How to completely disable the recommendations of games in Xiaomi: all the ways 2026

Why Xiaomi is showing game recommendations and can they be removed forever?

If you own a Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO smartphone, you’ve probably encountered intrusive game banners on the app menu, notifications, or even on the lock screen, all of which come from the built-in Game Turbo feature and its partnership agreements with gaming platforms, which the manufacturer has positioned as a “useful service” for gamers, but in practice they are more annoying than helping.

The good news is that all of the shutdown methods work on MIUI 14/15 and the latest firmware from 2026, including Xiaomi 14, Redmi Note 13 and POCO F6. The bad news is that some of the settings are hidden so deep that it is almost impossible to find them without instructions. In this article, we will analyze all the current methods from basic to radical (including disconnecting through ADB for advanced users).

It's important to understand that some of the recommendations don't come from the system itself, but from pre-installed apps like Mi Game Center or GetApps, so getting rid of all the game ads will require a comprehensive approach.

Method 1: Disabling Game Turbo, the main source of recommendations

Game Turbo is responsible for optimizing games, but it also collects your preferences and displays targeted ads to deactivate them:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search box, type "Game Turbo" (or "Game Turbo" on Russian firmware).
3. Select the app and click Disable (if the button is inactive, first tap Stop).
4. Confirm the action in the dialog window.

⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g, POCO X6 Pro) Game Turbo is integrated into the system and does not disable in the standard way. In this case, proceed to Method 3 using the ADB.

• 🎮 After the shutdown, not only recommendations, but also game notifications of achievements will disappear.
• 🔄 If the Game Turbo is turned on after the update MIUI, repeat the procedure.
• ⚡ Xiaomi. 13T and may require additional disconnection in the settings → Additionally. → Special facilities → Gaming accelerations.

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Method 2: Removing pre-installed gaming applications

Even after the Game Turbo shutdown, recommendations may come from other sources.

• 📱 Mi Game Center – the main hub for gaming offers.
• 🛒 GetApps – Xiaomi’s branded store with a gaming section.
• 🎯 App Vault – a widget on the home screen showing “recommended content».

To remove them:

1. Press the icon of the unwanted app on the home screen → choose Delete or Uninstall.
2. If the delete button is inactive, go to Settings → Applications → Application Management, find the app and click Remove Updates, then Disable.
3. For App Vault: Click the empty space on the home screen → Screen settings → Turn off App Vault.

⚠️ Warning: Deleting GetApps may disrupt system application updates. Instead, it's better to disable notifications from it: Settings → Notifications → GetApps → Switch to off position.».

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Method 3: Radical Disconnection via ADB (for Advanced)

If standard methods don’t work, you’ll need to use Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which removes the system packages that handle recommendations but requires a PC connection.

Instructions:

1. Download ADB Tools and unpack into any folder.
2. Turn on USB Debugging on your phone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times to become a developer) → Return to Settings → Additional → For Developers → Debugging on USB.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, open the command prompt in the ADB folder and type: adb devices If the device is determined, follow the commands in turn: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.xiaomi.glgm adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.hybrid adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.xiaomi.gamecenter.sdk.service.

These commands are deleted:

• 🎮 com.xiaomi.glgm — Game Turbo
• 📱 com.miui.hybrid — App Vault
• 🛒 com.xiaomi.gamecenter.sdk.service – game recommendations service

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB You can have a problem with the packets, you can have a system crash. You can back up your data before you execute the commands:

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.xiaomi.glgm

Method 4: Set up notifications and permissions

Even after the app is removed, recommendations can seep through notifications or background activity to close all loopholes:

1. Open the Settings. → Notifications.
2. In the Latest Notifications section, find games-related apps (GetApps, Mi Game Center, Game Turbo) and turn off notifications for them.
3. Go to Settings → Apps → Permissions → Autostart and turn off autostart for the same applications.
4. In Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Consumption Management set a Limited mode for them.

Please check further:

• 🔔 Section Settings → Notifications → Additionally. → Advertising Notifications – Turn Everything Off.
• 📡 Settings → Connections and sharing → Data Transfer – Limit background traffic for gaming services.
• 🔍 B Settings → Confidentiality → Reset the Advertising Identifier and turn off personalization.

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If the game banners still appear in the app menu after disabling notifications, try changing the launcher, for example, Nova Launcher or Lawnchair do not show system ads.

Method 5: Resetting Advertising and Personalization Settings

Xiaomi uses personalization algorithms that analyze your behavior and show you “relevant” games to reset these settings:

1. Go to Settings → Privacy → Advertising.
2. Click Reset Advertising ID.
3. Disable Options: Personalized Advertising Use-Based Recommendations
4. Return to Settings → Privacy → Additional and Disable: Sending Usage Data Improvement MIUI

For a complete reset of the cache of advertising services:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google Play Services and Google Play Services.
3. For each, click Warehouse. → Clear the cache.

⚠️ Note: On some firmware (for example, MIUI Global for Redmi Note 12) resets the ad ID only until the next time you log in to your Mi Account. To secure the result, don’t sync with your Mi Account or use a local profile without being tied to Xiaomi.

Additional measures: DNS and host level blocking

If you're willing to go further, you can block the servers that deliver the game ads, which requires root rights or using a custom VPN.

List of domains to block (add to the /etc/hosts or setting DNS-filter):

127.0.0.1 ad.mi.com


127.0.0.1 sdkconfig.ad.xiaomi.com




127.0.0.1 tracking.miui.com




127.0.0.1 api.game.xiaomi.com




127.0.0.1 data.mistat.xiaomi.com

For locking without root rights:

• 🌍 Use it. DNS-Filters like AdGuard or NextDNS with pre-configured rules for Xiaomi.
• 🔒 Install Blokada (no root required) and activate the lock list for MIUI.
• 🛡️ Set up. VPN custom-made DNS (For example, 1.1.1.3 from Cloudflare for blocking ads).

⚠️ Note: Blocking system domains may disrupt some Xiaomi services, such as:

• Update of firmware by air (OTA).
• Synchronization with Mi Cloud.
• The work of Theme and Cloud Storage.

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DNS-level locking is the most reliable way to get rid of recommendations, but it requires caution. Always test the changes before using them on the main device.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Xiaomi game recommendations