blur, adjust transparency and blur amount, and tap OK to save the settings.

Enable Control Center background blur effect on Xiaomi phone

That’s all on how to enable the MIUI 12 control center blur effect on your Xiaomi phones running MIUI 12, and it works fine. Mi control center app offers two different layouts – combined notifications and quick toggles, or separate with the control center. Full-color customization, adjustable background, advanced notifications, custom background picture, etc., are some other features.

How to Enable Blur Effect in MIUI 12/MIUI 12.5 Control Center Without any App?

If you do not like the third-party Mi Control Center app, there is an alternate method to get the blur effect on your Redmi and Poco phones. It is a simple method and does not require root access. But since it requires editing the database, you need to give extreme care.

  • Install the SetEdit (Database editor) app from the Play Store (link).
  • Open the app and look for “deviceLevelList v:1,c:1,g:1” parameter.
  • Tap on the “deviceLevelList” parameter and choose the EDIT VALUE option.
  • Replaced the “v:1,c:1,g:1” value with “v:1,c:3,g:3” value and tap on Save Changes option.
Enable Gaussian blur effect on Redmi and Poco phones running  MIUI 12 or MIUI 12.5

The above changes will bring the Gaussian blur effect on your Redmi and Poco phones running MIUI 12 or MIUI 12.5.

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