How to completely remove recommendations from Xiaomi phone: from advertising in MIUI to system tips

Advertising and obsessive recommendations in the shell of MIUI is one of the most common complaints of Xiaomi smartphone users. Even after buying a new Redmi, Poco or Black Shark, you can come across banners in the settings menu, suggestions for installing applications in Security or unnecessary notifications from Mi Video and Mi Music. In this article, we will discuss all ways to remove recommendations from a Xiaomi phone – from standard settings to radical methods for experienced users.

It’s important to understand that some of the recommendations are built into the firmware at the system level, and the other part comes through Xiaomi services (for example, MSA – Mi System Ads).We will look at solutions for different versions of MIUI (from 12 to 14), including global and Chinese builds. If you use custom firmware like xiaomi.eu or PixelExperience, some steps may not be necessary – in these ads are usually removed by default.

Before you start, check your firmware version: go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. This will help you follow the instructions more accurately. Also note that after major updates (for example, from MIUI 13 to MIUI 14), some menu items may swap places.

1. Disabling recommendations in standard MIUI settings

To start with, disabling ads through built-in options is a simple thing: Xiaomi has added the ability to deactivate some of the prompts right in the interface, but these settings are often hidden or reset after updates.

First of all, go to the Settings. → Memory and disable the "Recommendations" option (if any). → Notifications and status bar → Advertising notifications and deactivate all switches. MIUI This path may look like settings. → Annexes → Application management → Settings (cogs) → Promotional notices.

Pay special attention to the Security app:

• 📱 Open Security. → Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner.
• 🔍 Find the "Recommendations" or "Personalization" section and disable all sliders.
• 🛡️ In the Privacy Protection section, deactivate Personalized Guidelines and Improve User Experience.

If you still have ads after that, move on to the next method: In Chinese versions of MIUI (for example, for the CN market), some of the ad modules are disabled only through the Mi Account, which is tied to the region of China, this restriction is circumvented by using a VPN or changing the region in the account settings.

2. Removal of recommendations through Mi Account settings

Many users are unaware that some of the ads come through a linked Mi Account, and even if you are not logged in, the system can show "general" recommendations to disable them:

1. Open the Settings. → Xiaomi Account (or Mi Account).
2. Go to Account Settings → Confidentiality.
3. Turn off the options: 📢 "Personalized recommendations" 🔄 "Improving the user experience" 📊 "Usage analysis"

Synchronization settings

Mi Video

Mi Music

If you have a Chinese version of MIUI, you may need to change your account region to India or Russia (in your profile settings), which will help reduce the amount of ads, but does not guarantee that they disappear completely, and check if a second account (such as from a previous owner) is linked to your device, which may block some settings.

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If the ads returned after a few days after disabling recommendations in your Mi Account, try logging out, rebooting your phone, and re-entering, sometimes resetting the ad cache.

3. Disabling system applications responsible for recommendations

Some applications in MIUI are specifically designed to display ads and collect data, and can be disabled or removed (if you have superuser rights), and here is a list of the most intrusive services:

To disable these applications:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select "Show all apps."
3. Find the app from the table above, open its page and click "Disable" (or "Delete" if available).
4. Confirm action. Some system applications will require a password or a graphical key.

Change of region of telephone:

In some versions of MIUI, the amount of advertising varies by region.

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Language and Region.
2. Choose India or the European Union (there are fewer ads than the Chinese or global version).
3. Reboot the phone.

Disabling notifications from system applications:

Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Manage notifications and manually disable notifications for:

• 📱 Mi Video
• 🎵 Mi Music
• 🔍 Security (Security)
• 🛒 GetApps (Xiaomi app store)

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Changing a region to India often reduces the amount of advertising, but can lead to the loss of some features (for example, the company has a few examples, NFC-payment for Russian banks).

7 What to do if recommendations returned after the update

Xiaomi regularly releases MIUI updates that can reset ad settings. If banners reappear after the update, follow the following steps:

1. Check the versions of the applications: Go to Settings → Apps → App management and update all system applications (especially Security and GetApps). Sometimes the new version contains patches to disable ads.
2. Reset your ad settings: Go to Settings → Xiaomi Account → Account settings → Privacy and turn off all options related to recommendations again.
3. Clear the cache: In the same Application Management section, find the MSA (com.miui.systemAdSolution) and clear its cache and data.
4. Repeat. ADB-Teams: If you have previously used ADB To disable ads, repeat commands again – the update could return hidden packets.

If the problem repeats after each update, consider turning off automatic updates:

• 🔄 Go to Settings. → The phone. → Updating the system.
• 🔕 Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Settings".
• 🚫 Turn off "Automatic booting over Wi-Fi" and "Automatic installation".

This won’t eliminate advertising forever, but it will give you control over when to install updates and whether to reconfigure the system.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Xiaomi recommendations