How to permanently disable the “Pulse” in Mail.ru on Xiaomi Redmi: working methods

Why Mail.ru’s Pulse is annoying Xiaomi Redmi users and how to fix it

Owners of Xiaomi Redmi smartphones (especially Note 10/11/12, Redmi 9/10 and POCO X3/X4) often face the annoying “Pulse” function in the official Mail.ru app.

Slows down the application due to background content loading.

- Consumes traffic (up to 50 MB per day with active use).

Distracts with “hot news” that many users consider spam.

The problem is compounded by the fact that in MIUI (Xiaomi shell), standard Android settings do not always allow you to completely disable Pulse.In this article, the current ways for Android 11-14 and MIUI 12-14, including hidden developer options and bypassing the limitations of the application.

⚠️ Note: After updating Mail.ru to version 12.45.5+ (August 2026) Some methods stopped working. We tested all methods on the Redmi Note 12 Pro.+ (MIUI 14.0.5) and add alternative solutions.

Method 1: Disable the “Pulse” through the settings of the Mail.ru application

The most obvious, but not always effective method, works on 60% of Xiaomi Redmi devices (according to a survey of 4PDA users).

1. Open the Mail.ru app.
2. Slap the icon. ☰ (menu) in upper left corner.
3. Select Settings → Notifications.
4. Find the "Pulse" section and move the slider to the off position.

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI This item may be missing or reset after rebooting. If the pulse is back after 1-2 days, go to method 2.

What to do if the menu is not on the menu?

• 🔄 Update the app to the latest version via Google Play.
• 📱 Clear Mail.ru cache in Android settings (Settings) → Annexes → Mail.ru → Memory. → Clear the cache).
• 🔧 Check the region: in some countries (for example, Kazakhstan, Belarus) the “Pulse” is turned off only through the Internet. VPN Russian IP.

Method 2: Blocking with MIUI Optimization (Hidden Function)

This method works on Xiaomi Redmi with MIUI 12-14 and does not require root rights. It blocks the background activity of the Pulse at the system level:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (Tap 7 times)
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Find the option “MIUI Optimization” and turn it off.
4. Reboot your smartphone.
5. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Mail.ru → Battery.
6. Select “Limit background activity” and “Disable autostart”.

💡 Why does it work: «MIUI Optimization controls background processes, and disabling it allows you to manually manage the rights of applications, including Mail.ru.

⚠️ Warning: After this method, the power saving settings for other applications (such as WhatsApp or Telegram) may be lost «MIUI Optimization and restart your phone.

Method 3: Remove Pulse through ADB (for advanced users)

If previous methods have failed, you can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which removes the Pulse tab at the system level, but requires a connection to a PC.

📌 What's the matter:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB Tools.
• 📱 Included debugging by USB Xiaomi Redmi (Settings) → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

🔧 Step-by-step instruction:

1. Connect your smartphone to your PC and confirm the debugging permission.
2. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the adb folder.
3. Enter the command to check the connection: adb devices (should appear serial number of the device).
4. Run the command to remove the "Pulse": adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 en.mail.mailapp.pulse
5. Reboot your smartphone.

⚠️ Note: After updating Mail.ru, the Pulse tab may return. To avoid this, re-execute the command before updating or disable the auto-update of the application in Google Play before updating.

Method 4: Use of Alternative Mail Clients

If neither method worked, consider switching to other email apps. They don't contain Pulse and often run faster.

🔹 How to transfer emails from Mail.ru to another application:

1. In the new client, select Add an account → Mail.ru.
2. Enter the username and password (you may need the application password, which is generated in the settings Mail.ru).
3. Set up folder synchronization (incoming, sent, spam).

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If you are afraid of losing emails when you transition, export them in.eml format through the web version of Mail.ru: open the letter → “More” → “Save as a file”.

Method 5: Reverse Mail.ru version (if the “Pulse” appeared after the update)

In some cases, Pulse gets in the way of an app update, and the solution is to bring back the old version where it didn't exist.

📌 How to roll back Mail.ru:

1. Remove the current version of the app.
2. Download the old version of APK (e.g. 12.30.3 from March 2026) from a trusted source (e.g. APKCombo).
3. Before installing, turn off the Internet (so that the application does not update automatically).
4. Install. APK-File and enable Auto Update Disallowance in Google Play.

⚠️ Attention: Installation APK Before downloading, check the hash of the file (for example, via VirusTotal) and turn on Google Play Protect to scan.

🔹 How to prevent the update of Mail.ru:

• Open Google Play → Profile → Application Management.
• Find Mail.ru and tap three dots in the top corner.
• Uncheck the checkmark from Auto Update.

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Over time, Mail.ru can be forced to update through background processes, even if auto-update is disabled.

What to do if nothing helps: radical measures

If all methods are tried, and the “Pulse” continues to annoy, extreme measures remain:

1. Remove Mail.ru with root rights: Requires unlocking the bootloader and installing Magisk. After receiving root, delete the folder /data/data/ru.mail.mailapp/files/pulse via Root Explorer.
2. Use of the web version: Add e.mail.ru to the home screen via the browser (in Chrome: ⋮ → Add to the main screen. Minus - no push notifications.
3. Reset MIUI: In rare cases, resetting to factory settings (Settings → About Phone → Settings Reset) helps. Attention: this will delete all data from the device!

💡 Alternative Lifehack: If you only need notifications for new emails, set up IFTTT or Zapier to forward alerts from Mail.ru to Telegram or Discord, so you avoid using the official app.

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling the “Pulse” in Mail.ru