How to remove the inscription from the lock screen Xiaomi

Modern Xiaomi smartphones running MIUI or HyperOS shells are famous for their functionality, but often disappoint users with intrusive content. One of the most annoying features is the appearance of various inscriptions, banner ads or text blocks on the lock screen, this can be both system advertising and information widgets that cover the wallpaper or simply take up useful space.

Device owners often face a situation where after updating the system or changing the theme, foreign elements appear on the locked display. You can remove the inscription from the Xiaomi lock screen in several ways, but the methodology will depend on the specific device model and firmware version. In some cases, this is a standard feature, in others - the result of activating third-party themes.

In this guide, we will discuss in detail all possible causes of redundant text and provide step-by-step instructions for eliminating it. You do not need root access or complex technical skills, just follow the algorithm of actions in the settings menu carefully.

Reasons for the appearance of extraneous text and advertising

Before you start taking action to remove items, you need to understand the nature of their origin. Most often, users activate features that are forgotten or install themes with embedded content. MIUI has many layers of personalization, and each of them can be a source of inscriptions.

The main culprit is often Glance or Carousell, which automatically changes the wallpaper and displays the news feed, and the text can be part of the design of a third-party theme downloaded from the Themes store. In rare cases, the inscriptions are system notifications about low battery power or connect accessories that cannot be turned off by standard methods.

• 📱 Activated the function “Wallpaper Carousel” or similar services from Google and Xiaomi.
• 🎨 A third-party design theme with built-in widgets on the lock screen is installed.
• 📢 Included recommendations and advertising in system applications.
• ⚙️ Failure of the launcher or cache of the system.

⚠️ Note: If the text on the lock screen is aggressive advertising and appears even after resetting, check the list of installed applications.

Disconnection of the wallpaper carousel service

The most common source of dynamic texting and changing images is the wallpaper carousel service, which is designed to diversify the visual experience by showing new images every time you turn on the screen, but is often accompanied by text blocks describing the location or advertising.

To disable this component, you'll need to go to the design settings. Find the menu item Always on screen and lock or just Lock the screen. Depending on the version of MIUI, the path may vary slightly, but the logic remains the same: look for the section responsible for changing the backgrounds.

Inside the menu, find the switch for Wallpaper Carousel or Glance, put it inactive, and then the system stops downloading new content, and the lock screen returns to a static image that you set yourself.

If the standard path doesn't work, try clearing the wallpaper carousel app data. Go to Settings → Apps → All apps, search for the wallpaper carousel (or Glance for Mi) in the list, and click the Clear button. This will reset the cache and temporary files that may have caused artifacts to appear.

Theme and design management

The Themes store is the heart of Xiaomi's personalization, but it's often the source of unwanted items.Many free themes contain built-in ads or specific time and date widgets that look like extraneous inscriptions on a black background.

To check if the theme is causing the problem, switch to standard design temporarily. Go to the Themes app, go to the profile (human icon) and select Themes. Activate the Classic or Default theme. If the caption is missing, then the problem was in the third-party design code.

When choosing new themes, pay attention to the lock screen preview. Often developers add logos, quotes or weather widgets to it, which may conflict with the system fonts or simply dislike the user, removing such a theme completely solves the problem.

It is also worth checking the font settings. Sometimes setting a non-standard font will cause system text (time, date) to display incorrectly or shift, creating visual noise. Go back to the standard font in Settings → Screen → Font to rule this out.

Customization of widgets and Always on Display

Technology Always on Display (AOD) It allows you to display information on the screen off, but on some models with AMOLED-It can work incorrectly with matrices or leave ghostly labels, and widgets added to the lock screen can overlap with each other.

To manage these elements, go to Settings → Always on screen and lock. Here you can turn off the AOD function completely or adjust its schedule. If you use widgets (calendar, steps, weather), try removing them one by one to find the culprit of visual noise.

Note that widget management has become more flexible on newer versions of HyperOS, and you can press the lock screen for a long time (unlocking the phone, but not logging in completely if you allow the setup, or through the edit menu in the settings) to remove unnecessary plaques.

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Use a static dark wallpaper for AMOLED-Not only will this eliminate visual noise, but it will also save a lot of battery power, because the black pixels on these arrays don't consume energy.

Disabling system advertising and recommendations

Often, the word “signature” refers to the ad blocks that the system inserts in the interface, and while direct advertising is rare on the lock screen itself, it can appear as notifications from system applications that visually merge with the interface.

To minimize noise, you need to turn off personalized ads. Go to Settings → Passwords & Security → Privacy → Advertising Services. Turn off the Personalized Ads option. This won’t remove all ads, but will make them less intrusive and relevant.

You should also go through the built-in app settings. In the Security app, click on the gear in the corner and turn off "Receive recommendations." Similar actions can be done in the Explorer and Music app if they display notifications on a locked screen.

⚠️ Warning: Complete shutdown of system services through ADB This can cause your phone to work unstable. Use only the standard switches in the settings menu described in this guide.

Resetting the lock screen settings

If none of the above methods helped remove the inscription, it is possible that the system has suffered a software failure and the interface settings are damaged, in which case the effective solution is to reset the lock screen settings to factory values.

This procedure will not delete your personal data (photos, contacts, apps), but will return all the checkout options, alarms and lock settings to the original state. To do this, go to Settings → About Phone (or Advanced Settings) and find the reset point.

Select Reset Wi-Fi, mobile Internet and Bluetooth (sometimes helps to reset network settings that affect the synchronization of the themes) or, if there is a separate item, Reset the lock screen settings. In extreme cases, you can perform a full reset of all settings, but this will require re-authorization in accounts.

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Resetting lock settings is a secure procedure that often resolves interface “glitch” issues without affecting the user’s personal files.

Use of third-party launchers and applications

For advanced users who are not satisfied with standard MIUI features, there are alternative solutions. Installing a third-party launcher or a dedicated application for the lock screen allows you to completely ignore the system settings of Xiaomi.

Apps like Niagara Launcher (although it’s a desktop launcher) or Google Play’s dedicated blockers can take over screen control, but beware: using such programs can increase battery consumption and create conflicts with biometrics (a fingerprint may stop working on a locked screen).

If you choose to use third-party software, make sure it has the necessary permissions, usually you need to give access to “Map on top of other applications” and device administrator rights, without which the new lock will not be able to correctly replace the system one.

To sum up, the problem with the labels on the lock screen is solvable 99% of the time, the main thing is to consistently check the settings of the themes, carousel services and system notifications, a clean lock screen not only pleases the eye, but also speeds up access to the information you need.