How to Turn Off Ads on Xiaomi 13: 5 Ways to Work

Advertising in Xiaomi smartphones has become one of the most talked-about topics among the brand’s users. Even flagship models like Xiaomi 13 have not escaped this fate – banners appear in system applications, on the lock screen and even in the settings menu. The manufacturer explains this by the need to monetize the MIUI firmware, but for many users, such “pay for software” becomes an annoying factor.

In this article, we will analyze all the current ways to disable advertising on Xiaomi. 13 It's important to understand that some methods may differ depending on the regional version of the firmware (global, Chinese, European). MIUI 14/15 — The most common versions of this model 2026 year.

Before you start, make sure your smartphone is updated to the latest version of the software. Some settings may change location after updates. Also remember: complete removal of ads without root rights is impossible - you can only minimize its appearance to an acceptable level.

Why Xiaomi 13 is getting ads and where it comes from

The concept of monetization through advertising in MIUI was laid down in 2016, when Xiaomi began to actively promote its services. On Xiaomi 13, advertising blocks can appear in the following places:

• 📱 Launcher (Desktop): Banners in application folders or when swiping down to search
• 🔒 Lock screen: Advertising notifications or offers from Mi Services
• ⚙️ System applications: "Recommendations" in Settings → Additional, Security, Topics
• 🌐 Mi Browser: Start page and pop-ups
• 📥 Downloads: Offers of "popular" files

The main sources of advertising:

1. MSA (Mi Service Ads) – Xiaomi’s targeted advertising service integrated into firmware
2. Affiliate programs – banners from third-party services (AliExpress, Booking.com, etc.)
3. System Notifications – push messages about new features or promotions

Interesting fact: Chinese versions of firmware have significantly less advertising than global ones, because the mainstream audience in China pays for Xiaomi’s ecosystem through subscriptions to services, while overseas monetization is done through ad impressions.

Method 1: Disabling personalized advertising in MIUI settings

The easiest and safest method is to disable data collection for targeted advertising, which will not remove all banners, but will significantly reduce their number and relevance.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Google → Advertising
2. Click Turn off personalized advertising
3. Confirm the action by pressing OK in the dialog window
4. Return to the main settings and go to Settings → Memory → Autoboot
5. Find the MSA app (com.miui.systemAdSolution) and turn off auto-run

It is further recommended that:

This method works on all versions of MIUI 12 and later, and once the actions are done, the ads will become less intrusive, but will not disappear completely in system applications.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling personalized advertising may cause some system features (such as search recommendations) to stop working properly.

Method 2: Manually disabling advertising in each system application

MIUI allows you to disable ads separately in each system application, which takes longer, but gives a more noticeable result.

For the Weather app, the path will be different:

1. Open the Weather app
2. Slip on the profile icon in the upper right corner
3. Select Settings → Notifications and Advertising
4. Turn off the option to display ads

It is important to check these settings after each major MIUI update – sometimes they are reset to default values.

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If there is no Advertising item in the list of apps, try changing the region in your smartphone settings to India or Singapore – these regions often have additional options to disable banners.

Method 3: Use ADB-commands for deep disabling advertising

For advanced users, there is a method of disabling ads via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires connecting a smartphone to a computer, but gives you deeper control over system processes.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Smartphone: Go to Settings → About Phone Tapneta 7 times on MIUI Version Return to the basic settings and find a new section For Developers

USB debugging

Connect your smartphone to your PC and confirm your trust in your computer

ADB Tools

Open the command line in the folder with ADB and enter in turn:

adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution


adb shell pm hide com.android.browser




adb shell settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0

These teams:

• 🛡️ Disable the main advertising module MSA
• 🌐 Block the system browser (alternative browser can be used)
• 📡 Prevents checking of Internet connection through advertising servers

⚠️ Attention: After use ADB-Some system functions may not work properly, for example, the ability to update the firmware through the OTA. Before executing commands, make a backup copy of the data.

To return changes, use the following commands:

adb shell pm unhide com.miui.systemAdSolution


adb shell pm unhide com.android.browser

Method 4: Install an alternative launcher and browser

One radical but effective method is to completely abandon Xiaomi's system applications, which will not remove ads from the back of the system, but will remove them from visible areas.

Recommended alternatives:

• 📱 Launchers: Nova Launcher - flexible configuration, without advertising Lawnchair - open source, minimalistic design of Microsoft Launcher - integration with Windows
• 🌐 Browsers: Google Chrome is stable, with Mozilla Firefox sync – open source, Brave Browser extensions – built-in ad blocker

Instructions for replacement:

1. Download the selected launcher from Google Play
2. Install and open the application
3. Click "Install as default launcher" in the welcome window
4. For the browser: go to Settings → Applications → By default → Browser and select a new browser

Advantages of this method:

• 🚀 Total lack of advertising on the desktop
• 🎨 Possibility of customization of the interface
• 🛡️ No system constraints MIUI

Disadvantages:

• ⚠️ Certain functions MIUI (For example, quick notes may become unavailable
• 🔄 When resetting settings will have to install the launcher again

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Replacing system applications with alternative ones is the only way to completely remove ads from the desktop and browser without root rights.

Method 5: Blocking Advertising via DNS (for advanced users)

The method of changing the DNS allows you to block ad servers at the network level, which is an effective solution, but requires some technical knowledge.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Connections and Sharing → Private DNS
2. Select the host name of the private DNS provider
3. Enter one of the addresses: dns.adguard.com (AdGuard DNS) family.adguard-dns.com (with adult filtering) 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com (Cloudflare)

Save the settings and restart the smartphone

How it works:

• 🔍 DNS-The server filters requests to known advertising domains
• 🚫 Blocks the loading of banners at the network level
• 🌍 It works for all applications, not just system applications.

Limitations of the method:

• Does not block ads embedded directly in apps (e.g. in Mi Video)
• Can slow down internet speeds by 5-10%
• Some websites may not work properly

To check the work DNS can be used DNS Leak Test: If the results show the one you have chosen DNS-server - settings are applied correctly.

More Ads to Reduce Advertising on Xiaomi 13

Besides the basic ways, there are a few additional tricks that will help make the smartphone experience more comfortable:

• 📵 Disable notifications from unnecessary apps: Go to Settings → Notifications → Disable notifications for Mi Video, Mi Browser, Themes and other system applications
• 🔄 Clean the cache regularly: In Settings → Annexes → App management find system applications For each click Clear cache and Clear data (caution – this will reset the app settings)
• 🌐 Use it. VPN Ad-blocking: Apps like AdGuard VPN 1.1.1.1 can block ad trackers, which will not remove all ads, but will reduce their personalization.
• 📦 Remove unnecessary system applications (without root): ADB You can deactivate unnecessary applications: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.videoplayer adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.player This won’t remove them completely, but will hide them from the system

Another useful technique is to change the region of the smartphone to the European one, and the EU has stricter data protection laws, so there are usually fewer ads in European firmware:

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Region
2. Choose Ireland or Germany
3. Reboot your smartphone

⚠️ Note: A change in region may lead to a change in the available services, for example, some apps may disappear from Google Play, and the system clock and calendar will use the format of the selected country.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Advertising on Xiaomi 13