A few days ago, [this](https://imgur.com/a/LN7nAUB) icon appeared on my lock screen, before there was the torch icon that was a lot more useful.
Is it possible to bring back the torch icon instead of the wallpaper carousel one?
Edit: I have a Redmi Note 8 Pro with MIUI Global 12.5.3 stable
Pretty sure that was a recent system update. Afaik you can’t uninstall these updates on the global version without the use of ADB.
change region? i’m set to US region and wallpaper carousel is disabled here
This thing is so annoying, even when i denied all permission, disabled all notifications and stopped it auto running i STILL get notifications
Edit: found a solution-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.android.fashiongallery
It let me uninstall from here
What I did was go into settings/apps find wallpaper carousel, then just turn off auto start, remove all permissions for it. I also went into Wallpaper within the apps section and removed permissions on that. Then I went to the image I wanted for my lock screen and set it as the lock screen wallpaper.
Omg it worked. Thanks so much.
Cheers my friend. Another annoying forced feature. Gone!
Yes thank you from me too
It let me uninstall it but the icon is still present in lock screen
Thanks you ! The 12.5 update added it, and I could not uninstall it though the settings.
I have the EEA version and don’t have that.
I used the ‘Hidden Settings for MIUI’ app to uninstall it.
I’ve uninstalled that with adb .
You saved me,thanks
Just go to settings and turn it off
If you can’t found it on settings, try to uninstall through getapps.
The easiest way is just to change region.
stuck at uninstalling …
Thanks for that link!
Because in my country, the app will not come up when searching for it i Play Store. You need this direct link!
Facing the same issues… absolutely useless
Thanks!!!
Check the comment with the most upvotes. It worked for me.
For me it hangs itself up when I try to uninstall. is there anothet approach worth trying? I just want my freakin torch icon back man, why the hell do they have to force this useless shit on us?!
Nice work you legend
Shitty functionality…
I tried installing downloading the apk because it does not appear in my google play. It did not installed with the apk.
Only solution I found change Region to United States.
The hero of the day! Thank you! I have killed the wallpaper carousel..
Thank you very much!
OMG I love you
Hi – in a similar situation, but the link gives an error. Requested url not found. If there any updated link? Trying to access from UK
Thank you friend
This is the only method that worked for me
Thank you OP, you made my day 😀
Thanks !!!!!!!! Hug
I came to this sub to rant about exactly this. Xiaomi removing useful functions with their crap is the reason this was my last Xiaomi phone.
Still trying to remove it.
The link works but gets me stuck on uninstall ( it’s been over 30 mins working )
I also tried with Hidden Settings for MIUI, but it simply doesn’t work.
It gives me the popup “Do you want to uninstall this app?” and when I press “Ok” nothing changes. I can keep cliccking on uninstall and give it Ok over and over with no changes.
Could anyone give me a hand?
It is already turned off.
It still remains in background on bottom left corner during screen lock.
I’d like to get rid of it.
Thanks!!!!
You absolute legend. This has been doing my head in for weeks since an update. Now gone, and I can access torch and IR remote again easily. Thanks so much.
same on my mi9 lite
Thanks that worked uninstall via play store
Oh, that sucks. Also from the UK. It said this app isn’t available in my country, but allowed me to uninstall it.
I have the same phone (Redmi Note 8 Pro) yet the website says this app isn’t supported for my phone and won’t let me uninstall it (despite the fact the app is quite evidently installed on my phone following the last MIUI update).
Does anyone know a way to bypass that and allow me to actually uninstall that annoyance? The app won’t show in my region (Germany) so I can’t search for it in the Play Store app.
Nevermind, I finally found it. Still said the app is not supported on my phone when I was searching with the directlink via my phone browser but a prompt came up to look at the article on the Play Store and there I could finally uninstall it.
It works for Xiaomi MI9SE with MIUI Global [12.5.1.0](https://12.5.1.0).
Thank you!!
Thank you for that edit, that worked for me as well! 🙂
Thanks so much
It’s worked
I couldn’t uninstall it, seems like Xiaomi is trying to “force” the users behaviours someway… who knows. Going through the Play Store didn’t work because it just hanged indefinitely in the “uninstalling” process. So i tried by ADB tools and coudn’t uninstall it either because a “Failure \[-1000\]” po(o)pped.
I simply disabled it by ADB and now i can use again my phone with the torch (and, most of all, i’m no more annoyed by the “slide to the right to look at our ads” and can use the images i really like for my lock screen and background wallpaper).
I stopped using my Huawei P10 because the “you paid me but i decide what you can do and how” attitude it had, now i’m thinking twice before buying another Xiaomi: if I want an iPhone, I’d buy an iPhone.
You life saver. Wish I had many to gold your comment.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you.
Got this annoying update to wallpaper carousel today and thought ok, after doing it, I lost the Mi Remote functionality from lockscreen which I use a lot.
Same here, same phone model… I can’t get rid of it :/ I haven’t tried adb though.
Edit: Just tried the nuclear option: I went in ADB (android debug bridge) and used /u/crashcarson’s solution and ran “adb shell pm disable-user com.miui.android.fashiongallery“, seems like it’s working… I don’t know if I can remove it fully, so I just disabled it.
Not from the settings. Seems to work in the playstoere, though.
Very frustrating
clearing all data
turn off autostart
deny all permission
turn off all notification
Restrict data usage
Restrict background activity
it finally gone.. until you restart the phone..
all setting revert to default
Thank you!!!! 🙂
Google brought me here. Thanks.
Same on Redmi Note 7. Still here after all those process.
Thank you, thanks a lot. This was the only solution that worked for me.
Thank you!!!
Wow ! thanks to those who posted the solution. It worked for me. I uninstalled the carousel app and I got back my flashlight buton which I prefer.
It’s not working, it just keeps unistalling forever
wow, thanks you. It was incredibly useful. Furthermore it won’t appear in my playstore because it’s locked in my country Yet they installed forcefully it to me (but your link saved me)
for fucks sake thanks
Thanks, I used the torch that way every day and that wallpaper gallery was making me so sick i wanted to change my phone
This worked for me
Open getapps(come with miui) > tap on your profile > uninstall apps > select wallpaper carousal > uninstall
It even removed the annoying icon from lockscreen
Perfect. Thanks!!! It worked.
Good work. This thing has been annoying me!
We need more People like you
I love you!!
Thanks man also from Italy, you solved me the most annoying stuff ever
omg it worked! thank you very much
I fucking love you.
They literally made it impossible for me to uninstall it by not making it available in my country, only until I found this link did I manage to do so……… So annoying.
Well this the last xiaomi phone I have, going back 2 Samsung, enough of this crap I’m paying to see adds f##ck xiaomi
It works! Thank you so much 🥰
Thanks a lot man you are a life saver
Alternatively, you can swipe right to open the wallpaper carousel, open its settings then open the app overview.
From there, hold the wallpaper carousel app, open the app settings and uninstall it from there.
This worked for me, as it wouldn’t allow me to uninstall through the store.
Solution:
>You don’t need any app to uninstall Wallpaper carousel, just go to settings – about phone – storage – apps and data – wallpaper carousel – UNINSTALL.
[As Gagandeep suggested](https://oauth.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/q0nmgw/link_to_uninstall_wallpaper_carousel_from_you/)
Icon will be gone on lockscreen too, this was only fix that works on my Mi9T
if you have a pc , and have the skills to google , then u can use this [https://github.com/Szaki/XiaomiADBFastbootTools](https://github.com/Szaki/XiaomiADBFastbootTools)
it can disable most of the bloats , and even uninstall it
I hail you, dogebby!
Wow glad I found this thread on your solution. Thanks for helping out! Strangely for me it says this app is not available in my country but I somehow can uninstall it. Weird!
Thank you. Please never delete this comment, you’ll save so many people with this
Thank you!
Here friend, hope it’s not too late and you didn’t commit seppuku out of annoyance 🙂
Worked for me:
If anyone faces the problem of uninstallation process taking forever and not doing actually anything, I’ve followed this YT video and it did help:
Upvote for those miserable souls who are looking for solution of removing crap from their phones.
Thank you ^^
Yo thank you Sir
Thank you.
Work for me! Thank you!
Thank u
Thank you!!!!
THANK YOU 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Thanks !!!! <3
Thank you, you saved the life of my phone…. 😉
Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you, this app is not available for my country (Vietnam), but the system updater get it for me \~\~
Thank you 😊
I had to go into Android settings (standard settings app with cog icon), choose Apps, then choose Manage Apps, then search for Wallpaper Carousel, and then tap the uninstall bin icon at the bottom.
Huge thanks for this.
Thanks!
This worked for me, where uninstalling from the Play Store got stuck.
Awesome, thanks! This worked for me!
Thank you
Life’s good, ty fellow!
Thanks for helping me get rid of this annoyance!
Thank you!
Thanks!
Muchas gracias! Funcionó!!
Thanks!! It worked!!
it worked for me despite notbeing available to my region but the uninstall button was present and it works
thanks for this really helped me to removed this app forcing me to use it despite disabling it on settings. I used to get news when i swipe left to my lock screen because of the update it got replaced by wallpaper carousel. Thankfully there’s a solution to uninstall thanks to this post
THANK YOU!
worked like charm.
mi 11
thank you brother, this feature issa huge pain in the ass, you’re a savior
The phone is good, the price is cheap but man xiaomi keep installing trash apps and send notifications without permission is annoying. I will stick with this phone but next phone maybe not.
TYSM!
omg thank you, this way I finally got rid of it!
I would have never found it my myself, it’s so berried…
Thanks!!!
Thx u sabe me
Thanks
I love you man
Thank you, it worked.
Worked for me!
Thanks!! Had the same issue
No exactly the same, but gave me a good point of start hunting the pest, thanks a lot, my flashlight is back in the lock screen…
This happened to me on my Poco-X3 Pro,
JUST NOW I had the same problem you did. My phone was working just fine since I got it.
Until JUST NOW, when I got that same damn thing in the bottom corner, and it kept changing the wallpaper on me.
After several hours googling and breaking my head, I got so pissed off, I uninstalled it…Good riddance!! holy crap bro… That app has a life of its own. I shut down EVERYTHING, and the damn thing still showed up and destroyed everything I did.
I wouldn’t have mind keeping it on the phone. But when the damn app has a life of its own and does NOT respect my options, then it has to go. If you are a hardcore phone customizer and like your phone a certain way, DO NOT install Carousel app, and if its installed, delete it.
Because OMG, I lost half my life-energy just dealing with that app. I am so happy its out of my phone.
Totally agree, just had that happened to me just now…..
I am still riled up & pissed off 45 minutes later, because of it.
It broke all my settings and customization I did on my phone.
As soon as I finally deleted it out of frustration, my phone is back to normal again.
Worked, thanks
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Thank you so much bro. You saved my life. Thank you.
thank you.
thank you, you’re a life saver!
it worked, thank you very much.
thank you! finally i can uninstall it
Thank you, god
Thank you!
Thank you so much
You are my hero
Thank you kind stranger
Thanks for this help!
Thank you! Dmn thing is annoying!
Sorry for Necro’ing this topic but thank you, finally got rid of that pesky carrousel
you re welcome 🙂
thanks man, this has been so annoying
Bedankt!!!
Late reply but had same problem as you and this worked for me:
Went to settings, apps, manage apps
Searched for wallpaper carousel (had to search through all installed apps, including system apps)
Tapped on wallpaper carousel and had an option to uninstall from there. Also disabled autostart.
Working so far. Good luck!
Got this message from Play Store: *”This app is not available to any of your devices”*… but instead of givin’ up, I though… “Why I don’t try the default way?”
Do you know that MIUI 12.5 or Android 11 brought the option to uninstall system apps that aren’t really necessary for the system to work?
So go to **Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps -> Uninstall** then I type **”Carousel”** at search bar, select the app and click at Uninstall. Done.
Now my lockscreen is usefull again, with the torch and remote control buttons at left and camera at right. \^\^
Thanks it worked
yeah, pretty annoying behaviour. Though Apple is also known to force their users hands too.
Old topic, but thank you for this tip.
That icon was irritating as hell, thanks
It worked. I use a Xiaomi note 10 Pro. I had to just find the app and uninstall it under settings.
you saved my live
Thanks!!!
THANK YOU
You saved my life bro
Not all heroes wear capes
Innos bless you and your children
A true hero, none of the other techniques listed in this thread worked except yours.
This was simple enough and worked. Thanks! What were they thinking when adding this app to the OS? Its just terrible
Thank you!
you’re the best!
Thanks a lot!!
My dude, my friend. Thank you!
Man, I owe you one
Thanks so much!
This phone is so much pain, never gonna buy another Xiaomi
Freaking champ here! Thank you sir!
You are the best, thanks for that
this one actually worked for me!
a lot of the comments were directing to go to “Manage Apps” in the regular “Settings” app and i was getting frustrated because i couldn’t see the damned Wallpaper Carousel app on there anywhere i’m not techy enough to use ADB or whatnot to disable it.
that video used a different way to find it. lo and behold it’s actually on my phone (no longer anyway). Xiaomi is getting sneaky
I know it’s weird to comment on own comment, but my comment helped me this time, since I’ve changed the phone and struggled again with same crap. Therefore I’m going to shamelessly self upvote myself 🙂
oh thank youu! You deserve this award man!
Thank you!
Worked for me thx!!
da real mvp
Thanks a lot! Uninstalling the app did the job. I lost precious life time figuring this one out. May the universe reward you for such great deed.
Ty! Finally that shit is gone.
I have a Pocophone F1 with Miui 12.0.3 (in my region, Australia, this is the latest update.. cannot get 12.5.3). None of the options work. It cannot be uninstalled through app manager or storage, google play or the hidden miui options app. All fail. I also cannot install adb. What mystifies me is how it got here – I have not done any system updates and have auto update turned off. Now the damn app pops up every day. At least it does not seem to be actually changing anything (yet.) 🙁
Ohhhh thank you.
Late to the party but this worked for me and saying thanks also
Thank you!
You saved my day. Thanks a lot!
Thanks man , literally got annoyed that. I myself could’t find the app cuz of not supports in my country ur link lets me find and deleted it…Its just ridiculous to install an app that not works in users region…
Bloody legend!! Thank you so so much.
Thing was pissing me off no end.
THANK U SO MUCH MY GOOD SIR!
This worked for me, I had tried `pm uninstall`, `pm disable`, neither worked.
The closest I got was `cmd package suspend`, which blocks the activity from opening but keeps the “swipe right” thingy and icon, which now just goes to a gray screen.
But `pm disable-user` did the trick, now the icon is completely gone, and even the gesture is ignored! Thanks.
Omg. I just spent like the last hour trying to get this shit off my phone and the torch swipe shortcut back. ThiS post just saved my day
Thank you so fucking much. Apparently it was hidden in the play store, and I found it only thanks to your link.
Thank you. It worked (Mi 9T).
Thanks brilliant!
My kid actually used that little icon to watch YouTube.
Thank you. So much.
Thank you. This has been bugging me for so long lol
legendary!
Thank you so much it worked for me it was so annoying
Thank you sir!
Been there. No option to uninstall or disable. What should I do now..?
8 months late but thanks man, that thing fucking sucks.
Atleast if i could use ONLY my gallery it would be fine but that fucking sucks.
Omg it worked, thanks a lot.
thank you so much, this worked like a charm!! it said the app wasn’t available in my country (Austria) but I still managed to uninstall without issues.
God bless you
I have redmi note10pro rn (MIUI 12.5.9) and any of these listed options don’t worrrkkk.. damn
For those who cannot install the app from playstore – you can just uninstall it from your device. Instructions at this link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/phandroid.com/2022/01/23/how-to-disable-wallpaper-carousel-glance-on-xiaomi-phones/amp/
They just removed the ability to delete the app
> Xiaomi forces a new app
> Lots of users delete new app, negative feedback
> Xiaomi forces new app back and makes it undeletable
Thank you.
My fucking god, I’m never buying a Xiaomi device again. From the ads in the file browser, the watermark in the camera you need to disable, the hidden settings you need third party apps to access, to the fucking wallpaper carousel, and more…
The price/performance I paid for this Mi phone was great, sure, but goddamn.
Thank you VERY much sir.
You have helped me tremendously 😊
gracias!
OMG THANK YOU SO SO MUCH
Fucking hero!
THANK YOU! I FINALLY GOT RID OF THAT ANNOYING APP!
I had to go to About Phone – Storage – Apps & Data, and find it there – it wasn’t showing up in the “regular” Apps category, and Google Play reported the app to be stuck on “uninstalling” even after rebooting the phone.
careful with “clear all data”: sometimes it seems to clear the settings that tell the phone to disable the bloody thing, so do it *before* you deny permissions
very annoying, each time you want to change a wallpaper, you need to:
* load it in the gallery
* from there, using context menu, “set as wallpaper”
* a dialog appears, you tell it to not gather information but accept the other thing
* confirm you want the image as default/lockscreen/both wallpaper
* restart the phone
* go to settings -> wallpaper
* somewhere around there, revoke permissions
* wait for a bs countdown to enable the button
* tap the button
next phone won’t be a xiaomi, for sure, they lost me and my family as customers with this terrible thing
Thank you 🙂
oh my goodness thank you so so so so so so so much!!!!
Didn’t know that, thank you!
Gossh, I thought I’d never get rid of that Carousel. Thanks a bunch!!!
This guide worked for me
https://www.makeuseof.com/uninstall-wallpaper-carousel-xiaomi/
Here’s the solution that work for me go to apps in your Xiaomi phone press on three dots on up right corner and press show all apps and search for mi wallpaper carousel and uninstall it.😃😃
im forever in your debt
wow, this helped!
the only caveat – you need to reboot the phone after uninstall.
then this pesky indicator will be gone.
hero
Cheers mate, Thank you for getting this bullshit bloatware removed from my phone.
1 year later, still works 💪👍
THANK YOU MATE ❤️
Man you’re a legend
Yes! WC wasn’t showing in Apps Management or Google Play, only Mi Store where you can’t uninstall it. Finally found it here and got rid of the damn thing because it was glitching out on my Mi Max 3. Cheers man, legend.
This worked for me, thanks!
This is an old post.. STILL VERY USEFUL! Thank you had the same problem, almost two weeks now. Followed the disabling using the link on the main post.
Carousel is now gone!
Glad this post still helps people
I love you man. My son had unlimited access to ad games even on lock screen. It was horrible.
Thanks so much
THANK YOU
uninstall from google play store, go to google play store search for the carrousel up and press uninstall
Thank you!
There’s 2 option
№1) is to Delete the app but System update will pop again..
№2) Clear Data wallpaper carousel
You can Costom your photo 🤳
… I think it’s because People Accidentally
Slide the left open app.
Finally.
Thanks a lot…. It worked💫
Hey guys, I have the same problem. I couldn’t cancel the lockscreen and the carousel.
I don’t know why Xiaomi insists into something that (almost) nobody wants.
This video helped me, I hope it helps you too
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FV1V3GI0aA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FV1V3GI0aA)
Thank uouuuu
FINALLY! Thank you so much, OP.
Thanks
Still works in 2024 😂 thanks
Thanks a lot It was frustrating with me, I have Chinese Rom so your link didn’t work but I just un-installed mi carousel from apps in settings and now all is good
Fast forward three years and you have still saved day of mine and my little sister.
Thank you!!! This worked, even though it said it was an app for older devices. I could not find it anywhere on my phone, searching or manually. It just wasn’t there. Extremely annoying app.
You are a life saver, i was so annoyed about my lock screen wallpaper change everytime on reboot, i was about to install a custom rom to get rid of it!
EDIT: this didnt actually fix the problem , and i have since sold this phone to someone that doesnt care about this. also planning not to buy anything from xiaomi ever again
Thanks a lot
2 years later still saving the day 😭
even after 3 years, thank you for this post! rn10 it works
I’m glad my post still help people 🙂
Thanks!
The goat!
Thank you!!!!
Thank god you saved me bruh
God bless u..
2 years later, hyperOS update and this still works.
Probably used this like 3 times by now, as it tends to come back with every big OS update.
You are a saint
OMG ty so muchhhhhh 🔥❣️💫
This method still works! I am on Hyper OS 1.0.3 Poco F3. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much
Thank you! It appeared like a week ago and it was so annoying because i couldn’t use the torch from my lock screen.
It takes so much battery 🔋
thank you!
OP, I bless you and your family. May you live with all the happiness this world can offer. I was about to destroy my entire room, unleashing disasters upon the face of this planet but you have resolved my peacefull day and humanity with this post. You have helped me more than any teacher in my school has and I shall forever stay indebted to you.
Thank you very much this removes the annoying “feature” which is not a feature at all but bloatware and ads
Thanks my friend. 👍🏾
Just started happening on my phone. it was getting on my nerves.
god bless you
I just got this problem for the first time the day before yesterday, I just uninstalled the app. Solid post.
Yeap, going through this rn… What did you switch to?
Google Pixel
THANK YOU!!
just wanted to say thank you so so much. i accidentally turned it on and it just wouldn’t let me turn it off. id disable it and when id go to change my lockscreen it would enable it again automatically i was losing my mind
Dude, I know this is a two year old comment, but this is literally my mood right now I wanted to use the torch real quick and instead this shit popped up. This was the last straw for me and genuinely made me decide to buy a new phone NOT from Xiaomi
woah thanks
Thank you so much
thank you so much
Omg thank you!!!
Two years later it still works. Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much
Thanks.
Worked, after the shit app had reinstalled itself after the update.
Tks for links, its still works 😘
Omfg! Thank you so much. That shit is so freaking annoying. Love you my dude.
2 years on and still adding value. Ta.
i love you
BLESS YOU A MILLION TIMES
If anyone of you like me cannot find the app in the list, try unhide system apps by looking for the settings (three dots button) on Manage App page.
Holy cow, it still works! Thanks.
I’ve been searching for this for a while!
thank you so much!
Thank you!
Idk why but I tried to change my wallpaper but I also turned off wallpaper carousel but it turned back on this repeated multiple times but still nothing
I’m single
muahhh ❤️
💯
After 3 years it still helps like I was searching on Google and they gave the same answer every time I typed reddit at the end and I already found the answer
Ty friend.
Ty friend.
Thank you brother!!
2025, this still works.
My phone is always in trouble in my son’s hand. Hopefully, there’ll be peace of mind now that the app has been uninstalled.
Still helping people 3 years after posting. Legend!
THANK YOU
I decided to try the stupid thing and it kept forcing me to see adds. SCREW IT!!!
3 years later still a lifesaver. Thanks a million bunch.
big ups my guy
settings->app->manage app->search ‘carousel’->select it->click uninstall at bottom.
Done.
Yes, I bought a Google Pixel then!
Thx my friend from past
Thanks 🥳
On newer versions it has been renamed to Lock Screen Magazine and it can only be disabled. Mi are very scummy!
2025 still fixing ♥️♥️
THANK. YOU!
You’re heaven-sent! I thought I was going crazy cause I swear I have turned the wallpaper thingy off and it keeps going back. This worked, thank you so much! 🙏🏻
Thanks
Niceee
Thank you! 🫡
Finally! Thanks