Xiaomi has officially released its latest HyperOS Bug Report via the Xiaomi Community on April 18, 2026. This week’s bulletin is particularly critical as it highlights software optimizations for the brand’s top-tier flagships, specifically addressing UI glitches and application crashes on the Xiaomi 17 series and Xiaomi 15.
Gallery Glitches and System Stability
While Xiaomi’s development team has not disclosed the deep technical root causes, the bulk of this week’s bugs are heavily concentrated within the system Album (Gallery) app and user interface scaling. Users have reported issues ranging from ghosting effects on rendered images to UI overlays (like the gesture prompt line) failing to render correctly after zooming into photos. There are also notable network and third-party app stability concerns, specifically involving WeChat crashes and sluggish download speeds in the App Store.
Fixed Issues
The development team has confirmed that one major issue has already been resolved and will be rolled out in upcoming OTA updates, while the rest are currently under active investigation.
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REDMI K90
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Version: 3.0.303.0
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Resolved Bug: Fixed a visual bug where photos in the album displayed a persistent ghosting effect in certain scenarios.
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Issues Currently “In Progress”
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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max (Version 3.0.305.0)
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App store download speeds are abnormally slow in certain scenarios.
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Unknown duplicate images are automatically appearing within the album.
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Xiaomi 17 Pro (Version 3.0.305.0)
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WeChat is experiencing unexpected crashes.
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Long screenshots saved in the album are failing to display fully.
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Xiaomi 17 (Version 3.0.305.0)
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The full-screen gesture prompt line and the status bar completely disappear after a user zooms in on a photo and exits the viewer.
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Xiaomi 15 (Version 3.0.301.0)
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The system album crashes unexpectedly during specific viewing scenarios.
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Long-pressing on images fails to trigger the text extraction feature.
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Image rotation and zooming result in severe visual blurring.
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REDMI K80 (Launched globally under the POCO brand)
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Version: 3.0.302.0
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Reported Bug: Xiaomi Share is failing to allow users to select multiple images simultaneously for transfer.
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How These Updates Impact the Ecosystem
The immediate resolution of the REDMI K90 gallery ghosting issue ensures that POCO and REDMI users retain the high-fidelity media viewing experience expected from the hardware. Meanwhile, the acknowledgment of the bugs plaguing the flagship Xiaomi 17 series and Xiaomi 15 shows that Xiaomi is actively monitoring early-build telemetry. Fixing fundamental features like text extraction, WeChat stability, and App Store bandwidth allocation will drastically improve the daily reliability of these premium devices.
