How to permanently disable all notifications on your Xiaomi phone: 5 proven ways

Why Notifications on Xiaomi Become a Problem and When to Turn Them Off

Xiaomi’s MIUI-based smartphones are known for their abundance of system alerts, from push notifications to duplicate signals from embedded services. According to Counterpoint Research (2023), 68 percent of Redmi and POCO users complain of excessive notifications that not only distract but also drain the battery 12-15% faster in the background, especially for models with MIUI 14/15, where aggressive alerting policies have become part of “customer experience optimization.”

Disabling all notifications may be necessary in several cases: before an important event (meeting, exam), when using your phone in “digital detox” mode, or if you are just tired of the constant vibration noise and flashing LED. However, a complete shutdown has the downside: you risk missing important messages from messengers or system warnings (for example, about low battery charge). In this article, we’ll discuss how to selectively or completely disable notifications on Xiaomi without losing critical alerts, including hidden settings. MIUI, which are not written in official documentation.

Method 1: Globally disable notifications via "Do Not Disturb"

The fastest method is to activate Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, which blocks all audio and visual alerts, but still keeps the notifications coming in the curtain, which is ideal for temporarily "silence" the phone.

How to turn on:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb.
• 🔄 Select Always (complete shutdown) or schedule (e.g. 22:00 to 8:00)
• 🛠️ In the Exclusions section, add the contacts or apps you want to receive notifications from (such as family calls or Google Maps)
• 🔔 Turn off the “Show notification icons” option so that they don’t appear on the lock screen.

Open Settings → Sound and vibration

Select "Do Not Disturb" and activate the mode

Set exceptions for important contacts

Disable notification icons on the lock (optional)

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⚠️ Attention: B MIUI 15 modes Do not disturb and sleep were combined. DND, Look for it in the Sleep and Rest modes section, and note that some system notifications (such as when charging is completed) may slip even in this mode, which is a feature of the firmware.

Method 2: Completely disable notifications for all applications

If you need to permanently disable notifications from all applications (except system ones), use the central Alert Management menu, a method that is more radical than DND, as it blocks notifications at the OS level.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status Bar → Notification Management
2. Slip on the three dots in the upper right corner and select "Show system applications"
3. Scroll down the list and click “Disable All” (this item only appears after scrolling through to the end)
4. Confirm the action in the pop-up window

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To return notifications for individual applications (such as WhatsApp or Bank), after a global shutdown, go to the settings of each of them manually and turn on the alerts back.

⚠️ Note: This method does not disable system warnings (low charge, errors) SIM-Maps and notifications from Xiaomi services (such as Mi Cloud or Security) will require manual configuration of each service to disable them – read more about this in the next section.

Method 3: Manually disable notifications for Xiaomi system applications

Xiaomi’s system services are the main source of annoying notifications, such as Mi Security with warnings about “potentially dangerous files”, Mi Cloud with backup reminders, and GetApps with game advertising. These cannot be turned off globally (mode 2), so you will have to configure each manually.

List of the most “noisy” system applications and how to silence them:

• 📱 Topics: Settings → Annexes → Application management → Topics → Notifications → Shut down.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling notifications from Mi Security may reduce the protection of the phone from viruses.If you use a third-party antivirus (for example, Kaspersky or Bitdefender), the risk is minimal. MIUI Some settings may reset – check them after each update.

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Method 4: Using ADB for deep shutdown (for advanced)

If standard methods don’t work, and notifications keep popping up, you’ll need to use the Android debugging bridge (ADB), which allows you to block system-level notifications, including those that don’t turn off via the GUI.

What you need:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB Tools (you can download from the official Android website)
• 📱 Xiaomi phone with enabled debugging USB (Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI — Tap 7 times, then return to the Additional Settings → For developers)
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original)

Commands to disable notifications:

Disable notifications for a specific package (example for GetApps)


adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.xiaomi.gamecenter.sdk.service




Disable all notifications from system applications (caution!)



adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0




Disable notification icons on the lock screen



adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_notifications 0

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ADB commands are valid until the next reset or MIUI update, and after the firmware update, they will have to be re-run.

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB It can cause unstable phone performance or even a "brick" (unable to download). → Additionally. → Backup and reset. Also note that some commands (e.g., disabling com.miui.securitycenter) may disrupt the fingerprint sensor.

Method 5: Alternative methods (without root and ADB)

If you don’t want to mess with ADB, but standard settings don’t help, try these workarounds:

1. Using third-party launchers (like Nova Launcher or Lawnchair) to hide notification icons on the home screen, although the alerts themselves will still come in the curtain.Setting: Long-press on the desktop → Settings → Notifications → Hide icons.
2. Blocking apps like Notification History or Notisave, which don't turn off notifications, but let you control how they display, for example, you can set up a filter to keep notifications from social media from showing up on the lock screen.
3. Second Space Mode (for MIUI 12+) Create a second profile (Settings → Special Options → Second Space) and set up notifications in it as you wish. Minus: you have to constantly switch between spaces.

⚠️ Note: Blocking applications require permission for Special Access (Settings) → Annexes → Special access → Some antiviruses (e.g. Avast) may block their operation as suspicious activity. MIUI These applications may no longer function properly.

What to do if notifications are returned after MIUI update

Xiaomi is known for resetting some of its user settings, including notification options, after firmware updates, due to the company’s policy of “improving the user experience” (and probably a desire to show more ads).

• 📋 Create a backup of settings before updating via Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset → Local backup, restore it after the update.
• 🔄 Reverse to the old version MIUI, If the new firmware is too intrusive, download the version from Xiaomifirmwareupdater.com and run through Recovery.
• 🚫 Turn off automatic updates: Settings → The phone. → Updating the system → Threefold → Settings → Auto-update → Turn it off.
• 🛠️ Use Magisk modules (root required). MIUI Optimizations Disabler blocks Forced notifications from system services.

⚠️ Note: Reverse to the old version MIUI It can cause data loss in some applications (e.g. Xiaomi Health or Mi Fit) and after a rollback, the phone may require a link to your Mi Account – remember your username and password!

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling notifications on Xiaomi