How to Hide or Remove Notifications from the Lock Screen on Xiaomi: The Complete Guide

The lock screen on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones is often a source of annoyance: messengers, social networks and system alerts appear here without your consent, revealing personal information to prying eyes. Unlike iOS, where notification management is intuitive, MIUI hides these settings in the depths of the menu - and not always logical. For example, disabling notifications for a separate application in Settings → Notifications does not guarantee their disappearance from the lock.

Compounding the problem, Xiaomi regularly changes the layout of options in new shell versions (from MIUI 12 to MIUI 14).What worked on the Redmi Note 10 may not work on the Xiaomi 13T. In this article, we will analyze all the current ways, from basic privacy settings to hidden developer parameters, which will help remove notifications from the lock screen once and for all, and learn how to completely disable the preview of messages (including text messages and sender names) without losing functionality.

1. Basic privacy settings in MIUI

To start with, the most obvious is the built-in privacy options, which work on all Xiaomi devices, regardless of the model (be it the POCO X5 or Mi 11 Ultra) and the version of MIUI. The main disadvantage is that it hides all sensitive information, but does not remove the notifications themselves from the lock screen.

To limit the display of content:

1. Open the Settings → Lock screen.
2. Select Privacy (in some versions – Notification settings on the lock screen).
3. Activate the button to hide the contents of notifications.
4. In the Sensitive Content section, add apps that you want to hide the text for (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber).

After these actions, the lock screen will only display the app icons and the number of new notifications, but not their content. Please note: this method does not work for system alerts (for example, low battery charge or Wi-Fi connection).

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If the Privacy option is not in the lock screen menu, try updating MIUI to the latest version or use an alternative method from Section 3.

2. Disable notifications for specific applications

If you are annoyed by alerts from certain apps (like games or news aggregators), they can be selectively disabled, a method that does not require superuser rights and works even on Xiaomi with a locked bootloader.

Instructions:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Notifications and status bar.
• 🔍 In the list, find the app you want to remove (such as Facebook or AliExpress).
• 🔕 Turn off the switch to show notifications or allow notifications.
• 🔒 For more fine-tuning, tap on Notification Categories and disable unnecessary types (e.g., "Advertising Promotions" or "Statue Updates").

Important: Some system applications (such as Mi Security or Theme Store) may ignore these settings, in which case only deep shutdown through Settings → Applications → Application Management → [App Name] → Disable will help.

3.Use of the "Do Not Disturb" mode

The Do Not Disturb (DND) feature in MIUI allows you to completely silence notifications on the lock screen, but with an important caveat: it works on a schedule or under certain conditions, which is convenient if you want to remove notifications only for the night or during meetings.

How to set up:

1. Open Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb.
2. Select a Schedule and set a time interval (for example, from 23:00 to 7:00).
3. In the Rules section, activate during events and link to the calendar.
4. Make sure the Hide notifications switch on the lock screen.

Consumption of this method: in mode DND All sounds and vibrations, including alarm clocks, are completely turned off. To avoid missing important calls, add exceptions for selected contacts in the Do Not Disturb settings. → Exceptions.

4. Hidden developer settings for advanced users

If standard methods don't work, you can use the developer menu, which is suitable for power users and requires caution, because incorrect changes can lead to system failures.

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and tap on MIUI Version 7 times.
2. Go back to the main settings menu and open a new section for developers.
3. Find the USB Debugging option and activate it (this is a must for further action).
4. Connect your phone to your PC and use the command ADB: adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_notifications 0
5. Reset the device.

This command completely disables the notifications on the lock screen, including the system. To return everything back, use the same command, replacing 0 with 1. Beware: on some firmware, this option may reset after the MIUI update.

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The ADB team only works when connected to a PC with Xiaomi drivers installed. If you don't have access to a computer, use alternative methods from this article.

5. Alternative launchers and third-party applications

If you don’t like the built-in MIUI tools, you can install a third-party launcher (like Nova Launcher or Lawnchair) that supports lock screen customization, some of which allow you to completely disable notifications or replace them with your own widgets.

Top.-3 notification-management applications:

Warning: Third-party notification management apps can slow down the system or conflict with MIUI. Check user reviews and ratings on Google Play before installing. Also remember that some apps (such as banking) block access if non-standard launchers or system modifications are detected.

Make sure that the security settings allow installation from unknown sources | Backup the current launcher (via Settings → Applications → Application Management) | Check the launcher’s compatibility with your version of MIUI | Disable battery optimization for the new launcher (Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization)

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6. Resetting notification settings to factory

If you've tried different methods and now the notifications are unpredictable (e.g. missing important alerts or duplicated), resetting the notification settings will help, and this procedure will return all parameters to factory values without losing data.

How to perform the reset:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Slip on three dots in the top right corner and select Reset notification settings.
3. Confirm the action.

After the reset, you have to reset the notifications for each application, but this is guaranteed to eliminate software conflicts, if the problem persists, the cause may be a corrupted firmware, in which case only the firmware reflash through the Mi Flash Tool will help.

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Before reset, take screenshots of current notification settings (e.g., via Screenshot Easy) to restore them more quickly after the procedure.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Many Xiaomi users face typical problems when trying to remove notifications from the lock screen, and here are the most common errors and solutions:

⚠️ Note: If notifications in the app settings are turned off anyway, check if the app is added to the Priority Notifications list (Settings) → Notifications → Priority Notifications: The system may ignore the limitations of such applications.

Error 1: Notifications disappear completely, including sounds and vibrations. Solution: Make sure that Settings → Sound and vibration are not turned off or No Sound mode is activated.

Error 2: After the MIUI update, the settings reset. Solution: Xiaomi often resets user settings on major updates. Check the privacy settings again and reset through ADB if necessary (Section 4).

Error 3: Notifications even appear in Do Not Disturb. Solution: There are exceptions to alarms, reminders and recalls in the DND settings. Disable them or blacklist the problem app through Settings → Apps → Permissions → Special permissions → Display on top of other windows.

FAQ: Answers to popular questions