How to remove ads from Xiaomi MIUI 12 apps

Xiaomi smartphone owners often encounter intrusive banners and advertisements that suddenly appear while using standard apps. MIUI 12, despite its visual enhancements and new security features, has retained an aggressive monetization policy built right into the operating system.This can be annoying, especially when a pop-up overrides an important dialogue or interrupts an article reading.

Fortunately, there is a proven way to rid your Redmi or POCO of this digital noise without having to get superuser (root) rights.You don't have to be a programmer to perform a basic privacy setting and disable the services responsible for displaying content.The process takes no more than fifteen minutes, but the result drastically changes the experience of interacting with the device.

In this article, we will discuss all available methods of blocking, from official system settings to more advanced manipulation of network parameters. Removing advertising will not only make smartphone use more enjoyable, but also save battery power, as well as mobile traffic, which is spent on downloading media content in the background.

Disabling the MSA system advertising service

The main source of intrusive suggestions in the MIUI shell is a system process called MSA (MIUI System Ads), which collects data about your actions and broadcasts personalized banners in the interface, and to turn it off, you need to log into the authorization menu and withdraw consent to work of the service.

Go to Settings, select Password and Security, and then find Access to Personal Data. In the app list that opens, find msa and put the switch to an inactive state. The system will alert you to the consequences, but this is standard procedure for all system constraints.

⚠️ Attention: When trying to disconnect MSA A countdown timer will appear (usually 10 seconds) Do not press the confirmation button immediately, wait until the countdown is completed, or you will have to start again.

After a successful shutdown, you'll notice that the number of offers in standard utilities has decreased, but to have a full effect, this procedure often has to be repeated. 2-3 It's a very common thing, because Xiaomi servers may not immediately accept the request the first time. MIUI 12, wait-out.

It's important to understand that turning off the MSA doesn't disrupt the basic functions of the phone, calls or messages. You just prevent the system from showing you commercial offers. If you decide to return it as it was in the future, just activate the switch again in the same menu.

Setting up the application Security and Clean Master

One of the most annoying sources of advertising is the built-in Security app, which triggers a clean master every time you lock your screen or schedule, and this window often contains links to install games or news, and you have to change the settings of the app itself to remove them.

Open the Security app, click on the settings gear in the top right corner. Find Receive recommendations and turn it off. Next, go to Clean Master inside the settings and also turn off the Receive recommendations option. This action will clear the utility interface of unnecessary blocks.

Also worth paying attention to the notifications this app can generate: Go to Settings → Notifications and Control Center → Application Notifications, find Security, and disable categories related to “Recommendations” or “Ads” leaving only critical virus warnings.

With these changes, the cleaning menu will be minimal and will only serve its direct function of freeing up memory, which is especially important for owners of low-end Redmi models, where every megabyte of RAM counts, and unnecessary processes only slow down work.

Cleaning the Mi Browser browser and apps Topics

Themes are separate channels for content distribution. They often offer news feeds and wallpaper selections, which are essentially disguised advertising. They also need to be customized to work comfortably.

In the Browser app, click on three menu bars, select Settings → News and turn off the display of the news feed. Also in the Privacy and Security section, turn off personalization. In the Topics app, go to the profile (the person in the corner), click on the settings and uncheck the Show Ads or Personal Recommendations.

Remember that the Topic app can request permission to notify, it is better to completely prohibit it from sending push notifications through the system menu, so that various promotions and discounts do not bother you at the wrong time.

These changes will make standard tools much more functional, with the interface cleaner and the focus shifting to content that is interesting to you, not to those who pay for banner placement on the system.

Blocking Advertising in System Applications

Ad blocks are found even in utilities such as Music, Video (Mi Video) and Downloads. In MIUI 12, they can appear on the start screen or when you complete a file download. Each application takes seconds to set up, but requires care.

In the Downloads app, click three dots in the corner, select Settings and turn off Receive Recommendations. The Music and Video app uses the same algorithm: menu → settings → general settings → disable recommendation receipt and display of ads. In some versions of MIUI, these items may be called slightly differently, but the essence remains the same.

Once you do this, the interface of all media applications will be neutral, and you will no longer see offers to download another game or subscribe to a streaming service directly inside the player.

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If you don’t use Xiaomi’s standard apps (Music, Video, Browser), you can simply remove or disable them via ADB so they don’t run in the background.

Using Private DNS to block at the network level

The most effective and versatile method, which works not only in Xiaomi applications, but also in third-party games and browsers, is setting up Private DNS (Private DNS), which redirects requests to ad servers to nowhere, blocking them from loading before they hit the screen.

To implement this method, go to Settings → Connection and Sharing (or Additional settings depending on version) Find Private DNS (Private DNS). Select the mode "Host Name of the provider" DNS" (or "Manual") and enter the address: dns.adguard.com.

⚠️ Attention: After Enablement of Private DNS Some apps or sites may stop uploading images or not work properly if they use the same domains as ad networks, in which case temporarily return the setting to Auto mode".

This method is particularly effective for blocking ads in free apps and games that don’t have their own banner disabling setting.It also increases privacy by hiding your privacy. IP-address.

You can check your work by opening any news site or advertising app, and if instead of banners you see empty seats or a download error message, then the setting of dns.adguard.com works correctly.

Managing Notifications and Push Services

Even after the main sources are turned off, some notifications can seep through system services such as GetApps (app store) or Mi Credit.These services often come with software pre-installed and require separate attention.

Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps. Search GetApps, go to Notifications, and disable all categories. Do the same for Mi Credit, Mi Community, and other system services you don’t use on a daily basis.

• 📱 GetApps: App Store, the main source of push notifications about discounts.
• 💳 Mi Credit: Financial services often send loan offers.
• 🌏 Mi Community: User forum, can spam news.
• 📂 Explorer: Sometimes shows file recommendations.

Don’t be afraid to turn off notifications from system applications if you don’t know what they’re responsible for. In today’s Android and MIUI, critical system messages (such as low battery power or security updates) come via the System channel, which you can’t turn off, or through standard Google services.

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Cleaning out advertising requires a comprehensive approach: disabling MSA, Configure each application and use DNS-filter.

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