How to Enable Pop-ups on Android Xiaomi Redmi: The Complete Guide

Pop-ups on Xiaomi Redmi smartphones are an integral part of interaction with the system and applications, and can display notifications, quick settings, advertisements, or important alerts from programs. However, many users face the problem when these windows suddenly stop appearing – whether it’s due to a glitch in settings, updates, and more. MIUI, In this article, we'll look at all the ways that you can turn them on, from basic system settings to hidden shell functions.

The feature of Redmi smartphones (unlike the “bare” Android) is a deep customization of the interface through the firmware. MIUI. This means that the standard ways to customize pop-ups here are often complemented by unique options that users of other brands are not even aware of. For example, in Redmi Note 12 or Redmi 10, you can separately manage pop-ups for each application, as well as adjust their behavior in full-screen display mode.

Before we get to the instructions, it is important to clarify: “pop-ups” in the context of Xiaomi can mean:

• 🔔 System notifications (e.g. low battery alerts or new messages).
• 🌐 Browser pop-ups (site pop-ups in Chrome or Mi Browser).
• 📱 Application windows (such as confirmation dialogues on WhatsApp or Telegram).
• 🔄 Quick panels (pop-up menus when swiping on the screen).

Each of these types is customized in its own way, and we'll look at them all. If you're not sure what type of window you want, you can scroll through the article to the method comparison table.

1. Including system pop-up notifications in MIUI

To start with, the most common case is when standard notifications from a system or application stop showing, most often due to the notification panel settings or the "Do Not Disturb" mode.

To check and include notifications:

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Go to the Notification Management section.
3. Select an app that has lost pop-ups (such as Messages or Gmail).
4. Activate the switches: 🔔 Show notifications (main switchboard). 📌 Pop-up notifications (option for pop-ups on the lock screen). 🔊 Sound and Vibration (for tactile feedback).

If notifications are enabled but still not shown, check:

• 🚫 Do Not Disturb: It can block all pop-ups. Turn it off in Settings → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb.
• 🔋 Battery optimization: Some applications (e.g. Viber) stop showing notifications if they are powered on. → Battery and productivity → Optimizing the battery.
• 🔄 Updates MIUI: after major updates (for example, before the MIUI 14) settings can be reset. Update the system to Settings → The phone. → Updating the system.

2. Configure pop-up windows for browsers (Chrome, Mi Browser)

Browser pop-ups are a separate story, and they are often blocked by default due to Google or Xiaomi security policies.If you need to allow pop-ups for a particular site (for example, for online banking or the web version of Telegram), follow this instruction:

For Google Chrome:

1. Open your browser and go to the site where pop-ups should appear.
2. Touch the badge. ⋮ → Site settings.
3. Select Pop-ups and Redirects.
4. Set the value of Allow.

For Mi Browser (standard Xiaomi browser):

1. Launch your browser and open the desired site.
2. Press on. ⋮ → Settings → Additionally.
3. Activate the option to Allow pop-up windows.
4. If necessary, add the site to the White List in the section Blocking pop-ups.

If the pop-ups still don't work, try:

• 🔄 Clear the browser cache in Settings → Annexes → browser → Memory. → Clear the cache.
• 🛠️ Update your browser via Google Play or App Store.
• 🌍 Shut down. VPN: Some proxy servers block pop-up elements.

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If pop-ups are only for one site, use the desktop mode in your browser, which often bypasses the limitations of the mobile version.

3. Allowing Pop-Up for Individual Applications

Some apps (such as AliExpress, Wildberries, or banking programs) request permission to display pop-ups separately from standard notifications, which is due to Android policies where pop-ups are considered “intrusive” and require explicit consent from the user.

To include them:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the application you want (e.g. SberBank Online).
3. Click on Permits.
4. Find Show over other windows (or pop-ups) and activate it.

If the option is not on the permission list, the app didn't ask for it.

• 📲 Reinstall the app – sometimes it resets permissions settings.
• 🔍 Check the settings inside the application: some programs (for example, 1C MyOffice has its own settings for pop-ups.
• 📧 Contact the developer support if windows are critical (e.g. to confirm payments).

Important: Show Over Other Windows permission can be used by attackers to display fraudulent windows, only for trusted applications.

4. Incorporating pop-up panels and gestures in MIUI

In the firmware MIUI There are unique features associated with pop-up interface elements:

• 👆 Quick panel (swipe down from the top edge of the screen).
• 🔘 Floating windows (for multitasking).
• 📱 Mini-applications (widgets that open on top of other programs).

If these items stop working, check:

For the quick panel:

1. Open the Settings. → Screen. → Notification panel and status bar.
2. Make sure the Toggle Shows the Notification Panel is on.
3. In the Notification Panel Style section, select MIUI (not Android).

For floating windows (multi-tasking):

1. Go to Settings → Special Opportunities → Floating Windows.
2. Activate the option to Allow Floating Windows.
3. Add the required applications to the list of allowed.

For Mini-applications:

1. Press your finger on the main screen and select Widgets.
2. Find the Mini application section and drag the desired widget to the screen.
3. In the widget settings (⚙️) Turn on the option to show over other windows.

5.Pop-up issues after update MIUI

Updates MIUI Often bring not only new features, but also resets. if pop-ups stopped working after the update (for example, before the update). MIUI 14 or HyperOS, follow the following steps:

Step 1: Resetting notification settings

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Press on. ⋮ → Reset the notification settings.
3. Confirm the action.

Step 2: Cleaning the cache of system applications

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Open the settings for the System Interface MIUI (or launcher).
3. Press Memory. → Clear the cache.

Step 3: Verification of permissions for System Windows

Sometimes, after an update, permissions for system processes are reset, to restore them:

1. Activate Developer Settings (Tap 7 times on Version) MIUI in the section About the telephone).
2. Return to Settings → Additional → Developer settings.
3. Find the Allow System Windows option and turn it on.

If the problem remains, it may be in the new version. MIUI The logic of pop-ups has changed:

• 📋 Check out the official Xiaomi forum for known bugs.
• 🔙 Reverse to the previous version MIUI (if it's critical).

Check the version of MIUI in Settings → About the phone

Reset the notification settings

Clear the cache of system applications

Enable the permission for system windows in the developer settings

Reboot the phone.-->

6. Hidden MIUI settings for power users

If standard methods do not help, you can use hidden functions. MIUI, These are not documented in the official reference, and they're suitable for advanced users who are willing to work with the public. ADB or edit system files.

Method 1. Incorporate pop-ups through ADB

You will need a computer with installed ADB-Drivers and Included Debugging USB phone-on:

adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1


adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings

This team will unlock the hidden API, Which may be needed to work with the pop-up windows.

Method 2. Editing the build.prop file

⚠️ Warning: Incorrect editing of this file may lead to device bricing.Do backup before changes.

1. Get root access (for example, through Magisk).
2. Open /system/build.prop file in a text editor (e.g. Root Explorer).
3. Add a line: ro.miui.has_real_blur=1
4. Save the file and restart the phone.

Method 3: Use of the Xposed Framework

For devices with an unlocked bootloader, you can install Xposed modules that expand the capabilities of controlling pop-ups:

• 🔧 MIUI Pop-up Enabler – Forced to include pop-ups for all apps.
• 🛠️ GravityBox – allows you to fine-tune the behavior of notifications.

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Hidden settings MIUI They may conflict with system updates. After each update, check if they work.

Table: comparison of methods for including pop-ups

If your problem is not resolved, pay attention to the column "Required" root/ADB?". Your Redmi model may need more in-depth customizations.

8. Frequent errors and their solutions

Even after you set it up properly, pop-ups may not work due to specific bugs, and here are the most common ones and ways to fix them:

Mistake 1: Pop-ups appear, but disappear immediately

Reason: Auto-cleaning of memory is enabled in MIUI.

Decision:

1. Open Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Optimization
2. Choose an app that has its windows disappearing.
3. Set a regime for him without restrictions.

Error 2: Pop-ups only work in some applications

Reason: Different permissions for each application.

Solution: Check the permission settings for each application separately (see Section 3).

Error 3: After rebooting, the settings are reset

Cause: failure of the System Launcher MIUI.

Decision:

• Clear the launcher cache in Settings → Applications → Launcher.
• Install an alternative launcher (like Nova Launcher).

Mistake 4: Pop-ups don't work in games

Reason: Game Turbo mode blocks pop-ups to boost performance.

Decision:

1. Open Settings → Special Opportunities → Game Turbo.
2. Turn off the option to block notifications in games.

⚠️ Note: If you are using Custom ROM (For example, LineageOS or Pixel Experience, pop-up settings may vary. → Annexes → Special access → Showing over other windows.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions