How to turn on Quick ball 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 › Additional settings › Quick ball

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

0 official, 1 other, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Quick ball

   Go to Settings, Additional settings. Quick ball is under Need other settings?

   Done

2. 

   Turn on Quick ball

   Turn on Quick ball. The settings below it, such as Select shortcuts and Hide automatically, become available.

   Done

3. 

   Find the handle

   A small handle sits at the right edge of the screen.

   Done

4. 

   Tap it for shortcuts

   Tap the handle. Shortcut icons fan out around it in a half circle. Tap one, or tap away to close the fan.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Not in Additional settings? nextpit describes it on other HyperOS phones under Additional settings, Accessibility, as Touch Assistant. On ours it was Quick ball, directly in Additional settings. Source: How to use Quick Ball on Xiaomi HyperOS
• Want different shortcuts? Tap Select shortcuts on the Quick ball page.
• Gets in the way in games or videos? Move aside when fullscreen was on on ours. Hide automatically hides it in apps you pick.

If this does not work

• Ball disappeared? Stick to the edge after 3 seconds of inactivity was on: the ball moves to the edge when you don't use it.
• Opens by accident? Preferred gesture was Tap on ours. Change it on the Quick ball page, or turn Quick ball off.

About this guide

Quick ball is a floating set of shortcuts you can reach with one thumb. It was off on our phone.

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 it on for two pictures and off again.

Good to know

Another way to reach apps: floating windows and the sidebar.

In short: Settings, Additional settings, Quick ball, turn on Quick ball.