Owners of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE often face annoying ads in system applications, notifications and even on the lock screen. The manufacturer integrates advertising modules into MIUI firmware for monetization, but users can legally disable most banners without root rights. In this article, proven methods of removing ads, taking into account the features of the Mi 11 Lite 5G NE model (codename lisa) and versions of MIUI 13/14.
It's important to understand that removing ads completely requires a holistic approach: some settings remove banners in Weather and Themes, others block push notifications, and others restrict personalized advertising through Google and Xiaomi, and we'll look at all options, including hidden developer options and alternative launchers.
We will start step-by-step cleaning of your smartphone from unnecessary ads.
1. disable personalized advertising in MIUI settings
The first step is to limit data collection for targeted advertising. Xiaomi uses a unique MIUI ID to serve ads, but it can be deactivated:
- Go to Settings → Google → Advertising.
- Activate the switch to Turn off personalized advertising.
- Return to the main settings menu and select Memory → Clean (broom icon).
- Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Cleaning Settings → Disable recommendations.
These actions will reduce the amount of advertising in Weather, Music and other standard applications, but banners in Themes and Browser will require additional manipulation.
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If Advertising is not in Google’s settings, upgrade Google Play to the latest version via the Play Store
2. Removal of advertising in system applications
The most aggressive ad units appear in the Themes, Weather and Browser apps.
- 📱 Topics: Open the app, tap on the avatar in the upper right corner → Settings → Recommendations → Turn off the adverts.
- 🌦️ Weather: In the app go to Settings → Additionally. → Disable Advertising (may require scrolling down).
- 🌐 Browser: Go to the browser settings → Confidentiality → Personalized advertising → Shut down.
- 📱 Downloads: In the Downloads app go to Settings → Disable recommendations.
Important for Mi 11 Lite 5G NE: In some regional firmware, the Disable Advertising option is hidden. If it is not, try changing the region in your Mi Account settings to India or Europe (see section 4).
Recommendations in "Themes" | Deactivated personalized advertising in "Weather" | Banners in "Browser" Disabled |Cache and application data cleared-->
3.Block push notifications with ads
The push notifications are sent through Mi Push and Google Firebase to stop them:
- Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → All applications.
- Find Mi Push (or Push Services) and turn off Show Notifications.
- For Google Play Services, select Notifications → Categories → Ads → Disable.
- In the Settings → Notifications → Further deactivate Advertising Notices.
If notifications continue to appear after these actions, check permissions for Msa (Mi System Ads) and Analytics applications in the application settings. Revoking permission to display over other windows often solves the problem.
4. Change the firmware region to reduce advertising
MIUI firmware for different regions contains different number of promotional modules, the least aggressive versions are for Europe (EEA) and India, to change the region:
- Go to Settings → About Phone and tap 7 times to the MIUI version to activate Developer Mode.
- Return to Settings → Additional → Developer Mode.
- Find the Select Region (or Set Region) and choose India or European Union.
- Reset the device.
After the region change, new menu items may appear to disable ads (e.g. Settings → Mi Account → Privacy).However, note that some services (e.g. Mi Pay) may become unavailable.
What if we changed the region to China?
5. Use of alternative launchers and browsers
If the system methods did not help, a radical solution is to replace standard Xiaomi applications with advertising-free analogues:
| Standard annex | An Advertising-Free Alternative | Advantages |
|---|---|---|
| Lawnchair (standard launcher) | Lawnchair 2 or KDE Connect | No banners on the home screen, gesture support, customization |
| Mi browser | Firefox or Brave | Built-in tracking lock, no personalized ads |
| Weather. | Weather & Clock Widget | There are no advertising blocks, accurate data |
| Music. | Spotify or YouTube Music | No banners between tracks (in the paid version) |
For a full launcher replacement:
- Install an alternative launcher from the Play Store.
- Go to Settings → Applications → By default → Launcher.
- Select the installed launcher (for example, Nova Launcher).
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Replacing the standard Mi browser with Brave or Firefox removes ads not only in the browser, but also in push notifications, as many banners are downloaded through a web browsing.
6. Radical methods: ADB and custom firmware
If nothing has worked, there are two options for power users:
Method 1: Disabling Advertising through ADB
You need a computer with ADB Tools installed and USB debugging enabled on your phone:
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.xiaomi.joyose
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.analytics
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicksThese commands disable the main advertising services of Xiaomi. To return functionality, replace disable-user with enable.
Method 2: Installation of custom firmware
AOSP-based firmware (such as LineageOS or crDroid) completely removes MIUI advertising modules, but requires unlocking the bootloader and may be unwarranted. Unofficial Pixel Experience and ArrowOS builds are available for the Mi 11 Lite 5G NE.
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Before using ADB, back up your data via Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset. Wrong commands can cause the system to crash.
⚠️ Warning: Unlock the bootloader on the Mi 11 Lite 5G NE It drops all the data and requires you to link your Mi Account to your device, and without that link, the phone will become a brick after it's reset.