How to permanently remove ads from Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T: from system banners to push notifications

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T is one of the most popular smartphones in the budget segment, but many users are faced with its main “chip”: aggressive advertising in the system interface. Banners in settings, push notifications from MIUI, advertising blocks in standard applications – all this is not only annoying, but also slows down the device. In this article, we will discuss 7 working ways to remove ads on the Redmi Note 8T without losing functionality, including hidden settings, ADB commands and alternative methods for advanced users.

It's important to understand that some of the ads are built into MIUI firmware at the system level, and you can only remove them completely by unlocking the bootloader and installing custom firmware. But most users will have enough of the standard methods that we described below. If you're willing to sacrifice a warranty for a clean interface, at the end of this article you'll find instructions for deep cleaning through TWRP.

Before you start, check the MIUI version on your Redmi Note 8T: go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. Current firmware (e.g. MIUI 14) may have changed ways to set up – we’ve taken this into account in the instructions.

1. disable personalized advertising in MIUI settings

The easiest way to reduce the amount of ads is to prevent MIUI from collecting data about your preferences, which will not remove all banners, but will significantly reduce their number, especially in standard applications (Weather, Music, Themes).

Instructions:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Google → Advertising (if no item, skip the step).
• 🔄 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Confidentiality → Advertising services.
• 🚫 Turn off the “Personalized Ads” option and reset the “Advertising Identifier” (Reset button).
• 🔒 Go back to the main settings and open the settings. → The phone. → Version. MIUI, Tap 7 times on the line "Version" MIUI»**, activate the developer mode.

After this action, ads on Google services and some of the system applications should disappear. However, banners in MIUI Launcher and Security Center will remain — read on to remove them.

2. Hidden MIUI settings: how to disable advertising in system applications

MIUI hides some of the ad modules in the back of the menu, and to get to them, you need to know the exact paths — they vary depending on the firmware version. Below are the current instructions for the Redmi Note 8T on MIUI 12-14.

List of applications where you can turn off advertising:

• 🌦️ Weather: App settings → Additionally. → Disable recommendations.
• 🎵 Music: Settings → Recommendations → Disable personalized content.
• 📱 Topics: Profile → Settings → Disable recommendations.
• 🛡️ Security Center: Settings → Promotional notices → Shut down.

Pay special attention to the Security Center, the main application that generates most push notifications. If your version of MIUI does not have an Advertising Notice, try an alternative way:

1. Open the security center.
2. Slap the icon. ⚙️ top-right.
3. Select Notifications → Notification settings.
4. Disable all options related to “Recommendations” and “Special Offers”.

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If after the shutdown, the ads continue to appear, clear the Security Center app cache in Settings → Applications → Application Management → Security Center → Clear the cache.

3. Removal of Advertising through ADB (without root)

If standard methods don't work, it's time for ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which allows you to disable system ad modules without getting root permissions, but requires you to connect your smartphone to your computer. On the Redmi Note 8T, this method works steadily, but after resetting or updating MIUI, you will have to repeat the procedure.

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux.
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).
• 📦 Installed drivers ADB Fastboot (you can download from the official Android website).
• 🔧 Developer mode enabled and debugging by USB phone-on.

Step-by-step:

1. Connect the Redmi Note 8T to your computer and select File Transfer mode.
2. Open the command prompt (cmd on Windows or Terminal on macOS/Linux) and type:

adb devices

If the device appears in the list, execute the command to disable the ads:

adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution

To disable ads in MIUI Launcher (banners on the home screen):

adb shell pm hide com.miui.miservice

Once you have completed the commands, restart your phone. Ads should disappear from most system applications. If an Operation not allowed error occurs, then your device has blocked access to pm hide, try an alternative method:

adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1

Install drivers ADB PC-only|Enable the developer mode on the phone|Activate debugging by USB|Connect your phone to the original cable|Check the visibility of the device by the adb device command-->

4. Blocking advertising domains through hosts file

Another effective way is to block Xiaomi ad servers at the system level, by editing the hosts file that redirects domain names, which requires root rights or using ADBs to write to the system partition.

List of the main advertising domains MIUI:

How to edit hosts without root:

1. Download the hosts file with ad blocking (for example, from here).
2. Connect your phone to your PC and copy the file to /sdcard/.
3. Open ADB and execute the commands:

adb shell


su




mount -o rw,remount /system




cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc/hosts




chmod 644 /system/etc/hosts




reboot

If you don’t have root, use the AdAway app (Magisk requires) or Blokada app (works without root, but blocks VPN-level ads).

5. Installation of an alternative launcher

If you're annoyed by banners on the home screen and in the app menu, the most radical way is to swap the standard MIUI Launcher for a third-party.This won't remove ads from system apps, but will clear the desktop and notification bar.

The best alternatives for the Redmi Note 8T are:

• 🏆 Nova Launcher – flexible setup, no advertising, gesture support.
• 🎨 Lawnchair – open source, minimalist design, close to the stock Android.
• 🚀 Hyperion Launcher – Optimized for performance, themes support.
• 🔄 Microsoft Launcher – Windows integration, cloud backup.

How to determine:

1. Download the launcher from Google Play.
2. Open the app and follow the setup instructions.
3. In your phone settings, select the new default launcher: Settings → Applications → Default → Launcher.

Once a third-party launcher is installed, the banners on the home screen will disappear, but the ads in the Security Center and Settings will remain.For complete cleaning, combine this method with ADB or hosts lock.

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Alternative launchers don’t remove system ads completely, but they do remove them from the home screen and app menus, and require additional firmware manipulations to clean up deeply.

6. disable push notifications from MIUI

One of the most intrusive ones is the push notifications from MIUI, which appear in the curtain and on the locked screen, and you can turn them off separately from the rest of the ads.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification management.
2. Find the Security Center, MIUI Update, Themes, and GetApps apps.
3. For each, turn off the “Show Notifications” option**.
4. Return to Notifications and Status bar and turn off “Recommendations”** in the Additional section.

If notifications continue to appear, check the settings of Google Play Services:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Google → Notifications.
• 🚫 Disable all options related to “Recommendations” and “Special Offers».

For full control of notifications, install the Notification History Log (requires ADB to access logs) or AutoNotification (to automate locking).

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If important notifications have disappeared after disabling notifications (for example, about security updates), check the settings in Settings → Notifications → Priority notifications and add the desired applications to exceptions.

7. Radical methods: custom firmware and Magisk

If none of the above methods worked, the last option is to install custom firmware or modify system files via Magisk, which is only suitable for advanced users, as it requires unlocking the bootloader and can lead to loss of warranty.

Step-by-step:

1. 🔓 Unlock the bootloader through the official Mi Unlock Tool (requires a Mi Account binding and waits 7-30 days).
2. 📥 Install. TWRP Recovery for Redmi Note 8T (You can download it on the official website).
3. 🔄 Make a backup of the current firmware in TWRP (backup).
4. 📦 Install custom firmware without advertising, for example: LineageOS - pure Android without unnecessary modules. Pixel Experience - firmware with the Google Pixel interface. MIUI by XDA — modified MIUI publicity.

Magisk

Universal Ad-Blocker

MIUI Debloater

Warnings:

⚠️ Attention! Unlocking the bootloader resets the phone to factory settings. Backup the data via Mi Cloud or TWRP.

⚠️ Attention! Installing unofficial firmware can cause the camera, sensors or mobile network to run unsteady. Check firmware reviews on forums before installing. XDA or 4PDA.

If you are not ready for such drastic measures, go back to the methods in the previous sections – they are less risky and cover 80-90% of advertising in MIUI.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing ads on Redmi Note 8T