How to completely disable the weather widget Google on Xiaomi: all ways

Google’s weather widget on Xiaomi smartphones often appears on the home screen without a user request — especially after MIUI updates or installing branded services. This element not only takes up space on the desktop, but also consumes battery power in the background, constantly synchronizing weather data. Moreover, many users note that the widget automatically recovers after rebooting the device or resetting the launcher settings, making it a non-trivial task to remove.

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to remove weather widgets – from standard methods through settings. MIUI We will take a look at how to prevent the widget from reappearing and what alternatives can be used without compromising the functionality of the smartphone. POCO base MIUI 12-14 and HyperOS.

Why Google Weather Widgets Are Coming On Their Own

The main reason for adding the widget automatically is to integrate Google services into MIUI firmware, and the manufacturer has partnered with Google to implement some features (including weather, search, and Google Discover) at the system level.

• 📱 Update MIUI: After installing a new firmware version, the widget may appear as part of an “optimized” desktop.
• 🔄 Launcher Reset: When the com.miui.home application fails or clears data (launcher) MIUI) Restore standard widgets.
• ☁️ Sync your Google account: If the “Restore App Settings” option is enabled in your account settings, the widget may return after reinstalling the Google App.
• 📲 Installing Google App: When you first start a Google app (for example, after resetting your phone), the system suggests adding widgets to the home screen.

It’s important to understand that the weather widget is not a separate app, but part of the Google App (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox). So simply removing the icon from your desktop doesn’t solve the problem: the service will continue to work in the background, consuming resources.

⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 12 or Xiaomi 13), the weather widget may be tied to the Mi Weather app. MIUI.

Method 1: Remove the widget from the main screen (temporary solution)

The easiest, but also the least effective, method is to remove the widget manually, so it won't turn off weather synchronization, but at least it will clean the desktop.

1. Press and hold your finger on the Google weather widget.
2. In the menu that appears, select Remove from the home screen (or drag the widget to the basket at the top of the screen).
3. Confirm the action if necessary.

However, after a device reboot or Google App update, the widget may return. To prevent this, you need to disable the automatic addition of widgets in the launcher settings:

• 📌 Click the empty space on the main screen → Select Settings (or Screen Settings).
• 🔍 Find the option to Add widgets automatically and turn it off.
• 🔄 Reboot your smartphone to apply changes.

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If the option “Add widgets automatically” is missing, try resetting the launcher settings: go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → MIUI Launcher and click Clear Data.

Method 2: Disabling Google widgets in the application settings

To prevent the appearance of a weather widget at the system level, you must limit the rights of Google App.

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Google App (or Google App) and select it.
3. Go to the widgets (or notifications and widgets) section.
4. Turn off the slider next to the weather widget (usually called Weather or Google Weather).

Some versions of MIUI may not have this section, so try an alternative way:

Settings → Home screen → Widgets → Find Google Weather → Disable

⚠️ Note: Disabling widgets in Google App may affect other features, such as Google Assistant or Quick Search. If you have problems after these actions, return the settings to the original state.

Method 3: Limiting Background Activity on Google App

The weather widget updates data in the background, which leads to increased battery consumption, and to avoid this, you can limit the activity of Google App:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Google.
2. Choose Battery (or Battery Use).
3. Set a limit to limit background activity or select Battery Optimization mode.
4. In the Mobile Data section, disable Background Data Use.

These actions will not remove the widget completely, but will reduce its impact on the autonomy of the device.

• ⏳ Weather data will only be updated when you open the Google app.
• 🔔 Notifications of weather changes (such as rain warnings) will stop coming.
• 🔍 Quick search through the widget can work slower.

Method 4: Remove Google App Updates (for older versions of MIUI)

On smartphones with MIUI 12 and below, the weather widget can be part of an older version of the Google App. In this case, a rollback to the factory version of the app will help:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management → Google.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Remove Updates.
3. Confirm the action and restart the device.

After that, the weather widget should disappear, but keep in mind:

• 🔙 Google App functionality will return to the factory version, which may limit some features (such as voice search).
• 🔄 The next time you update the app through the Play Market, the widget may return.

Make sure you have a backup of the data.

Turn off automatic updates to Google App in the Play Market

Remember the current Google account sync settings

Prepare for a possible Google Assistant crash-->

Method 5: Radical solution: Disabling Google App via ADB

If previous methods did not help, you can completely disable the Google App using debugging. USB and ADB-This method is suitable for advanced users and requires connecting the smartphone to the computer.

To start, turn on the Developer Mode and USB Debugging:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Click on the MIUI version 7 times until the notification “You became a developer” appears.
3. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
4. Activate Debugging on USB.

Now connect your smartphone to your PC and execute the following commands in ADB:

adb shell


pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

After that:

• ✅ The weather widget and all associated features will be disabled.
• ❌ Google Assistant, Quick Search and Some Google Services Will Stop Working.
• 🔄 To get it back, run the command: pm enable com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

⚠️ Note: Disabling the Google App may cause other applications that depend on Google services to work unstable (such as Gmail or Google Maps.

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Use this method only if you are prepared for the possible limitations of functionality. For most users, 1-3 is enough.

Alternatives to Google Weather Widget on Xiaomi

If you have removed the Google widget but want to keep your weather forecast easy to access, consider alternative solutions:

For maximum battery savings, we recommend using the built-in Mi Weather app or widgets from AccuWeather with a rare data update setting (for example, every 3-6 hours).

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