How to turn off the news feed on Xiaomi Redmi 9

Modern smartphones, and Xiaomi Redmi 9 is no exception, are packed with features that manufacturers are implementing to keep users’ attention. One of these features is the built-in news feed that appears when swiping right on the home screen. For many owners, this becomes a source of irritation, as it often contains promotional offers, irrelevant articles and unnecessary information that slows down visual navigation.

Redmi 9 owners often face a situation where the system is updated and interface settings can change or get lost. MIUI, the shell installed on your device, constantly seeks to integrate its services, such as Glance or Google Discover. However, the Android operating system gives the user full control over the appearance of the interface, allowing you to disable any unnecessary elements.

In this article, we will take a look at all the available ways to remove this item, and we will look at launcher settings, system applications, and hidden settings. It is important to understand that in different versions of firmware (Global, EEA, China), menu items may differ slightly, but the logic of actions remains the same.

Why you should turn off the news feed on Redmi

The first step to optimizing a smartphone is to understand what we're turning off. News Feed is not just a set of widgets, it's an active process that consumes resources. It's constantly updated in the background, using the Internet connection to download fresh content. It leads to increased battery consumption, which for the Redmi 9 with its capacious, but not infinite battery, is a critical parameter.

Also, having an extra screen to the left of the home page disrupts the ergonomics of use. A user who is used to swiping quickly to access widgets or just accidentally hitting the screen opens an unnecessary interface. This distracts and creates visual noise. System optimization begins by removing anything that is not used in everyday scenarios.

Another important aspect is privacy: Newsfeeds often collect data about your preferences, search queries and location to generate personalized results, and by disabling this feature, you limit telemetry collection and increase your digital privacy, especially for those who value the purity of the system and the speed of the interface response.

• 🚀 Battery savings: Stopping background content loading prolongs running time from a single charge.
• 🧹 Clean interface: no visual debris and desktop advertising.
• ⚡ Productivity growth: freeing RAM from the processes responsible for the work of the tape.
• 🔒 Privacy: Reducing the amount of data you collect about your interests and habits.

Disconnection through the settings of the MIUI launcher

The easiest and safest way to remove tape is to use the regular MIUI shell settings. Most of the time, this is where the problem is solved, without having to go into deep system menus. First, you need to go to the launcher settings menu, and you can do this in two ways: through the general settings of the system or through the settings of the desktop itself.

Press the empty space on your desktop and hold it for a couple of seconds until the screen goes into editing mode. In the lower right or left corner (depending on version), a button with a gear or settings will appear. Alternative path: go to Settings → Desktop, and here are all the settings that control the appearance and behavior of the main screen.

In the menu that opens, find an item that may be called "-1 screen," "Widget Tape," or "Google Discover." The exact name depends on the regional version of the firmware. Switch the slider to "Switched Off." If you have a European version (EEA), there may be integration with Google, which can also be deactivated by simply switching the toggle.

Once the settings are changed, the system will apply them instantly. Try swiping to the right, the tape should disappear and you will immediately get to the first desktop. If this does not happen, it is possible that an alternative launcher has been activated on your device or the settings have been applied to another user profile, in which case it is worth checking whether a third-party interface that duplicates system functions is running.

Managing widgets and Google Discover

Often users confuse Xiaomi's system tape with Google Discover, two different mechanisms that may look the same to an untrained user. Google Discover is a personalized feed from the search giant that integrates into the launcher. To disable it, the actions will be slightly different from the standard MIUI setting.

You need to go to the settings of the Google app. Open the app menu, search for Google, click on it and select Settings. Under General or Feed settings, find the Google Tape switch and turn it off. You can also swipe right, scroll down the tape and click Turn it off.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling Google Discover won't remove weather or calendar widgets if they're installed separately as floating items on your desktop.This action only removes the news feed with recommendations.

Sometimes, after updating the system, the settings are reset and the tape appears again. In this case, it is useful to know where exactly it is registered in the system. Settings path → Desktop → -1 screen is universal for all versions of MIUI 11, 12 and 13 that are relevant for Redmi 9. If you use a third-party launcher (for example, Nova Launcher or Lawnchair), you need to search for the settings already in the menu of this application, since Xiaomi system settings do not apply in this case.

For those who want to leave widgets but remove news, there is a trade-off: In some versions of the shell, you can customize the contents of the left screen, leaving only the weather or steps there, removing news blocks, and you need to go to the widget settings on the "-1" screen itself and uncheck the news sources.

Disabling system services through settings

If standard methods don’t work, or you want to maximize the clean system effect, you can go further and disable the system services responsible for (push) notifications and news. At Xiaomi, MiuiDaemon or the Wallpaper Carousel app, which can also stream content, is often responsible for this.

Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps. In the list, look for Wallpaper Carousel (can be called Glance or Mi Wallpaper). Click on it and select “Disable” or “Stop.” It’s also worth checking Xiaomi’s “Security” app. Inside it, in the “Clean” or “Accelerate” section, recommendations and news can be included that should be turned off in the app’s settings settings.

The MSA service (MIUI System Ads) is responsible for advertising on the system, including some elements of the news feed. Find the MSA application in the list of installed programs. Go to its settings and find the item "Receive recommendations" or "Privacy Policy." Withdraw consent to the use of data. The system may require you to wait 10 seconds before confirmation - this is normal.

Use of third-party launchers

A radical but very effective solution for Redmi 9 owners is to install a third-party launcher. The standard MIUI shell is beautiful but overloaded. Installing an alternative interface completely changes the logic of working with the phone and is guaranteed to remove all the built-in Xiaomi news feeds, since they are tied to the native launcher.

Popular options are Nova Launcher, Lawnchair or Microsoft Launcher. Once you install such an application and choose it as the default, swipe left or right will lead to the pages of Android widgets or nowhere, depending on the settings of the new launcher, you get a clean, fast interface without intrusive services.

However, there are nuances to this method: some MIUI features, such as control gestures or specific Xiaomi widgets, may stop working or not work properly. In addition, third-party launchers consume their own amount of RAM, but for many users, the purity of the interface outweighs these minor inconveniences.

• 🎨 Customization: the ability to change icons, fonts and animations.
• 🚫 Advertising-free: the complete absence of built-in Xiaomi services.
• 📉 Lightweight: Often working faster than a standard shell.
• ⚙️ Flexibility: setting up the grid, dock bar and gestures for yourself.

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When installing a third-party launcher on MIUI, the system may periodically suggest returning the standard interface. Just choose "Use Always" or ignore reminders to keep the new look.

Hidden settings and ADB-team

For advanced users who are not afraid of the command line, there is a way to disable system components through ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which allows you to remove or freeze system applications that can not be disabled through a normal interface.

To start, you need to enable USB debugging. Go to Settings → About Phone and quickly click on MIUI build number seven times. You will see a message that says “You’ve become a developer.” Then, in the Advanced Settings menu → For Developers, turn on “Debugging on USB.”

Connect your phone to your computer, install ADB drivers, and execute a command to remove the packet that's responsible for the tape. This is usually a package called com.miui.personalassistant.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.personalassistant

Once the swipe to the left is executed, the handler application will be removed for the current user. This action is reversible: resetting the settings to the factory will return everything as it was. This method ensures that no system update will restore the tape automatically, since the system component will be physically absent from the user profile.

⚠️ Note: Be extremely careful when using ADB. Removing critical system components (such as those associated with a phone or message) may cause a bootloop to fail%.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Completely disabling the news feed on Xiaomi Redmi 9 is a set of measures: from simple launcher settings to disabling system services, which ultimately gives a clean interface and saves resources.