How to permanently disable the offer to change wallpaper on Xiaomi: the complete guide

Are you tired of the annoying MIUI notifications with the offer to change the wallpaper? the system reminds you of “interesting backgrounds” every day, even though you have long chosen your ideal? This problem is familiar to most owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones - the manufacturer actively promotes its themed wallpaper, sometimes too intrusive.

In this article, we will discuss all working ways to disable automatic suggestions for changing wallpaper on different versions. MIUI (You will learn how to remove notifications through standard settings, hidden developer settings, and even using the help of the app. ADB-We'll take a look at the nuances for HyperOS models and explain why some methods stop working after updates.

Important: all instructions are tested on current firmware in 2026.If you have Xiaomi older than 2020, some menu items may differ - in this case, use alternative methods from the article.

Why is Xiaomi imposing a wallpaper change?

Xiaomi has integrated the automatic rotation of wallpaper into MIUI for a reason.

• 💰 Monetization: Some of the wallpaper is available only by subscription or for Mi Credits internal currency. The more often you see offers, the higher the chance you will buy premium content.
• 📊 Behavior Analytics: The system tracks which wallpapers you like to target ads more accurately in other Xiaomi services (for example, Mi Browser or GetApps).
• 🎨 Visual diversity: The developers want to change backgrounds frequently to reduce interface fatigue, which is actually annoying to most users.
• 🔄 Ecosystem-based Wallpaper Synced with Mi Account, Increases Reliance on Xiaomi Services.

Interesting fact: Chinese firmware (China ROM) offers are less common than global ones (Global ROM or EEA ROM), due to differences in monetization policies for different regions.

Method 1: Disconnecting through standard theme settings

The easiest method is to use the built-in MIUI options, which works on all devices with MIUI 12 and up, including HyperOS:

1. Open the Themes app (icon with brush and palette).
2. Go to the Wallpaper section in the lower menu.
3. Slap three points (⋮) in the upper right corner and select Settings.
4. Turn off the slider Automatic change of wallpaper.
5. In the same menu, find the wallpaper recommendation item and deactivate it.

After this, the system will stop automatically changing the background and showing notifications about new wallpaper, but this method does not always work 100% - sometimes offers continue to appear through the Security Center or GetApps.

Annex “Themes” is open"|We're going to wallpaper"|Press on. ⋮ → "Settings"|Automatic wallpaper change is off"|Disabled "Wallpaper recommendations"-->

Method 2: Block notifications from the "Themes" application

If the first method didn't work, the problem may lie in notifications from the Topic app itself, to turn them off:

1. Press the notice of change of wallpaper (if it is in the curtain).
2. In the window that appears, select Disable notifications.
3. Or go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
4. Find the topics in the list and tap on it.
5. Select Notifications and disable all categories (especially Recommendations and Updates).

Important! On some firmware (MIUI 13 EEA), the notification clause may be hidden.

Settings → Special Opportunities → Notifications → Topics

This method blocks all notifications from the Themes app, including theme update messages. If you need other notifications from that app, use the following method.

Method 3: Hidden Developer Settings (for experienced)

MIUI has hidden parameters that allow you to more deeply customize the behavior of the system, so you can turn off the wallpaper through them:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (Tap 7 times)
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Find Background Processes and set a limit Without Background Processes for the Theme application.
4. Also, in this menu, turn off MIUI Optimization (reboot may be required).

These actions will not remove the Topic app, but will limit its activity in the background, as a result, the system will stop analyzing your preferences and showing recommendations.

Method 4: ADB-commands for complete shutdown (without root)

If standard methods don't work, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to deep-disable wallpaper services, which doesn't require root rights, but requires a computer.

Instructions:

1. Enable USB debugging: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (7 taps) → For developers → USB debugging
2. Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.
3. Download ADB Tools and unpack.
4. Open the command line in the folder with ADB and type: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.miwallpaper This command disables the system wallpaper application for the current user.

To get it back, use the command:

adb shell pm enable com.miui.miwallpaper

1. Install Xiaomi USB Drivers drivers from the official website.

2. Use the original USB-cable (not all cables support data transmission).

3. Switch the connection mode to "File Transfer" in the notification curtain.-->

Method 5: Removing updates to the Themes app

Sometimes the problem appears after updating the Themes app through Play Market or GetApps.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Topics.
2. Put three points on it (⋮) In the upper corner and select Remove Updates.
3. Confirm the action. The system will return the factory version of the application.
4. Ban Automatic Update: Play Market → Profile → Application Management → Topics → Disable Auto Update

This method is particularly effective for devices on MIUI 12, where older versions of the Theme app did not have aggressive wallpaper advertising.

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Removing updates will only work if the Themes app has been pre-updated. On new phones (such as Xiaomi 14 or Redmi Note 13), the factory version already contains all the "chips" with wallpaper imposition.

What do you do if nothing helps?

If all of the above methods do not work, radical measures remain:

Warning: Removal of system applications may cause MIUI to work unstable. For example, on some models (Redmi Note 10 Pro) after removal of com.miui.miwallpaper, the wallpaper lock stops working.

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Before radical action, back up your data via Settings → System → Backup, which will allow you to recover data if something goes wrong.

Features for HyperOS and new models

In 2026, Xiaomi began the transition to a new HyperOS shell, which replaced MIUI.

• 🔄 Automatic wallpaper change now tied to HyperOS Launcher, not a standalone app.
• 📱 Xiaomi 14, 13T Redmi Note 13 has no separate option to disable recommendations – you need to block notifications from HyperOS Services.
• 🎨 New "live wallpapers" (Dynamic Wallpapers) load the processor and not turned off in standard ways.

For HyperOS, use this algorithm:

1. Open the Settings → Wallpaper.
2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the wallpaper settings.
3. Turn off Animated Wallpaper and Recommendations on the home screen.
4. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → HyperOS Services and turn off notifications.

HyperOS also has Adaptive Wallpaper, which varies depending on the time of day, and can only be disabled via ADB:

adb shell settings put global adaptive_wallpaper_enabled 0

FAQ: Frequent questions about turning off Xiaomi wallpaper