HyperOS 3 May Get Android 16's Biggest Feature – What We Know So Far                                    

Xiaomi is now all set to introduce the Quick Settings customization feature in HyperOS 3 after being revealed in Android 16 QPR1, which will provide the control panel flexibility which haven't been done before in Xiaomi devices. This feature will help to control the Quick Settings management in HyperOS 3 through which users can rearrange, resize, and also able to customize their control toggle.

Since Xiaomi designers sometimes take inspiration from iOS in its design approach and then implement those features in HyperOS 3 based on Android 16, which provides features like iPhone. It almost confirms that HyperOS 3 will come with these types of functionalities when it is going to launches this year.

First time ever Control Panel Customization

Through the new control panel, users can now resize the quick settings tiles, an enhanced tile editor, One click Bluetooth and wifi toggles, and also have shortcuts to remove or add the tiles. Which means users can do the customization as per their needs in HyperOS 3. Users were also able to resize the tiles as per their need, like 2x2 block or 1x1 square block.

Why Xiaomi Will go for this feature

Xiaomi has consistently taken inspiration from iOS-designed features, as the quick settings features are already there in Apple devices, this feature will increase the user experience. Hyper OS 3 by xiaomi is the third generation operating system that is based on the Android 16. It is most likely to unveil later this year.

Improved User Experience

In HyperOS 3, users were able to personalize these things like:

  • They will be able to resize the size of the tiles.
  • They can set at the desired location.
  • Also able to create a custom layout
  • Tap once to open the tools you use most often.

Users were able to shrink the tiles to 1x1, which is smaller than the current layout of 2x1, which helps the users to get more tiles on the screen. Tiles get smaller than before, so that the density of tiles increases, which helps users to access more things fastly .

Expected Release Timeline

Still, the release date in not yet been revealed officially, but it is anticipated that the HyperOS 3 will be released between September and October 2025 based on the previous HyperOS releases. While globally it might get delayed to launch but it is expected that it might launch in November 2025. Users can see multiple features when it is released, but the most highlighted feature will be the Quick Settings customization feature