How to permanently remove advertising from the phone Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro: step-by-step instructions

Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro is a popular smartphone with an excellent price-quality ratio, but many users face intrusive advertising in the system applications MIUI. Advertising banners in the settings menu, notifications about “recommended services” and pop-ups in the Browser or Music annoy and slow down the device. In this article, we will discuss 5 proven ways to remove ads on the Poco M3 Pro without losing functionality – from standard settings to advanced methods using ADB.

It's important to understand that some of the advertising is built into MIUI firmware at the system level. Xiaomi mounts user data through targeted ads, but there are several legal ways to completely disable it. We tested each method on the Poco M3 Pro 5G (comellian model) with the latest version of MIUI 14 - all instructions are valid for 2026.

If you're willing to spend 10 to 15 minutes setting up, you can get rid of 90 percent of ads. For the most persistent users, there are radical solutions, like custom firmware, but that requires unlocking the bootloader and can be insecure. Let's start with the simplest and safest ways.

1. disable personalized advertising in MIUI settings

The first step is to deactivate data collection for targeted advertising, which won't remove all banners, but will significantly reduce their number. MIUI has hidden settings that Xiaomi doesn't advertise, but they work.

Go to: Settings → Google → Advertising and disable the option “Personalized Ads”. Then go back to the main settings and select: Settings → Additional → Privacy → Advertising (or Special Features → Advertising Services in older versions of MIUI).

• 🔘 Turn off "Get recommendations" (this is the main source of advertising in the settings menu).
• 🔘 Shut down "MIUI Optimization – This service analyzes your behavior and selects ads.
• 🔘 Remove the tick from "Show advertising in system applications" (if there is a paragraph in your firmware version).

After this action, ads in Settings, Weather and Themes should disappear, but banners in Browser, Music and Downloads will remain — they are removed separately.

⚠️ Note: After disabling advertising services, some functions MIUI For example, we'll stop updating weather widgets or App Vault recommendations. This is not critical, but keep in mind.

2.Removal of Advertising in Xiaomi System Applications

Browser, Music, Downloads and Themes are the main sources of advertising, and they can be “cleaned” without root rights, but it will take a little more action than just turning off the ticks.

First, try the standard method:

1. Open a problem application (for example, the browser).
2. Slip on the three points in the upper right corner → Settings.
3. Find the Advertising or Personalization section and disable all related options.
4. Clear the app cache through Settings → Apps → [App name] → Storage → Clear the cache.

If the advertisement remains, use an alternative method:

• 📱 Install a third-party browser (like Firefox or Kiwi Browser) and make it the default app.
• 🎵 For music, use Spotify, YouTube Music or VLC — They don’t show ads for Xiaomi.
• 🖼️ Replace the Gallery with Google Photos or Simple Gallery (no ads and with advanced features).

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If you don’t want to install third-party apps, try rolling back the system to the factory version. To do this, go to Settings → Apps → [Title] → Three dots → Reverse updates.

3. Blocking Advertising through ADB (without root)

The most effective way to remove advertising on Poco M3 Pro - use ADB-It doesn't require superuser rights, but it takes a computer and 5 minutes. MIUI, including Poco M3 Pro 5G.

Step-by-step:

1. Put the debugging on. USB: Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI (Tap 7 times until the message "You became a developer" appears. → Additionally. → For developers → Debugging by USB (turn on).
2. Connect your phone to your PC and confirm your trust in your computer.
3. Download. ADB-Tools: Official Google Package (uncamp to folder) C:\adb).
4. Open the command prompt in the ADB folder (press Shift + right mouse button → “Open command window”).
5. Follow the commands (one by one, waiting for the answer to success): adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution adb shell pm hide com.xiaomi.midrop adb shell pm hide com.android.browser

These commands hide (not remove!) the system components responsible for displaying the ads. After the phone is rebooted, the banners in Settings, Weather and Themes will disappear. If you want to return everything back, use the command:

adb shell pm unhide [packet name]

⚠️ Note: Some commands may disrupt Mi Drop (file transfer) or Browser.If you need these features, skip the corresponding packets in the list above.

Debugging enabled by USB| Xiaomi drivers installed on PC| Downloaded platform-tools | Phone connected in "File Transfer" mode-->

4.Use of DNS-filters for blocking advertising

If the ads still slip through the browser or apps, try changing them. DNS-This method blocks ad domains at the network level and works even without the need to ADB. Suitable for Poco M3 Pro on any version MIUI.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings. → Connections → Private DNS (or settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Private DNS).
2. Select "Private Host Name" DNS" and enter one of the addresses: dns.adguard.com (blocks ads and trackers) 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com (Cloudflare with Malware filtering) doh.centraleuro.dns.nextdns.io (NextDNS with customization)

Save the settings and restart the phone.

For maximum effect, combine this method with an ad blocker in the browser (for example, uBlock Origin in Kiwi Browser). DNS-filters also protect against phishing and malicious sites.

5. Installation of custom firmware (for advanced)

If none of the above methods worked, the radical solution is to install custom firmware without advertising, which is suitable for the Poco M3 Pro, but requires unlocking the bootloader and can lead to a loss of warranty.

Advantages of custom firmware:

• 🚀 Complete absence of advertising and bloat (unnecessary system applications).
• 🔄 Regular security updates (as opposed to official security updates) MIUI).
• ⚡ Improved performance and battery life.

Recommended firmware for Poco M3 Pro (camellian):

• 📱 Pixel Experience – pure Android without unnecessary services Xiaomi.
• 📱 LineageOS - Stable and Optimized Version.
• 📱 Xiaomi.eu – modified MIUI Advertising free (but with all functions supported).

Installation instructions:

1. Unlock the bootloader through the official Xiaomi tool (you will have to wait 7 days).
2. Install TWRP Recovery for Comellian.
3. Download the firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience) and transfer it to your phone.
4. Load to TWRP, backup and run the firmware.

⚠️ Warning: Unofficial firmware may contain bugs. Before installing, check reviews on the XDA-Developers forum for the Poco model M3 Pro. Also note that after unlocking the loader will reset all data!

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Custom firmware is the only way to remove ads 100%, but it requires technical skills. If you're a beginner, start with the methods from the previous sections.

6. Additional tips: how to avoid the return of advertising

Even after successful removal of the advert, it may reappear after the MIUI update, so that it does not happen:

• 🔄 Turn off automatic system updates: Settings → The phone. → Updating the system → Three points. → Settings → Auto-update (off).
• 📦 Freeze unnecessary system applications with App Freezer (required) ADB).
• 🛡️ Use Firewall (like NetGuard) to block access to Xiaomi ad servers.
• 🔍 Check your privacy settings regularly after updates – Xiaomi occasionally resets them.

Critical information: If after the update MIUI The advertisement is back, repeat the steps with ADB-New firmware versions can recover hidden packages.

Also, look at the apps from Xiaomi that you install manually (like Mi Home or Mi Fit) that often contain ad modules.

• 🏠 Mi Home instead → Home Assistant or Tuya Smart.
• 🏃 Instead of Mi Fit. → Google Fit or Zepp.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing ads on Poco M3 Pro