Xiaomi: Schedule Reading Mode Automatically

Reading mode shifts the display toward warmer tones and lowers blue light, which is meant to ease eye strain during long reading or media sessions. Without a schedule, MIUI leaves the toggle exactly where you last left it, so you have to switch it on before reading and switch it off again afterward.

Setting a schedule moves that control to the system. Open Tap on Settings ➔ Tap on Display ➔ Tap on Reading mode ➔ Enable or disable Schedule. From there you choose between Good night's read, which mirrors typical bedtime hours, or Custom period, where you set your own start and end time.

A third option ties Reading mode to sunset, so it activates automatically as daylight fades and turns off again at sunrise, without a fixed clock time.

If Reading mode still does not switch as expected, check that the schedule toggle itself is enabled and that the device time zone is correct, since sunset-based timing depends on it.

Reading mode is a display filter, not a battery saver, so scheduling it will not change power consumption. If you only want blue light reduction inside specific apps, check that app's own dark mode setting instead.