How to Enable Pop-Up Windows on Xiaomi: All Ways for MIUI 12, 13 and 14

Pop-ups on Xiaomi smartphones are not just a convenient way to receive notifications, but also a key element of interaction with the system. Without them, you can miss important messages in messengers, alerts about calls or system warnings. However, after updating MIUI or resetting settings, this feature often turns off by default, leaving users wondering why pop-up notifications stopped showing and how to return them?

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to turn on pop-ups on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices running MIUI 12-14. You will learn how to configure notifications for individual applications, system alerts and even hidden functions that many do not know about.

Why don’t you see pop-ups on Xiaomi?

Before you turn on pop-up notifications, it's important to understand why they stopped working, and the reasons can be software-related or application-specific settings.

• 🔄 Update MIUI: After installing the new firmware version, permissions for applications are reset, including access to pop-up windows.
• 📱 Battery Optimization: The system automatically limits the background activity of applications to save charge, which blocks notifications from showing.
• 🚫 Manual shutdown: A user could accidentally disable pop-ups in the application or system settings.
• 🛠️ Failure to work MIUI: Rarely, but errors occur when the notification service stops functioning properly.

If pop-ups stop working after installing a new application (such as an antivirus or an optimizer), try temporarily removing it. Some programs aggressively block background processes, which prevents notifications from being displayed.

⚠️ Attention: On devices with MIUI 14 and later pop-ups may not work if Extreme Battery Savings is enabled, which disables all background processes, including notifications. → Battery → Battery mode.

How to Enable Pop-ups for All Apps

The fastest way to return pop-up notifications is to activate them globally for the entire system, which is a good method if you want windows to show up for all applications without exception.

Instructions:

1. Open the settings on your smartphone.
2. Go to Notifications and Status bar (on some models, Notifications).
3. Select the pop-up notifications item.
4. Activate the Allow pop-up notification switch.
5. Choose the display style below: Top of the screen (recommended) or Center of the screen.

After that, all apps that are allowed to display notifications will be able to display pop-ups, but some programs (such as Telegram or WhatsApp) may require additional permissions.

Is the main switch activated in Notifications → Pop-up notifications?

Is the display style selected (top or center of the screen)?

Are there any restrictions in the Battery section? → Optimizing the battery?

Have permissions been verified for the Notification system application?

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Configure pop-up windows for individual applications

If global inclusion didn’t work, or if you want to customize notifications selectively, you’ll have to manually configure each app, for example, for Viber or Instagram, you might need a separate permission.

How to do this:

1. Open the Settings → Applications.
2. Select the application you want (such as Telegram).
3. Go to the Notifications section.
4. Activate the Allow Notifications switch.
5. Below, find the pop-up notifications item and turn it on.
6. Choose the priority: High (recommended for messengers) or Medium.

Some applications (such as Google Meet or Zoom) may require additional permission to display over other windows.

1. In the application settings, go to Other permissions.
2. Find the Display item on top of other apps and activate it.

Messages in messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram)

Calls and SMS

System Alerts (Low Charge, Updates)

Notifications from social networks (Instagram, TikTok)

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If after these actions, the pop-ups still do not appear, check if the application is added to the list of Restricted or Sleeping in the battery settings.

1. Go to Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization.
2. Select All Apps.
3. Find the right application and set a No Limits mode for it.

Solving pop-up problems on MIUI 14

MIUI 14 introduced a number of changes to the notification system, which even after all permissions are turned on, pop-ups may not work.

On MIUI 14, pop-ups for system applications (such as "Calls" or "Messages") can be blocked if the "Do Not Disturb" mode with the "Hide Notifications" setting is enabled. Check this in Settings → Sound and Vibration → Do Not Disturb → Notification settings.

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If WhatsApp pop-ups stop working after upgrading to MIUI 14, try clearing the app's cache: Settings → Apps → WhatsApp → Storage → Clear the cache. This often helps to reset notification errors.

Hidden settings of pop-up windows: what can be configured additionally

In addition to basic settings, MIUI has hidden settings that allow you to fine-tune the display of pop-ups, for example, you can change the transparency, size or even disable notifications for specific contacts.

How to access advanced settings:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times)
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Find the Notifications item and activate Allow pop-ups in Do Not Disturb mode.
4. To change the notification style, use the Pop-Up Notification Style (not available on all models).

On some devices (such as Xiaomi 13 Pro or Redmi Note 12) you can configure:

• 🎨 Color scheme of pop-up windows (dark/light theme).
• 📏 Font size in notifications.
• 🔔 Sound signals for different types of notifications.
• 👤 Contact exceptions (e.g. always show notifications from a particular person).

What to do if the windows never work?

If you've tried all the ways, but the pop-up notifications still don't show up, the problem could be deeper.

1. Reset notification settings: Settings → Applications → Application management → Three dots (menu) → Reset notification settings This will return all permissions to factory values.
2. Cleaning the cache of the system: Settings → Storage → Cleaning → Cache of the system Sometimes damaged cache interferes with the correct operation of notifications.
3. Check for updates: Make sure your device has the latest version of MIUI installed. Go to Settings → About Phone → System Update.
4. Manual reboot of the notification service (for advanced users): adb shell pm clear com.android.systemui This command will reset the system interface settings (USB debugging is required).

⚠️ Note: If the problem occurs after installing custom firmware (such as LineageOS or Pixel Experience), the cause may be a lack of Google Play services or improper build. MIUI. In this case, only reflashing to the official version will help.

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If pop-ups don’t work in just one app (like VK or Facebook), the problem is most likely in the app itself. Try reinstalling it or checking for updates on Google Play.

Differences in settings for different Xiaomi models

While most Xiaomi devices run on MIUI, the pop-up settings may vary depending on the model and regional firmware.

On devices with MIUI for Russia (for example, Redmi 10C or Xiaomi 11 Lite NE) may not be pop-up notifications in the main settings.

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the application you want (such as SMS).
3. Go to Notifications. → Additionally.
4. Activate Show as a pop-up window.

FAQ: Frequent questions about pop-ups on Xiaomi