How to remove the tag from the photo on Xiaomi Redmi 9: watermarks, date, geotags

Watermarks, a shooting date, or geotagged photos from Xiaomi Redmi 9 can ruin even the best photo, and the “Shot on Redmi 9” automatically tag that appears in some modes is particularly annoying, and fortunately, it can be removed in at least five ways, from built-in smartphone features to third-party apps.

Many users mistakenly think that to remove tags, you must edit photos in Photoshop or reflash your phone. In fact, 90% of cases are solved in 2-3 clicks directly on your device. In this article, we will analyze all the current methods, including hidden settings of the MIUI camera, which Xiaomi does not advertise.

If you want to not just hide the tag, but permanently disable it from new images, check out the camera settings section. For those who have already taken a watermarked photo, post-processing methods through Google Photos, Snapseed or Lightroom are suitable. EXIF-data, will help special software for cleaning metainformation.

Before you start, check the MIUI version on your Redmi 9. Some methods only work on firmware 12.5+, and older versions may need an update. To find out the version, go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version.

1. Disabling the watermark in the camera settings

The easiest way to get rid of the "Shot on Redmi 9" tag is to turn it off in the settings of the standard Camera app, which unfortunately is hidden in the depths of the menu and is not always available on all versions of MIUI.

To find her:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Touch the badge. ⚙️ Settings (or swipe from the right edge of the screen).
3. Go to the Watermark section (on some firmware it is called Camera Label).
4. Switch the slider to the off position.

If there is no Watermark option on the menu, then your version of MIUI does not directly support this feature, in which case try updating the firmware or using alternative methods from this article.

Important! Turning off the watermark in the camera settings won't remove the tags from the photos you've taken, it will only prevent them from appearing in new images. Use the methods in the following sections to clean up existing photos.

2. Delete the tag through the Google Photos editor

If the watermark is already in the photo, it can be removed using the built-in editor in Google Photos, which is suitable for tags in the form of text (for example, "Shot on Redmi 9") or small logos.

Step instructions:

1. Open the Google Photos app and select the image you want.
2. Click Edit (pencil icon).
3. Go to the Tools tab → Retouch.
4. Select the Remove Object tool (or Magic eraser on newer versions).
5. Ring around the tag and wait for the algorithm to delete it.
6. Save the changes (click Ready → Save a copy).

The advantage of this method is that it doesn't require any additional applications to be installed and it works directly in the cloud, but it has limitations.

• 🔹 It can not cope with large watermarks that occupy more than 10% of the area of the photo.
• 🔹 It can leave artifacts on monochromatic backgrounds (for example, in the sky or walls).
• 🔹 Does not remove tags from EXIF-data (geotechs, camera model, etc.).

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If Google Photos can't remove the tag, try cropping the photo so that the sign is outside the frame. To do this, select the Editor tool and reduce the area of the image.

Third-party applications for watermark removal

If the built-in tools didn’t help, specialized applications will come to the rescue. We tested 5 popular solutions and selected the two most effective for Xiaomi Redmi 9.

For most users, Snapseed is the best choice.

1. Open the photo in Snapseed.
2. Select the Healing tool (the patch icon).
3. Increase the scale and point-to-point remove the text or logo.
4. Save the result to the gallery.

When using Remove Watermark, be careful: the app can automatically crop the edges of the photo if the tag is located close to the border.

4. Cleanup EXIF-data (geoteges, camera model)

Sometimes the tags in the photos are not visual watermarks, but EXIF-tags that store information about the camera model, date, coordinates, and other parameters, which are not visible in the photo itself, but can be displayed when viewed in some galleries or downloaded on social networks.

To remove EXIF-data:

1. Install the EXIF Eraser app or Photo Exif Editor from Google Play.
2. Open the photo in the app.
3. Select the option to Delete all metadata (or manually tick unnecessary tags).
4. Keep the cleaned copy.

If you don't want to install additional software, you can use online services like EXIF Viewer or Verexif, but it's not safe to upload personal photos to third-party sites, so it's better to work with local tools.

5. Manual editing in Photoshop Express

For users who care about the best quality of the final image, Adobe Photoshop Express is a simplified mobile version of Photoshop that allows you to accurately remove watermarks without losing detail.

Step-by-step:

1. Download Photoshop Express from Google Play.
2. Import the photo to the app.
3. Select the tool Correction (Brush icon).
4. Swipe around the tag and click Remove the object.
5. If necessary, adjust the blurring of the edges and lightening.
6. Save the result in JPEG or PNG format.

Photoshop Express has the advantage of supporting layers (in the premium version), which allows you to undo changes without losing quality, but free features are enough to remove the tag once.

Make a backup copy of the original|Charge your phone (editing consumes a lot of power)|Connect to Wi-Fi (if you need to download the application)|Check the vacant space (processing requires) ~500MB)-->

Alternative methods: cropping and background replacement

If none of these methods worked, radical solutions remain:

• 🔹 Photo cropping – if the label is located at the edges, it can simply be cut out by changing the aspect ratio.
• 🔹 Replace backgrounds – in applications like Background Eraser, you can select an object and transfer it to a new background.
• 🔹 Sticker overlay – close the label with a decorative element (such as a smiley face or logo).

Trimming is the fastest way, but it's not for all photos. For example, if the tag is in the center of the frame, it's difficult to crop the image without losing composition. In such cases, it's better to combine several methods: first try to remove the tag in Snapseed, and then refine the background in Photoshop Express.

Photographer's Tip: If you're often faced with watermarking, set up the Redmi 9 camera so that they don't appear at all.

1. Open the camera settings → Additionally.
2. Turn off the Date options in the photo and Geotega.
3. Install a third-party shooting app (such as Open Camera) where you can flexibly configure metadata.

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The best protection against watermarks is to prevent them. Set up your camera in advance so you don't waste time editing each photo.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When deleting tags, users often make mistakes that damage photos or lead to data loss, and these are the most common:

⚠️ Attention! Never save changes over the original. Always make a copy of the photo before editing. Otherwise, it will be impossible to return the original image.

Mistake 1: Using dubious online services

Many sites promise to remove watermarks for free, but in fact:

• 🔸 Upload your photos to their servers (risk of personal data leakage).
• 🔸 Add your own watermarks instead of the ones removed.
• 🔸 Deteriorating image quality when compressed.

Use only proven apps from Google Play that rank high (4.5+).

Mistake 2: Excessive editing

If you try to remove a label with cloning or texture replacement tools, it's easy to overdo it, and the result is blurred areas, unnatural color transitions, or a plastic effect, to avoid this:

• 🔹 Work with increasing (zoom) 200-300%).
• 🔹 Use a minimum size brush.
• 🔹 Compare the edited photo with the original.

⚠️ Attention! on Xiaomi Redmi 9 with firmware MIUI 12.0.8.0 and below, a bug may work: after removing the watermark in the camera settings, it still appears in Portrait mode. In this case, update the firmware or use a third-party camera (for example, GCam).

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