How to hide applications on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9: all ways with pictures

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is still one of the most popular smartphones among users who value balance of price and functionality, but even on such a device, a lot of unnecessary applications accumulate over time, from MIUI system utilities that can not be removed, to randomly installed games or instant messengers. Hiding applications helps not only to clean the desktop of visual noise, but also to protect personal data from prying eyes.

In this article, we’ll look at all the current ways to hide applications on the Redmi Note 9 (including Note 9 Pro and Note 9S models) running MIUI 12-14. You’ll learn how to hide programs through standard settings, third-party launchers and even without root rights.

1. Hiding through the “Second Space” (Dual Appendices)

The most reliable way to hide applications on Xiaomi is to use the built-in Second Space feature, which creates an isolated user profile where you can install duplicates of messengers, games or work programs, and hide the originals from the main interface.

The advantage of the method is that hidden apps do not appear in the menu, do not appear in the search, and are not visible in the list of installed programs, while they continue to work in the background (for example, WhatsApp or Telegram will receive notifications).

• 🔧 How to Enable: Go to Settings → Special facilities → Second space and follow the setup wizard.
• 📱 How to hide the app: In the main space, click on the app icon → Duplicate in the second space → Remove the original from the main profile.
• 🔒 Safety: Switching between spaces will be required PIN-finger-print.

⚠️ Note: Some banking applications (e.g. SberBank Online) may block the second space due to security policies.

The downside is that the duplication takes up extra space in memory. If there's not much space left on the Redmi Note 9, you'd better use other methods.

2. Hiding through the settings of the MIUI launcher

MIUI 12-14 has a built-in hide-out feature right in the launcher, which doesn't remove programs, it just removes them from the desktop and menu, but the apps stay in Settings → Applications and consume resources.

Step-by-step:

1. Press the free space on the desktop → select Screen settings.
2. Go to Hide Apps (in some versions of MIUI it is called Hide Badges).
3. Tick the apps you want to hide and click Ready.

To return hidden programs, repeat the steps and uncheck the boxes. This method does not require superuser rights and works on all Redmi Note 9 models.

3. Use of third-party launchers (Nova, Apex, POCO)

If standard methods don’t work, you can install an alternative launcher, such as Nova Launcher or POCO Launcher, which offer flexible app visibility settings, including the ability to hide without removing.

Instructions for Nova Launcher:

• 📥 Install Nova Launcher from Google Play.
• 🔧 Hold your finger on the desktop → Settings Nova → Application settings.
• 👁️ Choose Hide Apps and select the desired ones.
• 🔄 Restart the launcher (long press on the home button» → Reset).

Advantages of this method:

• ✅ It works without root and does not affect system processes.
• ✅ You can hide even system applications (for example, Mi Video or Mi Music).
• ✅ Supports gestures and additional interface settings.

⚠️ Attention: After update MIUI Some launchers may reset the concealment settings. We recommend backing up configurations in the launcher itself (Backup/Restore section).

Install Nova Launcher from the official store|Make a backup of current settings|Disable battery optimization for launcher|Check the list of hidden applications for duplicates-->

4. App Hider (Hide App-Hide Application)

If you don't just remove icons, but you want to completely hide apps from outsiders (like banking programs or personal messengers), you can use specialized tools to create a secure container where the selected applications move.

Top.-3 concealment:

• 🔐 App Hider – masks programs as a calculator or other harmless software.
• 🛡️ Hide App-Hide Application Icon – Supports PIN-fingerprint.
• 📱 Calculator Vault – hides applications behind the calculator interface (you need to enter a password).

How to use App Hider:

1. Download and install the app from Google Play.
2. Launch and install. PIN-code.
3. Click Add App and select the ones you want to hide.
4. Go back to your desktop, the icons disappear. Open App Hider to access and enter your password.

The downside of these programs is that they can conflict with MIUI, especially if your smartphone has enabled battery optimization for third-party utilities. To avoid problems, add App Hider to the list of exceptions:

Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Optimization → Select Apps → App Hider → Disable Optimization

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If the hidden app has stopped receiving notifications, check the autorun settings in MIUI: Settings → Permissions → Autorun and turn it on for App Hider.

5. Hiding system applications without root (ADB-team)

On the Redmi Note 9, many system applications (e.g. Mi Browser, Mi Pay, GetApps) cannot be removed or disabled through the standard interface. ADB-Teams without root rights.

What you need:

• 🖥️ A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB.
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB on a smartphone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI → 7 times press to unlock the developer mode → return to additional settings → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 📝 List of application packages (can be found through App Inspector in Google Play).

Cover-up commands:

adb shell pm hide com.mi.browser #Hides Mi Browser


adb shell pm hide com.xiaomi.payment #Hides Mi Pay




adb shell pm hide com.miui.hybrid #Hides GetApps

To return the app, replace hide with unhide:

adb shell pm unhide com.mi.browser

⚠️ Note: Some system applications are related to key functions MIUI. For example, hiding com.miui.securitycenter can cause a security center to malfunction. → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

6.Reset to factory settings as a last resort

If you tried all the ways, but the smartphone is full of unnecessary applications, and hiding does not help, you can perform a partial reset – it will delete all user programs, but save media files and settings.

How to do this:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Select Reset App Settings (not to be confused with a full reset!).
3. Once you reboot, all third-party programs will disappear, and the system will remain.

This method does not require root and does not affect personal data, but deletes all accounts (including Google, Mi Account), so before reset:

• 🔑 Write down logins and passwords from key services.
• 📎 Save backups of chats in messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram).
• 📥 Transfer important files to a memory card or cloud.

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Partial reset is the only way to massively remove all unnecessary applications without manual concealment. MIUI, So they're going to need to be hidden anyway. ADB-launcher.

FAQ: Frequent questions about app hiding on Redmi Note 9