How to hide notifications on the Xiaomi screen: disable banners in MIUI

Notifications on Xiaomi’s screen can become a real problem: banners interfere with viewing content, distract from work, and sometimes even reveal personal information. Especially annoying when notifications appear on top of videos, games or during presentations. In this article, we will examine all the ways to hide them, from basic MIUI settings to hidden features for advanced users.

It’s important to understand that Xiaomi offers several layers of notification management: you can completely disable their display on the lock screen, hide content (leaving only application icons), or block alerts from specific applications. We will look at options for different versions of MIUI (including MIUI 14 and MIUI 15), and take into account the features of the Redmi models, POCO and the flagship Xiaomi 13/14 series.

If you're tired of pop-ups or want to protect your privacy, this guide will help you customize your smartphone to suit your needs, starting with the simplest methods and gradually moving on to more complex ones.

1. Basic notification settings in MIUI

The first step is to learn the standard settings, and Xiaomi provides flexible tools to manage notifications directly from the settings menu, and this is what you can do without installing additional apps:

• 📱 Disable notifications on the lock screen: This hides banners but leaves icons in the status bar.
• 🔒 Hide the content of notifications: Instead of text, only the name of the application will be displayed (for example, “WhatsApp: New Message").
• 🚫 Block notifications from specific applications: completely disable alerts for selected programs.
• 🔄 Set notification priority: important alerts will be displayed on top of others.

To get to the control menu, go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification Management. Here you will see a list of all the apps that have ever sent alerts. Tap on the desired application (such as Telegram or VK) and select one of the options:

• 🔕 Disable all notifications – completely block banners.
• 👁️ Show without sound – notifications will appear, but without vibration or melody.
• 📵 Do not show locks on the screen – banners are hidden, but remain in the curtain.

Please note that some system notifications (such as low battery power or Wi-Fi connection) cannot be disabled via this menu, and will require additional actions, which we will discuss later.

2. Hiding notifications on the lock screen

The lock screen is the most privacy-sensitive, and if you don't want outsiders to see the content of your messages, there are two ways to do this:

1. Hide the text of notifications, leaving only the icons of the applications.
2. Turn off notifications on the locked screen completely.

For the first option:

1. Go to Settings → Lock screen.
2. Select Notifications on the lock screen.
3. Activate the option to Hide the contents of notifications.

Now instead of text messages will display the words "New notification" or the name of the application. On some models (for example, Xiaomi 13 Ultra), this feature only works when turned on. PIN-code-key.

To completely shut down:

1. In the same menu (Notifications on the lock screen), select Do not show notifications.
2. Confirm the action – now banners will not show up until the phone is unlocked.

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If after disabling notifications on the lock screen you stop seeing important alerts (for example, about missed calls), check the settings of the Phone application separately - sometimes they are reset.

3. disabling pop-up notifications (banners)

The most intrusive ones are pop-up banners that appear on top of open apps, which can be disabled separately from other notifications.

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification management.
2. Select the app you want to remove (such as Instagram or TikTok).
3. Scroll down and find the Notification Types section.
4. Turn off the switch next to the pop-up notifications.

If this item is missing, the app does not support this type of alert, and an alternative way is to use the Do Not Disturb mode, which we will discuss in the next section.

On some firmware (especially POCO), the path may be different:

Settings → Applications → Application Management → [Select App] → Notifications → Pop-up Notifications

4.Do Not Disturb and Silence Schedule

Do Not Disturb (DND) allows you to temporarily disable all notifications or schedule them, which is useful in meetings, while sleeping or watching movies.

• 🔄 Quick turn on via Control Panel (swipe down from the top edge of the screen).
• ⚙️ Schedule settings in Settings → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb.

The following options are available in the mode settings menu:

To set the schedule:

1. Turn on the Schedule option.
2. Please indicate the start and end of the quiet mode.
3. Choose the days of the week (you can set separately for weekdays and weekends).

Set start and end times |Add exceptions for important contacts | Check if alarms are off |Save settings-->

⚠️ Note: Do Not Disturb by default turns off all sounds, including alarm clocks. To avoid this, add the Clock app to exceptions or use third-party alarm clocks (for example, Google Clock).

5. Hidden MIUI features for advanced users

If standard settings don't work, you can take advantage of the hidden capabilities of MIUI, which require carefulness because they change the system settings.

Method 1: Disabling notifications via ADB

This will require a computer and enabled USB debugging:

1. Connect the phone to the PC and allow debugging.
2. Open the command line (Windows) or the terminal (macOS/Linux).
3. Enter a command to disable notifications from a specific package (e.g. com.facebook.katana for Facebook): adb shell pm block com.facebook.katana
4. To return notifications, use: adb shell pm unblock com.facebook.katana

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB Do not block system applications (e.g. com.android.systemui) unless you are sure of the consequences.

Method 2: Editing settings with Activity Launcher

Activity Launcher (available on Google Play) allows you to open hidden MIUI menus:

1. Install and open Activity Launcher.
2. Find the Settings list (com.android.settings).
3. Select NotificationSettingsActivity – This is an extended notification menu.
4. You can turn off system alerts that are not available in the standard interface.

This method is useful for disabling notifications about updating MIUI, cleaning memory or connecting to Mi Account.

Method 3: Using Tasker for Automatic Control

Tasker allows you to create automatic rules for notifications, such as:

• 📴 Disabling banners when connecting to a specific Wi-Fi network (for example, at work).
• 🔇 Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb mode when you launch a specific application (e.g., Zoom for conferences).
• 📱 Hiding Social Media Notifications at Night.

The setup will require:

1. Install Tasker and AutoNotification plugin.
2. Create a new profile with a condition (e.g., "Connected to Wi-Fi 'Office'").
3. Add AutoNotification → Intercept and select the applications that you want to block.

Problems and Solutions: Why Notifications Are Not Hidden

Sometimes, even after all the settings, notifications continue to appear, and let’s look at the typical reasons and ways to fix them:

If the problem persists, try:

1. Update MIUI to the latest version (sometimes bugs are fixed in new builds).
2. Reset notification settings: Settings → Annexes → Application management → [Threefold] → Reset the notification settings.
3. Check your phone for viruses – some malware may show advertising notifications.

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If notifications from system applications (e.g. com.miui.securitycenter) are not disabled in standard ways, the only option is to use ADB or root rights.

Alternative solutions: third-party applications

If embedded tools MIUI They don't, you can use third-party utilities.-3 notification-management applications:

• 🛡️ Notification History Log – keeps a log of all notifications and allows you to block them retroactively.
• 🔇 AutoNotification (Tasker plugin) – Advanced banner management, including keyword filtering.
• 📵 Notisave – saves notifications and allows you to hide their display on the screen.

For installation:

1. Download the app from Google Play.
2. Grant permission to access notifications: Settings → Apps → [Application] → Notifications → Access to Notifications.
3. Set up filtering rules in the program interface.

⚠️ Note: Some notification blocking apps require special permissions (e.g, android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE). Be careful when installing programs from unknown developers – they may collect your data.

More powerful tools are available for root-right users, such as the Xposed Framework with GravityBox, which allow:

• Disable system notifications (e.g., Mi Account Synchronization) completely.
• Change the style of displaying banners (color, transparency, animation).
• Set up a blacklist of applications that will block notifications at the system level.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding notifications on Xiaomi