How to completely clean up the history of Yandex on the Xiaomi Redmi phone: all ways

Today’s Xiaomi Redmi smartphones store a huge amount of data about your activity, from searches in Yandex to pages visited in the browser, which not only takes up space in the memory of the device, but can also become a vulnerability to privacy, especially if you use multiple accounts or often transfer your phone to other people.

Many users mistakenly think that it is enough to delete the history in the application Yandex.Browser or Yandex Go. However, on MIUI (Xiaomi firmware) data can be duplicated in system logs, application cache and even in the cloud storage Yandex.Disk. In this article we will analyze all possible ways to clean the history - from basic to hidden, including resetting cache through Android Settings and account synchronization management.

If you’ve never cleared history on your Redmi, be prepared: After a full cleaning, up to 1-3 GB of memory will be freed up, and autocomplete forms and search tips will reset to factory settings.

1. Clearing history right in the applications of Yandex

The most obvious way is to delete data directly from the programs where it accumulates, and on Xiaomi Redmi, you can do this in three main applications from Yandex:

• 🔍 Yandex.Browser – stores the history of visited sites, downloads and autocomplete data.
• 📱 Yandex Go is a lightweight version of the browser with a simplified interface, but the same history.
• 🔎 Yandex (search application) – saves all search queries and geolocation tags.

To clear up the story in Yandex.Browser:

1. Open the app and tap the icon. ⋮ (three points) in lower right corner.
2. Choose a History. → Clear history.
3. Check all types of data (Visit history, cookies, cache) and click Delete.

In Yandex Go, the process is similar, but the menu is hidden behind the button. ☰ (There are three lines in the top left corner, but in the Yandex search app, the path is different: Profile → Settings → History of search → Clear history.

⚠️ Note: If you are syncing with a Yandex account, the story will only be deleted from your phone, but will remain in the cloud. To erase it completely, go to the account management page from your computer.

2. Delete cache and data of Yandex applications through Android settings

Even after clearing the history inside the applications, Xiaomi Redmi still has temporary files (cache) and application data that can recover some of the deleted information, to ensure that everything is erased:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, enter “Yandex” – the system will show all related programs.
3. Select each application in turn (Yandex.Browser, Yandex Go, Yandex, etc.).
4. Click Warehouse → Clear the cache and Clear the data.

On MIUI 14 and later, after cleaning the data, the application will reset to factory settings — you have to re-enter your account and configure the home page, but this method removes all traces of activity, including saved passwords and autocomplete data.

Clear the Yandex.Browser cache

Delete data Yandex Go

Reset the settings of the Yandex application (search)

Check for updates for applications-->

If the apps start to work unstable after cleaning, try reinstalling them through Google Play or Mi App Store.

3. Hidden MIUI settings: cleaning system logs

Xiaomi Redmi based on MIUI maintains system logs, which can get data about running applications, including Yandex services. These logs are not visible to the user, but take up space and can theoretically be extracted through ADB or specialized utilities.

To clear system logs:

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Tap 7 times on the MIUI version to activate the developer mode.
3. Return to the main settings menu and select Additional → For developers.
4. Scroll down and find the option Log Operations or System Logs (the name depends on the version of MIUI).
5. Click Clear magazines.

This procedure does not remove Yandex history directly, but erases traces of application activity in system files. 1-2 months to optimize the smartphone.

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4. Disable synchronization with Yandex account

If you use a Yandex account to sync data between devices, your search history and browsing history can be automatically restored after being cleaned.

1. Open Yandex.Browser or Yandex Go.
2. Go to Profile → Settings → Synchronization.
3. Turn off the Synchronization of History option.
4. Sign out of Yandex account in this application.

To completely disable synchronization at the system level:

1. Go to Settings → Accounts and Synchronization.
2. Find Yandex in the list of accounts and tap it.
3. Turn off all switches or delete your account completely.

⚠️ Note: After deleting your Yandex account from the system, you will lose access to Yandex.Disk, Mail and other services associated with this profile.

5. Alternative methods: through a computer and third-party utilities

If standard methods do not help, you can use the web version of Yandex or specialized cleaning programs.

Method 1: Delete history through Yandex.Passport

1. Open the website passport.yandex.ru/profile on your computer.
2. Sign in under your account.
3. Go to the Search History section.
4. Select the period (All Time) and click Delete.

Method 2: Using CCleaner for Android

The CCleaner app (available on Google Play) allows you to thoroughly clean the cache and application data, including hidden Yandex files.

1. Start CCleaner and give all the necessary permissions.
2. Select the Cleanup tab.
3. Check boxes Yandex.Browser, Yandex Go and other related applications.
4. Click Analyze and then Clean.

The CCleaner also shows how much memory is freed up after cleaning, which is convenient for monitoring.

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Before using CCleaner or similar utilities, back up your sensitive data. Some programs may delete files that are necessary for system applications to run.

6.Reset to factory settings: a last resort

If you want to completely erase all data from your phone, including Yandex history, you only have to hard reset.

• 📱 All installed applications and their data.
• 📂 Files in the memory of the phone (photos, videos, documents).
• 🔑 Account settings, including Yandex and Google.
• 📊 System logs and cache.

To perform a reset on Xiaomi Redmi:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Choose to erase all data.
3. Enter the password from the lock screen (if installed).
4. Confirm the action with the Reset button.

It takes 5-10 minutes, and when you reboot, it's like new, with no history, no apps, no personal files.

⚠️ Warning: Factory reset does not delete data from the memory card (if installed). SD-map separately through Settings → Warehouse.

7 How to Prevent the Accumulation of History in the Future

In order not to clean the history of Yandex manually, you can configure automatic deletion or disable its saving:

The most reliable way to avoid surveillance is to use alternative browsers (such as Firefox Focus or Brave), which do not save history by default and block trackers.

FAQ: Frequent questions about cleaning up Yandex history on Xiaomi