How to Remove Negatives on Xiaomi Phone: A Complete Guide to Filtration in MIUI

Modern smartphones have become the main source of information, but along with useful content, they often bring negative ones: toxic comments on social networks, disturbing news, aggressive advertising or even unpleasant notifications from messengers. Xiaomi owners based on MIUI have unique opportunities to filter such content from built-in tools to hidden functions of applications. In this article, we will analyze 7 proven ways to minimize the negative impact of the gadget on the psyche without resorting to radical measures like a complete shutdown of the Internet.

It is important to understand that the negative for each user is subjective: someone wants to hide political news, someone is hampered by disputes in chat rooms, and some are simply tired of intrusive push notifications. MIUI, Google Feed, filtering in Mi Browser, and even blocking specific words in messages, and we'll focus on the hidden "Digital Wellbeing" mode in the Internet. MIUI 14+, Automatically limiting time in toxic applications.

Before you start setting up, answer two questions: (1) what content is causing discomfort? (2) Are you willing to sacrifice some functionality for peace of mind? For example, disabling notifications from messengers will relieve stress, but you may miss important messages. In this article, we will give recommendations on how to find a balance.

1. System filtering of content through the "MIUI Security Center"

Xiaomi's built-in Security Center is not only an antivirus, but also a powerful content management tool that can block spam, filter web pages, and even analyze app behavior to activate negative protection:

1. Open the Security app (the shield icon).
2. Go to the Privacy Protection section → Content filtering.
3. Turn on the switches: 🔍 Filtering Web Pages (blocking sites with aggressive content) 📵 Spam protection (weed out suspicious ones) SMS call) 👁️ Application Control (Limits Access to Toxic Services)

Filter settings

Note: Web Filter only works in Mi Browser. Other browsers (Chrome, Firefox) will need to install additional extensions. MIUI 14 also introduces the option Sleep Mode, which automatically disables notifications from social networks at night, which can be configured in the Security Center → Digital Well-being.

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If after activating the filter, some of the desired sites stopped opening, add them to the whitelist through Settings → Exceptions in the Security Center.

2.Setting up Google Feed: How to Remove Depressive News

The Google Discover tape (formerly Google Feed) on Xiaomi's home screen often shows disturbing headlines, and thankfully it can be personalized.

1. Fly the tape to the left until the button "Tune" appears (cog in the lower right corner).
2. Choose Interests → Management of interests.
3. In the list of topics, find and disable: 📰 Politics (news sites with conflicts) ⚖️ Crime (reporting on accidents, crimes) 💔 Health (articles about illnesses if they cause anxiety)

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If Google’s feed is completely annoying, you can turn it off: press the empty space on the home screen → Screen settings → turn off Google Ribbon. The alternative is to replace it with Mi Feed (a built-in Xiaomi tape), where content moderates more strictly.

3.Blocking toxic chats in messengers

Social media and instant messengers are the main source of negativity for many users, and MIUI has hidden features to manage notifications and even automatically block toxic messages.

For Telegram:

• 🔕 Open the chat room. → click on the name of the interlocutor → Notifications → Shut down.
• 🤫 For groups: Group settings → Quiet mode (messages will come without sound).
• 🚫 To completely hide the chat: swipe left → File it in the archives.

For WhatsApp:

• 🔔 Turn off notifications: Settings → Notifications → Turn off the sound.
• 👥 In groups: click on the name → Quiet mode (you can choose a period of up to 1 year!).
• 🛡️ Blocking the user: open the chat → ⋮ → More. → Block it.

MIUI 13/14 has Concentration Mode (Settings → Special Opportunities → Concentration Mode) which allows you to create a whitelist of applications that will notify you and block everyone else, which is useful if you want to leave only working messengers (like Slack or Zoom) and disable everything else.

4.Filtering comments on social media

Toxic comments under posts can be depressing even from viewing innocuous content, and fortunately, most social media sites allow them to be hidden or blocked.

On VKontakte:

• 👤 Go to your profile. → Settings → Blacklist → add users.
• 🗑️ To hide comments with certain words: Settings → Management of comments → Hidden words.
• 🔇 Turn off comment notifications: click on the post ⋯ → Notifications → Shut down.

On Instagram:

• 🚫 Hide offensive comments: Settings → Confidentiality → Hidden words.
• 👥 Limit interaction: in the user profile → ⋯ → Limit.
• 🔞 Disable comments under the post: when posting, select Additional settings → Turn off comments.

MIUI has a hidden feature called Protection Against Harassment, which analyzes messages in instant messengers and suggests blocking aggressive interlocutors. It activates in Settings → Special Opportunities → Protection against Harassment. The system uses AI to detect insults, threats and spam.

Time limit in "toxic" applications

One of the reasons for the negative impact of the smartphone is the overuse of time spent on social networks or news apps. MIUI offers a tool called Digital Well-being, which helps control the use of the gadget.

To set the limits:

1. Go to Settings → Digital Well-being → Control Panel.
2. Select the App Timer and set limits for: 📱 TikTok/Instagram (maximum 1 day-time) 📰 News applications (Yandex.News, Google News) 🎮 Games (if they distract from important matters)

Focus mode

To enhance the effect, turn on the Display of Use Time on the lock screen. This will remind you how much time you spent on the gadget. MIUI 14 also introduced a Break Reminder feature that offers you to rest after 30 minutes of continuous use.

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Studies show that reducing social media time to 30 minutes a day reduces anxiety levels by 20 to 30 percent after a week.

6. Hidden MIUI features for mental comfort

There are little-known settings in MIUI that help reducir to reduce the negative impact of a smartphone.

• 🌙 Night mode with a dark theme: Settings → Screen. → Dark subject: Reduces eye strain and improves sleep.
• 📵 "Do Not Disturb" mode according to schedule: Settings → Sound. → Don't disturb. → Timetable, automatically shuts down notifications at night.
• 🎨 Color Temperature Settings: Settings → Screen. → Color temperature. Warm tones (around) 4000K) reduce irritation.
• 🔇 Disabling key and system signals: Settings → Sound. → Systemic sounds. Silence reduces stress.

MIUI 13+ has an experimental feature called Adaptive Sound, which automatically lowers the volume of notifications if you don't pick up your phone for a long time, and it's useful for those who forget to turn off the sound before bedtime. Activates in Settings → Special Options → Adaptive Sound.

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If you are annoyed by vibrations when typing, turn them off in Settings → Sound → Vibration when pressed. This will make using the keyboard more relaxed.

7 Radical measures: resetting settings and alternative firmware

If standard methods do not help, more serious steps can be considered:

1. Reset to factory settings: Save data (photos, contacts) via Settings → Google → Backup. Go to Settings. → The phone. → Setting reset. Select Erase all data and confirm. ⚠️ Warning: Once reset, the phone will be clean, but all application settings (including filters) will have to be reconfigured.
2. Install custom firmware (e.g. LineageOS or Pixel Experience): Unlock the bootloader through Settings → For developers → Unlock OEM. Install TWRP and flash an alternative firmware.

⚠️ Attention: Castom firmware is warranty-free and may contain bugs. Before installing, check compatibility with your Xiaomi model on the forum XDA Developers.

Another radical but effective way is to use a second phone only for social media and instant messengers, such as buying a budget Redmi for communication, and using the main Xiaomi only for work and important tasks, physically separating sources of stress and productivity.

FAQ: Frequent questions about filtering negatives on Xiaomi