How to remove widgets on Android Xiaomi: disable, hide and remove MIUI 14/15

Widgets on Xiaomi smartphones are a convenient tool for quick access to information, but not everyone likes them. Often they take up extra space on the desktop, slow down the system or just annoy with constant updates of weather, news or step statistics. If you want to completely remove widgets from the screen, hide them or turn them off at the system level, this guide will help you do it as quickly and without risk to the phone.

Depending on the version of MIUI (14 or 15) and the smartphone model (Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13T, etc.), the methods of removal may differ. We will look at all the current methods, from standard settings to hidden functions and even working with ADB for advanced users. If you do not want to go into technical details, the first two sections are enough. For those who are ready for experimentation, there are solutions using root rights and third-party utilities.

Important: some widgets (e.g., system widgets from Google or Mi Fit) can recover after a reboot, in which case a more radical approach will be required. POCO-shell-like POCO Launcher algorithm of actions may be slightly different, we will also talk about this separately.

1. Standard removal of widgets through the desktop

The easiest way to do this is to work on all Xiaomi smartphones without any additional tools, and is suitable for removing weather widgets, watches, calendars, Google services and most third-party apps.

Instructions:

• 📱 Press and hold your finger on the widget you want to remove.
• 🗑️ At the top of the screen, a basket icon (or "Delete" will appear. Drag the widget there.
• ✅ Confirm the action if a request appears.

If the basket doesn't show up:

• 🔧 Try to “unlock” widgets first: click on the free desktop space → Screen settings → Turn off the option “Fixing widgets».
• 🔄 Restart your smartphone – sometimes it helps to bring back the standard delete menu.
• 📲 Check if an alternative launcher (such as Nova Launcher or HyperOS Launcher) is installed, in which case the deletion is done through the settings of this launcher.

⚠️ Note: Some system widgets (e.g., Mi Pei or Quick Settings) cannot be removed this way, they will simply return after the reboot.

2. disable widgets in MIUI settings

If the widget cannot be removed in the standard way, it can be disabled at the system level, and this will not remove it completely, but will hide it from the desktop and prevent automatic appearance.

How to do this:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the app that the widget belongs to (e.g. Weather, Mi Fit, Google).
3. Slip on three dots in the top right corner → Widgets.
4. Turn off the slider next to the unnecessary widget.

For Google Discover widgets (news feed to the left of the desktop):

• 📱 Press and hold your finger in the free space of the desktop.
• 🔧 Select Screen Settings → Home screen.
• 🔄 Turn off the option of “Google Discover” or “News Feed».

⚠️ Note: Disabling widgets through application settings does not delete their data. If the widget is associated with a system service (for example, MiuiDaemon), disabling it can cause other functions such as notifications or synchronization to fail.

3. Removal of widgets via ADB (no root)

If standard methods don't work and you don't have root rights, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which is a way to remove system widgets that can't be removed through the interface.

What you need:

• 💻 A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB.
• 📱 Included debugging by USB on a smartphone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI → 7 times to press the version → return to → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Step-by-step:

1. Connect your smartphone to your PC and confirm the debugging permission.
2. Open the command prompt (or Terminal on Mac/Linux) and type:

adb devices

(The name of your device should appear.)

1. Enter a command to remove a specific widget, such as to remove the weather widget:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.weather2

List of packages of popular widgets:

• 🌦️ Weather: com.miui.weather2
• 📅 Calendar: com.android.calendar
• 💰 Mi Pei: com.mipay.wallet
• 📊 Google Discover: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

Install Xiaomi drivers on PC

Enable debugging over USB on your phone

Download ADB Tools (Platform Tools)

Connect your phone to the original cable

Check the connection with the team `adb devices`-->

Once the command is executed, the widget will disappear from the desktop and will not recover after the reboot, but system applications (such as weather) may continue to work in the background.

4. Complete removal of root-right widgets

If you have root access, you can delete widgets permanently, including system files, a method suitable for power users, as incorrect actions can lead to system failure.

Instructions:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or Solid Explorer).
2. Go to /system/app/ or /system/priv-app/.
3. Find a folder with the name of the widget (for example, Weather2 for weather or MiuiDaemon for system widgets).
4. Delete the folder or rename it (add at the end of.bak).
5. Reboot your smartphone.

Alternative way through Terminal:

su


mount -o rw,remount /system




rm -rf /system/app/Weather2




mount -o ro,remount /system




reboot

⚠️ Warning: Removing system packages may disrupt the operation MIUI. For example, deleting MiuiDaemon will result in the disappearance of call notifications and SMS. Before deleting, make a backup copy through TWRP Or OrangeFox.

5. Hiding widgets with alternative launchers

If you don't want to delete widgets forever, but they're in the way of your desktop, you can just hide them with a third-party launcher, which is root-free and secure.

Popular launchers for Xiaomi:

• 🌟 Nova Launcher – allows you to disable widgets completely and configure their display.
• 🔧 HyperOS Launcher – optimized for Xiaomi devices with HyperOS.
• ⚡ Lawnchair is an open source lightweight launcher.
• 📱 POCO Launcher – the official launcher for devices POCO, It works for other Xiaomis as well.

How to hide widgets in Nova Launcher:

1. Install Nova Launcher from Google Play.
2. Press and hold your finger on the desktop → Settings → Widgets.
3. In the list of widgets, swipe left the ones you want to hide.
4. In the Home Screen section, turn off the option to “Show Google Discover widgets.”

Advantages of this method:

• ✅ Does not require root rights or ADB.
• ✅ Widgets are not completely removed – they can be returned at any time.
• ✅ Additional functions of setting up the desktop (gestures, icons, animations).

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If some widgets still appear after installing the alternative launcher, clear the cache and data of the standard MIUI launcher through Settings → Applications → Launcher → Storage → Clear the data.

6. Features of removing widgets on POCO and Black Shark

The POCO and Black Shark line devices run on modified versions of MIUI (POCO Launcher and JoyUI respectively), where the widget removal algorithm may differ.

For POCO:

• 📱 Press and hold the widget. → Drag it to the basket (as in the standard one). MIUI).
• 🔧 If the basket does not appear, open the launcher settings. → Widgets and disable unnecessary ones.
• 🔄 To delete Google Discover, go to Settings → Home screen → Google Tape and Turn It Off.

For Black Shark:

• 🎮 Widgets here are often tied to game mode. To remove them, open Shark Space. → Settings → Widgets.
• 🔧 Some system widgets (e.g. monitoring) FPS) You can only turn it off through ADB:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.blackshark.gamemode

Black Shark also has a Clean Mode feature that temporarily hides all widgets and notifications.Activated by swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.

7.How to get widgets back

If you accidentally deleted the desired widget or want to return it after experiments, you can do this in several ways:

Method 1: Through the widget menu

• 📱 Press and hold your finger in the free space of the desktop.
• 🔧 Select "Widgets" (or "Add widgets»).
• 🔍 Find the right widget in the list and drag it to the screen.

Method 2: Through ADB (if the widget was removed by the team)

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.miui.weather2

Method 3: Reinstall the application

• 📲 If the widget was from a third-party app (like Yandex Weather), just reinstall that app from Google Play.
• 🔄 System widgets may require resetting launcher settings (Settings) → Annexes → Launcher → Clear the data).

⚠️ Note: If the widget has been removed through ADB flag-headed --user 0, It may require a complete phone flashing to restore it, as system packs are removed for the current user.

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Before removing widgets via ADB or root, back up via TWRP or Mi Cloud, which will allow you to quickly restore the system in the event of a crash.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing widgets on Xiaomi