How to completely get rid of advertising on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro: proven ways

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro with MIUI firmware is known for its performance, but many users are annoyed by the built-in advertising in system applications, notifications and even on the lock screen. Unlike conventional banners in games, here the ad units are integrated at the operating system level — they show Mi Browser, Security, Cleaner and even Settings. The good news is that most ads can be disabled without root rights using hidden settings and official tools.

In this article, we will discuss 7 working methods for the Redmi Note 8 Pro (relevant to MIUI 12–14), including:

• 🔧 Disable personalized advertising through your Mi Account settings
• 📱 Blocking system notifications from msa and MIUI System Ads
• 🖥️ Use of the ADB-teams for deep disabling advertising modules
• 🛡️ Alternative methods using third-party applications (without root)

All of these methods have been tested on the Global, EEA, and Russian firmware, and if you use custom firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience or LineageOS), some of the methods may not work, and they usually don’t advertise.

1. disable personalized advertising in Mi Account

The easiest way to reduce the amount of targeted ads is to deactivate them in your Xiaomi account settings, which won’t delete all banners, but will reduce their frequency by 40-60%.

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings. → Xiaomi Account (or Mi Account).
2. Go to Mi Advertising (may be called Advertising or Personalization).
3. Turn off the sliders: 🔘 Personalized recommendations 🔘 Showing interest-based advertising

Save the changes and restart the smartphone.

⚠️ Attention: After update MIUI These settings can be reset. Check them every 2-3 months.

2. Blocking Advertising Notifications from the MSA and MIUI System

The system application msa (MIUI System Ads) is responsible for displaying banners in notifications and some built-in services. It can be disabled through the notification menu, but the path to it is hidden.

How to find and block:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, enter msa (without quotes).
3. Select MIUI System Ads (or msa if the name is in English).
4. Press Notifications and turn off all sliders.
5. Go back and press Stop (forced stop).
6. Connect your phone to your PC: Use the original USB Type-C cable. On your phone, select File Transfer (MTP) mode. In the dialog box on your phone, allow debugging for your computer.

Do it. ADB-team:

adb shell pm hide com.miui.systemAdSolution


adb shell pm hide com.xiaomi.midrop




adb shell pm hide com.miui.analytics




adb shell pm hide com.miui.msa.global

Each command disables a separate ad module, and then restart the phone.

⚠️ Attention: After update MIUI Disabled components can be activated again. Repeat the procedure after each major update.

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If, after the execution, ADB-The commands start to make a dye, return them with the command adb shell pm unhide.

4. Removal of ads in system applications (Browser, Security, Weather)

Even after disabling msa, some apps (Mi Browser, Security, Weather) continue to display banners, which can be removed through the settings of each application.

Mi Browser (Browser):

• 🔧 Open the browser, press. ⋮ → Settings → Additionally.
• 🔘 Disable: Show recommendations on main Personalized Advertising Fast News
• 🔄 Restart the browser.

Security (Security):

• 🔧 Go to Security. → Settings (⚙️) → Advertising.
• 🔘 Turn off all sliders associated with recommendations.
• 🧹 Clear the app's cache in Settings → Annexes → Security → Warehouse.

Critical detail: In the Cleaner app, ads are integrated into the scanning process, and the only way to remove them is to replace the app with an alternative (e.g., SD Maid or Files by Google).

5. Replacement of standard applications with advertising-free alternatives

If system methods have failed, the radical solution is to abandon Xiaomi’s built-in apps in favor of third-party apps.This requires more effort, but is guaranteed to remove ads.

⚠️ Note: When you delete system applications (for example, through adb uninstall), errors in the work may occur. MIUI. It is better to turn them off through settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select an unneeded app (such as Mi Browser).
3. Click Disable (Do not "Delete"!).
4. Confirm the action.

6.Use of third-party ad blockers (without root)

If previous methods have failed, you can use ad-blocking apps that run at the DNS or VPN level without requiring root rights.

Top.-3 apps for Redmi Note 8 Pro:

• 🛡️ Blokada – Blocks Advertising at Level DNS, Maintains user listings of hosts. ✅ Free version without restrictions. ⚠️ It may conflict with some banking applications.
• 🌐 AdGuard – flexible settings, filtering by domain. ✅ There's a local regime. VPN" (no need for ruth). ⚠️ The free version has a limited number of filters.
• 🔒 DNS66 — open-source. ✅ Free, free, without advertising. ⚠️ Requires manually configuring host lists.

Instructions for Blokada:

1. Download the app from the official website (blokada.org).
2. Launch and allow creation VPN-connection.
3. In the settings, select host lists: 🔘 EasyList (Basic Ad Blocking) 🔘 EasyPrivacy (Protection from Trackers) 🔘 Xiaomi Ads Blocklist (specialized for the MIUI)

Activate the lock and restart the phone.

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Blockers (e.g. Blokada) do not remove ads from MIUI menus, but effectively remove banners in the browser, games and most applications.

7.Extreme measures: firmware custom MIUI or AOSP

If the ad is critically intrusive and the system methods don't work, the radical option is to install an alternative firmware, which will remove all built-in ad modules, but require unlocking the bootloader and potentially de-warranty.

Firmware options for the Redmi Note 8 Pro:

• 🔧 LineageOS – stable firmware without Google services. ✅ Maximum confidentiality. ⚠️ You need to install GApps separately.

⚠️ Attention: Unlocking the bootloader on the Redmi Note 8 Pro resets all data and requires a wait of 7 days (on Xiaomi policy). 4PDA.

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Custom firmware removes advertising altogether, but strips official security updates. Regularly check the firmware's relevance manually!

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing ads on Redmi Note 8 Pro