How to Configure Notifications Display from Above on Xiaomi Screen: The Complete Guide

Are you missing important messages because notifications on Xiaomi don't appear at the top of the screen?This problem is familiar to many owners of Redmi, POCO and Xiaomi smartphones - especially after upgrading to MIUI 14/15 or resetting settings. By default, the system can hide notification icons in the status bar, show them only on a locked screen, or ignore alerts from some apps altogether.

In this article, you will find 4 working ways to return notifications to the top panel, including hidden MIUI settings that are not obvious even to experienced users. We will understand why notification icons are missing, how to turn them on for individual applications (for example, WhatsApp, Telegram or VKontakte), and what to do if the settings are reset after a reboot. All instructions are relevant for models 2020-2026 based on MIUI 12-15, including Xiaomi 13/14, Redmi Note 12/13 and POCO F5/X5.

Why Notifications Are Not Shown From Above on Xiaomi

The problem with displaying notifications in the status bar (top bar) on Xiaomi is usually due to one of 5 reasons:

• 🔹 Disabled system alerts: In settings MIUI You can accidentally deactivate notifications in the status bar globally or for specific applications.
• 🔹 Battery Optimization: Adaptive Optimization in MIUI Automatically restricts the background activity of applications, which leads to the loss of notifications.
• 🔹 Application settings: Some messengers (such as Viber or Signal) require manual permission to display notifications in the status bar.
• 🔹 Cache errors: Damaged data from system services (com.android.systemui) can knock down icon display.
• 🔹 Update MIUI: After installing a new firmware version, notification settings are often reset to factory.

Before you start settings, check if your situation is not an exception:

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi) A1/A2 or POCO C-series) due to the limitations of the iron, notifications in the status bar are displayed only for system applications (Calls, SMS). For third-party messengers, you will need to use Floating notifications (see section). 4).

Method 1: Enabling notifications in the status bar through MIUI settings

The most reliable method is to activate the notifications directly in the MIUI menu.

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Slip on the Notifications item on the lock screen.
3. Turn on the button to show notifications in the status bar (if it is gray, then the function is already active).
4. Go back and select Notification Management.
5. Find the desired application (for example, Telegram) in the list and turn on options for it: 🔔 Allow notices 📱 Show in the status bar 🔔 Sound and Vibration (optional)

If there is no Show in the status bar, the application uses standard system settings, in which case check the priority of notifications:

• 📌 In the same notification management menu, select Notification Categories for the app.
• 📌 Activate a category marked as Important or High Priority.

Activated status bar |Application notifications allowed |Application prioritization selected |Approach/Vibration checked-->

Method 2: Disabling adaptive battery optimization

The MIUI Adaptive Optimization feature automatically limits the background activity of applications to save battery life, often resulting in notifications not being displayed either in the status bar or in the curtain, to fix:

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance.
2. Choose Battery Optimization (or Battery Management on older versions).
3. Slip on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Special Access.
4. Find a problem app (like WhatsApp) and set it to No Limits mode.

To completely disable optimization:

1. Return to Battery Optimization.
2. Turn off the Adaptive Optimization switch (may be called MIUI optimization).
3. Confirm the action by clicking Disconnect in the pop-up window.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling Adaptive Optimization can reduce battery life by 10 to 15 percent. If you don't show up after this notification, return the settings and move on to the next method.

Method 3: Reset notification settings via ADB (for experienced)

If standard methods fail, a system failure could be the cause, in which case a reset via the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) would help, requiring the smartphone to be connected to a computer but guaranteeing that notifications will be restored.

You'll need:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB Tools.
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB on a smartphone (in Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI, tap 7 times on the build number, then return to the Additional settings → For developers).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Instructions:

1. Connect your smartphone to your computer and allow debugging over USB.
2. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the adb folder.
3. Run the command to reset the notification settings: adb shell cmd notification allow_all
4. Reboot the device: adb reboot

If the problem persists, try resetting the specific app settings (replace com.example.app with an app package, such as org.telegram.messenger for Telegram):

adb shell cmd notification allow_for_package com.example.app

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To find out the application package, install App Inspector from Google Play or use the command adb shell pm list packages | grep "application name"

Method 4: Floating notifications as an alternative to status bar

If your Xiaomi model doesn’t support status bar notifications (like budget Redmi A-series), or you want to duplicate alerts, use floating notifications. They appear as pop-ups on top of any apps.

How to turn on:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Floating notifications.
2. Turn on the main switch Floating notifications.
3. Select Display Style: 📱 Upper – Notification appears at the top of the screen (similar to status bar). 📱 Middle: center of the screen. 📱 Lower – at the bottom (comfortable for large smartphones).

Annexes

For fine tuning:

• 🕒 Set the duration of the display (from 3 to 10 seconds).
• 🎨 Select background transparency (70-80% recommended for better readability).
• 🔔 Turn off the sound when shown if it is annoying.

Additional tips for stable notifications

To ensure that notifications on Xiaomi are displayed without failure, follow these guidelines:

• 🔄 Clean the system applications cache regularly: Go to Settings → Annexes → Application management. Find the System Interface (com.android.systemui). → Clear the cache.

Eliminate applications from optimization

• In Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization, add messengers to the list of exceptions.

Check the permits.

• For each application in Settings → Apps → Permissions, enable Display on top of other windows.

Update MIUI

• Go to Settings → About Phone → Update the system and install the latest patches.