# Xiaomi Pad 8 + Focus Pen Pro – They don't work!

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/xiaomi-pad-8-focus-pen-pro-they-dont-work/24650>\
**Category:** Bug Report\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [July 12, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/xiaomi-pad-8-focus-pen-pro-they-dont-work/24650 "2026-07-12T01:05:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/xiaomi-pad-8-focus-pen-pro-they-dont-work/24650/17 "2026-07-15T05:57:28Z")

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> [@Muvuvumu](#):
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> Add a note to the Play Store, or at least the forum, saying which pens are supported and which aren’t. That’s the bare minimum!

Some xiaomi tablets definitely works, actually every pen should work.  
I do handle pressure correctly from Android… why should I be blamed and not Xiaomi.  
I don’t have any lists of things that don’t work.  
It could even be fixed or broken by driver update independently from Nomad.

As for note: this thread now exists. If you look at xiaomi pad 8 and Nomad that’s the first thing that will come up. I am trying hard to look at any information or if there is any workaround but nothing comes up on Google.

Note: i could replicate and fix the crash on log copy. But the cause was: huge log (hundreds of MBs). In theory clear or just doing a solo stroke after opening should have worked.

Also in Gesture you might want to disable “Use extra input samples” (apparently Xiaomi has some troubles with it, [Dev Update: Week 2 and 3 of 2026 | Drawpile](https://docs.drawpile.net/devblog/2026/01/18/dev-update.html))

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(Not sure but maybe it could be the “game turbo” thing)

Open the Xiaomi **Security** app (pre-installed on the tablet).

2. Open **Game Turbo**.

3. If your app is in the list, **remove it**.

_(Alternatively: Game Turbo Settings → Performance Mode → disable “Optimized gesture and sensitivity”)_

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