How to permanently remove recommendations in the gallery Xiaomi: 5 proven ways

The gallery on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones is often overloaded with recommendations — banner ads, cloud service offerings, and automatically generated albums. These elements not only take up space on the screen, but also slow down the app, and sometimes even consume mobile traffic in the background. If you're tired of unnecessary prompts and want to return the gallery to its original minimalist look, this article is for you.

We will analyze all current ways to disable recommendations, including standard settings. MIUI, The hidden parameters of the developer and even ADB-We will focus on the nuances for different versions of the firmware (from MIUI 12 to MIUI 15) and smartphone models. Important: some methods require superuser rights or can reset gallery settings - back up important albums in advance.

Why are recommendations appearing in the Xiaomi Gallery?

The recommendations in Xiaomi’s standard gallery are part of the MIUI ecosystem that is integrated with the company’s cloud services, and the main reasons for their emergence are:

• 🔹 Advertising monetization: Xiaomi places banners of partners (for example, Mi Store or Mi Cloud) to increase revenue from free firmware.
• 🔹 Cloud sync: Mi Cloud automatically creates albums based on events (for example, “Trip to the Mountains” or “Birthday").
• 🔹 AI Content Analysis: Algorithms scan photos and suggest “best shots,” collages, or effects.
• 🔹 System Notifications: For example, offers to upgrade a gallery or activate premium features.

In practice, these features are more likely to interfere than to help, such as albums with automatically selected photos duplicate user folders, and ads distract when viewed, and fortunately most recommendations can be turned off, either completely or selectively.

Method 1: Disabling recommendations through gallery settings

The easiest method is to use the built-in app options. It works on all Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO models with MIUI 12 and later, but the interface may be slightly different.

Instructions:

1. Open the Gallery app (an icon with a flower or photo).
2. Slip on the three dots in the upper right corner → select Settings.
3. Go to the Guidelines or Cloud Services section (name depends on the version of MIUI).
4. Turn off the following switches: 📌 Show recommendations (main switchboard) 📌 Automatic albums (disables AI sorting) 📌 Advertising banners or affiliate content 📌 Notifications of new functions

Save the changes and restart the gallery.

Xiaomi Gallery Opened|Found the section "Settings"|All switches are disabled in the "Recommendations"|App restarted-->

⚠️ Note: On some firmware (for example, MIUI 13 for global version) the recommendation option may be hidden. In this case, try method 2 or 3.

Method 2: Hidden MIUI settings (without root)

If standard options don't work, you can use hidden firmware options, which doesn't require superuser rights, but it does require careful attention.

Algorithm of action:

1. Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##4636## This will open the Testing menu.
2. Go to the section Phone Information (or Usage statistics in English firmware).
3. Tap 5-7 times on the MIUI version until you become a developer!
4. Go back to the basic settings → Additional → for developers.
5. Find the USB debugging option and activate it.
6. Now open the gallery, hold an empty space on the home screen, and select Home Screen Settings → turn off Show recommendations.

💡 Useful tip: If you have recommendations after these actions, check if you have Mi Video or Mi Cloud installed – they can also generate banners in the gallery.

Method 3: Use ADB-Teams (for experienced teams)

For users willing to work with ADB, there is a radical method of disabling system recommendations completely through the command line, which will remove banners not only in the gallery, but also in other standard MIUI applications.

Step-by-step:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on PC.
2. Connect your smartphone to your computer via USB, allow debugging over USB (see method 2).
3. Open the command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the folder with adb.exe.
4. Enter the commands in turn: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.gallery.ads pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution
5. Reset the device.

How to determine:

1. Download the selected application from Google Play or APKMirror.
2. Open Settings → Applications → By default → Gallery.
3. Select the new app as the default gallery.
4. Disable or remove the standard Xiaomi gallery (if firmware allows).

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Before removing the standard gallery, check if it is used to store screenshots or downloads.Some Xiaomi models save default files to folders associated with the system gallery.

Method 5: Reset gallery settings (extreme case)

If the recommendations come back after a MIUI update or firmware change, resetting the gallery settings can help, which will bring the app back to factory settings, but won't delete your photos.

How to perform the reset:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the gallery on the list and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse → Clear data and Clear cache.
4. Confirm action. The application will restart with default settings.

⚠️ Note: After discharge, they may disappear:

• 🔸 Custom albums (photos will remain, but sorting will reset).
• 🔸 Display settings (such as grid view or filters).
• 🔸 Data to log in to Mi Cloud (you will have to log in again).

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Gallery reset does not remove photos from the device, but can disrupt communication with cloud albums. Before the procedure, sync important data with Mi Cloud or Google Photos.

Frequent problems and solutions

Even after the recommendations are turned off, users face typical difficulties.

If none of the methods worked, check:

• 🔍 Have viruses or suspicious apps installed (scan your device via Google Play Protect or Malwarebytes).
• 🔍 Personalized recommendations are activated in your Mi Account (check at account.xiaomi.com).
• 🔍 Is the beta version not being used? MIUI (They often include experimental functions, including advertising).

FAQ: Answers to popular questions