How to prevent your Xiaomi camera from lag

Xiaomi phones are undoubtedly one of the devices with the best value for money on the market. Phones with really interesting features at prices to suit all budgets.

Now, like all tech products, Xiaomi phones are not without flaws. It may be that the camera of our device suddenly starts very slowly and even when using it we notice that it has some lag. Fortunately, fixing this small (but annoying) problem has an easy solution.




How to fix your Xiaomi camera lag

How to prevent your Xiaomi camera from lag

Your Xiaomi camera lag is very easy to fix

Xiaomi phones, despite their price, have exceptional performance, thanks in part to their level of MIUI customization.

However, it is very likely that when we want to take a picture we can see that the app starts up quite slowly, it is difficult for her to take the captures and she has also very late.

Don't worry, you don't have to throw your device in the trash as most of the time this slowness in using the camera it is solved very easily and in a few minutes.

From the camera app

How to prevent your Xiaomi camera from lag

If your Xiaomi camera is slow, please follow these steps

The first method that we offer you is carried out from the Xiaomi camera app itself. In case the startup goes very slowly, you just need to follow these steps:

  • Launch the camera app
  • Access the camera settings
  • Click on the "Restore Defaults" option

In this way, what we will do is restart the application from scratch, as if we had never started it, eliminating any lag problems that may exist.




From the terminal settings

How to prevent your Xiaomi camera from lag

Another method to fix the camera lag is to clear the cache

In case the previous method was not successful, we will try to do something similar but this time from the mobile settings themselves. This step is a little more complex than the previous one but it's also very simple so don't panic.



  • Let's open the terminal settings
  • Let's look for the applications option
  • Click Manage Applications
  • Let's select the camera
  • Click Clear Data and clear the cache memory

So easy and simple we'll make it work the camera of our Xiaomi device as on the first day. Now we can take pictures calmly without lag and there is no doubt that photography is one of the most important aspects when buying a phone.


Both methods work with any Xiaomi phone (the latter is common to any Android phone), so it doesn't matter which model you own or which MIUI version your device supports.

Also remember that in case your Xiaomi smartphone runs slow or has performance issues, we recommend that you follow this tutorial so that your device runs faster than light.

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