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

The history of search and visited pages in the services of Yandex accumulates over time, taking up a place in the memory of the smartphone and potentially revealing your interests to third parties. On Xiaomi Redmi devices with a MIUI shell, cleaning this information has nuances: standard Android settings here are often overlapped by the manufacturer’s proprietary solutions, and the Yandex.Browser itself can behave differently than on “pure” Android.

In this article, you will find the most relevant ways to delete history for different scenarios, from cleaning search queries in the Yandex application to completely resetting browser data, including cache and cookies. We took into account the features of the latest versions of MIUI 14/15 and Redmi Note 12/13, as well as common mistakes that users make when trying to “erase everything at once.” If you are looking for a way to get rid of traces of activity without a trace, we start with the most reliable method.

1. Clearing the search history in the Yandex application

The fastest way to remove traces of your queries is to use the built-in tools of the Yandex application itself (not to be confused with the browser!).This method works for versions of the application 23.10.0 and later, which are installed on Redmi by default with MIUI 14+.

Open the Yandex app (an icon with the letter "I" on a colored background) and follow the following steps:

• 📱 Slip on the profile avatar in the upper right corner of the screen.
• 🔍 Select Search History (may be called My Requests in older versions).
• 🗑️ Press three points (⋮) In the top menu and select Clear History.
• ⏳ Confirm the action by selecting the period: For an hour, for a day, for all time.

Important! This method only removes search queries, but does not affect the history of visited sites in Yandex.Browser or autocomplete data.

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If the item "Search History" is missing, update the Yandex application via Google Play or GetApps (for Chinese firmware Redmi).

2. Delete history in Yandex.Browser on Xiaomi

The Yandex.Browser on Xiaomi Redmi is often preinstalled as a system application, and cleaning it has features. Unlike Google Chrome, there is no universal “Clear All” button here, you have to delete data by category.

Instructions for Yandex.Browser version 23.11.0 and later:

1. Open your browser and tap the icon. ⋮ (three dots) in the bottom menu.
2. Go to Settings → History.
3. Choose Clear History and tick the boxes: 🌐 History of visits 🍪 Cookies and website data 🗃️ Cashed images 🔍 Autocomplete data (optional)

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On Redmi with firmware for the Chinese market (without Google services), the "History" item can be called "Journal" or "Records." If the browser is not updated through the Play Market, download the latest version of APK from the official Yandex website.

3. Yandex data reset via Android settings

If Yandex apps don’t respond to the cleanup or you want to remove all traces of activity systemically, use the built-in MIUI tools.This method is suitable for the Redmi Note 10/11/12 and other Android 11+ models.

Sequence of action:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Yandex or Yandex.Browser (can be called Yandex in English firmware).
3. Slip it on the Warehouse.
4. Click Clear Data (deletes all settings and history) and Clear Cache.

Once set up, all data older than the selected period will be automatically deleted from the device, but will remain in the cloud. To erase it there, go to passport.yandex.ru and manually clear the history in the Data Management section.

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5. Radical Method: Cleaning through Safe Mode

If standard methods fail (for example, due to a MIUI failure or a virus), use Safe Mode, a diagnostic mode where all third-party applications are disabled, which will help to delete even protected Yandex system data.

Instructions for Xiaomi Redmi:

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press the Power button and when the MI logo appears, hold Volume down until downloaded in Safe Mode (the bottom left corner will have an inscription).
3. Go to Settings → Applications and find Yandex.
4. Click Remove Updates, then Clear Data.
5. Restart your phone in normal mode.

⚠️ Note: Safe Mode does not work with fingerprint and Face Unlock. PIN-If after cleaning Yandex.Browser stopped opening, reinstall it through Google Play.

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

For advanced users who want to fully control the deletion of data, the method using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) will be suitable, which will allow you to erase even those files that are not visible through the standard interface.

Procedure:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Redmi: Go to Settings → About Phone. Tap 7 times on MIUI Version. Go back to Settings → Additional → Developer. Activate USB Debugging.

adb shell pm clear ru.yandex.searchplugin


adb shell pm clear com.yandex.browser

You can use utilities like SD Maid or CCleaner to automate the process, but beware: they can delete data from other applications. On Redmi with MIUI 15, these utilities require additional permissions in Settings → Special features → Cleanup utilities.

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Use ADB only if you are confident in your actions. Incorrect command can cause system applications to fail, especially on Redmi firmware with a modified kernel.

7 How to Check That History Is Really Deleted

After cleaning, it is important to make sure that the traces of activity have disappeared completely, and you can check this in several ways:

• 🔍 Enter in the search bar Yandex part of the old query — if the story is cleared, the hints will not appear.
• 🌐 Open up. yandex.ru/history in the browser (autonomy required) – here the cloud history is displayed.
• 📱 Check the folder. /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.yandex.browser via file manager (should be empty or contain only system files).
• 🛡️ Use storage analysis apps like Files by Google to find residual files.

If the story is still displayed after cleaning, the reasons may be as follows:

• 🔄 Data is synchronized with the cloud and re-uploaded when logged in to your account.
• 📱 The phone has two versions of Yandex.Browser (for example, the main and Lite).
• 🛠️ Virus or Adware Restores History (check your phone through Malwarebytes).

Frequent Questions (FAQ)