How to Turn Off News Feed in Xiaomi: A Complete Guide to Cleaning the Interface

Owning a modern smartphone brand Xiaomi is often accompanied not only by the joy of powerful hardware, but also the need to combat aggressive marketing. Users who have installed fresh firmware MIUI or HyperOS, often find that when swiping to the right, there is an endless stream of news, app recommendations and advertising.

This feature, known as Google Discover or Widget Ribbon, consumes traffic, takes up RAM and is simply annoying with its visual noise. Fortunately, the developers have left the option to disable these elements, although the path to settings may not be obvious to the beginner.

In this article, we’ll take a look at all the ways to remove your newsfeed, from standard desktop settings to advanced methods through ADB. You’ll learn to fully control your interface and return the device to its original purity.

Source Analysis: What exactly clogs the screen

Before we take any drastic action, we need to understand the nature of intrusive content. In the Xiaomi ecosystem, there are several different components that can be used to display newsfeeds, most often the built-in Google Discover service, which is activated by default.

However, in some regions or firmware versions, the news may be handled by the manufacturer’s own apps, such as Mi Browser or Mi Video, which are often integrated into the system at a deep level, offering their content on top of standard widgets.

Understanding which source is broadcasting is critical to choosing the right method of shutting down, sometimes simply switching the news provider, and other times requiring more in-depth intervention in system settings.

• 📱 Google Discover: a standard news feed from the search engine, built into the launcher.
• 🌐 Mi Browser: a browser from Xiaomi, which can replace the left screen of the desktop.
• 🎥 Mi Video: a multimedia application that also has the functionality of a news feed.
• ⚙️ System widgets: standard blocks that a user may have accidentally activated.

⚠️ Note: In some cases, the news feed may be part of the system’s Security or Google Play Services app, so simply removing icons won’t help.

Disconnection through desktop settings

The easiest and safest way to get rid of news is through standard launcher settings, which work on most current versions of MIUI 12, 13, 14 and the new HyperOS. You don't need superuser rights or a computer connection.

To start, unlock your smartphone and go to the home screen. Make a pinch with two fingers (bending your fingers together) or hold your finger on an empty area of the screen for a long time to call the desktop editing menu.

In the menu that appears, look for the Settings button (usually the gear in the lower right corner). In the settings list that opens, look for the option “Additional” or “Ribbon of Widgets” immediately, and you will be prompted to select the source or disable the function completely.

If you select the option "Disconnected", swipe to the right will stop calling the news feed, and the screen will remain empty or show widgets if they are configured separately, this is a basic solution that eliminates the problem in 90% of cases.

Setting up a Google Content Provider

If you didn't find a complete shutdown in the previous section, but saw a vendor selection, Google Discover is likely active. Even selecting one, you can significantly reduce the amount of garbage by turning off personalization.

Go to the settings of the Google app itself on your phone. Find Settings → General → Discover, where you can turn off the display of cards, news articles and videos, leaving only the weather or basic widgets.

Also worth checking your Google account settings in your browser. Go to myactivity.google.com and limit your history, which will reduce the relevance of the news you offer, making the feed less intrusive, although it will not remove it completely.

Blocking through MIUI application settings

In some cases, the news feed is part of system applications, such as Mi Browser or Mi Video, and even if you don't use them, they can run in the background and broadcast content.

Go to Settings → Apps → All apps. Search the Browser (globe or compass icon) and go to its settings and look for the News Feed or Home Page section. Turn off all the buttons associated with the recommendations.

A similar procedure is required for the video app, which is often responsible for the appearance of video content when swiping, and make sure that the settings of these apps also disable notifications and location access to minimize data collection.

⚠️ Note: Do not remove system applications completely through third-party launchers unless you are sure of their purpose.This can lead to unstable system operation or update errors.

If the standard settings don't allow you to remove the tape, you can try to clean the application data. In the app menu, click Memory and select Clear → Clear Everything. This will reset the settings to the factory settings, and you can refuse to activate news services when you first start.

Use of third-party launchers

A radical but highly effective way to get rid of any system constraints is to install a third-party launcher, replacing the standard MIUI Launcher shell with an alternative that completely ignores embedded news services.

Popular options like Nova Launcher, Lawnchair or Microsoft Launcher give you complete control of the desktop, they simply do not have the default newsfeed functionality, or it can be configured flexibly.

To install a third-party launcher download APK-You can find the file or you can find the app in Google Play Market. Once you've installed it will ask for permission to use the default launcher, confirm the choice. Now the swipe to the right will perform the function you want to do, or it won't do anything.

It’s worth noting that using third-party launchers on Android 12/13/14 in the MIUI shell can sometimes cause micro-delays in animations, but for users who value the cleanliness of the interface, this is an acceptable fee for the lack of information noise.

Advanced method: Disconnection via ADB

For experienced users who want to achieve perfect system cleanup, there is a method of disabling system components through USB debugging, which requires a computer and installing ADB (Android Debug Bridge) drivers.

First, activate the developer mode. Go to Settings → About Phone and press 7 times on the MIUI version. Then, in the advanced settings, turn on “Debugging USB.” Connect the phone to your PC and enter in the command line:

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

This command disables Google Quick Search Box, which is often responsible for widgets and tape. Be careful: disabling system packages can affect the voice assistant or weather widget.

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Be sure to make a full backup of the data before using ADB, as disabling system components may require resetting the settings for recovery.

If you want to just remove the widget but leave the search functionality, you can use the command to hide a particular component without removing it completely, which is a more secure approach that allows you to return everything back at any time with the pm enable command.

Frequent questions and troubleshooting

Even following the instructions, users may encounter nuances that depend on the particular device model or firmware region, and here are the answers to the most common questions that arise during the cleaning process.

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Completely removing news noise requires a comprehensive approach: from launcher settings to system application control.