How to turn off news on the lock screen Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Users of the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone often encounter intrusive notifications that appear immediately after the display is turned on. Instead of a clean image of the clock and date, the system displays news feed, advertising cards or offers from Google services, a phenomenon that is the result of a preset MIUI shell that by default seeks to keep the user’s attention with content.

Many Xiaomi device owners mistakenly believe that removing these items is impossible without root rights or reflashing to the global version. In fact, all the necessary switches are hidden in the standard settings menu, available to everyone.

In this article, we will take a closer look at each step needed to clean the interface completely, and you will learn to distinguish between system widgets, third-party launchers and built-in Glance services, which are often the source of information noise.

Reasons for the appearance of news feed and widgets

The main source of news on the locked screen in Xiaomi devices is a service called Glance (formerly known as Mi Unlock or Lock Screen Magazine), which is integrated into the system layer of the shell and activated immediately after the first turn on of the smartphone, its task is to show articles, images and advertising while the device is in sleep mode.

Google’s account is also influential, and when you first set up Android, it suggests you turn on Google Discover or News Feed, which adds a swipe left on your lock screen and desktop, and algorithms analyze your preferences to pick up content, but often this leads to excessive traffic and battery consumption.

⚠️ Warning: A complete shutdown of system services may affect weather widgets or pedometers if they are tied to the same process.

Another reason could be third-party apps you installed yourself. Some "memory cleaners" or antiviruses have their own screen blocker modules that overlap the standard Redmi Note 8 Pro interface. It is important to check the list of newly installed programs if standard methods do not help.

Disable Glance (Mi Unlock) in the settings

The first and most effective step is to deactivate the built-in wallpaper and news service, go to the smartphone settings menu, find the Always On screen and Lock Screen section (in some versions of MIUI, it may simply be called the Lock Screen).

Inside this menu, you'll see the item that's responsible for "Wallpaper Carousel" or "Glance," which is responsible for changing pictures and showing news headlines. You need to click on this item and put the switch inactive. Some versions of the firmware require you to select the option "Classic Lock Screen."

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If the Glance switch is inactive (gray), try changing the wallpaper to standard first, and then go back to the lock screen settings.

Once the service is turned off, the system may suggest you give a reason or leave a review. You can ignore this window. The change takes effect instantly: lock the screen and check the result. If the news feed is gone, the problem is solved.

• 📱 Open the settings of your device.
• 🔒 Go to Always On Screen and Lock Screen.
• ❌ Find the Wallpaper Carousel or Glance item.
• 🚫 Turn the switch to the off position.

Set up widgets and Google Tapes

Users often confuse Xiaomi with Google widgets. The Redmi Note 8 Pro lock screen can display a Google Assistant widget or weather and schedule briefs. To remove them, swipe left to right across the lock screen to open the widget menu, and click on the settings button (usually a gear or three dots).

In the menu that opens, you should turn off the card display, and you should also check the settings of the Google app itself. Go to the phone settings, find the App section, select Google and go to the "Tape" subsection, where you can turn off the news display on the locked screen.

It's important to distinguish between desktop widgets and lock screens, and their settings may be in different places. If the weather widget stays on the locked screen, try clicking on it and selecting "Delete" or "Hide" if the system allows it.

Managing application notifications

Sometimes, "news" is defined as an endless stream of notifications from social media, games and stores. Redmi Note 8 Pro allows you to flexibly manage this stream. Go to Settings and select Notifications and Status bar.

Here you'll see a list of all the apps installed. Go through the list and turn off notifications for those programs that don't require your constant attention. For example, games or food delivery apps often send out promotional mailings that appear directly on the locked screen.

⚠️ Note: Do not disable notifications from system services, messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) and calls, so as not to miss important information from contacts.

Also in this section is the Notification Format feature, which allows you to choose the classic style or style of Android. The classic style of MIUI sometimes groupes notifications, making them less visible, which can be a convenient compromise.

• 🔔 Go to Settings -> Notifications.
• 📱 Select an app from the list (e.g., a news aggregator).
• 🚫 Turn off the switchboard Allow notifications.
• 👁️ Check the option Show on the lock screen and uncheck the tick.

Hiding confidential information

Even if you can’t completely remove some system notifications, you can hide their contents.This is useful if you don’t want the text of the message or the subject line of the email to be visible to outsiders when the Redmi Note 8 Pro screen lights up in the public place -> Notifications and status bar.

Find notification format or lock screen, and it will have the option "Hide content." When activated, only the name of the application (e.g., "WhatsApp") will appear on the screen, but the text of the message will be replaced with asterisks or the phrase "New notification".

It doesn't shut down news entirely, but it makes the lock screen visually cleaner and safer, and you get rid of flashing vivid images and text blocks, leaving only minimalist icons.

Additional Personalization Settings

There are many hidden settings in the MIUI shell that can affect the display of content. It is recommended to check the Password and Security section -> Access to personal data. Here you can prevent system services from accessing your geolocation or browsing history, which indirectly reduces the relevance and frequency of advertising recommendations.

Also worth paying attention to is the design theme. Some third-party themes downloaded from Themes store may have their own widgets on the lock screen that cannot be disabled by standard methods. If you have recently installed a theme, try returning the standard theme "Infinity" or "Classic".

For advanced users, there is the possibility of disabling advertising services through DNS or special applications, but for Redmi Note 8 Pro, the steps described above are usually enough.

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A comprehensive approach: disabling Glance, setting up Google widgets and filtering app notifications ensure a clean lock screen.

Possible problems and solutions

Sometimes, after you make changes, the settings don't save or the interface is unstable. This may be due to the system cache. Try restarting the device. If the problem persists, check for system updates in About Phone -> MIUI version.

In rare cases, the news feed returns after a Google app update, in which case the Google widget disablement procedure (described in section two) will have to be repeated, and make sure you don’t have a Blocker or similar app installed that could have been activated automatically.

⚠️ Warning: If after all the manipulations, the lock screen continues to show ads, scan the phone with an antivirus).

Remember that the Redmi Note 8 Pro is no longer the latest model, and support for some features may change in new versions of Android. MIUI They remain unchanged for many years.