How to remove news and stories from the lock screen on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Lock screen › Wallpaper Carousel

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Spot the carousel

   A headline under the clock and a small tulip button at the bottom left mean Wallpaper Carousel is on. Ours showed a German headline over a photo.

   Done

2. 

   Open Wallpaper Carousel

   Open Settings, tap Lock screen, then Wallpaper Carousel. Its line says Stunning images and exciting stories delivered to you daily.

   Done

3. 

   Turn off Lock screen carousel

   The first switch, Lock screen carousel, was on. Tap it.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Turn off

   The phone asks Turn off Lock screen carousel? and offers to add your own photos instead. Tap Turn off.

   Done

5. 

   Check the lock screen

   Lock the phone and wake it. Ours showed our own wallpaper with no headline under the clock.

   Done

6. 

   Check the swipe-right feed

   Swipe right from Lock screen stayed on, with Select mode set to Story feed. It shows stories only when you swipe right on the lock screen. Turn it off too if you want no stories at all.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Wallpaper Carousel row? Search Settings for Wallpaper Carousel. On our phone it was under Lock screen, below Press and hold to edit. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• Phone in German? Netzwelt gives the same HyperOS path in German: Sperrbildschirm, then Hintergrundbilderkarussell, and switch it off. Source: Xiaomi: So löscht ihr das Hintergrundbilderkarussell
• Want the stories back? Turn Lock screen carousel on again. The first time we did, the phone asked us to Agree before it came back.

  

• Want it gone for good? Smartprix's HyperOS guide says Wallpaper Carousel is an app you can uninstall from the app list. We only turned it off. Source: How to Clean HyperOS: Remove Ads and Bloatware

If this does not work

• Stories use your mobile data? On the same page, Update wallpapers using mobile data was on. Turn it off to load new pictures on Wi-Fi only.

About this guide

On our Redmi the lock screen showed a new photo with a German headline every time we woke it. That is Wallpaper Carousel, a Xiaomi app, not your wallpaper.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We turned the carousel off for the pictures and back on afterwards.

Good to know

Other lock screen settings: how to customise the lock screen clock and lock screen notifications.

More Xiaomi suggestions to turn off: personalised ads and recommendations.

In short: Settings, Lock screen, Wallpaper Carousel, Lock screen carousel off, Turn off.