Enable Magazine Lock Screen Wallpaper on any Xiaomi Phone

Sadique Hassan•Updated May 28, 2024

In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable Magazine Lock screen wallpaper on any Xiaomi device. The Chinese OEM recently surprised everyone by ditching its in-house MIUI in favor of the new and revamped HyperOS. As far as the changes are concerned, there are a few noticeable ones, including a few UI/UX tweaks, but not as drastic as one would have expected.

With that said, it has still managed to retain one of its core USPs that’s with this OEM since its inception- a plethora of customizations that it beholds. Xiaomi devices have always been known to have a truckload of tweaks under their arsenal and have often been criticized as being one of the most bloated OS skins.

But even then, there are a few features that have been loved and adored by many, one among which is its aesthetically pleasing collection of lock screen wallpapers. And with the advent of HyperOS, they have welcomed a new addition: the Magazine collection. This section comprises wallpapers that have an iOS-like Depth Effect and give you a unique intriguing experience whenever you unlock your device.

However, for some reason, this set of wallpapers will only be present on mid to high-end Xiaomi and Poco devices, it has not been added to the low-end devices, thereby leaving users out there in the lurch with a disappointing experience. But fret not. There does exist a nifty workaround using which you can easily enable the Magazine Lock screen wallpaper on any Xiaomi device. So without further ado, let’s check out how this could be achieved.

How to Enable Magazine Lock Screen Wallpaper on any Xiaomi Device

Before starting, please take a backup of all the data on your device, just to be on the safer side. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.

Go to Settings > About Phone > Backup and Restore.
Then go to Mobile Device and uncheck all the options.
Now tap on Other System App data to expand the list.
Then select the Always on Display and tap on Backup.
Wait for the backup to complete. Once done, hit Finish.
Now open the File Manager and go to the below location:
```
Internal Storage > MIUI > Backup > All Backup > Date.
```
Move the AOD back up from there to any other location.
Now download the Magazine Lockscreen file from here.

Then extract it and make sure that it has the file name:

Always-on display and Lock screen editor(com.miui.aod).bak

If that’s well and good, transfer the file to this location:
```
Internal Storage > MIUI > Backup > All Backup > Date.
```
Now go to Settings > About Phone > Backup and Restore.
Then choose Mobile Device and go to the Restore section.
Now select the backup file from there and tap on Restore.
Now long press on the lock screen and scroll down and you should see the Magazine collection.
Choose the desired one by swiping left and right or hit Customize to make further changes to it.
Once everything is done, tap Apply situated at the top right.

That’s it. These were the steps to enable the Magazine Lock screen wallpaper on any Xiaomi device. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.

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