Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones often face intrusive system alerts that appear at the most inopportune moment. Built-in advertising, suggestions to install games or memory cleanup recommendations can seriously annoy users accustomed to pure Android. However, the MIUI shell and the new HyperOS provide enough tools to fully control notifications.
In this article, we will take a closer look at the process of deactivating all types of system messages, from disabling the MSA service to fine-tuning individual applications. You will learn to distinguish between useful system warnings and advertising debris and make your device as comfortable as possible. This guide is relevant to most modern models released in recent years.
Before you make changes to your system settings, it’s important to understand that some notifications can be critical to the security or operation of Google services. We’ll look at which services can be safely disabled and which ones can be simply restricted so as not to disrupt the stability of the operating system.
Disabling the MSA System Advertiser
The main source of intrusive advertising in the MIUI shell is the MSA (MIUI System Ads) system application, which is responsible for downloading and displaying banner ads in standard utilities, and completely disabling this service is the first and most important step to a clean interface.
You need to go to the settings menu to find the password and security section, and depending on the firmware version, the path may be slightly different, but the logic remains the same across all the brand devices, and you will need to log in to your Mi Account if it is not already done.
Find the msa in the application list and put the switch in an inactive state. The system will warn you that turning off this component may affect the operation of certain functions, but for the average user, these changes will pass unnoticed. If the switch button is inactive, wait 10 seconds and try again - this is the standard shell protection.
⚠️ Attention: After disconnection MSA The system takes 24 to 48 hours to update the cache and stop downloading advertising modules to the device.
It is important to note that in some regions or on global firmware versions, the service name may vary, but the acronym MSA remains key. If you can't find this item, make sure that the region's settings are a country other than China, as the Chinese firmware is different.
Configuring notifications in standard applications
In addition to the global advertising module, many embedded applications have their own notification settings: “Music”, “Video”, “Conductor” and “Cleanup” often try to attract the user’s attention to new content or a suggestion to optimize the device.
To block these messages, you need to go to the settings of each application separately. Go to the Applications → All Applications section, select the desired utility and find the Notifications section, where you can completely disable the output of messages or leave only important system events.
The app Security is the one that most often generates pop-ups that recommend speeding up the phone, and it also has its own settings menu that allows you to turn off "Get recommendations" and "Automatic cleaning."
- 📱 Explorer: Disable notifications about new files and recommendations in the settings section of the application itself.
- 🎵 Music: In the settings, find the item “Receive notifications” and uncheck the box from the section “Recommendations».
- 🧹 Clean: Inside the Security app, go to the cleaner settings and turn off all types of alerts.
- 📺 Video: Turn off auto-run and notifications about new items in the menu settings of the video player.
Remember that after major MIUI updates or the HyperOS upgrade, the settings can be reset to factory values, and periodic checks of these parameters will help keep the system clean.
☑️ Checking application settings
Managing Notifications through the Control Center
The fastest way to temporarily or permanently get rid of an intrusive alert is to use a notification curtain. When a message appears on the screen, take your time to swipe it. Hold your finger on the notification text and hold it for a second.
The system will offer you several options, and you can choose to disable notifications to block messages from that source completely, or to select Settings to go to a detailed management menu, which is especially useful for identifying unknown processes.
Use Do Not Disturb Mode if you need to temporarily hide all visual and audible alerts, which can be set to schedule or manually activated through the Control Center, and allows you to create exceptions for calls from selected contacts.
Newer versions of the shell have a smart notification sorting system that automatically groupes messages from apps you rarely use into a separate Other folder, which helps keep the status bar clean without completely blocking services.
| Type of notification | Action. | The result |
|---|---|---|
| Banner advertising | Long pressing → Disable | Complete source locking |
| System update | Settings → About the phone | Delayed installation |
| MIUI Recommendations | Settings → Passwords and security | MSA shutdown |
| Communications from the annexes | The curtain → Settings | Spot setting |
Hidden Notification Settings
Disabling recommendations and personalization
Xiaomi’s shell aims to personalize the experience by collecting data about your preferences and showing relevant content.These features not only consume traffic, but also generate background noise in the form of notifications. Disabling personalization is an important step in setting up.
Go to Settings → Passwords & Security → Access to Personal Data. This is a list of all the services that have the right to collect information about your device usage. Find msa and turn it off by confirming the action.
Also worth a look at the theme and desktop settings. The Guidelines section often activates the option to display ads in application folders or on the lock screen. Turn off the "Receive recommendations" and "Adverts in folders" to clear the interface.
⚠️ Note: When disabling the personalization service (PAID) You can stop receiving personalized offers in the Mi GetApps theme store, but this will also improve your data privacy.
It is not superfluous to check the settings of the Mi Account. The user profile often ticks for news and marketing offers from the company. Withdrawal of this tick will stop sending promotional letters and push messages from the official services of the brand.
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The comprehensive disabling of MSA, personalization and recommendations in individual applications ensures that 99% of system advertising noise is eliminated.
Blocking notifications from Google system services
Not only can the MIUI shell be a source of alerts, but Google Play, Google Pay and other system components also use notification channels, often confusing them with the phone's system messages.
To manage these notifications, go to Settings → Apps → All apps. Go to Google Play Services. In the notification menu, you’ll see a list of all categories. Turn off those that aren’t critical, like Daily Tips or Game Events.
The Google One app, which is pre-installed on many models, often reminds you of filling up storage, and if you don't have a paid subscription, you can turn off those notifications in the app's settings or through the system.
If you use Chrome or other browsers from Google, check their site settings. Many sites request permission to display notifications, and these requests can come through the browser's system channel. Clear the list of permitted sites in your browser's privacy settings.
- 🔍 Google Search: Turn off “Agenda” notifications and news in the app settings.
- 🎮 Google Play Games: Uncheck the boxes for friends’ achievements and new games.
- 📷 Google Photos: Set up Album Creation Notifications and Memories, Leave Only Important.
- 🛒 Google Shopping: Turn off price and promotion notifications completely if you don’t use the service.
Use of Do Not Disturb Mode and Schedules
For those cases where completely disabling notifications is impossible or undesirable, Xiaomi offers flexible tools to control the silence mode. You can set up automatic activation of the mode “Do not disturb” at a certain time of day or when you are in a specific place.
In Settings → Sounds and Vibrations → Do Not Disturb, you can create a schedule. For example, the phone will automatically switch to quiet mode from 23:00 to 07:00. In this mode, the screen will not light up when messages arrive, and the sound will be turned off.
There is also a feature called Repeat Calls. If Do Not Disturb mode is active but you may need it urgently, turn on the option to allow calls from the same subscriber to be made if they call a second time within 3 minutes.
Pocket mode or Meeting mode can be activated through a control center or voice assistant, which allows you to instantly silence the phone without digging into the deep settings menu, which is especially convenient in the theater or in a meeting.
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Use automation through the Security app or third-party macros to enable Do Not Disturb mode to automatically turn on when you connect to your office or school’s Wi-Fi network.