How to turn off notifications in Chrome on your Xiaomi phone

Modern Xiaomi smartphones, which are based on the shells MIUI or the new HyperOS, provide users with huge opportunities for personalization, but sometimes system settings can conflict with the behavior of individual applications. One of the most common problems faced by device owners is intrusive advertising and constant pop-up messages from the Google Chrome browser. These notifications can appear even when the application is closed, which is not only annoying, but also significantly consumes battery power.

The main reason for this behavior is the way Android systems interact with the websites that a user visits. Many sites request permission to display notifications, and with random consent, your phone turns into an advertising storefront. Google itself implements various recommendations and news functions that are active by default in the mobile version of the browser. Understanding exactly where these settings hide is key to the quiet use of the gadget.

In this article, we will look at all possible ways to block unwanted messages. We will look at both the standard settings inside the Chrome app itself and the deep parameters of the Android operating system, specific to Xiaomi smartphones. You will learn to distinguish between browser system notifications and messages from specific sites, which will allow you to customize digital comfort point by point.

Analysis of notification types in mobile browser

Before you take drastic action to disable everything, you need to understand the nature of the messages that come up. In the Android ecosystem, there is a clear separation between the app’s system alerts and the content generated by the web pages you visit. System notifications are usually about downloads, history or sync, while the second type is often advertising.

Xiaomi smartphone users often confuse these two sources by trying to disable ads through system settings when the problem lies in the permissions of a particular site. Conversely, blocking all system messages can cause you to miss an important notification about the completion of a file download.

If you see the icon and text of the message, if it says a website name like "news-site.com," you've allowed it to stream content to you, and if it comes directly from the Chrome logo, it's internal browser features like article suggestions or reminders.

• 🔔 Site Notifications: Requires the withdrawal of permissions in the site settings section.
• ⚙️ System Notifications: Managed through the general app settings in the Android menu.
• 📢 Banner ads: often disguised as notifications and require the installation of a blocker.

Proper identification of the source of noise will allow you to apply the most effective method of control, in some cases, it is enough to simply clean the data of one particular site without affecting the entire browser.

Blocking pop-ups and advertising on websites

The most effective way to get rid of most pop-ups is to activate the built-in blocker that is already available in Google Chrome. By default, it may not be set to maximum protection, especially on Xiaomi devices, where the system sometimes prioritizes the display of content.

In the list that opens, select Settings. Scroll down to Privacy and Security. This is where the basic tools for controlling what's displayed on your screen are concentrated. Find Site Settings, which is the permissions control center for all the resources you visit.

Inside this menu, you're interested in pop-ups and redirects. Make sure the slider is in the "Block" position. This will prevent sites from opening new tabs without your knowledge. It's also worth checking the Ads item if it's available in your browser version and activating the blocking of intrusive ads.

⚠️ Note: Some sites may stop working properly if you block all pop-ups.If you use an online bank or government portal, you may need to temporarily allow pop-ups for a specific domain.

Once the settings are changed, it is recommended that you close your browser completely through Task Manager and restart it, ensuring that the new rules will come into effect for all current and future sessions, and if the problem persists, it is possible that a third-party ad-generating app is installed on the phone.

Managing permissions for specific sites

Often, the user accidentally clicks "Allow" on the site's request to display notifications, from which point the site is authorized to send push messages at any time. To fix the situation, not necessarily delete the history of visits, just find the problematic resource in the permission list.

Go back to the Settings menu we looked at in the previous section, and here you'll see a list of categories like Camera, Microphone, Notifications. Select Notifications, and you'll see a list of all the sites that are authorized to send messages and those that are not allowed to.

Carefully review the list under "Allowed." If you see unfamiliar domains or news-themed sites that you don't remember allowing, feel free to click on them. From the menu that opens, select the option to Clean and Reset or simply switch the switch to "Block".

This procedure is especially relevant for Xiaomi owners, as the MIUI shell has its own notification control system, which can duplicate browser settings.

• 🚫 Full Block: Ban notifications for all new sites by default.
• 🧹 Cleaning the list: regularly check the list of allowed sites and remove the excess.
• 🔍 Domain Analysis: Pay attention to strange domain names, it’s often a sign of malware.

Disabling Google’s system recommendations and news

In addition to third-party advertising, the Chrome browser itself often offers users “interesting articles” or news based on browsing history. These notifications appear on behalf of the app itself and can heavily clutter the notification curtain.

In the main Chrome settings menu, look for Privacy and Security or go straight to Additional Features (name may vary depending on version) and you are interested in the option related to displaying news or recommendations. In newer versions, this may be called Discover or News Feed.

Also worth checking your sync settings. Go to your Google account (click on the avatar in the corner). Make sure that history and data sync is set up as you like. Sometimes, turning off syncing of certain types of data can reduce the number of personalized but intrusive offers.

Disabling these features makes the browser more “sterile”, but deprives you of a personalized news feed, the choice is yours: comfort without unnecessary noise or a constant flow of information.

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Use Incognito mode to visit sites with questionable reputations. In this mode, Chrome does not save history and cookies, which automatically prevents you from saving notification permissions after you close the tab.

Set up notifications via Android on Xiaomi

A unique feature of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones is a deeply integrated notification management system that takes precedence over in-app settings. Even if you’ve turned everything off in Chrome, MIUI or HyperOS can continue to broadcast messages unless you set up the appropriate channels.

To access these settings, take your phone and go to System Settings. Find the Notifications section and status bar, then select Notification Manager. In a long list of apps, find Chrome. By clicking on it, you have full control over what types of messages the browser can display.

Here you'll see switches for different categories: Downloads, Sites, Ads and Offers. You can selectively disable, for example, the Site category, leaving only messages that have completed downloading files active, a more flexible approach than blocking them completely.

⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi devices with the active Game Acceleration feature, notifications can be blocked automatically during the game. Check the settings of this mode if messages disappear only in horizontal mode.

Also, check out Battery and Performance -> Activity Control. Make sure Chrome doesn't have too aggressive a saving mode, which can cause push notifications to crash, causing them to come in packs when you unlock the screen.

• 📱 Notification Manager: The main management tool in MIUI/HyperOS.
• 🔋 Activity control: Affects the timeliness of message delivery.
• 🛡️ Failure Protection: Add Chrome to Exceptions if Messages Don't Come at All.

Use of extensions and third-party solutions

If built-in tools are not enough, the mobile browser market offers powerful alternatives. Standard Chrome on Android does not support installing extensions, unlike the desktop version. However, there are browsers on the Chromium engine that support this feature and are fully compatible with the Xiaomi ecosystem.

One of the best solutions is Kiwi Browser or Yandex Browser with tracker protection enabled. In Kiwi, you can install a full-fledged uBlock Origin extension that cuts out ads at the page code level, preventing ad scripts from loading even before they try to show a notification.

Another option is the use of DNS-system level filtering. Android settings (section "Connection and general settings" ->"Private DNS") You can write a server address that will block ads in all apps, including Chrome.

dns.adguard.com

Implementing such an address in your private DNS settings will cut off ad domains at the network level, which means that even if a site tries to send a notification, the request will be blocked and the message will not reach your device, which is the most radical and effective method.

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Use of the DNS-Filtering is the only way to block ads in all apps at once without installing software on every phone.

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