How to completely disable Digital Well-Being on Xiaomi Redmi: 5 proven ways

Why users want to get rid of digital well-being on Redmi

The MIUI’s Digital Wellbeing feature is designed to help users control smartphone usage, but in practice it is often a source of irritation. Xiaomi Redmi’s main complaints are aggressive reminders of exceeding limits, blocking apps in the background and automatically turning on Do Not Disturb without the user’s explicit consent.

The feature is particularly problematic after MIUI 13/14 updates, where control algorithms have become more intrusive, such as blocking access to YouTube or Telegram in the middle of an important conversation, citing “a day limit exceeding,” while disabling the feature through the standard menu is not always possible – Xiaomi hides some settings behind several layers of the interface.

In this article, we’ll look at all the current ways to turn off Digital Well-Being, including hidden methods for the Redmi Note 10/11/12, Redmi 9/10 and other models. From simple settings to ADB commands, choose the right option depending on the version of MIUI and the level of technical training.

Method 1: Standard shutdown via MIUI settings

The most obvious method is to use built-in system options, which is suitable for most Redmi users with MIUI 12 and later, but does not work on all regional firmware (especially the Chinese version of MIUI).

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Digital Well-Being and Parental Controls.
2. Slap the icon. ⚙️ top-right.
3. Select Disable Digital Well-Being (may be called Delete Data on some firmware).
4. Confirm the action by entering the screen unlock password.

⚠️ Note: On some models (Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi) 9A) After shutting down, the function can be turned on again after restarting. In this case, proceed to method 2 or 3.

Method 2: Disconnection through "Special Opportunities"

If the standard method didn't work, try to get around the restrictions through the special features menu, which works on MIUI 13/14 and doesn't require root rights.

Step-by-step:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Special facilities services.
• 🔍 Find Digital Wellbeing (can be called Digital Wellbeing in English firmware).
• ⚙️ Slip it on the job and turn off the slider.
• 🔄 Restart the device to apply changes.

💡 If there is no Digital Well-Being item on the list, try first to include it in the main feature menu (method 1), then return to Special Opportunities.

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Method 3: Reset your Digital Well-Being Settings with ADB

For advanced users who have not worked previous methods, disabling through ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is suitable, which is guaranteed to remove all these functions, but requires a connection to a computer.

What you need:

• 🖥️ A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB Tools.
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB on the phone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI → 7 times tap to unlock the developer menu).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Commands for entering into ADB:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.guardprovider


adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.securitycenter

⚠️ Warning: These commands will remove not only Digital Well-being, but also some of the Security features MIUI (You can only recover them by resetting or flashing them.

Method 4: Disable via the Settings Editor (for root users)

If you have root rights, you can completely delete the system files of Digital Well-being, which is irreversible and only suitable for advanced users.

Instructions:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or Solid Explorer).
2. Cross the path. /system/priv-app/Wellbeing.
3. Remove the entire folder or rename it to Wellbeing_bak.
4. Clear the cache at /data/data/com.miui.guardprovider.
5. Reset the device.

⚠️ Attention: Incorrect actions with system files can lead to bootloop ( looped boot). TWRP.

Method 5: Alternative solution - rolling back firmware

If none of the methods worked, and Digital Well-being is critically disruptive, consider rolling back an earlier version of MIUI. For example, on MIUI 11 or MIUI 12.0.x, the function worked less intrusively or was absent at all.

How to do this:

• 🔗 Download stable firmware for your model from the official Xiaomi website.
• 📱 Use the Mi Flash Tool to Fastboot Firmware.
• 🔄 Select the Clean All option for complete cleanup (data will be deleted!).

⚠️ Note: Firmware rollback may result in loss of warranty and unstable performance of certain features (e.g. Google Pay or Widevine) L1 stream HD).

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Firmware rollback is an extreme method. Before the procedure, check the reviews of the selected version of MIUI on the forums (4PDA, XDA-Developers) to avoid critical bugs.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after the successful shutdown of Digital Well-Being, users are facing side effects, and let's look at typical situations and ways to fix them.

Problem 1: The function is activated after the MIUI update.

Solution: Before updating, turn off automatic updates in Settings → The phone. → Updating the system → ⚙️ → Auto-update.

Problem 2: Notifications from apps disappeared after Digital Well-Being was turned off.

Solution: Check the permissions for each application in Settings → Apps → Application Management → [Select App] → Notifications.

Problem 3: Background sync is not working (for example, WhatsApp does not update messages).

Solution: Enable AutoRun and Background Activity for Problem Applications in Settings → Apps → Permissions.

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If after disabling Digital Well-being, the widgets on the desktop disappeared, try rebooting the launcher: press the empty space on the screen → Home screen settings → Reset the launcher settings.

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