How to hide the content of notifications on Xiaomi Redmi 9: from partial disguise to complete privacy

Notifications on your smartphone are like a window into your privacy. Even a casual look at a lock screen can reveal the content of messages from messengers, emails or banking applications. On the Xiaomi Redmi 9 with the MIUI shell, there are several levels of privacy protection, from simple concealment of text to full blocking of notifications for individual applications. But not all users know where to look for these settings — especially after system updates when the menu moves to other sections.

In this article, we’ll discuss 5 working ways to hide notifications on Redmi 9, including little-known tricks for MIUI versions 12, 13 and 14.

• 🔒 Hide the text of notifications on the lock screen, leaving only the application icons
• 📱 Set up “sensitive” notifications for banking and work applications
• 🔕 Completely disable preview text in the status bar (top curtain)
• 🛡️ Use incognito mode for individual chats in messengers
• 🔄 Return the standard settings if something goes wrong

Importantly, some methods require permission to change system settings, which we'll discuss in detail, and at the end of the article, you'll find an FAQ with answers to typical problems (for example, why notifications are still shown after a phone reset).

Basic privacy settings in MIUI: hide text on the lock screen

The easiest way to limit notification visibility is to use the built-in MIUI options. They work on all firmware versions for Redmi 9 (including global and Chinese builds).

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Go to the Notification Privacy section (in some versions of MIUI it is called Notification Settings on the Lock screen).
3. Choose one of three display options: 📱 Show everything – the text of the notifications is visible in full (not safe). 🔒 Hide the content of notifications – only app icons and titles are shown (e.g., “New WhatsApp message"). 🚫 Do not show notifications – nothing is displayed on the lock screen.

An important nuance: if you have a Smart Lock option enabled, when you unlock it, notifications can be temporarily displayed in full. To avoid this, turn off Show Notifications when you smartly lock in the same settings section.

⚠️ Attention: Redmi 9 with firmware MIUI 14 The path to settings may be different. If you don't find the Notification Privacy section, try the alternative route: Settings → Annexes → Application management → Notification settings (cog icon in upper right corner).

2. Advanced Settings: Hiding Notifications for Individual Applications

General privacy settings are good, but sometimes you only need to hide notifications from specific applications (such as banking or work messengers). MIUI It's done this way:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the application you want (such as SberBank Online or Telegram).
3. Put it on the Notifications.
4. Activate Sensitive Notifications (or Hide Content in older versions of MIUI)
5. Additionally, you can disable Sound, Vibration or Pop-ups for this application.

Tips for MIUI 14 users: If the app’s settings don’t have the Sensitive Notifications option, try first turning off all notifications for it, then turning it back on – sometimes this resets hidden settings.

3. Hiding the preview text in the status bar (top curtain)

Even if you hid the notifications on the lock screen, the text can appear in the status bar (top bar) when you deploy the curtain.

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Status string.
2. Tap on notification settings (or additional settings in MIUI 13).
3. Find the option to Preview notifications and turn it off.
4. To completely mask, activate Hide the contents of notifications in the status bar (not available in all regional firmware).

If these options are not available, use the workaround through ADB-commands (requires a connection to the PC):

adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0


adb shell settings put global hide_sensitive_notifications 1

⚠️ Warning: Disabling preview in the status bar may cause some system notifications (such as low battery charge) to become less noticeable. To return standard settings, follow the command: adb shell settings put global settings hide_sensitive_notifications 0

4.Use Second Space to completely isolate notifications

If you need to separate your work or personal notifications completely, use the Second Space feature in MIUI, which creates an isolated environment with separate notification settings, apps, and even wallpaper.

How to set up:

1. Open Settings → Special Options → Second Space
2. Create a second profile by following the instructions on the screen.
3. After restarting your phone, select the Main Profile or Second Space when you turn on.
4. In each profile, independently set up notifications via Settings → Notifications.

Advantages of the method:

• 🔐 Complete isolation of notifications between profiles.
• 📱 Different privacy settings for each space.
• 🔄 Quickly switch between profiles through the notification panel.

Restriction: Second Space is not available in some regional firmware (e.g. EU).If you don't have the option in your settings, try installing global firmware through the Mi Flash Tool.

5. Resetting notification settings to factory

If after experimenting with the settings, notifications stopped working correctly (for example, they do not show at all or are duplicated), reset:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Slip on three dots in the top right corner and select Reset notification settings.
3. Confirm the action. The phone will reboot.

If there is no reset option, use the manual method:

• 📱 Delete the Settings application data through Settings → Annexes → All applications → Settings → Warehouse → Clear the data.
• 🔄 Reboot the phone.
• 🔧 Reconfigure notifications from scratch.

⚠️ Note: Resetting notification settings does not affect application data, but may result in loss of user rules for Do Not Disturb and Priority Notifications.

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Resetting notifications doesn’t delete the messages themselves, only the rules for displaying them. To clear your notification history, use apps like Notification History (requires root rights).

Additional security measures: disabling pop-ups and notifications on a locked screen

Even after hiding the notification text, some apps can show pop-ups on top of other windows.

1. Go to Settings → Special Opportunities → Pop-up windows.
2. Turn off pop-up permissions for unnecessary apps (such as games or ad services).
3. To completely disable pop-up notifications, execute a command via ADB: adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0

Also check the lock screen settings:

• 🔒 Go to Settings. → Lock screen → Additional settings.
• 📱 Turn off the options Show notifications on the lock screen and Double tap to wake up (the latter may accidentally open notifications).
• 🔕 In the Security section, activate Hide sensitive content.

For Redmi 9 root-rights owners, you can use the Xposed or Magisk module with the Hide Notification Content plugin, which allows you to flexibly configure notification masking even for system applications.

Comparison of methods of hiding notifications on Xiaomi Redmi 9

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If you often pass your phone to colleagues or friends, turn on the Guest Session mode in MIUI. Go to Settings → System and Device → Additional → Guest Session and activate the option. Guest mode will hide all notifications and personal data.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding notifications on Xiaomi Redmi 9