How to permanently remove ads on Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro: from system banners to push notifications

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (also known as Redmi K20 Pro) is one of the most popular flagships of the brand, but even it is not without the main drawback of MIUI firmware: annoying advertising. Banners in the settings menu, push notifications from system applications, advertising blocks in the launcher - all this spoils the impression of the device. Unlike budget models, where advertising is justified by low prices, owners of the Mi 9T Pro often wonder why they get the same "ad garbage" for flagship money?

In this article, we will discuss 5 proven ways to remove ads on Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro – from basic settings to advanced methods using ADB. All instructions are relevant to versions MIUI 12-14 (including global and Chinese firmware) and do not require superuser rights (root).Important: some methods can reset personal settings, so make a backup through Settings before starting. → The phone. → Backup.

1. Disabling personalized advertising in MIUI

The easiest way to reduce the amount of ads is to disable personalized ads in your Xiaomi account settings, which won’t remove ads completely, but will reduce the number of targeted banners in your system apps.

Instructions:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Xiaomi Account (or Mi Account).
• 🔍 Scroll down and select Account Settings. → Privacy.
• 🚫 Disable Sliders: Personalized recommendations (or Personalized ads) Interest-Based Advertising (if any)
• 🔄 Reset the device.

After that, ads in Mi Browser, Music and Video should decrease, but system banners (such as Settings or Security) will remain.

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If there is no Personalized Recommendations, update the Mi Account app via Google Play, which may not be available in older versions.

2. Manual disabling of advertising in system applications

Many built-in MIUI applications (e.g. Security, Themes, Cleaner) have their own ad settings. They need to be disabled separately.

List of key applications and ways to set up:

If there is no item, it means that your version of MIUI has moved or renamed it. For example, in MIUI 14, the ad settings in Security may be located along the Settings path → Additional → Advertising.

3. disabling push notifications from system services

One of the most intrusive types of ads on the Mi 9T Pro is push notifications from Mi Video, Mi Browser and other system services, which can be disabled through the notification settings.

Step-by-step:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, type the name of the app (such as Mi Video or Browser).
3. Select the app and go to Notifications.
4. Turn off the display notification slider.
5. For complete disabling of advertising also prohibit: 📌 Pop-up windows (if any) 🔔 Sounds and vibrations

Critical detail: some system applications (such as mipush) cannot be disabled by standard means, but they will have to be blocked through ADB or removed using root.

4.Using ADB to Deeply Disable Advertising

If manual settings don’t work, the most effective way is to disable ads via Android Debug Bridge (ADB). This method does not require root, but requires a computer and USB-cable.

Instructions:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on PC.
2. Turn on USB Debugging on your phone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times to become a developer) → Settings → Additional → Developers → Debugging on USB.
3. Connect the Mi 9T Pro to your PC and confirm the debugging permission.
4. Open the command prompt (cmd) in the folder with ADB and enter alternately:

adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution


adb shell pm hide com.xiaomi.midrop




adb shell pm hide com.miui.analytics




adb shell pm hide com.miui.hybrid




adb shell pm hide com.xiaomi.market

After completing the commands, restart the phone. Advertising in settings, launcher and system applications should disappear.

Install ADB Tools on PC| Enable USB debugging on your phone | Connect your phone with the original cable | Check the connection with the adb device-->

⚠️ Note: Pm hide commands only work on the MIUI 12+ Global firmware on the Chinese versions (China) ROM) Use Disable-user instead of hide: Adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution But note that this may cause some features to crash (e.g. Mi Drop will stop working).

5. Installation of an alternative launcher and removal of system applications

If you’re tired of advertising in a standard MIUI launcher, the best solution is to install a third-party launcher (like Nova Launcher or Lawnchair) that won’t remove the system ads completely, but will make them less visible.

To completely remove advertising modules will require:

1. Get root rights (for example, through Magisk).
2. Install Root Explorer or Titanium Backup.
3. Delete the following packages: 🗑️ com.miui.systemAdSolution – Advertising in Settings 🗑️ com.xiaomi.msa.global – Analytics collection 🗑️ com.miui.analytics – targeted advertising

After deleting, restart your phone. If you experience a crash (such as the Themes or Security stop working), restore the deleted packets from the backup.

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Removing system applications without root can lead to a device blink. Use this method only if you are confident in your actions!

6. Alternative methods: firmware and custom ROM

If none of these things worked, the radical solution is to reflash the Mi 9T Pro on custom firmware without advertising.

• 📱 LineageOS – pure Android without unnecessary services Xiaomi.
• 📱 Pixel Experience – firmware with Google Pixel interface.
• 📱 Xiaomi.eu – modified MIUI Advertising-free and Chinese-based.

The firmware process requires unlocking the bootloader and installing TWRP. Detailed instructions for the Mi 9T Pro (raphael) are available on the XDA-Developers forum.

⚠️ Warning: Unlocking the bootloader will reset all data on the phone, including photos and apps, and it will void the warranty (if it is still valid). ROM Redmi model K20 Pro (Mi 9T Pro, as firmware from another model can turn a phone into a brick".

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing ads on Mi 9T Pro