How to Enable Notifications on Xiaomi: Full Instructions for All Models (2026)

Are you missing important messages, calls or alerts from apps on your Xiaomi? Notifications are one of the most common complaints users of smartphones of this brand. MIUI It has its own alert management logic that often baffles even experienced owners.

In this article, we will discuss all possible ways to configure notifications on Xiaomi, Redmi and other devices. POCO — From basic parameters in the settings menu to hidden functions that are not discussed in the official instructions. You will learn how to enable notifications for individual applications, customize their appearance, manage sound signals and even solve problems with silent alerts after updating the system. MIUI "Priority Notifications, which allows you to highlight the most important messages among hundreds of others.

Instructions are relevant for all modern versions of firmware: MIUI 14, MIUI 15 (including HyperOS, and for Android-based devices 12/13/14. If your smartphone is released after 2018 For older models (before the Redmi Note) these methods will work. 5) Additional steps may be required, which we will also consider.

1. Basic notification settings in MIUI

Let's start with the basics: how do you turn on notifications on Xiaomi smartphones? Unlike other manufacturers, there are two levels of control: general system settings and individual settings for each application. If you've never visited this section, chances are your problems will be solved in literally 3 clicks.

The first thing you need to do is check the global notification settings.

1. Open the Settings app (the gear icon on the desktop)
2. Go to Notifications and Status bar
3. Tap on the item Managing Notifications

So here you'll see a complete list of all the apps installed. And you can see the switches on the right of each name, which are the ones that are responsible for turning notifications on/off, and if there's a gray slider next to the app you want, that's why you don't get alerts.

Make sure the Notifications slider is on for the right application|

Check the "Sounds" section - is the alarm signal disabled?|

Open the Notification Categories for fine-tuning|

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Important nuance: in MIUI 15 (and the latest versions of HyperOS) has an additional filter called "Important Notifications" that, if activated, can automatically hide some of the alerts, considering them secondary:

1. In the same Notifications Management menu, tap three dots in the top right corner.
2. Select Special Settings
3. Turn off the option of filtering important notifications

2. Set up notifications for individual applications

General settings are often not enough: Many apps (especially messengers and social networks) have their own notification categories that need to be configured separately, for example, Telegram can turn on alerts only for private messages, ignoring groups, and WhatsApp can set different sounds for different chats.

To get into the advanced settings:

1. Go to Settings. → Notifications → Management of notifications
2. Select the desired application from the list
3. Tap on Notification Categories (or Notification Types in New Versions)

Here’s what you’ll see (in the example of Viber):

And look at the "Other" or "Other" category, and it's often the system notifications that are the most intrusive, like app update alerts or push notifications, that you can turn off.

Promotional mailings from applications|

Spam from groups in messengers|

System Alerts (Updates, Battery)|

The sound of notifications at night|

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For instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber), there is another level of settings inside the apps themselves.

• 🔔 Disable notifications for specific chats (long-click) → "Disable notifications")
• 🎵 Set up individual sounds for different contacts
• 📱 Select whether to show the text of the message in the notification (confidentiality)

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If you do not receive notifications from banking applications (Sberbank, Tinkoff, etc.), check not only the settings. MIUI, But also the permissions in the app itself. Many banks require separate confirmation for push notifications through the app. SMS.

3. Notifications problems: why they don't come

If you've set everything up, but notifications still don't come, the problem could be deeper. Here are the most common reasons and solutions:

1. Battery optimization blocks background work

MIUI It aggressively optimizes applications in the background to save power, often causing applications to fall asleep and stop receiving notifications to fix them:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management
2. Select a problem app (such as WhatsApp)
3. Slip Battery Limitation and Select Without Limitations
4. Enable Auto Start option (allows work in the background)

2. Google Play Services sync errors

Many notifications (especially from Google services) depend on the operation of Google Play Services. If they are bugged, the alerts may disappear.

• 🔄 Update Google Play Services to Play Store
• 📥 Clear the app's cache in Settings → Annexes → All applications → Google Play Services → Memory. → Clear the cache
• 🔧 Restart the service: Settings → Google → Google settings → Notifications → Synchronize notifications (enable if disabled)

3. Problems after the update MIUI

After major system updates (e.g., with the MIUI 14 on MIUI 15) notification settings are often reset, 60% of the time, it helps to reset notification settings to factory without losing data:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications → Additional
2. Select Resetting Notification Settings
3. Confirm the action (apps data not affected)

4. Advanced settings: priority notifications and exclusions

MIUI It offers unique features for managing notifications that many users don't even know about, and one of the most useful is Priority Notifications, which allows you to highlight the most important alerts that will show up even when you turn on Do Not Disturb mode".

To set up priority notifications:

1. Go to Settings. → Notifications → Priority notifications
2. Enable the option to Allow Priority Notifications
3. Add the required apps to the list (e.g., calls, SMS, messengers)
4. Set up behavior: You can choose to have these notifications break through Do Not Disturb mode, flash the screen, or repeat the beep.

Another hidden possibility is to set up notifications on the locked screen. MIUI It shows text messages only for "trusted" applications:

1. Go to Settings. → Screen locking
2. Select Notifications on the Lock screen
3. Set up the display: 🔒 Display content (message text) 🔔 Showing notification icons 📱 Allows you to respond to messages without unlocking

For maximum privacy, you can configure sensitive notifications to be hidden, such as not displaying text from banking applications on the lock screen:

1. In the notification settings, select the desired application
2. Tap Privacy on the Lock screen
3. Choose Do Not Show Notices or Show Without Content

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Priority notifications are the only way to get important alerts in Do Not Disturb mode, and without this setting, even calls can be blocked.

5. Features of notifications on different Xiaomi models

Not all Xiaomi smartphones work the same way, and devices from different lines (and even years of release) have their own nuances in dealing with notifications.

Smartphones with AMOLED-screens (Xiaomi) 13/14, Redmi K60, POCO F5):

• 📱 Supports the Always-on Display feature (AOD), which can display notifications even on the screen turned off
• 🔋 Settings: Settings → Screen. → Always-on Display → Notification style
• ⚠️ Attention: AOD Increases battery consumption 5-10% day-to-day

Budget models (Redmi Note 12, POCO M5, Redmi A2):

• 🔔 Often have a simplified notification menu without the "Priority Notifications" function"
• 📵 Can automatically disable notifications for “power-intensive” applications (e.g. games)
• 🔧 Solution: Manually add important applications to Secure Applications (Settings) → Battery)

Devices with HyperOS (Xiaomi 14, Redmi) K70):

• 🆕 Have a completely redesigned notification menu with a new category system
• 🎨 Support dynamic notifications (color change depending on the application)
• 🔄 Requires a mandatory update to Google Play Services to the latest version

For older models (up to 2019 release), manual optimization may be required:

⚠️ Attention: On devices with MIUI 10 and below (e.g. Redmi Note 5, Mi) A2) Often a bug occurs where notifications disappear after cleaning the system cache. → Memory. → Auto-cleaning.

Notifications for calls and SMS: setup

Calls and SMS They are controlled separately from normal app notifications, and if you miss incoming calls or don't see new message alerts, check these settings.

Set up notifications for calls:

1. Go to Settings. → Sounds and vibrations
2. Select the Incoming Call Sound
3. Set up: 🔔 Sound signal (you can choose a melody) 📳 Vibration (intensity and pattern) 🔄 Repeat the call (how many times will you call) 💡 Screenlighting (blinking when incoming)

For SMS Similar settings are in the settings → Notifications → Messages are available here:

• 📩 Enable/disable notifications for SMS
• 🎵 Set up a separate sound for messages
• 🔐 Block spam-SMS (function "Spam filter")

Pay special attention to the "Reminder of missed notifications" feature, which is available in new versions. MIUI and allows you to re-notify about missed calls or messages at certain intervals:

1. Go to Settings. → Notifications → Additionally.
2. Enable a reminder of missed notifications
3. Set up the interval of repeated alerts (from 5 minutes to 1 hour)

If you use two SIM-You can set up individual notifications for each:

1. Go to Settings → SIM-cards and mobile networks
2. Choose. SIM-Map and tap Notices
3. Set up individual sounds and vibrations for calls from each SIM

7. Solving Notification Problems in Popular Apps

Some applications have features of working with notifications on MIUI. Here are the solutions for the most common cases:

WhatsApp:

• 🔕 Problem: notifications come but without sound
• 🔧 Solution: In WhatsApp settings: ⚙️ → Notifications → Notification tone (select system sound) In settings MIUI: Allow “Notifications” and “Sound” for WhatsApp

Telegram:

• 📱 Problem: Notifications are delayed
• 🔧 Solution: In the Telegram settings: ⚙️ → Notifications and sounds → Use high-priority notifications in settings MIUI: Add Telegram to Secure Applications

Instagram:

• 🔔 Problem: no notifications of likes/comments are received
• 🔧 Solution: In Instagram settings: ⚙️ → Notifications → Allow notifications in settings MIUI: Turn on "Background Activity" for Instagram Clear the app's cache

Banking applications (Sberbank, Tinkoff, etc.):

• 💳 Problem: There are no push notifications for payments
• 🔧 Solution: In the settings of the bank application: allow push notifications In the settings MIUI: Add the application to Without battery limitations Check if the antivirus (e.g. Mi Security) is blocking the application

Gmail and other email clients:

• ✉️ Problem: Emails come but without audible alert
• 🔧 Solution: In the Gmail settings: ⚙️ → Account settings → Notifications → Sound in the settings MIUI: For Gmail, turn on the option “Show as a priority"

If the problem persists, try reinstalling the problem app, sometimes it helps even when all settings are right, and remember to resolve all permissions (notifications, background activity, etc.) after reinstalling it.

8 Additional tips and hidden functions

MIUI hides a few useful features that will help make working with notifications more convenient:

1. Quick notification management through the notification panel

If you swipe the notification to the left or right, a menu with options will appear:

• 🔕 "Disable notifications from this application
• ⚙️ "Settings" - quick transition to the app notification settings
• 📍 "Preserve” – so that the notification does not disappear after reading