How to completely clean up the history of Yandex on the Xiaomi smartphone: 5 working ways

Search history and browsing history on Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi and POCO) can take up space, slow down the device and compromise privacy. This is especially true for users who actively use the mobile browser for search, work or personal affairs. In this article, we will analyze all the available ways to clean up the history, from standard MIUI settings to hidden features of Yandex.Browser, which are not obvious at first glance.

It’s important to understand that Yandex’s history is stored in three places: locally on your device, in your Yandex account (if you’re logged in), and in your cache. Complete cleanup requires working with all of these layers. We’ll also look at how to avoid re-accumulation of unnecessary data and set up automatic deletion.

The instructions in the article are relevant for:

• 📱 All Xiaomi smartphones on the MIUI 12/13/14 (including the Redmi Note 12 Pro+, Xiaomi 13T, POCO F5)
• 🌐 Yandex.Browser version 23.7 and later (including beta versions)
• 🔄 Both standard and Lite versions of the browser

If you use Yandex with a search bar (the widget on the home screen), the story is cleared separately there, which we will also discuss below. And for those who want to get rid of the traces of activity once and for all, we have prepared a special FAQ with answers to complex questions.

1. Standard cleaning of history through the settings of Yandex.Browser

The easiest way is to use built-in browser tools, which is suitable for deleting the history of the last hour, day, week or all of the time, and importantly, it only clears the data on the device, but does not affect the history synchronized with the Yandex account.

To clear up the story:

1. Open Yandex.Browser on your Xiaomi.
2. Slap the icon. ⋮ (three points) in lower right corner.
3. Choose a History. → Clear history.
4. Specify the period (for example, For all time) and tick next to the: 📝 Viewing history 🗑️ Cookies and website data 🖼️ Cached images and files

Clear the data

⚠️ Note: If you are logged in to Yandex, the history can be saved on the company’s servers even after local cleaning. To delete it completely, go to the section about the Yandex account.

Delete your browsing history | Clear cookies and site data |Erase your cache of images |Deactivate synchronization (if not necessary)

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2. Delete history through MIUI settings (for all browsers)

If you use not only Yandex.Browser, but also other applications (such as Chrome or Mi Browser), cleaning through the system settings of MIUI can be more effective.

Instructions:

1. Open the settings on your Xiaomi.
2. Go to the Apps → Application management.
3. Find Yandex.Browser in the list and tap it.
4. Select Warehouse. → Clear the data.
5. Confirm the action by pressing OK.

⚠️ Attention: Cleaning through Application Management in MIUI deletes all browser data, including saved passwords and bookmarks, if you need them, pre-export them or sync with your account.

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Before mass data cleaning, make a backup copy of bookmarks: open Yandex.Browser → ⋮ → Bookmarks → Exports.

3. Complete deletion of history from Yandex account

If you are logged in to your Yandex account in your browser, your search history and pages visited can be stored on the company’s servers even after cleaning the device to delete it completely:

Method 1: Through a browser on Xiaomi

1. Open Yandex.Browser and tap on the profile avatar in the upper right corner.
2. Select Account Management.
3. Go to the History section.
4. Click Clear History and select a period (All Time for Full Deletion).

Method 2: Through the web version of Yandex (if the browser does not open)

1. Open any browser and go to passport.yandex.ru/profile.
2. Sign in and select History Management.
3. Use filters to find and remove unnecessary records.

🔹 Important: Yandex can save data for up to 3 months even after your request for deletion (according to the privacy policy.

4. Clear search history in the Yandex widget on the home screen

Many Xiaomi users install a Yandex widget with a search bar on the home screen, where the search history is stored separately from the browser and cleared differently.

How to remove the story from the widget:

1. Tap the Yandex search bar on the home screen.
2. Enter any query (such as a test) and tap it in the drop-down list.
3. In the browser window that opens, click on the icon ⋮ → History.
4. Delete unnecessary entries manually or clear everything through Clear History.

⚠️ Note: Yandex widget can save history even after reinstalling the browser. If you want to reset it completely, remove the widget from the home screen and add it again.

5. Automatic History Cleanup: How to Set Up

To avoid manually clearing history, you can set up automatic deletion. Yandex.Browser has a built-in feature for this, but it is hidden in the depth of settings.

How to turn on:

1. Open Yandex.Browser → ⋮ → Settings.
2. Go to Confidentiality. → Clearing history.
3. Activate the automatic cleaning option.
4. Select the period (e.g., each week) and the data types to delete.

🔹 Additional: B MIUI There's an optimization feature that can automatically clear the cache of all applications, including browsers, to set it up:

1. Open Settings → Battery and Performance.
2. Choose Optimization → Auto Cleaning.
3. Add Yandex.Browser to the list of applications for automatic cleaning.

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Automatic cleaning saves time, but can delete useful data (such as logins) and configure it carefully or use it manually.

6. reset Yandex.Browser to factory settings

If standard methods don’t help or the browser is unstable, you can perform a complete reset, which will delete all history, bookmarks, passwords and settings, returning the application to the “as after installation” state.

Instructions:

1. Open MIUI Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Yandex.Browser and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse. → Management of space.
4. Click Clear all data and confirm the action.

⚠️ Note: If you use Xiaomi with an unlocked bootloader or custom firmware, resetting your browser can lead to conflicts with system services.

7. Alternative methods: through ADB and third-party utilities

For power users who want full control of the cleaning, there are advanced methods: they require access to ADB or use specialized utilities.

Method 1: Cleaning through ADB

If you have USB debugging enabled, you can delete Yandex.Browser data by command:

adb shell pm clear ru.yandex.browser

This command will completely reset the browser, as in the first run.

Method 2: Cleaning applications

Google Play has utilities like CCleaner or SD Maid that can remove cache and history more thoroughly than standard tools, but beware: some require root access.

🔹 Warning: Use of ADB or root rights can lead to loss of warranty on Xiaomi and unstable system operation.

FAQ: Frequent questions about cleanup of history in Yandex on Xiaomi