How to Recover Notes on Xiaomi’s New Phone: A Complete 2026 Guide

The transition to a new Xiaomi smartphone is always an exciting moment, but the joy of updating the gadget can be overshadowed by lost data. It is especially painful to lose notes: important meetings, to-do lists, saved passwords or creative ideas. Fortunately, Xiaomi owners have several reliable ways to recover lost records – both through built-in MIUI tools and through third-party services.

In this article, we will discuss all the current methods of recovery of notes on new Xiaomi models (including Redmi Note 13 Pro+, POCO F6, Xiaomi 14 Ultra and others). You will learn how to transfer data from an old phone, restore it from the cloud or backup, and what to do if notes were deleted accidentally, paying special attention to the hidden features of MIUI, which are not written in the official instructions – they often save in desperate situations.

1. Recover notes through Mi Account (the fastest way)

If you used the standard Notes app on your old Xiaomi phone and were logged into Mi Account, your data was automatically synced to the cloud, which means that on the new device, it can be returned in just 2 clicks.

How it works:

• 📱 On the new Xiaomi, log in to the same Mi Account as on the old phone (via Settings) → Xiaomi account).
• ☁️ Open the Notes app – it will automatically pull up all saved records from the cloud.
• ⏳ If notes don’t appear right away, wait 5-10 minutes or restart the app.

Important: This method only works if the old phone was synchronized. Check this in Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud → Notes – there should be a switch on.

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If you don't remember the Mi Account password, restore it via email or a linked phone number. To do this, click Forgot the password on the account login screen and follow the instructions.

2. Transfer notes from Android to Xiaomi via Google Drive

Many users don’t know that Google Drive can save not only contacts and photos, but also notes – if they were created in applications that support backup, such as Google Keep or Notes from Samsung (if you switch from Samsung to Xiaomi).

Instructions for remediation:

1. On the new Xiaomi, install the app that created the notes (like Google Keep from the Play Market).
2. Log in to the same Google account as your old phone.
3. Launch the app – all notes will be automatically pulled up.

If you’ve used Xiaomi’s standard Notes but they don’t sync with the Mi Cloud, try the following method.

3. Restore from local backup (if the phone is still running)

If the old Xiaomi phone is still working, but you have already moved SIM-You can create a local backup and restore notes from it, and this method is suitable even for phones without Internet access.

Step-by-step:

1. On your old phone, open Settings → About Phone → Backup and Reset → Local Backup.
2. Select Create a Backup and tick the Notes item (or Application Data if there is no such item).
3. Connect your old phone to your computer and copy the backup file (usually in the MIUI/backup/AllBackup folder).
4. Transfer this file to the new Xiaomi and restore the data through the same Local Backup section.

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⚠️ Note: Local backups in the MIUI If you forget the password from your old phone, it's impossible to recover the data from that copy.

4.Use of third-party recovery applications

If notes were accidentally deleted or not saved in the cloud, specialized utilities will come to the rescue, for example, DiskDigger or GT Recovery can scan the internal memory of the phone and recover deleted files - including notes from application databases.

How it works:

• 🔍 Install one of the applications on the new Xiaomi (for example, GT Recovery from Play Market).
• 📱 Connect your old phone to your new one OTG-cable (if it still works) or insert it into a new phone SD-map.
• 🔄 Run the scan - the program will find all deleted notes that have not yet been overwritten with new data.
• 💾 Save the recovered files in a convenient format (TXT, HTML or directly to the app Notes).

This method works even if notes were deleted months ago – the main thing is that the phone does not carry out full formatting.

5. Manual recovery via ADB (for advanced users)

If you’re familiar with the command prompt, you can try extracting notes directly from the phone’s system files using ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a method that works if the phone doesn’t turn on, but it can be connected to a computer in Fastboot mode.

Instructions:

1. Install ADB Tools on your computer (you can download from the official Android website).
2. Connect your phone to your PC and enable USB Debugging in Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (click 7 times on the line with the version, then go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers).
3. In the command line, type: adb pull /data/data/com.miui.notes/databases/notes.db This will copy the note database to your computer.
4. Open the notes.db file with DB Browser for SQLite, and all your notes will be raw.

⚠️ Attention: This method requires root rights or an unlocked bootloader. On new Xiaomi models (such as Xiaomi 14 or Redmi Note 13), unlocking the bootloader resets all data!

6. What should I do if nothing helps?

If none of these methods worked, don’t despair – there are a few more ways:

If you lost notes due to a phone reset to factory settings, try restoring them via Mi Cloud in your browser:

1. Go to i.mi.com and log in.
2. Select the Notes section, where the latest versions of the records can be saved.
3. Export them to a file and import them to a new phone.

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Even if notes are not recovered through standard methods, don't give up. Try all the ways in order - often data can be returned from unexpected sources, such as from the cache of applications or temporary files.

FAQ: Frequent Questions About Recovering Notes on Xiaomi