How to clean up the history of Yandex on Xiaomi smartphones: 5 proven ways

Why it is important to regularly clean up history in Yandex on Xiaomi

Xiaomi smartphones (including the Redmi, POCO and Mi line) are actively using Yandex services, from search to maps to browser. Every action you take in these apps is recorded: search queries, pages visited, map routes and even voice commands to Alice. Over time, this information accumulates, occupying space in the device’s memory and creating potential privacy risks.

The peculiarity of MIUI (Xiaomi firmware) is that it is deeply integrated with Google and Yandex services. For example, search history can be duplicated simultaneously in Yandex.Browser, Yandex (search engine) and even in the system search MIUI. This means that for complete cleaning you will have to use several tools, otherwise the data will remain in one of the services.

In this article, we’ll break down 5 ways to delete your Yandex history on Xiaomi, including hidden MIUI settings that are rarely mentioned in standard instructions. You’ll learn how to erase not only search queries, but also geolocation history, voice commands, and even card cache — taking into account the features of your device’s firmware.

Method 1: Clearing history in the application "Yandex" (search engine)

The main Yandex app (the "I" icon) stores the history of search queries, Alice's voice commands, and even hints as you type it in, to delete it:

1. Open the Yandex app on your Xiaomi.
2. Slip on the profile icon (or avatar) in the upper right corner.
3. Select the item History → Delete.
4. Specify the period: Last hour, Today, All time or Selectively (for individual queries).
5. Confirm the action with the Remove button.

⚠️ Note: If you are syncing with a Yandex account, the history will be deleted from all devices where you are logged in. To erase data only on this Xiaomi, pre-disable sync in the profile settings.

Tapping on the avatar → History → Delete | Search queries | Alice Voice commands | Entering hints | Geolocation data (if included)

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For a complete cleanup, we also recommend resetting personal recommendations, which will remove the data about your interests, on which the news feed and advertising are formed:

1. In the same profile menu, select Settings → Personalization.
2. Remove the recommendations and confirm.

Method 2: Delete history in Yandex.Browser

Yandex.Browser on Xiaomi stores not only the history of visits, but also the autocomplete data of forms, saved passwords and cache.

• 📱 Open Yandex.Browser and tap the icon ⋮ (three dots) in the bottom menu.
• 🗑️ Choose a History. → Clear history.
• ⏳ Specify the period: from the last hour to the whole time.
• 🔘 Check the data types: Visit history, cookies, cached images.
• 🗝️ For full cleaning, also go to Settings. → Privacy and delete the saved passwords (if necessary).

💡 Useful advice: B MIUI 14 and later Yandex.Browser can integrate with the system menu Security.To remove traces of browser activity at the OS level, go to Settings → Annexes → Application management → Yandex.Browser → Memory. → Clear the cache.

Method 3: Clearing the history of geolocation in Yandex.Maps

Yandex.Maps saves all your routes, search queries to addresses, and even parking history, and can be deleted selectively or completely:

1. Open Yandex.Maps and tap the profile icon.
2. Select History → Delete.
3. Tell me exactly what to erase: 📍 Search queries (addresses, organizations) 🚗 Routes (travel by car or public transport) 🅿️ Parking (preserved parking spaces)

Confirm removal.

⚠️ Note: If you use Yandex.Navigator (a separate application), its history should be cleared separately! → History → Clean up.

Once a week | Once a month | Only before selling the phone | Never cleaned

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Method 4: Delete History through MIUI System Settings

Xiaomi’s MIUI firmware has built-in tools to clean up application data, including Yandex services, which is useful if you want to remove hidden cache files that aren’t cleared through standard application settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the desired application in the list (Yandex, Yandex.Browser or Yandex.Maps).
3. Stick Memory (or Storage in newer versions of MIUI)
4. Choose Clear Cache and Clear Data (Warning: This will reset all the app settings!).

🔧 On some Xiaomi models (for example, Redmi Note 10 Pro or other models). POCO X3 Pro) after data clearing, it may be necessary to re-authorize in the Yandex account. MIUI Optimization – a system process that manages application background activity.

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Method 5: Resetting Yandex Personal Data via the Web Version

If you want to delete your history not only on Xiaomi, but also from all devices associated with your Yandex account, use the web version of the privacy settings:

1. Open your browser on your phone or PC and go to the link: https://passport.yandex.ru/profile.
2. Sign in under your account.
3. Go to Data and Services Management → History.
4. Choose which data to delete: 🔍 Search queries 🗺️ History of maps and navigators 🎤 Voice commands 📱 Device data

Confirm removal.

⚠️ Note: Deletion of data via the web version is irreversible. it will be impossible to recover the history after that. If you use Xiaomi with multiple Yandex accounts (for example, personal and work), make sure that you log in under the correct profile.

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Additional measures: how to prevent the preservation of history in the future

To prevent the history in Yandex from accumulating again, set the privacy settings:

• 🔒 In Yandex.Browser: go to Settings → Privacy and enable the option Do not save history (incognito mode by default).
• 🗝️ In the Yandex application: in the profile settings, disable Search Personalization and Voice Command History.
• 📍 In Yandex.Maps: in settings, suspend Location History.
• 🛡️ V MIUI: Go to Settings. → Confidentiality → Special permissions and limit access of Yandex applications to Geodaniye and Microphone.

📌 Important for Xiaomi owners: In the firmware MIUI 13/14 There's a Privacy Protection feature that blocks data collection in the background. Activate it in Settings. → Confidentiality → Privacy protection and add Yandex apps to the list of limited.

FAQ: Frequent questions about cleaning up Yandex history on Xiaomi