Where is Task Manager on Xiaomi: all ways to open and hidden functions

Why Xiaomi users can’t find Task Manager

You've long been used to the classic Windows or MacOS task manager, where you can close a hanging app with a single click? On Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi and POCO), this tool works differently - its interface is hidden deeper and functions are distributed among several menus. The main problem is that the manufacturer regularly changes the location of elements in the MIUI shell, and what worked in MIUI 12 can disappear in MIUI 14.

The second is the terminology confusion, and what users call a task manager may be called a task manager at Xiaomi:

• 📱 "Recent annexes” (list of open programmes)
• ⚙️ "Optimization” (in-built cleaning tool)
• 🔄 "Auto-start” (background activity management)
• 🛠️ "Security” (section with detailed process information)

We will analyze all options - from basic to hidden engineering menus.

It's important to understand that Xiaomi is actively restricting access to system processes in new versions of MIUI. For example, MIUI 14 removed the ability to force service applications (like com.miui.securitycenter) to prevent failures. But there are still workarounds.

Method 1: Quick access through "Recent Applications"

The most obvious way is to swipe up from the bottom of the screen with a 1 second delay. On most Xiaomi models (like the Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5), this will open up a list of recent apps.

• 🧹 Close one application - swipe left / right on his card
• 🚫 Close everything – “Clean everything” button (or basket icon)
• 🔒 Secure the application - swipe down the card (does not close during cleaning)

Note that this method does not show system processes (e.g. android.process.media or com.xiaomi.mipicks) and only works with custom programs. For deep cleaning, move on to the next method.

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If the swipe up doesn't work, check your gesture settings in Settings → Display → Full-screen display. Navigation buttons may be enabled.

Method 2: Complete Controller via Security (for MIUI 12–14)

To access the Extended Task Manager:

1. Open the Security app (shield icon).
2. Go to the Optimization section → Task Manager.
3. Click on "Show System Processes" (confirmation may be required).

Here you will see a complete list of active processes, including hidden MIUI services, with the following:

⚠️ Warning: Forced shutdown of system processes (e.g., com.miui.analytics) may result in:

• 🔄 Self-rebooting of the device
• 📵 Loss of mobile network
• 🔕 Disabling notifications

Method 3: Engineering menu (for advanced users)

If standard methods don’t work, you can use a hidden engineering menu, which works on all Xiaomi models, but requires caution.

Instructions:

1. Open the phone app.
2. Enter the code ##4636##
3. Select Battery Information or Usage Statistics.

This menu displays:

• 📊 Activity of processes in real time
• 🔋 Battery temperature and voltage
• 📶 Network status (useful for lags)

⚠️ Note: Do not change the settings in the Testing section without knowing the consequences. For example, disabling Radio Power will lead to loss of communication.

Method 4: Using ADB (for developers)

If you need to force a system application that doesn’t appear in a standard manager, Android Debug Bridge (ADB) will help. This method requires a PC and enabled debugging over USB.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and click on MIUI Version 7 times.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers and enable “Debugging by USB”.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, open the command line and type in: Adb devices (your device should appear)
4. To close the process, use: adb shell am force-stop com.example.app (replace com.example.app in the packet name)

🔹 Examples of useful teams:

• 📁 All the running processes: adb shell ps -A
• 🔄 Reset the interface MIUI (No reboot: adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS

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ADB allows you to manage processes that are not available through a standard interface, but requires technical knowledge.

Method 5: Third-party applications (alternatives)

If Xiaomi's built-in tools don't suit you, consider third-party task managers.

• 📈 More detailed statistics on use CPU/RAM
• 🛡️ Ability to block auto-run for any applications
• 🔍 Process Search (comfortable for virus search)

Top.-3 tested applications:

⚠️ Attention: “clean-up” applications RAM" (Like Clean Master, performance is often detrimental. MIUI Optimize memory themselves – forced closure of processes can cause them to restart and increase battery consumption.

Frequent problems and solutions

Problem 1: Task Manager does not show all processes.

Solution: Enable system processes to be displayed in Settings → Permissions → Special Permissions → Display over other windows for the Security application.

Problem 2: After cleaning the RAM, the phone starts to brake.

Solution: This is OK - Android downloads frequently used apps in the background. Do not clear memory more than 1 time per day.

Problem 3: You can't stop the process of com.miui.analytics.

Solution: This process is responsible for collecting MIUI statistics. its termination is possible only through ADB or root rights, but this violates Xiaomi’s policy and may lead to account blocking.

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If the phone is slowing down, instead of cleaning the RAM, try turning off the animation interface. To do this, in Settings → About Phone, click on the MIUI version 7 times, then in For Developers, set all animation scales to 0.5x.

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