How to turn off notifications on Xiaomi: the complete guide

Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphone owners often face intrusive alerts that interfere with comfort. MIUI and its successor HyperOS are famous for their functionality, but sometimes the excess of information from system applications can be annoying. A constantly vibrating phone distracts from important things and quickly drains the battery.

Fortunately, modern firmware versions provide flexible tools to manage this data flow. You can customize each app pinpoint or use global settings to keep it quiet. In this article, we'll look at all the ways to effectively disable notifications on Xiomi's phone while still saving important messages.

You need to understand the difference between system security messages and promotional mailings. Advertising notifications from MIUI system applications can only be disabled via a special switch in the Service and Improvement menu. Ignoring this step will cause banners to reappear even after cleaning the cache.

Basic setup through the control center

The quickest way to remove an intrusive alert is to do so immediately when it appears. When a banner lights up or a phone vibrates, take your time to swipe it. Pull the notification curtain down to see the full list of active events. Here are the primary management tools available.

Press and hold your finger on a particular message. The system will offer several options, usually a Settings button (cog) or a Switch Off slider. Selecting a slider instantly blocks all future signals from that application, which is convenient if you temporarily do not want to see news from a particular service.

If you click on the gear, you open a detailed menu, and you can leave important channels on, like Transactions, and turn off Marketing Emails, and this flexibility allows you not to delete the application completely, but only to clear information noise, and for most users, this method is the most effective.

Deep customization in the application menu

For a more thorough review, go to system settings. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification Management. This is a complete list of all installed programs. Scroll through the list and find the desired application, such as Security or Explorer.

Inside the app menu, you'll see the Allow Notifications switch, which completely blocks any signals, but below are the finer settings, the system categorizes alerts into important, routine and action notifications, and by disabling them, you can only leave critical messages.

Notice the option of "Pop-up notifications." If you turn it off, the messages will come in, but they won't block the screen. They will lie quietly in the curtain. This is the perfect compromise for applications that need to be seen from, but not right now.

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Use Do Not Disturb mode to temporarily shut down all sounds and vibrations without changing the basic system settings.

Disabling MIUI system advertising

Many users confuse regular notifications with MSA (MIUI System Ads) ads. To remove them, you need to go to the settings. The path may differ depending on the firmware version, but most often it is Settings → Passwords and security → Access to personal data.

In the list, find msa and turn off the slider. The system will ask you to wait 10 seconds, then click "Cancel." Without this action, banner ads in standard applications like "Downloads" or "Music" will appear regularly, a critical step for clean interface operation.

Also, check the settings of individual system applications. Go to Settings → Applications → All applications. Find Security, go to Notifications, and disable all items except possibly Antivirus.

⚠️ Note: After the revoke access to msa, the ad may not disappear instantly. Complete cleaning takes up to 24 hours, as the cache of the ad modules is not updated immediately.

Managing Notifications in “Do Not Disturb” Mode

Do Not Disturb (DND) mode allows you to create silent schedules. You can set your phone to automatically block all sounds and vibrations at night or during meetings. To set up, go to Settings → Sound and Vibration → Do Not Disturb.

You can add exceptions here, like allowing only calls from selected contacts or repeat calls from one number for 3 minutes, which ensures that you don't miss an emergency call while you're asleep, and the rest of the apps are silent.

There's also a sleep feature that's part of digital well-being, which not only mutes notifications, but also turns the screen into black and white, reducing the craving for smartphone use, which helps you fall asleep faster and less distracted by nighttime messages.

Specificity of working with messengers

Messengers like Telegram, WhatsApp and Viber have their own internal settings that take precedence over system settings, and even if notifications are allowed on the phone, you can create a Quiet Watch inside the app or turn off sounds for specific chats, and this is done by long tapping the dialogue in the correspondence list.

It's important to distinguish between system push notifications and in-app messages. If you turn off system resolution, you won't even see the message icon. If you set the silence inside the application, there will be an icon, but there won't be a sound.

For group chats that generate massive traffic, it is recommended to use the “No Sound” feature for a year or forever. Telegram also allows you to turn off preview of the text of the message in the curtain, leaving only the name of the sender, which increases privacy and reduces visual noise.

Expanded opportunities for developers

For advanced users who want full control, there is a Developer Menu, which requires 7 clicks on the About Phone version number to activate, and in the Additional → Developer section, you can find hidden settings.

You can limit the background activity of applications here, and if you shut down an application or restrict its background process, it won't be able to send notifications until you open it again, and it's a radical method that is guaranteed to eliminate spam, but can delay the reception of messages in messengers.

There's also a "Do Not Activity" option available, which, when turned on, will completely unload the application from memory immediately after it's folded, which is useful for testing, but in everyday life can negatively affect multitasking and responsiveness.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Properly configured notification channels allows you to maintain control over important information, getting rid of information noise and advertising.