How to Hide Notifications on Xiaomi: From System Alerts to Advertising in MIUI

The words “1 unread notification” on the lock screen, pop-up banners from Mi Browser or annoying advertising in Security – these are the problems faced by every second owner of a Xiaomi, Redmi or Poco smartphone. The manufacturer actively integrates its own services into MIUI, which often generate unnecessary alerts, and standard system settings do not always allow you to get rid of them. In this article, we will analyze 5 proven ways to hide notifications on Xiaomi – from basic settings to hidden firmware functions and third-party tools.

It is important to understand that not all notifications can be turned off completely, such as system warnings for low battery charge or errors. SIM-But push notifications from Mi Video, Mi Browser and other pre-installed apps are customizable. MIUI 14 and MIUI 15 (including global and Chinese builds), so instructions are relevant for 2020-2026 models.

1. Standard Notification settings in MIUI

Start with the basic tools of the system. MIUI has a separate menu for managing notifications, but it's hidden deeper than pure Android.

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Select Notification Management (in some firmware – Notification Settings).
3. Scroll through the list to the Latest Notifications section – this shows all the apps that have ever sent alerts.

The following options are available for each application:

• 🔔 Disable all notifications – Full lock (including sounds and icons).
• 📱 Show on the lock screen – hides the content of the notification, but leaves an icon.
• 🔔 Sound – only disables the soundtrack.
• 📌 Priority – allows you to highlight important alerts (for example, from messengers).

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI (Notifications Management can be called Applications and Notifications. If you can't find a menu, search by settings (the magnifier icon in the upper right corner).

This method works for most third-party applications (WhatsApp, Telegram, VK), but is useless against system notifications from Miui Daemon, Security, or Cleaner.

2. Disabling Advertising Notifications from Xiaomi

Xiaomi actively monetizes its firmware by embedding ads into system applications, most often push advertising comes from:

• 🎬 Mi Video (promotion of films and TV series).
• 🌐 Mi Browser (Banners with news and promotions).
• 🛡️ Security (suggestions to clean up memory or install antivirus).
• 📱 Themes (Notifications about New Topics and Wallpaper).

To turn them off:

1. Go to Settings → About Phone → Press 7 times on the MIUI version to activate the developer mode.
2. Return to the main settings menu and open Additional → for developers.
3. Find the item Disable MIUI ads (in some firmware – Get recommendations) and deactivate it.

If this is not the case, try an alternative route:

1. Open Settings → Google → Advertising.
2. Click Reset Advertising ID and confirm the action.
3. Turn off personalized advertising.

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After you turn off the ad, restart your phone. Some notifications may disappear only after the reboot.

3. Hiding notifications on the lock screen

By default, MIUI displays the content of notifications on a locked screen, which is not always convenient (and not safe).

1. Go to Settings → Lock screen.
2. Select Notifications on the lock screen.
3. Set the value of Do not show notifications or Hide content (the second option leaves app icons, but hides the text).

For more flexible settings:

• 🔒 Individual Apps: In the same menu, click Notification Settings and select which apps can show alerts on lock.
• 📱 Sensitive notifications: Enable the option to Hide sensitive content – this hides messages from messengers if the screen is blocked.

⚠️ Note: On some models (Redmi Note 10 Pro, Poco) X3 Pro after updating to MIUI 14 Notifications on the lock screen may disappear. ADB-teams (section 5).

4.Block system notifications via ADB

Some notifications (e.g. from com.miui.daemon or com.miui.securitycenter) cannot be disabled via the standard menu, and ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a tool for debugging Android devices, will help you:

• 🖥️ Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux.
• 📱 USB-cable (preferably original).
• 🔧 Installed Xiaomi and ADB-tools drivers.

Step-by-step:

1. Connect your phone to your PC and open the command prompt (cmd) in the folder with the platform-tools.
2. Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices must appear serial number of your device.
3. To disable notifications for a specific package (e.g. Mi Browser), use: adb shell pm hide com.android.browser Replace com.android.browser with the desired package (the list of popular is in the spoiler below).
4. To completely disable all notifications from the system application: adb shell appops set com.miui.securitycenter NOTIFICATION null

Once you execute the commands, restart the phone, and notifications from the blocked packets will disappear, but the apps will remain in the system.

⚠️ Attention: Some ADB-Teams may be reset after update MIUI. To avoid this, use the script to automatically apply the settings when downloading (requires root).

5. Use of third-party applications

If standard methods don't help, try specialized utilities. The best options for Xiaomi are:

• 🛡️ Notification Analyzer – shows which applications send notifications and allows you to block them selectively (even system ones).
• 🔔 AutoNotification (requires Tasker) – Advanced Filters for Notifications.
• 📵 DisableService – disables background services that generate spam (works without root, but requires you to use it) ADB).

For installation:

1. Download APK from the official website or IzzyOnDroid (Secure Repository).
2. Allow installation from unknown sources in Settings → Appendices → Special Rights.
3. Launch the app and follow the instructions (usually you need to provide access to notifications in your Android settings).

Notification Analyzer is especially useful for detecting “hidden” notifications, for example, it shows that Miui Daemon sends alerts every 30 minutes, even if you can’t see them. ADB.

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The side of the application may conflict with MIUI Optimizations. If after installation, you have lags, turn off optimization in the developer settings.

6. Resetting notification settings to factory

If you’ve experimented with settings and now notifications are unpredictable (e.g., not showing important alerts), reset:

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

This operation will return all notification permissions to the default state, but it will not delete user data.

• 🔄 You will have to reconfigure priority notifications (for example, for Telegram or Gmail).
• 📱 System notifications (such as low charge) will return.
• 🚫 Xiaomi’s push notifications will also be restored – they need to be blocked again.

If the reset didn’t help, try a more radical method – cleaning the cache of system applications:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → All applications.
2. Find Security (com.miui.securitycenter) and click Clear Cache.
3. Repeat for Miui Daemon and System Settings.

7. Radical-methods: disabling through root and custom firmware

If none of the above works, extreme measures remain, such as root rights or custom firmware (such as LineageOS or Pixel Experience), which remove all system limitations of MIUI, but have risks:

• ⚠️ Loss of warranty (if the phone is under warranty).
• 🔧 The ability to “brick” the device in case of error.
• 🔄 The need for manual firmware updates.

If you are ready for experiments:

1. Root: Unlock the bootloader via Mi Unlock Tool (requires a Xiaomi account and waits 7-30 days). Install Magisk via TWRP. Use Magisk modules, such as Disable MIUI Optimizations or Universal SafetyNet Fix.

Custom firmware

• Download the firmware for your model with XDA Developers.
• Fly through TWRP or Fastboot.
• Set up notifications through standard Android tools (without MIUI restrictions).

After getting root, you can:

• 🗑️ Completely remove system applications (Mi Video, Mi Browser, etc.) via Titanium Backup.
• 🔧 Change the permissions to access notifications through AppOps.
• 📵 Disable any background services, including com.miui.daemon.

⚠️ Attention: On models with Dynamic RAM Expansion (e.g. Xiaomi) 12T, Redmi Note 12 Pro+) root may cause unstable camera operation or 5G-Before you run the firmware, check the reviews. XDA for your model.

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