How to remove the bottom panel on Xiaomi: hide navigation buttons forever

The bottom panel with virtual Back, Home and Recent buttons on Xiaomi smartphones takes precious space on the screen, especially on devices with a small diagonal or cutouts for the front camera. MIUI They want to hide it to expand the workspace or go to gesture control, but not everyone knows how to do it correctly. In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to remove the bottom panel, including hidden settings, ADB-commands and third-party utilities.

It is important to understand that the methods differ depending on the version of MIUI (12, 13, 14 or HyperOS), the model of the smartphone (Redmi Note 10, Poco X5, Xiaomi 13T, etc.) and the type of control (classic buttons or gestures). Some solutions require unlocking the bootloader or superuser rights (root), others work out of the box. We will consider options from the simplest to the most radical – choose the right one for your case.

If you just updated your firmware and the bottom panel reappears, don’t worry: it’s standard behavior. MIUI All settings will be saved, it is enough to turn them on again. AMOLED-screens concealment of the panel will also prolong the life of the matrix, since static elements faster cause burn-in (pixel burnout).

1. Hiding the panel through standard MIUI settings

The safest and most recommended way is to use the built-in system options, which is suitable for most Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones on MIUI 12-14 and HyperOS. The main condition is that the device must be enabled gesture control (if not, go to the next section).

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings → Display.
2. Select Full-screen mode (on some firmware - Display Style).
3. Activate Hide the lower navigation bar or Full-screen gestures.
4. Reboot your smartphone (required!) to make the changes take effect.

If Hide the bottom bar is not on the menu, your firmware does not support this out of the box feature, in which case try the alternative methods below, and check if you have a child mode or a guest profile, which blocks some settings.

2.Switch to full-screen gestures (for MIUI 10–14)

If your firmware doesn't have a direct option to hide the panel, but you have gesture support, you can swipe the classic buttons, and it won't remove the panel completely, but it will make it transparent and inactive in most applications. The method works on all Xiaomi devices with MIUI 10 and later, including Redmi 9, Poco F3 and Xiaomi Mi 11.

How to turn on:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → System system → Gestures (or Additional settings) → Buttons and gestures).
• 👆 Select Full Screen gestures (option) MIUI Android).
• ⚙️ In gesture settings, turn off the option to Show the navigation bar (if any).
• 🔄 Reset the device.

Once gestures are activated, the bottom panel will become translucent and will only appear when swiped up from the bottom edge of the screen. In some applications (for example, YouTube or Chrome), it may temporarily manifest itself - this is normal MIUI behavior.

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If swipe up does not work in some games after switching to gestures (for example, in Genshin Impact or PUBG Mobile), turn on Immersive Mode in the game settings or use third-party utilities like Nacho Notch.

3. Hiding the panel through ADB (no root)

For advanced users willing to work with ADB (Android Debug Bridge), there is a way to hide the panel forever without getting root permissions.This method is suitable for Xiaomi on Android 9-14 and does not require unlocking the bootloader.

Step-by-step:

1. Install ADB and Fastboot Tools on PC.
2. Turn on your smartphone to debug by USB (Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version → 7 times tap the build number → return to Additional settings → For developers).
3. Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command: adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
4. To reverse the cover-up, use: adb shell settings put global policy_control null

Note: On some MIUI 14 and HyperOS firmware, this command may cause bugs with keyboard display or system dialogs.

Install Xiaomi drivers on PC

Enable debugging over USB on your phone

Connect your phone to the original cable

Check the connection with the adb device command

Backup important data-->

4. Use of third-party applications

If standard methods don't work, you can use apps from Google Play. They don't require root, but some features may be limited on newer versions of MIUI.

For use:

1. Download and install one of the applications.
2. Grant permission to Overlay over other windows (Settings → Special Opportunities → Overlay).
3. Activate the concealment of the panel in the application settings.

⚠️ Note: Apps like Nacho Notch can invoke artifacts when watching full-screen video (like Netflix or TikTok.

5. editing system files (root required)

For users with unlocked bootloader and root rights, there is a radical way - editing the build.prop file. This will hide the panel forever, but requires caution: incorrect changes can lead to a bootloop ( looped reboot).

Instructions:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or Solid Explorer).
2. Open /system/build.prop file in the text editor.
3. Add at the end of the line: qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
4. Save the file, set the rights 644 (rw-r--r---).
5. Reset the device.

If the panel has disappeared after the reboot, but the touch buttons do not work, return the changes back. On some devices (Poco F1, Xiaomi Mi 9), this method can turn off vibration when you press the screen.

6. Resetting settings to factory (extreme case)

If the bottom panel comes after the firmware update and doesn't disappear in any way, sometimes it helps to reset to factory settings, which is a radical solution, but it will return all system parameters to their original state, including the display settings.

How to reset:

1. Back up your data via Settings → Google → Backup or Mi Cloud.
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Choose Delete all data and confirm the action.
4. After the reboot, configure the device as new and immediately activate full-screen gestures.

⚠️ Note: On HyperOS devices, a reset may result in a Mi Account being blocked if Find Device was previously enabled. → Xiaomi account.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding the bottom panel on Xiaomi

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On HyperOS devices (e.g. Xiaomi 14 or Redmi) K70) The standard cover of the panel may conflict with the new interface. ADB-Team or wait for firmware updates.