How to permanently remove Xiaomi Video recommendations: 5 working ways

Advertising and intrusive recommendations in Xiaomi Video is one of the most annoying features of firmware MIUI and Mi TVs. TV. Even after watching one video, the app starts flooding the user with banners with content that often doesn’t match interests. Worst of all, these recommendations appear not only inside the app, but also on the home screen of the smartphone or in the menu of the TV, taking up precious space and distracting from the main tasks.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to disable Xiaomi Video recommendations, from standard settings to radical methods like resetting an app or using it. ADB-Special attention will be paid to the differences between Xiaomi smartphones (Redmi, POCO, Black Shark, Mi TVs TV And Mi Box consoles, because the interface and the options available on these devices are very different, and you will also learn how to hide recommendations without losing the functionality of the application and what to do if the settings are reset after updating the firmware.

Why Xiaomi Video Shows Recommendations and Can They Be Removed?

Xiaomi Video app (formerly known as Mi Video) integrated into ecosystem MIUI PatchWall is a system-level platform, and its primary purpose is to aggregate content from multiple sources, from local files to streaming services like Netflix or Prime Video. However, along with useful features, the app actively collects browsing data to form personalized recommendations.

Key reasons for recommendations:

• 📊 Gathering browsing statistics – the app analyzes which videos you watch, how long and on which platforms.
• 🎯 Partnering Agreements – Xiaomi partners with content providers (e.g. iQiyi, Tencent Video) who pay for display ads.
• 🔄 Updates to the firmware - after updates MIUI or PatchWall recommendation settings are often reset to default values.
• 📱 Integration with other services – for example, recommendations can be duplicated in Mi Browser or on the lock screen.

Can the recommendations be removed forever? Technically yes, but with reservations:

• ✅ On Mi TVs. TV and the Mi Box has the option of a complete shutdown through the PatchWall settings.
• ⚠️ On Xiaomi smartphones (especially with global firmware), some methods require superuser rights (root) or use. ADB.
• 🔄 After major updates MIUI (For example, switching from version 13 to version 14 may reset.

⚠️ Attention: Disabling recommendations through system settings (Settings) → Annexes → Xiaomi Video → Notifications) often work temporarily. The application can reactivate the display of banners after a device restart or update.

Method 1: Disable recommendations through Xiaomi Video settings (for smartphones)

The easiest method is to use the built-in app options. It is suitable for most Xiaomi, Redmi and other smartphones. POCO base MIUI 12-14 (including global and Chinese firmware) However, on some models (e.g. Xiaomi) 13T Or the Redmi Note 12 Pro.+) The path to settings may be different.

Step-by-step:

1. Open the Xiaomi Video app (a play symbol icon on a blue background).
2. Slip on the profile avatar (or the gear icon) in the upper right corner.
3. Select Settings (or Settings in English).
4. Go to the Recommendations or Personalization section.
5. Turn off the sliders: 🔘 Personalized recommendations (personalized recommendations) 🔘 Show on the home screen (Show on the home screen) 🔘 New Content Notifications (New Content Notifications)

Save the changes and restart the smartphone.

If your version of the app does not have a Recommendation section, try an alternative path:

1. Press your finger on any banner with a recommendation in the app.
2. In the menu that appears, select Not Interested or Hide this content.
3. Repeat the action for 3-5 recommendations – the algorithm will reduce the frequency of the display.

Close and reopen Xiaomi Video|Reboot your smartphone|Check the main screen for banners|Update the application to the latest version-->

⚠️ Note: On smartphones with firmware for the Chinese region (for example, Xiaomi 14 Pro) CN) The option to disable recommendations can be blocked, in which case only the application reset (see Method 3) or the installation of an alternative launcher will help.

Method 2: Disabling recommendations on Mi TVs TV and the Mi Box.

On Mi TVs. TV (Mi TV 4S, Mi TV Q1, Mi TV A2 etc.) and Mi Box consoles S/Mi Box 4K Xiaomi Video recommendations are built into the PatchWall shell, which can be removed through system settings, but the interface differs depending on the firmware version.

Instructions for PatchWall 3.0 and later (current for 2020-2026 TVs):

1. On the remote, press the Settings button (cogs) or go to Settings. → Account and security.
2. Select PatchWall settings (PatchWall settings).
3. Go to Content Personalization (Content Personalization)
4. Turn off the sliders: 🔘 Home Screen Recommendations (Home Screen Recommendations) 🔘 Personalized Content Rows (Personalized Content Rows) 🔘 Showing Ads (Show Ads)

Power

For older versions of PatchWall (TVs until 2020):

1. Go to Settings. → Annexes → Xiaomi Video.
2. Select Clear Data and confirm the action.
3. Return to the main menu and press the Home button on the remote for 3 seconds.
4. In the menu that appears, select Set up the main screen and uncheck the Recommended Content rows.

If recommendations continue to appear after turning off, try resetting the PatchWall cache:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → All applications.
2. Find PatchWall (or Launcher) and select Clear Cache.
3. Reboot the TV.

Method 3: Reset the Xiaomi Video app to factory settings

If standard settings don't work, the radical method is to completely reset the app, which will delete all the data, including cache, browsing history and recommendation settings, and works on smartphones and TVs, but on TVs, you may need to adjust PatchWall more.

Instructions for smartphones:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Xiaomi Video in the list and tap it.
3. Select Storage (Storage).
4. Click Clear Data and confirm the action.
5. Go back to the previous menu and select Reset app preferences.

For TVs:

1. Open Settings → Applications → All applications.
2. Find Xiaomi Video and select Clear Data.
3. Go to Settings. → Account and security → PatchWall settings.
4. Reset PatchWall settings (Reset PatchWall settings)

Step-by-step:

1. Connect the device to the computer and confirm the debugging permission.
2. Open the command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the folder with ADB.
3. Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices should appear the name of your device.
4. Execute the command to disable recommendations: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.video For TVs use: adb shell pm hide com.miui.tv.video
5. Reboot the device: adb reboot

What these teams do:

• Disable-user – disables the application for the current user (does not delete it completely).
• hide hide – hides the app from the menu (relevant to TVs).
• After the reboot, Xiaomi Video will disappear from the list of applications and stop showing recommendations.

To return the application, do:

adb shell pm enable com.miui.video

⚠️ Attention: On Mi TVs TV PatchWall firmware 4.0+ The hide command may not work because of the system's protection, in which case try an alternative method: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.tv.video This command deletes the application for the current user, but saves its data (in case of recovery).

1. On the TV, turn on Wi-Fi debugging in the developer settings.

2 Connect to the same network as the computer.

3. Enter the command:

adb connect [IP- TV address]:5555

(IP You can find out in Settings → Network).-->

Method 5: Remove Xiaomi Video (root or alternative firmware)

The most radical way is to remove the app completely, and that's only possible on root-enabled devices or custom firmware like LineageOS, which is suitable for users who don't use Xiaomi Video at all and are willing to sacrifice its functionality.

Instructions for smartphones with root:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or FX File Explorer).
2. Go to /system/app/ or /system/priv-app/.
3. Find folders with names: MiuiVideo VideoPlayer VideoGlobal (for global firmware)

.bak

Reset the device.

For TVs with alternative firmware (for example, ATV CoreELEC):

• 📌 When installing firmware, select the Clean Install option (full cleaning).
• 📌 In the firmware settings, disable the Xiaomi Services component.
• 📌 Use alternative launchers (for example, ATV Launcher or Wolf Launcher).

Important: Removing system applications without root can lead to device instability or errors when updating firmware. TV This can disrupt PatchWall and lead to “eternal booting” (bootloop).

💡

Removing Xiaomi Video is only advisable if you do not use the built-in player for local files, otherwise it is better to limit yourself to disabling recommendations (Method 1 or 2).

Alternative ways: how to hide recommendations without disabling the application

If you don’t want to completely remove or reset Xiaomi Video, but the recommendations get in the way, there are a few workarounds:

1. Use of alternative launchers

On smartphones, you can install a third-party launcher (for example, Nova Launcher or Lawnchair), which hides Xiaomi Video widgets:

• 📱 Install a launcher from Google Play.
• 📱 In the launcher settings, turn off the widget display MIUI.
• 📱 Set the launcher by default in Settings → Annexes → By default.

2.Blocking through Digital Wellbeing

On smartphones with Android 9+ Restrict the activity of the application:

1. Open the Settings. → Digital Wellbeing and Parental Control.
2. Select Xiaomi Video from the list of apps.
3. Activate the usage timer and set a limit of 1 minute.
4. Turn off Allow interrupts (this will block notifications).

3.Tune in. DNS plug-in

Alternatives can be used on TVs and smartphones DNS, The ones that block Xiaomi’s ad servers:

• 🌍 Go to Settings. → Wi-Fi → Additionally. → Settings DNS.
• 🌍 Install 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) or 8.8.8.8 (Google) DNS).
• 🌍 Use 1.1.1.3 (Cloudflare Family) or 94.140.14.14 (AdGuard) to block ads. DNS).

4. Hiding rows on the main TV screen

If the recommendations only appear on the PatchWall home screen:

1. Press the Home button on the remote for 3 seconds.
2. Select Set up the main screen.
3. Take the boxes off the rows: 🎬 Recommended content 📺 Popular on Xiaomi Video 🔥 Trends

Save the changes.

💡

If you only use Xiaomi Video to view local files, replace it with a new one. VLC These players do not collect browsing data or show recommendations.

Frequent problems and solutions

Even after the recommendations are turned off, users face typical problems, and we'll look at the most common ones.

1. Recommendations are returned after update MIUI/PatchWall

Reason: Updates often reset personalization settings. Solution:

• 🔄 After the update, re-execute Method 1 or Method 2.
• 🔄 Turn off the automatic update of Xiaomi Video in Google Play or App Store.
• 🔄 Use it. ADB for permanent shutdown (Method 4).

2.The TV has lost rows with apps after the reset

Reason: PatchWall reset can remove user settings on the home screen.

• 📺 Press Home on the remote and select Add rows.
• 📺 Manually add the necessary sources (e.g. Netflix, YouTube).
• 📺 If rows do not appear, reset PatchWall via Settings. → Account and security → Resetting settings.

3.The smartphone does not display the "Recommendations" section in the settings

Reason: Some regional firmware (e.g. India or China) have a hidden option.

• 📱 Install Xiaomi Video from Google Play (global version) on top of the system app.
• 📱 Use it. ADB for deactivation (Method 4).
• 📱 Switch to firmware. MIUI EU (If your model is supported).

4. After the shutdown through ADB application not updated

Reason: An application disabled via pm disable-user is removed from the list of updates.

• 🔧 Temporarily turn it back on: adb shell pm enable com.miui.video
• 🔧 Update via Google Play or App Store.
• 🔧 Turn it off again after the update.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions