Owners of popular smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 often encounter intrusive marketing content that appears in the most unexpected places of the interface: this can be a pop-up when unlocking the screen, banners in system applications or advertising notifications in the status curtain. Despite the excellent performance of the device, constant interruptions can cause serious discomfort and reduce the productivity of the gadget.
Fortunately, MIUI provides users with flexible tools to manage these processes, although hidden in the depths of the menu. In this article, we will detail how to disable ads on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 in all system components to turn your smartphone into a clean and convenient tool for work and entertainment.
Disabling System Advertising through the MSA Service
The main source of intrusive banners in the shell of MIUI is the system process MIUI System Ads, often referred to as msa. This service is responsible for collecting data on user behavior and targeted distribution of advertising content. Without disabling this component, all other settings will have only a temporary or partial effect.
First, you go to your smartphone settings and find the password and security section, and here's a key switch that blocks the ad module, and it's important to note that the system may try to dissuade you from doing so by offering to wait 10 seconds or showing you messages that without ads, functionality will be limited.
- 🔍 Open Settings and go to Passwords and Security.
- 📜 Find the section Access to Personal Data or Permissions in the list.
- 🚫 In the list of services, find the msa and put the slider in an inactive state.
- ⏳ Wait for the countdown to end (10 seconds) and click Review.
If you can't turn off the service the first time, try repeating the procedure several times, sometimes the server doesn't respond instantly and you need to try again, and once you do that, the number of ads on the Redmi Note 7 system will decrease by 80-90%.
Setting up the application Security and Cleanup
Security is one of the most commonly used system tools on Xiaomi smartphones. Users regularly run memory cleanups or virus checks, and it is at these moments that advertising offers often appear. To remove them, you need to change the settings of the application itself, not just the global settings of the system.
Go to the Security app and click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen. Here you are interested in General Settings. This is where the recommendation option is hidden, and turning it off will prevent banners from appearing after each cache cleanup procedure.
⚠️ Note: After updating the firmware settings may reset, so it is recommended to check this item again if the ad appears again.
Also worth noting is the Cleaning within the app settings section, which may have a separate switchboard offering optimization recommendations, and turning it off will make the cleaning process an instant and unnecessary pop-up.
☑️ Checking security settings
Removing Advertising from System Applications
Ad integrations are embedded in many standard utilities, such as Explorer, Downloads, Music and Video, each with its own mechanism for displaying content, which must be disabled separately. It takes a little time, but the result is worth it.
In File Manager, go to the menu, select Settings, and find About Apps or Recommendations, and you need to turn off all options related to receiving content. Similar situation is observed in the Downloads app: click three dots in the corner, select Settings, and remove the tick from Show Recommended Content.
For a music player and a video player, the algorithm is similar. In each application settings, look for Advanced Settings or Additional. There's a Receive Recommendations switch, and deactivating it will remove banners with album covers or movie previews that often overlap the interface.
What to do if the settings are reset?
Disabling personalized advertising in your account
Xiaomi collects data about the use of apps to generate personalized advertising offers. Even if you have disabled system banners, advertising identifiers can continue to work in the background. Resetting the advertising ID is an important step to improve privacy.
Go to Settings -> Passwords and Security -> Privacy. Find Advertising Services. You need to disable Personalized Advertising. This action will not remove the ads completely, but will make them less relevant and intrusive, breaking the link between your actions and the ad impressions.
In addition, the option of resetting the advertising ID is often available on the same menu. Regular resetting of this code makes it difficult for advertising networks to build a long-term user profile. For owners of the Redmi Note 7, it is also a way to slightly reduce the load on the processor by eliminating unnecessary background requests to analytics servers.
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Use it. DNS to lock: In Wi-Fi settings or through third-party applications (for example, AdGuard) you can prescribe DNS-servers blocking Xiaomi’s well-known ad domains at the network level.
Comparison of Ad Blocking Methods
There are several approaches to combating unwanted content on Xiaomi, such as using built-in settings, installing customized blocking apps, or modifying system files, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, which should be considered before starting work.
Embedded settings are the most secure method, not requiring superuser (Root) rights, however, they do not guarantee 100% protection, as new types of advertising can appear with updates.
| Method | Efficiency | Difficulty | Impact on the guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA shutdown | Tall. | Low. | No. |
| Set-up of applications | Medium | Low. | No. |
| Private DNS | Very high. | Medium | No. |
| Root rights + modules | Maximum | Tall. | Yes. |
For most Redmi Note 7 users, the best solution is to combine the first three methods, achieve a clean interface without the risk of system damage or loss of warranty, and only use root rights for advanced users who understand the risks.
Blocking through Private DNS
One of the most effective ways to remove ads today is to use the Private DNS (Private DNS) feature, which is available on Android 9 and higher (which is relevant for Redmi Note 7), allowing you to filter traffic at the domain name level by blocking requests to known ad servers.
You don't need third-party apps to implement this method -> Connection and Sharing (or Additional Settings) Find Private DNS (Private DNS). Select the hostname of the provider DNS and enter the address of a trusted blocker, for example: dns.adguard.com.
⚠️ Note: When using a third party DNS-Some sites or applications may not work properly if they are blocked by a filter. DNS auto-mode.
This method blocks ads not only in the system, but also in the browser and in many applications, making it a universal solution, but it is worth remembering that it requires a stable Internet connection to work.
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A comprehensive approach combining MSA disabling, application configuration and Private DNS gives the best result in cleaning the Redmi Note 7 interface.