How to Hide Notification Content on Xiaomi: The Complete 2026 Guide

Notifications on Xiaomi smartphones often become a source of irritation: banners with confidential information interfere with the desktop, icons in the status bar spoil the appearance of the interface, and sound alerts distract at the most inopportune moment. This is a particularly important issue for users. MIUI 14/15, where the default system aggressively displays the contents of messages even on a locked screen.

In this article, we’ll look at 7 proven ways to hide notifications, from basic privacy settings to advanced methods using ADB and third-party utilities.

• 🔒 Hide the text of notifications on the lock screen
• 📵 Disable banners and pop-ups for individual apps
• 🔕 Remove notification icons from the status panel
• 🛠️ Use it. ADB for deep tuning (without root)

All methods are tested on current MIUI firmware and do not require superuser rights unless otherwise indicated.

1. Hiding the text of notifications on the lock screen

By default, Xiaomi shows the full text of messages (including messengers and mail) directly on the locked screen, which is not only annoying, but also creates risks of data leakage.

1. Go to Settings → Lock screen → Lock screen style.
2. Select "Notifications on the lock screen".
3. Set the value of "Hide the contents of notifications" or "Do not show notifications" (complete disabling).

MIUI 15 adds the “Show icons only” option to hide the text but leave new message indicators. Note that some system notifications (such as low battery power) may ignore these settings.

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If after changing the settings notifications are still displayed, restart the smartphone – it will reset the cache of the notification system.

2. Disabling banners and pop-up notifications

The pop-up banners at the top of the screen are one of the most intrusive features of MIUI, which can be turned off globally or for individual applications. Let's look at both.

Global Banner Shutdown

To prevent all apps from showing pop-up notifications:

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification management.
2. Slip on the three dots in the top right corner and select "Notification Settings".
3. Turn off the pop-up notification switch.

Configuring for specific applications

If you need to hide banners only for individual messengers (for example, WhatsApp or Telegram):

1. Press the notification from the desired application → click “Notification Settings”.
2. Go to the "Notification Types" section.
3. Turn off “Pop-up notifications” for each type (messages, calls, etc.).

On some models (Redmi Note 12, POCO X5), this path may be different: instead of Notification Types, look for Notification Categories.

3. Removal of notification icons from status panel

Even after the banners are turned off, notification icons (such as from Mi Fit or Google Play) remain in the status bar to remove them:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification icons.
2. Select “Hide Notification Icons” or configure the display for individual apps.
3. To completely hide, activate the option "Do not show icons".

On MIUI 14 and later, there is an optional "Show Last Notice" setting - it leaves only one icon, even if multiple messages have come - a compromise option for those who want to minimize visual noise but not miss important alerts.

4.Use of the "Do Not Disturb" mode

Do Not Disturb (DND) allows you to temporarily disable all notifications or set exceptions for important contacts, which is useful in meetings, while sleeping or watching movies.

Activate the mode in two ways:

• 📱 Quick menu: swipe down from the top edge of the screen → Put the "Do Not Disturb" button on the".
• ⚙️ Settings: Settings → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb.

In the advanced mode settings, options are available:

On POCO F5 and Redmi K60, Do Not Disturb mode, all notifications, including alarm clocks, are blocked by default. To avoid this, add the Watch app to the exception list.

5. Advanced settings via ADB (no root)

If standard methods don't work, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to deep-tube the system, which doesn't require root rights, but requires connecting the smartphone to the computer.

Instructions:

1. Enable USB debugging on your smartphone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (Tap 7 times) → Return to Settings → Additional → For Developers → Debugging on USB.
2. Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.
3. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) and do:

adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0

This command will disable all system-level pop-up notifications. Use:

adb shell cmd notification allow_listener [name packet application]

The list of application packages can be obtained by the command:

adb shell pm list packages | grep "appendix name"

Install Xiaomi drivers on PC

Enable debugging over USB on your phone

Download ADB Tools (platform-tools)

Connect your phone to the original cable

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⚠️ Attention: Wrong commands ADB Before experimenting, back up your data through Settings. → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

6. Third-party applications for managing notifications

If the built-in MIUI tools aren't enough, consider third-party utilities.The best options for Xiaomi are:

• 🔧 Notification History Log – keeps a notification log and allows you to block unnecessary notifications.
• 🛡️ AutoNotification (requires Tasker) – flexible filter settings for notifications.
• 📵 Notisave – saves notifications in a private log and hides them from the status bar.

These applications may require permission to access notifications (Settings → Applications → Special Access → Access to Notifications). On MIUI 15, some features may be restricted due to Xiaomi's security policy.

Example of AutoNotification settings:

1. Install Tasker and AutoNotification plugin.
2. Create a profile with the condition "Notice received".
3. Add the “AutoNotification → Block” action for unnecessary applications.

⚠️ Note: Notification blocking apps may conflict with system services MIUI, Especially on firmware with enhanced protection (such as Mi Pilot.

7. Resetting notification settings to factory

If after experimenting with the settings, notifications began to work incorrectly (important alerts are not shown or, conversely, duplicates appear), return the factory parameters:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Slip on three points → “Reset application settings”.
3. Confirm the reset. This will return all notification permissions to default.

MIUI 14/15 has a separate reset option for notifications only:

1. Settings → Notifications and status bar.
2. Slip on three points → “Reset notification settings”.

After resetting, you will have to reconfigure priority applications, but this will eliminate system glitches associated with the notification cache.

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Resetting notification settings doesn’t affect the application data, but it returns all permissions to factory values.It’s a safe way to get the system back up if something goes wrong.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding notifications on Xiaomi