Two days back, Xiaomi revealed AOD+ (Always-on Display) ahead of MIUI 12 announcement scheduled for April 27. Now, the feature is already live for MIUI 11 users via the latest versions of MIUI Themes and MIUI Always-on display. Interested users of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones with OLED display can try it now.

To use the new AOD+ functionality on MIUI 11, the user’s phone must have an OLED display and should run Android Pie or Android 10. Then, they will have to install MIUI Themes v1.7.6.0 and MIUI Always-on display v1.19.387, which you can download from the link provided at the end of the post.

Once the APKs are installed, open MIUI Themes, navigate to the new AOD section and download as well as apply a style of your choice from over 1000+ options. Followed by that, head over to Settings -> Always-on display & Lock screen, then turn on Ambient display if it is not. Lastly, go to Style which is present on the same page and customize the applied AOD style as per your choice.

Unfortunately, the specified version of MIUI Themes app is not installing on our Redmi K20 Pro Indian unit running the current stable MIUI v11.0.4.0. But the MIUI Always-on display app does install, however, without the former app, it is impossible to download new MAML format animated AOD styles.

Also, we don’t have access to any other Xiaomi / Redmi smartphone with an OLED display at the moment. Additionally, the early access for AOD+ could be limited to Chinese devices. Hence, if it’s not working on your region-specific MIUI ROM, then do try flashing the latest MIUI China ROM available for your handset.

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