Push notifications on Xiaomi smartphones often become a headache for users. They do not arrive on time, then disappear in the “Black List”, then are blocked by energy-saving MIUI functions. Without push notifications, it is difficult to imagine comfortable use of messengers, social networks or working applications. In this article, we will analyze all the ways to configure push notifications on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO – from basic resolutions to hidden shell settings.
Many people mistakenly think that the problem lies in the apps themselves or the Android versions. 90% cases of broken notifications are associated with aggressive battery optimization and background activity in the MIUI. We're going to show you how to get around these restrictions without root rights and third-party utilities. MIUI 14/15 and all Xiaomi smartphone models released after 2019 year-end.
Why are there no push notifications on Xiaomi?
Before setting up notifications, it's important to understand their "anatomy" in Xiaomi's ecosystem.Push notifications fall into two types:
1. Standard notifications (sent via Google Firebase Cloud Messaging or Huawei Push Kit) – used by most global applications (WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram).
2. Local notifications (generated by the app itself on the device) – for example, reminders in Google Calendar or alarm clocks.
In MIUI, both of these categories can be blocked at several levels:
- 🔋 Battery Optimization – The system automatically “freezes” background processes to save charge.
- 🚫 Blacklist notifications – built-in function MIUI, which hides “unnecessary” notifications.
- 🛡️ Privacy protection – restrictions on access to geolocation, microphone or camera can affect the operation of push services.
- 📱 Settings of a particular application – sometimes notifications are disabled directly in the messenger or social network.
Another common reason is regional restrictions. Some Xiaomi models are for the Chinese market (CN-The firmware version) of Google's push notifications may not work at all, and this will require a global flashing. MIUI.
Phone Preparation: Basic settings before turning on push notifications
Before digging into specific app settings, make sure your Xiaomi is ready to accept notifications at the system level.
Update MIUI to the latest version |Check your Internet connection (Wi-Fi/mobile data) |Disable Do Not Disturb mode |Make sure your phone has enough free memory (at least 1 GB) |Enable time and date synchronization-->
Now let’s move on to the critical settings:
- Turn off Adaptive Battery: Go to Settings → Battery → Battery Mode and select Performance. This will turn off aggressive optimization of background processes.
- Allow auto-run for system services: C Settings → Annexes → Application management → Threefold (⋮) → Auto Launch: Enable Auto Launch for Google Play Services and Google Services Framework.
- Check the notification blacklist: Go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Blacklist and make sure the apps you need aren’t there.
If you are using Xiaomi with Chinese firmware (CN-ROM), then Google Push will require you to manually install Google Play Services. Download the latest version of APK from the official APKMirror website and install it through the file manager.
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After installing Google Play Services, restart your phone to avoid sync errors with Google servers.
Step-by-step setting up notifications for specific applications
Now that the system settings are in place, we’ll set up notifications for individual apps, like Telegram and WhatsApp, two of the most popular messaging apps that are often lost on Xiaomi.
Instructions for Telegram:
- Open Settings → Applications → Application Management and find Telegram.
- Go to the Notifications section and turn on all switches: 🔔 Showing notifications 📌 Sound and vibration 🌐 Show on the lock screen
Telegram
Battery → No restrictions.
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Background activity
Instructions for WhatsApp:
- In the application settings (Settings) → Annexes → WhatsApp) permit: 📱 Change system settings (to display pop-up windows) 📍 Access to geolocation (if you use geo-tags)
Notifications
- 💬 Communications and Group Communications
- 📞 Calls (separately for voice and video calls)
- In Settings → Battery → Battery mode for apps, select the WhatsApp option No Limits.
| Setting up | The way is on the menu | Recommended value |
|---|---|---|
| Optimization of MIUI | Developer’s Options → Optimization of MIUI | Disconnected. |
| Background optimization | Developer Parameters → Background Optimization | Disconnected. |
| Auto Launch for Google Services | Settings → Applications → Auto Launch | Included. |
| Priority of notifications | Notifications → Priority of notifications | Included for key applications |
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Disabling MIUI optimization can slightly increase battery consumption, but it is the only way to ensure that background processes and push notifications are running smoothly.
Solving problems: notifications don’t come or come with a delay
If after all the settings, the notifications still do not work, use this troubleshooting instruction:
1. notifications arrive with a delay (up to 10-15 minutes)
This is a typical problem because of the energy saving regime.
- 🔋 B Settings → Battery → Battery mode selected Performance?
- ⚡ In the application settings (for example, Telegram) is Background activity allowed?
- 📶 Is there a stable internet connection?Ping to Google servers can be checked through the PingTools app.
2. Notifications don't come at all
Possible causes and solutions:
- 🚫 App in the Blacklist - check the Settings → Notifications → Blacklist.
- 🔄 Cache and data – clear the cache for Google Play Services and the problem app.
- 📥 Mobile Traffic Limitations – Settings → SIM-map → Check if the background traffic is turned off.
- 🔐 Firewall locking – if you use it VPN or antivirus (e.g. Avast), temporarily disable them.