How to Enable Notifications on Xiaomi Smartphones: A Complete 2026 Guide

Are you missing important messages because Xiaomi's smartphone doesn't show notifications? The problem is familiar to many MIUI device owners - sometimes alerts suddenly disappear after an update, reset or due to incorrect power saving settings. In this article, we will discuss all the ways to return notifications to Redmi, POCO or Mi, including hidden settings and solutions for specific applications.

The MIUI firmware feature is aggressive battery optimization, which often blocks the background activity of programs. Even if the application has alerts on, the system can ignore them. We will show you how to configure notifications globally for individual messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber), social networks (Vkontakte, Instagram) and system services. And we will also tell you why sometimes notifications come without sound or vibration - and how to fix it.

Why are there no notifications coming to Xiaomi?

Before you turn on alerts, it's important to understand why they disappear, and 80 percent of the time, the problem is with the MIUI settings, not the app itself.

• 🔋 Energy saving regime: MIUI Automatically restricts the background activity of apps to extend battery life, a common reason for missed notifications on Telegram or Gmail.
• 🛠️ System optimization: After the update MIUI Resets permissions for applications, including notification access.
• 🔔 Sound settings: Notifications can come without sound or vibration if the sound profile selects “Vibration Only” or “No Sound».
• 🚫 Manual lock: A user could accidentally turn off alerts for a specific application in settings or through a control panel.
• 📱 Application problems: Rarely, but it happens that notifications do not work due to a bug in the program itself (for example, in VKontakte after the update).

If notifications are missing after the MIUI update, first check the firmware version in Settings → About Phone → MIUI. Recent versions (e.g. MIUI 14/15) have changed the path to some settings – we’ve taken this into account in the instructions below.

How to enable notifications through the control panel

The fastest way to return alerts is to use the notification center, which works on all Xiaomi models, including the Redmi Note 12, POCO F5 and Mi 13:

1. Swipe your finger down the screen to open the notification bar.
2. Find the Do Not Disturb Mode icon (the cross-over bell icon) if it's active (lit), tap it to turn it off.
3. If notifications are disabled for a particular app, click on its alert in the list and select “Allow notifications”.

On some models (such as the Redmi A2 or POCO M5), the control panel may look different. If you don't see the Do Not Disturb icon, try swiping down twice - this will open an extended panel.

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If notifications come but don’t appear on the lock screen, check settings in Settings → Lock screen → Notifications on the lock screen.

Global Notification Settings in MIUI

If notifications don't work for all applications, the problem lies in the system settings.

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Make sure the Notice slider is on (should be blue).
3. Slip on the “Notification Rules” and check:
4. Go back and select “More” to set up:

In MIUI 14 and later, we have Smart Notifications, which automatically sorts alerts by importance. If it interferes, turn it off in Settings → Notifications → Smart Notifications.

Set up notifications for individual applications

If notifications don't come from WhatsApp, Instagram or another app, you need to set permissions manually. MIUI:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the application you want (such as Telegram).
3. Slip on Notifications.
4. Enable the “Allow Notifications” slider.
5. Set the parameters:

Viber

"Show on the lock screen"

"Pop-up notices"

For WhatsApp and Telegram, also check the settings inside the app itself:

• 📱 WhatsApp: ⚙️ → Notifications → The sound of notifications.
• 📱 Telegram: ⚙️ → Notifications and sounds → Insert notifications.

Energy saving and background activity

One of the main reasons for the missed notifications on Xiaomi is battery optimization.MIUI aggressively closes apps in the background to save charge. Here's how to fix it:

1. Open Settings → Battery and Performance.
2. Select “Control Battery Consumption with Applications”.
3. Find the desired application (for example, VKontakte) and tap it.
4. Select “No Limits” (or “No Limits” in older versions of MIUI).
5. Go back and turn on AutoRun for this app (this will let it run in the background).

For critical applications (messengers, mail) is also recommended:

• 🔄 Deactivate “Optimization” MIUI» For them (in the same battery settings).
• 📱 Add to "Secure Applications" (if there is such a clause).
• 🔋 Enable "Background Activity" in the Application Settings.

Attention! After these changes, the battery may run out a little faster, but notifications will come in steady.

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For messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram), be sure to turn off battery optimization and turn on auto-start. Otherwise, notifications will come with a delay or not at all.

Problems with sound and vibration

Sometimes notifications come, but without sound or vibration, this may be due to:

• 🔊 Sound Profile (Selected “No Sound” or “Vibration Only” mode»).
• 📱 Settings of a specific application (sound is disabled inside the messenger).
• 🔋 Energy saving mode (vibration is turned off when the battery is low).

To bring back sound and vibration:

If the notification sound is gone after the MIUI update, try resetting the sound settings:

1. Go to Settings. → Sound and vibration.
2. Click on the three dots at the top right and select Reset Settings.
3. Confirm the action and restart the phone.

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If the vibration doesn’t work for notifications only, but works when typing, check the settings in Settings → Special Features → Vibration.

Additional ways to solve problems

If none of the above has worked, try these methods:

• 🔄 Phone reboot: Sometimes notifications go missing due to a temporary system failure.Just restart the device.
• 📱 Cleaning the app's cache:
• 🔧 Resetting notification settings:

Updating the annex

Google Play

Disabling the "For Games" mode

Xiaomi

Mode for games

Settings → Special functions → Mode for games

If notifications don’t work only in Google Chrome or other browsers, check the settings of the sites:

1. Open your browser and go to the site (for example, VKontakte).
2. Click on the lock icon in the address bar → “Permissions”.
3. Make sure that “Notifications” are included.

FAQ: Frequent questions about notifications on Xiaomi