How to Clean Your Browser in Xiaomi Phone: Accelerate and Clean Up

Xiaomi smartphones are famous for their performance, but over time, even the most powerful devices start to work slower, and often the culprit becomes the web browser. The accumulation of temporary files, cache and advertising scripts leads to the fact that the pages load longer, and the interface begins to slow down when changing tabs. That is why the question of how to clean the browser in the Xiaomi phone becomes relevant for every owner who wants to keep the performance of the gadget at a high level.

Regular cleaning not only frees up precious memory space, but also solves a host of display problems that may have arisen due to conflicting data. In this article, we will take a look at all available cleaning methods, from built-in system tools to deep deletion of user data, learn how to properly manage storage and prevent further bloating of applications.

It is important to understand that the standard Mi Browser and the popular Google Chrome have their own features of data storage in the shell MIUI. We will look at the nuances of working with each of them so that you can choose the most suitable option for your situation.

Why you need regular browser cleaning on Xiaomi

The main reason for the slowdown in mobile Internet is crowded cache: the browser saves copies of visited pages, images and scripts so that it can load them faster when you re-enter. However, over time, this mechanism fails: old files conflict with new versions of sites, causing display errors. Cache can take up gigabytes of space, stealthily “eating” the resources of your Xiaomi.

In addition, the constant collection of cookies and browsing history creates a digital footprint that not only takes up space but potentially reduces privacy. Advertising networks use this data for targeted advertising, which also burdens the processor when processing scripts. Cleaning this data returns the browser to a “clean slate”, eliminating software conflicts.

⚠️ Warning: Completely clearing your browser data will result in all accounts being logged out on the sites. Make sure you remember passwords or they are stored in the password manager in advance so you don't lose access to important services.

Users often notice that after installing a lot of extensions or plugins (if the browser supports them), the system begins to work unstable. The built-in Mi Browser often comes with a pre-installed set of news and widgets that also consume RAM in the background.

Clean up the built-in Mi Browser through the settings

Xiaomi smartphone owners most often use a regular browser that is optimized for the MIUI shell. To conduct a basic cleaning, you need to open the application and go to the menu. It is usually called by clicking on three horizontal strips in the lower or upper corner of the screen, depending on the firmware version. Next, select Settings (or the gear icon).

In the menu that opens, we look for Privacy or Data Clearance, where the system suggests you delete browsing history, cache and cookies. We recommend selecting a selective cleanup so you don't lose your saved passwords if you use them. The process takes a few seconds, after which the browser will notify you of the vacated space.

For a deeper cleanup, you can use the built-in security feature. The browser menu often features Accelerate or Security, which automatically scans the application for debris, a convenient way to quickly free up resources without manually rummaging the settings.

• 🗑️ Click on three bars in the browser's main menu.
• ⚙️ Select Settings and go to the Privacy section.
• 🧹 Click Clear Data and select file types to delete.
• ✅ Confirm the action with the OK button or Delete.

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Using the built-in Mi Browser tools is the safest way, since the system knows which files can be deleted without harming the application.

Deep cleaning through Android system settings

If the standard browser menu does not help or the application does not work correctly, you should refer to the system settings of the Xiaomi smartphone itself. This method allows you to delete even those files that are hidden from the average user. Go to the phone Settings, then select the Application → All Apps.

In the list, find your browser (like Mi Browser or Chrome). Click on it to open the app card. Here you are interested in the Memory or Storage section. You will see two buttons: Clear and Delete data. The first one deletes only the cache, the second one resets the application to the factory state.

Using the Delete button is like reinstalling your browser without deleting it from the system, a radical but effective method of fighting errors, and after this procedure, the browser will open as a new one, with no history, passwords, or settings.

Settings → Applications → All Applications → [Your Browser] → Storage → Clean

It's worth noting that newer versions of MIUI may have a slightly different path, but the logic remains the same: finding an application in the installed list and managing its storage. This method is universal and suitable for cleaning any application, not just the browser.

Use of the Security (Security) application

All Xiaomi smartphones have a Security system app (a green icon with a shield) preinstalled, a powerful tool that can clean not only the system, but also individual applications, including browsers. Launch the app and select Cleanup. The system will scan the device for temporary files.

After the initial scan, click on the Clean button to remove obvious debris. However, for more detailed work, click on the Garbage icon or go to deep cleaning. Here you can find the browser-related section and choose whether to delete cache, ads or large files.

The advantage of this method is that Security sees files scattered across different folders that are not deleted by standard means, and it can also find remnants of previously deleted browsers that take up space.

Removing garbage in Google Chrome on Xiaomi

Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and on Xiaomi it behaves somewhat differently than the native Mi Browser. To clean it, open the app, click three dots in the corner and select History. In the menu that opens, click Clear History.

It is important to choose the right time range. The default is “Last Hour”, but for complete cleaning, you should choose All the time. Make sure that the ticks are opposite to the items “Images and other files stored in cache” and “Cookies and site data”.

If you use a Google account, cleaning up your phone data may (depending on your sync settings) affect data on other devices, but usually the cache is only cleaned locally.

• 🌐 Open Chrome and click on the three menu points.
• 🕒 Choose a History. → Clear history.
• 📅 Set the range "All the time».
• 🗑️ Click Delete Data at the bottom of the screen.

Chrome also has a “Lite mode” or traffic saving feature that also accumulates data. Check the settings in Settings → Privacy and Security, there may be additional points to free up space.

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Use Incognito mode to visit sites that don’t require history to be saved, and this will save you the need to manually clean up after such sessions.

Automation and additional tools

For those who don't want to manually monitor the browser, there are ways to automate it. MIUI has an Advanced Cleanup feature that you can configure to run regularly. In addition, many users install third-party crawler apps, but you need to be careful with them.

Third-party programs like CCleaner or Clean Master can aggressively unload processes from RAM, which in the long run even harms Xiaomi’s batteries and performance. Android itself effectively manages memory, and third-party software intervention is often excessive.

The best way to automate is to use built-in scripts or simple cleaning widgets, if available in your firmware version, and you can set up automatic history cleanup when you close the application in the browser settings (the “Delete Data on Out” function).

⚠️ Warning: Avoid installing accelerators from unverified sources, often containing ads and themselves becoming a source of garbage that they claim to remove.

Regularly updating your browser to the latest version also helps keep it clean. Developers Google and Xiaomi are constantly optimizing the algorithms for working with cache in new versions, fixing memory leaks.

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