How to completely disconnect GPS Xiaomi Redmi: All the ways + hidden settings

Geolocation on Xiaomi Redmi smartphones is a useful but not always necessary feature, allowing apps to determine your location to navigate, deliver food or find the nearest points of interest. GPS-The module drains the battery, and some applications collect movement data without your knowledge. If you want to save power or limit access to your geo-location, this guide will help you disable the data. GPS on the Redmi Note 12/11/10 Pro, Redmi 9/8/A other models.

In this article, we will not only explore standard methods through Android settings, but also little-known tricks – for example, how to disable geolocation for individual applications or temporarily block it through Flight Mode. MIUI GPS It turns on spontaneously after you reboot and how to fix it. If you're looking for a way to completely hide your location from system services, here's a solution.

Why you should turn it off GPS Xiaomi Redmi

Many users don’t realize that the geolocation module works in the background even when you’re not using it, and here are the key reasons why you should deactivate it:

• 🔋 Battery savings: GPS-chip 10-15% It's a daily charge when you're using navigation (Google Maps, Yandex.Maps), and even in passive mode, it eats away" 2-5%.
• 🛡️ Privacy: Apps like Instagram, TikTok or banking can collect your travel history for targeted advertising or behavior analytics".
• 📱 Performance: On weaker models (Redmi) 7A/8A) background geolocation slows down the system, especially if you work simultaneously 3-4 location-access applications.
• 🚫 Unsolicited Notifications: Geo-dependent services (such as Weather or Google Assistant) may spam with alerts such as “You are near Store X – check in!".

On the other hand, shutdown GPS will deprive you of some comfort:

• ❌ No navigation in taxis (Yandex Go, Uber) or walking routes will work.
• ❌ Photo geotags will no longer be saved (if you use them).
• ❌ Some games with AR (Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be unsuitable for play.

⚠️ Note: Xiaomi Redmi with firmware MIUI 14+ shutdown GPS This is because you can reset the notification panel after you reset, and it's because you optimize your power consumption. To turn off geolocation forever, use the method through Settings. → Confidentiality (see Section 3).

Method 1: Quickly shut down via notification panel

The easiest method is to use a notification curtain, which is suitable for temporarily disabling geolocation (for example, during a trip on the subway or at night).

1. Swipe your finger down the screen to open the notification bar.
2. If you don’t see the Location button, swipe down again to turn the panel around completely.
3. Find the icon. 📍 Location (on some firmware signed as GPS) And you tap it. The button has to turn grey, which means that the geolocation is off.

On the Redmi Note. 10/11 The Pro and newer models may not have a button by default:

1. Press on. ⚙️ Edit (pencil) in the lower right corner of the panel.
2. Find the location and drag it to the active area.
3. Save the changes.

⚠️ Attention: MIUI 13/14 afterbooting the phone GPS It can turn on automatically again. It's not a bug, it's a feature of the system to speed up geo-dependent applications. To turn off geolocation permanently, use the following method.

Method 2: Completely disable via Android settings

If you need to permanently disconnect GPS (including background geolocation for system services, do the following:

1. Open the Settings (icon) ⚙️ mainscreen).
2. Go to the Privacy section → Permits → Location.
3. At the top of the screen, move the location access slider to the off position.
4. Confirm the action in the pop-up window (click Disconnect).

This method is guaranteed to disable GPS But some of the phone's functions will stop working:

If after the shutdown GPS certain applications (e.g, 2GIS or Yandex.Navigator continue to determine your location – they use alternative methods:

• 📡 Mobile tower data (determines the area with accuracy) ~1-3 km).
• 📶 Wi-Fi networks (more precisely, before the 50-100 yards).
• 🌍 IP-address (most inaccurate method, error before) 10-50 km).

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To completely hide the location, turn off not only the GPS, but also data transmission over the mobile network/Wi-Fi SIM cards and mobile networks and Wi-Fi settings.

Method 3: Disconnection GPS individual applications

You don't want to shut down geolocation completely, but you need to ban it for specific programs? MIUI It's done this way:

1. Go to Settings. → Annexes → Permits → Location.
2. Select an app from the list (such as Instagram or Avito).
3. Set the switch in the position to Prohibit.
4. Additional settings are available for some applications (such as Google Maps: 🔘 Only during use — GPS Only when the application is open. 🔘 Request each time – the program will ask permission at each run. 🔘 Prohibit – a complete ban on access to geodata.

Look at system apps like Google Play Services or Miui Daemon, which often request location access to:

• 🔄 Weather updates on the main screen.
• 📱 Find My Device by Finding My Device.
• 🛠️ Network diagnostics (determining nearby towers to improve communication).

Shutdown GPS For these services, it may lead to:

• ❌ Mi Account Synchronization Errors.
• ❌ Incorrect operation of weather widgets.
• ❌ Problems with push notifications (for example, in Viber or WhatsApp).

Method 4: Disconnection GPS through flight mode (hidden method)

Few people know, but the flight mode not only disables communication, but also blocks work. GPS-This is a good option if you need to temporarily “disappear” from all geo-dependent services (for example, during an important meeting).

How it works:

1. Activate Flight Mode via the notification panel or in Settings → Connections and sharing → Flight mode.
2. Turn on Wi-Fi manually (if you need internet).
3. GPS It will automatically shut down and will not work until it leaves flight mode.

Advantages of the method:

• ✅ Does not require manual geolocation shutdown.
• ✅ Blocks all ways of determining location (including tower data and Wi-Fi).
• ✅ Saves battery by disabling the communication module.

Disadvantages:

• ❌ It is difficult to stay in touch (calls)/SMS not working).
• ❌ When you're out of flight mode GPS It will be activated automatically (if it has been activated before).

⚠️ Note: Some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi) 9T Note 9 Pro after exiting flight mode GPS To restore the geolocation, restart the phone or manually activate it through the notification panel.

Method 5: Disconnection GPS through ADB (power-user)

If standard methods do not help (for example, GPS It is activated after restarting, you can block it at the system level using the ADB-This is a way for advanced users to connect the phone to a computer.

What you need:

• 🖥️ Computer with Windows/Linux/macOS.
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).
• 🛠️ Utility. ADB Tools (download from Android Developers website).
• 🔐 Included Debugging by USB phone-on.

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About the phone, tap 7 times on the version MIUI. Enter the password from your Mi Account if required.

USB debugging

Settings → Additional → For Developers

Connect your phone to your PC and confirm your trust in the computer on your smartphone screen.

adb shell settings put global location_providers_allowed -gps

This team is shutting down. GPS-Android-level provider.

adb shell settings put global location_providers_allowed ""

Reboot the phone.

To get it all back, follow the command:

adb shell settings put global location_providers_allowed +gps,+network,+wifi

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB It can cause system failure or data loss.Before experimenting, make a backup through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset. On some firmware MIUI after ADB-Google Play Services may be lost, in which case resetting to factory settings will help.

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ADB-The only way to permanently shut down GPS Xiaomi Redmi with custom firmware or if the system settings reset after the update.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Xiaomi Redmi users often face unexpected behavior GPS. Let’s discuss typical situations and ways to correct them.

Problem 1: GPS It starts itself after rebooting.

It's standard behavior. MIUI 12/13/14, It's power optimization, to turn off the auto-power:

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Consumption Management.
2. Select Settings → Other settings → Optimization.
3. Turn off the Automatic Location Management option.

Problem 2: Location in the Navigator is not working

If after switching off/on GPS applications such as Google Maps or 2GIS They can't find your location:

• 🔄 Reboot the phone.
• 📡 Include High Accuracy in Settings → Location → Regime.
• 🗺️ Update the data AGPS (In the engineering menu, type ##36446337## and select Update. AGPS).

Problem 3: The icon is always burning GPS status-line

If the icon 📍 It does not disappear even after the geolocation is turned off:

• Check whether the navigation application is running in the background (for example, Yandex.Navigator in the route recording mode).
• Go to Settings. → Annexes → Permits → Location and see which app is actively using GPS.
• If the system process (e.g. com.miui.daemon) is to blame, try disabling geolocation through the ADB (5).

Problem 4: GPS It does not turn off through settings

On some firmware (especially custom) the location may be blocked.

• 🔧 Install the official firmware through the Mi Flash Tool.
• 🛠️ Use it. ADB-commands (mode 5).
• 📱 Reset the settings to factory (Settings) → Additionally. → Backup and reset → Resetting settings).

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If GPS It's turned off, but your phone still "sees" your location -- check your Google account settings. Go to Location Log and turn off your geodata history.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions