How to permanently remove ads on Xiaomi 13T: system and hidden methods

Xiaomi 13T is a flagship smartphone with powerful stuffing, but even it is not immune from intrusive advertising in the MIUI brand shell. Pop-up banners in the settings menu, advertising notifications from system applications and “recommendations” in search – all this spoils the impression of using the device. Fortunately, there are several ways if not to remove the ad completely, then at least to minimize it.

In this article, we will discuss 5 working methods, from basic settings to advanced tricks with ADB and third-party tools. It is important to understand that some of the ads are sewn into the firmware at the system level, so it may require unlocking the bootloader or installing custom firmware to completely remove them.

Before you start, make sure your Xiaomi 13T has the latest version of MIUI installed (check in Settings → About Phone → System Update).Some methods may not work on older builds or regional firmware (for example, for India or China).

1. disable personalized advertising in MIUI settings

The easiest way to reduce the amount of ads is to disable ad personalization in system settings, which won’t remove the ads completely, but will make them less intrusive and relevant.

Go to: Settings → Google → Advertising (or Settings → Additional → Privacy → Advertising in some versions of MIUI).

Turn off the option “Personalized Ads” and reset the “Advertising Identifier” (click Reset Identifier).

• 🔹 Pros: does not require superuser rights, works on all versions MIUI.
• 🔸 Cons: Advertising will still be shown, but less often and less purposefully.
• 📌 Note: After resetting the ID, some apps (such as the Google Play Store) may temporarily display more ads.

We also recommend turning off MIUI Recommendations** in the main settings: Settings → Basic → MIUI Recommendations → turn off the slider.

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If your version of MIUI does not have the "MIUI Recommendations" item, try searching for it by settings (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner).

2. Blocking advertising through system application settings

Many of Xiaomi’s built-in apps (e.g. Weather, Themes, Browser) have their own ad modules, which can be disabled individually:

1. Topics: Topics → Profile → Settings (⚙) → Delete “Recommendations” and “Notifications».
2. Weather: Weather → Settings (⚙) → Delete “Advertising Notices».
3. Browser: Browser → Settings → Privacy → Disable “Personalized News”.
4. Music: Music → Settings → Disable “Advertising Banners”.

Important: In the Security app, ads can be disguised as “optimization” or “cleaning up.” Turn off notifications from this app in Settings → Applications → Application Management → Security → Notifications.

⚠️ Note: After disabling notifications from system applications (e.g. Security or Cleanup), you may miss important alerts about viruses or overheating of the device.

3.Using ADB to Deeply Disable Advertising

If system settings don’t work, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a tool for debugging Android devices, which allows you to disable advertising services at the system level, but requires you to connect your smartphone to your computer.

Steps to disable advertising through ADB:

1. Turn on Developer Mode** on Xiaomi 13T: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (click 7 times in a row).
2. Activate "Debugging by" USB»** In Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install it. ADB-Drivers and open the command line in the folder with the platform-tools.
4. Execute the command to disable the MSA (Mobile Services Ads) adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.systemAdSolution
5. To disable Xiaomi analytics (optional but recommended): adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.analytics

Installed ADB drivers on PC

Developer mode on Xiaomi 13T is enabled

USB debugging activated

Phone connected to PC in file transfer mode

The command line is open in the platform-tools folder-->

After you have completed the commands, restart the device. Advertisements in the system menus and notifications should disappear. If some banners are left, try to further disable the MiuiDaemon service:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.xiaomi.midrop

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB Do not delete or disable services that are not named in this manual. For example, the command pm uninstall com.android.vending will delete the Google Play Store, which will make the device unusable.

4. Install custom firmware (for advanced users)

If you’re willing to take drastic measures, installing custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience) will completely remove all Xiaomi ad modules.

• 🔧 Requires unlocking the bootloader (will result in data reset and loss of warranty).
• 📉 Possible problems with the camera, NFC Wireless charging (Xiaomi drivers are closed).
• 🔄 Updates to the firmware will have to be installed manually.
• 🛡️ Risk of "bricking" of the device in case of error during firmware.

If you do decide, follow the official instructions for your model on the XDA Developers forum. For Xiaomi 13T (codename fuxi), the following firmware is available:

Before the firmware must:

1. Make a backup of the data through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.
2. Charge your phone at least 70%.
3. Make sure your device model matches the firmware (for Xiaomi 13T, it’s fuxi).

5. Third-party applications for blocking advertising

If you don't want to mess with settings or ADBs, you can use third-party utilities that block ads at the network or system level, but require super-user rights (root) or VPN settings.

Top.-3 Advertising Blocking Apps on Xiaomi 13T:

• 🛡️ Blokada – Blocks Advertising and Trackers VPN, No need to root. | Google Play
• 🔒 AdGuard - filters traffic, blocks banners in the browser and applications. | Google Play
• 📱 Luckypatcher – removes ads from apps (requires root) Site (available only through APK)

For maximum efficiency, combine AdGuard (browser) and Blokada (system advertising).Please note that some banking applications may block the work. VPN-Services due to security policy.

⚠️ Note: Apps like Luckypatcher can be recognized by antiviruses as potentially dangerous due to modifications APK-Use them at your own risk by backing up your data beforehand.

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The most reliable way without root is the combination of Blokada (for system advertising) + AdGuard (for the browser).

6. Alternative methods: resetting settings and regional firmware

If none of these things worked, you can try changing your firmware region or performing a hard reset, which doesn't guarantee 100% results, but sometimes helps reduce the amount of advertising.

Change of firmware region:

1. Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Region.
2. Choose a country with minimal advertising (e.g. the European Union or Singapore).
3. Reset the device.

Hard Reset (Hard Reset):

1. Create a backup copy of important data.
2. Go to Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Reset settings.
3. Select “Erase all data” and confirm the action.

After reset, do not restore data from the MIUI backup - this can return advertising settings. Set up the phone as a new device and manually disable all advertising options as described in the first sections.

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If the ad returns after the reset, try installing the firmware for another region via the Mi Flash Tool (an unlocked bootloader is required).

FAQ: Frequent questions about advertising on Xiaomi 13T