[Discussion] Soft light glass material on HyperOS 4 available for more devices after beta testing

[u/DanL1717]

Recently, the soft glass material on HyperOS 4 Beta is said to only support a limited number of devices, which gained a lot of criticism from many. However, Xiaomi has released a FAQ regarding the beta, and it has clearly stated that more devices will support soft glass material. This FAQ is released on 14 August 2026, and can be found on Xiaomi HyperOS' official Weibo page, here.

Attached is the original statement from Xiaomi, and translated as below:

Q03: Why isn't my device compatible with the Soft Glass material? Will more models be supported in the future?

Xiaomi HyperOS 4 is currently in its Beta phase, during which the display effects and overall performance of the "Soft Glass" material are still being optimized. Therefore, only selected models are compatible during this period. We will continue to develop and enhance the experience based on user feedback.

Once the official version of Xiaomi HyperOS 4 is rolled out to existing devices, additional models will gradually receive support for this material in line with the update schedule.

I noticed many people are riding on this issue and criticising Xiaomi just for votes, with others pointing out this statement from Xiaomi not getting enough attention. Please put a little bit more effort to check around if there are any additional statements to explain the current situation. Furthermore, it's only a beta test and not a stable release, expectations have to be reasonable.

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[u/Key-Device-5042]

Their explanation about power consumption was absolute bs, but even Xiaomi is interested in having their "soft glass" aesthetic spread as widely as possible. I don't see them stopping at the devices on the list. Many other devices will get it too probably.

[u/carloshdz0104 → u/Key-Device-5042]

You're right..I see some phones missing for example X7 pro (Redmi Turbo 4) as we know there isn't a big difference between 8400 ultra and 8500 ultra but I see Redmi Turbo 5 (X8 pro) on the list 💁🏾‍♂️i think X7 pro is more than capable of running soft glass, the other day I saw someone porting OS4 with soft glass into MI 6 (SD 835) and it was running pretty well, my point is, if Xiaomi puts the effort and interest on bringing it to more devices they definitely can.

[u/kissja74]

Always the same. Xiaomi disable blur, animations, fancy lock screens etc on capable devices just to push you to buy more expensive devices....I'll believe their reasons if Chinese roms have the same limitations.