How to permanently remove notifications from a locked screen Xiaomi: from simple settings to hidden features

Xiaomi’s locked screen should protect your data, not become a bulletin board with annoying notifications from messengers, games and advertising mailings. If you’re tired of seeing WhatsApp, VK or low-bate system alerts on your screen, this article will help restore privacy. We’ll take everything from standard MIUI settings to hidden features for power users.

Compounding the problem, Xiaomi defaults to displaying full notifications on the locked screen, including private messages and confirmation codes, which is not only annoying, but also poses security risks. In this guide, you will find solutions for all versions of MIUI 12-14 and Android 10-14, including the Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13T and others.

Why do notifications appear on a locked screen?

Xiaomi is set to maximize transparency by default, part of the MIUI philosophy that prioritizes convenience over privacy.

• 📱 Default privacy settings: The system believes that it is more convenient for the user to see notifications right away without unlocking the phone.
• 🔄 Updates MIUI: After major updates (for example, transition from MIUI 13 on MIUI 14) settings may be reset.
• 📲 Apps with increased rights: Messengers (Telegram, Viber) and social networks (TicTok, Instagram) often request permission to display notifications on the lock screen.
• 🔋 System Alerts: Low charge, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth alerts are also displayed on a locked screen.

Interestingly, even if you turned off notifications for a specific application in Android settings, MIUI can ignore this and show them on the lock screen.This is because the shell has its own notification management layer.

Method 1: Disable notifications via MIUI settings (basic method)

The easiest way to hide notifications is to use the built-in MIUI tools, which works on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO models regardless of the firmware version.

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Go to Notifications on the lock screen.
3. Choose one of the options: 🔒 "Do not show notifications" - complete shutdown (recommended). 📌 "Show icons" - only application icons without text will be displayed. 📄 "Show content" - full text of notifications (by default).

Notification settings for applications

If notifications continue to appear after these actions, check the settings of specific apps (like WhatsApp or VK) – they may ignore system restrictions.

Method 2: Hiding Sensitive Notifications (for Security)

If you need to leave some notifications (for example, about missed calls) but hide personal information (message text, confirmation codes), use the “Hide of Content” feature.

How it works:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notifications on the lock screen.
2. Select Show icons (to see if the notification has arrived, but not the contents).
3. Activate Hide Notification Content (available on MIUI 12 and later).
4. For additional protection, enable Hiding Notifications from certain apps and add instant messengers and banking apps to the list.

Important: On some models (for example, Redmi Note 11 with a MIUI 13) the option "Hide content" may not be available. In this case, use Method 4 (ADB-team).

Method 3: Use Do Not Disturb (DND) Mode

Do Not Disturb (DND) allows you to completely disable notifications for a certain period or schedule, which is convenient if you want to get rid of notifications at night or while you are working.

How to set up:

1. Open Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb.
2. Enable the mode manually or set a schedule (for example, from 23:00 to 7:00).
3. In the Exclusions section, select which notifications are allowed to show (such as alarm clocks or repeat calls).
4. Activate Hide notifications on the lock screen (available in newer versions of MIUI).

The advantage of this method is flexibility: you can allow important notifications (calls from favorite contacts) but hide everything else, but DND does not block system alerts (for example, low battery power).

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If you need to temporarily turn off notifications without changing your settings, use quick access to Do Not Disturb mode via the notification bar (swipe down from the top edge of the screen).

Method 4: Disable notifications via ADB (for power users)

If the standard methods do not work (for example, on older versions). MIUI Or customized firmware, you can use it. ADB-This requires you to connect your phone to your computer, but it gives you complete control over notifications.

Step-by-step:

1. Install Android SDK Platform-Tools on your PC.
2. Turn on USB Debugging on your phone: Settings → About Phone → Click 7 times on MIUI Version → Return to Additional Settings → For Developers → Turn on USB Debugging.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and execute: Adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_notifications 0 This command completely disables notifications on the lock screen.
4. To hide the content of notifications (leaving only icons) use: adb shell settings put global lock_screen_allow_private_notifications 0

Warning: Third-party apps require permission to Read Notifications, which can create security risks.Install them only from Google Play and check reviews.

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Third-party applications may conflict with MIUI's energy-saving features. Once installed, add them to the "Start" and "No Limits" list in the battery settings.

Frequent problems and solutions

Even after the notifications are turned off, they can continue to appear, and here are the typical reasons and ways to fix them:

⚠️ Note: If after the update MIUI notifications again began to appear on the lock screen, reset the notification settings to factory: → Annexes → Application management → Three dots (menu) → Reset the notification settings.

If none of these methods worked, check if the phone has custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience) in which case the notification settings may be different from the standard ones.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions