HyperOS 4 is expected to bring a Liquid Glass redesign and new customization restrictions to Xiaomi, REDMI and POCO phones. The changes will particularly affect themes that modify the Control Center and notification shade.
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When will HyperOS 4 arrive?
The upcoming update has been linked to August, but the available information does not specify a year or whether that refers to an announcement or the release of the update. The redesign is expected to give the system a more consistent look, accompanied by new rules for themes.
Liquid Glass will remain part of the system design
Liquid Glass is expected to be part of the native HyperOS 4 design. The restriction concerns its use in other themes: users should not rely on being able to install the same design through an external theme. It is not a ban on the system's own Liquid Glass appearance.
For people who like to mix and match their phone's appearance, this means fewer ways to use that design outside the native system interface.
Control Center and notification shade
The new rules are expected to prohibit changes to the Control Center through themes. Users would therefore be limited to the options offered by the system itself for that part of the interface. Similar restrictions are expected to apply to the notification shade.
In practice, this could particularly affect people who use themes to substantially change the appearance of these parts of the interface. The available information does not specify how the changes will apply to individual models, regions or themes that are already installed.
Why the rules are changing
Some of the rules are intended to help optimize phones, while others are precautionary measures ahead of the HyperOS 4 update. Limiting changes to the interface could reduce the risk of compatibility problems, but it does not in itself guarantee better performance or stability.
Themes are a popular feature on Xiaomi, REDMI and POCO phones, including themes that imitate the look of iOS. The new rules therefore represent a trade-off: the system will retain greater control over selected parts of the interface, while users will have less freedom to customize them.
