How to permanently remove annoying tips from the lock screen on Xiaomi

The lock screen on Xiaomi smartphones often turns into a battleground with unnecessary prompts: "Plug Mi Account!", "Activate sync!", "Try a new gesture!". These tips are not just annoying - they slow unlock, eat up battery power and sometimes block important notifications. Worse, after MIUI updates or switch to HyperOS, these prompts can return, even if you have already disabled them.

Complicating the problem is that Xiaomi is actively promoting its services through the lock screen, masking advertising as “helpful tips.” In some firmware (for example, global versions for Europe), these tips are turned off in a pair of taps, and in Chinese or Indian builds you have to dig into hidden settings. We tested all the current methods on Xiaomi 13 Pro (HyperOS), Redmi Note 12 (MIUI 14) and POCO F5 – and are ready to provide working solutions, including bypassing the restrictions for “stubborn” firmware.

If you're tired of seeing "Push Twice to Wake Up the Screen" or "Add a fingerprint to unlock quickly," this article will help you get rid of them once and for all. Importantly, some methods require superuser rights, but we'll start with the simplest ways that work without hacking the system.

1. Standard shutdown via MIUI/HyperOS settings

Let’s start with the official method, which works on most Xiaomi devices with MIUI 12 and later (including HyperOS), which requires no root rights and takes less than a minute.

Open Settings → Lock screen. Depending on the firmware version, you need to find one of the following items:

• 🔄 The keys on the lock screen (in) MIUI 13/14)
• 📱 Notifications and Advice (in HyperOS)
• ⚙️ Additional settings → System Tips (in older versions)

Inside the menu, find the Show Tips on the Lock screen (or similar) and turn it off. On some devices (POCO X3 Pro, Redmi 9A), this option may be called Mi Recommendations or System Tips.

If there is no such item, don't despair. Xiaomi likes to move settings between updates. Try an alternative way:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management
2. Slip on the three points in the upper right corner and select Show System Processes
3. Find the MiuiDaemon app (or SystemUI in HyperOS)
4. Turn off permission to display over other windows.

2. Disconnection through "Special Opportunities" (hidden method)

This works even where standard settings don't work, and it's based on disabling the system service that outputs the prompts. Attention: After this method is used, some system notifications (such as low battery power) can also disappear from the lock screen.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Special Opportunities
2. Scroll down and select Special Opportunity Services
3. Find MiuiAccessibilityService (or XiaomiAccessibility in HyperOS)
4. Turn off the slider next to it
5. Reset the device

If the tips are back after the reboot, then the service automatically turned on again.

• 🔧 Go to Settings. → Annexes → All applications
• 🔍 Find Special Features (app, not settings section!)
• 🚫 Press Stop and Disable.

3.Use of ADB-commands without root)

If previous methods didn’t work, it’s time to connect the ADB debugging bridge. This method requires a computer, but does not violate the warranty and works on 90% of Xiaomi devices. Important: before you start, turn on USB debugging in the developer settings (Settings → About Phone → MIUI version – tap 7 times, then return to Additional settings → For developers).

Install ADB Tools on your PC, connect your phone and execute in the command line:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution

HyperOS may require an additional command:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks

If after completing the commands, the advice remained, try an alternative option:

adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_notifications 0

4. editing system files (requires root)

For owners of phones with unlocked bootloader and root-rights there is a radical method – the removal of system files responsible for prompts. ⚠️ Warning: Incorrect actions may result in loss of lock screen functionality or looped bootloops!

Use any root-access file manager (such as Root Explorer or FX File Explorer) and delete the following files:

• 📁 /system/priv-app/SystemAdSolution/SystemAdSolution.apk
• 📁 /system/app/MiuiDaemon/MiuiDaemon.apk
• 📁 /data/app/com.miui.systemAdSolution-*/ (cache)

Once removed, restart the device. If the lock screen stops working correctly, restore deleted files from the backup or reflash the phone via Fastboot.

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Before you delete your system files, make a copy of them to the cloud or on your PC, which will help you quickly restore your functionality if something goes wrong.

5. Disconnect via Mi Account (for global firmware)

Little-known fact: some of the “tips” on the lock screen are linked to your Mi Account. If you use global firmware (EEA, Russia, Global), try disabling them via the web interface:

1. Go to the Mi Account website and log in.
2. Select Devices → Your Phone → Synchronization Settings
3. Find Personalized Recommendations or System Tips
4. Turn off all sliders associated with the lock screen

Updating status can take up to 24 hours. If the tips haven't gone away, clear the Mi Account app's cache in your phone's settings.

6. Alternative launchers and custom firmware

If neither method worked, consider installing a custom launcher or switching to an alternative firmware.

• 📱 Nova Launcher + Nova Lockscreen plugin (allows you to completely redefinite the lock screen)
• 🔧 LineageOS or Pixel Experience (firmware without branded “chips” Xiaomi)
• 🛡️ Xiaomi.eu (modified) MIUI no-advertising)

Note that installing custom firmware resets the warranty and requires unlocking the bootloader. For detailed instructions for your model, look for the 4PDA or XDA Developers forums.

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On HyperOS devices, standard tip disabling often fails due to integration with Xiaomi Cloud services — ADB-clout.

Frequent problems and solutions

Even after a successful shutdown, the advice can come back, and here are the most common reasons and ways to address it:

Problem 1: After the MIUI/HyperOS update, the tips came back.

Solution: Repeat the disabling procedure through ADB or special features. In some cases, resetting the lock screen settings helps (Settings → System → Resetting → Reset the lock screen settings).

Problem 2: Not only tips, but important notifications (calls, SMS) have disappeared.

Solution: Return Special Options settings to the original state and use the method with ADB, specifying the specific package:

adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution

Problem 3: The lock screen left the words "No SIM" or "Connect to Wi-Fi" on it, even though the tips are disabled.

Solution: These are not tips, but system notifications. You can hide them through Settings → Notifications → System notifications.

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If you update your firmware frequently, create a text file with workers. ADB-So you can quickly re-engineer the tips after the update.

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