How to Remove Google Discover on Xiaomi: All Ways (including MIUI 14)

Google Discover is a built-in service on Xiaomi smartphones that displays personalized news, weather and recommendations on the home screen on the left. For many users, this feature becomes a source of annoyance: it eats traffic, slows down the system and distracts with unnecessary information. Unfortunately, MIUI does not provide a direct “delete” button, but there are workarounds – from simple concealment to complete disconnection through system settings.

In this article, we will discuss 5 working methods, including hidden MIUI settings, disabling through ADB, and even radical removal for advanced users (with risks!). All the instructions are relevant for MIUI 12/13/14 on Xiaomi 11/12/13, Redmi Note 10/11/12, POCO F4/F5 and others. If you are tired of annoying news, read on.

Why Google Discover is coming to Xiaomi and can it be removed forever?

Google Discover (formerly called Google Feed) is integrated into the system-level MIUI shell, which runs automatically when swiped left on the home screen and consumes resources even when you're not using it.

• 📱 Google agreement: Android device manufacturers must install key Google services (including Discover) to access Google Play Services.
• 💰 Monetization: Xiaomi earns revenue from advertising impressions and affiliate links in the feed.
• 🔄 Personalization: Google’s algorithms analyze your activity to offer “relevant” content (which annoys many people).

Can Discover be permanently removed? Technically yes, but with reservations:

• ✅ No root: You can only hide or disable feed updates.
• ⚠️ With root: Complete removal is possible, but can cause system applications to crash (e.g. Google Play Services).
• 🔧 Through ADB: The most reliable way for advanced users is to disable the service at the Android level.

⚠️ Attention: Complete removal of system APK-Google files can cause errors in the work MIUI, including updates and app store issues, we recommend trying root-free methods first.

Method 1: Disconnect via MIUI settings (without root)

The easiest and safest way to do this is to hide Discover tape in the launcher settings, which won't remove the service completely, but it will make it unavailable when swiping left.

Instructions for MIUI 12/13/14:

1. Press the empty space on the home screen → select Screen Settings.
2. Go to Additional Settings → Google Discover Settings (on some firmware, the item may be called Google Tape).
3. Turn off the Discover slider on the home screen.
4. Confirm the action by clicking Disconnect in the pop-up window.

If there is no settings for Google Discover:

• 🔍 Try the way: Settings → Annexes → Application management → Google → Warehouse → Clear the data (this will reset the tape settings).
• 📌 In some models (POCO X3 Pro, Redmi 9 needs to be updated first MIUI last-minute.

⚠️ Note: On some firmware after disabling Discover, the swipe to the left can open MIUI Search or a blank page. That's OK -- the news feed won't be loaded anymore.

Method 2: Disconnect via ADB (for power users)

If standard settings don't work, you can force Discover to turn off via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a method that doesn't require root, but requires a computer and USB debugging enabled.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone. 7 times click on the MIUI Version until the notification “You are a developer” appears.

USB debugging

• Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
• Turn on the debugging slider over USB and confirm the resolution.
• Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools and execute commands: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox adb shell pm hide com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

What these teams do:

• 🔧 Disable-user – disables the application for the current user.
• 👁️ hide – hides it from the list of applications (optional, but useful).

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If, after the execution, ADB-Discover commands still appear, try to further disable the automatic update of the Google app in Settings → Annexes → Google → Three points. → Auto-update

Method 3: Remove via Magisk (root required)

For users with an unlocked bootloader and installed Magisk, there is a radical method - complete removal APK-Discover file. This will permanently remove the tape, but it could affect the stability of other Google services.

Instructions:

1. Install Magisk Manager and Universal Debloater (available in Magisk repository).
2. Launch Universal Debloater and find it in the list: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
3. Tick and select Uninstall (remove).
4. Reset the device.

Consequences of disposal:

• ✅ Discover tape will disappear forever.
• ⚠️ May stop working: Google Voice Search (Ok Google); Home screen weather widget (if it's tied to Google); Some Google Assistant features.

Method 4: Use of an alternative launcher

If you don't like not only Discover, but also the standard MIUI launcher, you can install a third-party launcher that doesn't have this tape by default.

• 🏆 Nova Launcher: Flexible gesture setting, no advertising, themes support.
• ⚡ Lawnchair: Lightweight open source launcher, without unnecessary Google services.
• 🎨 Microsoft Launcher: Windows integration, minimalist design.
• 🔍 Rootless Launcher: Optimized for rootless devices, gestures support.

How to install and configure:

1. Download the launcher from Google Play (like Nova Launcher).
2. After installation, click the Home button and select the new launcher as the main one.
3. In the launcher settings, disable all mentions of Google Discover (usually in the Home Screen → Swipes section).

Advantages of the method:

• ✅ Does not require rooting or ADB.
• ✅ You can return the standard launcher at any time.
• ✅ Additional functions (hiding icons, gestures, themes).

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 11 Pro)+) when installing a third-party launcher, system widgets may disappear (for example, MIUI Check compatibility before installation.

Method 5: Limit background activity (to save battery)

If you don’t really want to remove Discover from the home screen, but you want to stop its background activity (so you don’t eat battery and traffic), you can limit it through Android settings.

How to do this:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google (or Discover) in the list and select it.
3. Press the Battery. → Limit background activity.
4. In the Mobile Data section, disable Background traffic.
5. In Notifications, disable all permissions for Discover.

The effect of constraints:

• 📉 Reduced battery consumption by 5-15% (based on Xiaomi tests) 12T).
• 🚫 Stopping automatic tape updates.
• ⚠️ The tape will only be loaded with a manual swipe to the left (but not in the background).

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Limiting background activity is the safest way to reduce the impact of Discover on performance, but tape will remain available when swiping.

Frequent problems and solutions

When you disable or delete Discover, users experience common errors, and let's look at the most common ones and how to fix them.

If none of the methods helped:

• 🔄 Try resetting the launcher settings: Settings → Annexes → Launcher → Warehouse → Clear the data.
• 📥 Update. MIUI Up to the latest version – in new firmware sometimes add the option to disable Discover.
• 💬 Contact Xiaomi to add a disable feature (collective appeals sometimes work).

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions