How to get rid of ads on Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro: the complete guide

Owners of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro often face annoying ads in system applications, settings menus and even on the lock screen. The manufacturer integrates ad modules into the branded MIUI shell to monetize devices with an affordable price. But persistent banners annoy, slow down the smartphone and eat traffic. Fortunately, there are several ways to turn off advertising - both through standard settings and with additional tools.

In this article, we will discuss 7 Proven methods, including hidden options MIUI, Disconnection of advertising services through ADB, And also radical measures for those who are willing to sacrifice some features for the sake of cleanliness interface. 10 Pro (models) sweet/sweetin) base MIUI 12–14. Important: Some methods may require unlocking the bootloader or installing custom firmware – we will separately specify the risks and consequences.

Before you start, check out the MIUI version in Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. If you have global firmware (marked Global), some of the ads may already be disabled by default. For the Chinese and European versions (China/EEA), you’ll have to work harder.

1. disable personalized advertising in MIUI settings

The easiest and safest way to do this is to deactivate targeted ads through the privacy menu, which won't take away all the ads, but it will reduce the amount of ads significantly.

Go to: Settings → Google → Advertising (or Settings → Additional → Privacy → Advertising in some versions of MIUI).

Turn off the Personalized Ads option here and reset the advertising ID (Reset Identity button) and this will prevent MIUI from collecting your preferences for displaying banners.

• 📱 Path: Settings → Google → Advertising or Confidentiality → Advertising
• 🔄 Action: Disable personalization + throw off ID
• ⚠️ Restriction: Does not remove ads in system applications (Weather, Music, Topics)

Also look at Settings → Accounts → Mi Account → Synchronize and disable data sync with Mi Cloud if you are not using it. This will reduce the number of “recommendations” from Xiaomi.

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If banners still appear after disabling personalized advertising, try clearing the cache of the Google Play Services app in Settings → Apps → App Management.

2. Manual disabling of advertising in system applications

MIUI integrates ad units into standard utilities: Weather, Music, Themes, Browser, and even Files, most of which can disable banner displays through hidden settings.

Here is a step-by-step guide for key applications:

For the Files app, the path is different: open it, tap it to three dots in the top right corner → Settings → About the program → Click on the Version several times until the hidden menu appears.

Disable recommendations in the weather

Turn off banners in Music

Deactivate advertising in Topics

Reset the settings in the Browser

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3.Using ADB to Deeply Disable Advertising

If manual settings don’t work, use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) — A debugging tool that disables system ad services, which doesn't require root rights, but requires a computer and a computer. USB-cable.

First, activate the developer mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (stamp 7 times in a row).

Then go to Settings. → Additionally. → For developers and include “Debugging by” USB»**.

Now connect your smartphone to your PC, install ADB Tools and execute in the command line:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution


adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.xiaomi.midrop




adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.analytics




adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.browser




adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.player

These commands will remove the main MIUI advertising modules. After the device is rebooted, banners in system applications should disappear.Caution: disabling some services (for example, com.miui.analytics) may disrupt Xiaomi's cloud functions, such as synchronizing notes or backup.

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4. Installation of an alternative launcher and removal of system applications

If the ad appears on the home screen or in the app menu, the standard MIUI Launcher is to blame, and it can be replaced with a third-party launcher (for example, Nova Launcher or Lawnchair), which automatically removes banners in the interface.

To completely remove system advertising applications, root rights or custom recovery (TWRP) will be required. First, unlock the bootloader through the official Xiaomi tool, then scroll through TWRP and remove the following packages:

• 🗑️ com.miui.systemAdSolution – the main advertising module
• 🗑️ com.xiaomi.midrop – file transfer service (contains advertising)
• 🗑️ com.miui.analytics – statistics collection (can restore advertising)
• 🗑️ com.android.browser – standard browser with banners
• 🗑️ com.miui.player – music player with advertising

⚠️ Attention: Removing system applications can cause unstable operation of the smartphone.Before the procedure, make a backup through TWRP or MIUI It is especially risky to remove com.miui.analytics – it can break updates over the air (OTA).

After deletion, we recommend installing AdGuard or Blokada to block the remaining advertising requests at the DNS level.

5. Switch to custom firmware (for advanced users)

The most radical, but also the most effective way is to install custom firmware without advertising, for example:

• 📱 LineageOS – pure Android without unnecessary services
• 📱 Pixel Experience – firmware with Google Pixel interface
• 📱 Xiaomi.eu – modified MIUI Advertising-free and Chinese-based

For Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet) will suit any firmware based on Android 11-13.

1. Unlock the bootloader (waiting 7-15 days after the Mi Account is linked).
2. Install TWRP via fastboot: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img.
3. Switch firmware and GApps (if you need Google services).
4. Execute data (Dalvik/ART Cache, System, Data)

⚠️ Note: Installing custom firmware will void warranty and may lead to device blinking if errors occur. Before the procedure, check whether the firmware is compatible with either sweet (global) or sweetin (Indian version) models).

After switching to custom firmware, there will be no advertising in principle, but you will lose some MIUI features, such as:

• 🔋 Optimized battery management
• 🎨 Themes and styles MIUI
• 🔄 Fast updates over the air

6. Blocking Advertising via DNS and VPN

If you don't want to interfere with system files, you can block ad requests at the network level.

• 🌐 AdGuard DNS — free service for blocking advertising and trackers Addresses: 176.103.130.130 (main) 176.103.130.131 (alternative)
• 🔒 Blokada – an application for blocking ads without root (works through the Internet) VPN).
• 🛡️ NextDNS – Customized DNS with filters for advertising and malicious sites.

To set up AdGuard DNS: Settings → Connections → Private DNS → select "Private" DNS-Provider"** and type in dns.adguard.com.

For Blokada, you just need to install an app from the official website and activate the lock, and it works like a local VPN, intercepting advertising requests.

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DNS-Blockers do not remove ads in system applications MIUI (Weather, Themes, Music, but effective for browsers and third-party programs.

7.Reset to factory settings: Last chance

If none of these methods worked, try a hard reset, which will bring your smartphone back out of the box and reset all the ad settings. Importantly, back up your data before resetting!

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Select “Erase all data”**.
3. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot.
4. Once enabled, don’t sign in to Mi Account and don’t connect to Wi-Fi right away – first turn off the ads in the settings (Section 1 of this article).

⚠️ Note: On some versions MIUI After reset, sync with Mi Cloud automatically turns on, which can return advertising settings. To avoid this, unplug your Xiaomi account in Settings before reset. → Accounts. → Mi Account → Delete the account.

If the ads continue to appear after the reset, it is likely to be sewn into the firmware of your regional version, in which case only switching to custom firmware (section 5) or using ADB (section 3) will help.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing ads on Redmi Note 10 Pro