How to completely remove the history of Yandex on the Xiaomi phone: 5 proven ways

Search and activity history in Yandex services accumulates quietly, but can become a problem if you share a phone with loved ones or sell a device. On Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi, POCO, Black Shark), cleaning up Yandex’s history is nuanced due to the features of MIUI firmware and preinstalled services. In this article, we will analyze all the current methods, from standard settings to hidden functions that are not written in the official documentation.

It is important to understand that the history in Yandex is stored in three places – the Yandex.Browser browser, the Yandex application (with search and services) and the Yandex account (synchronized data). Deleting from one source does not guarantee complete cleanup. We will show you how to delete the history in just 5 minutes without leaving traces, even if you used voice search or Yandex.Maps.

The instructions below are tested on MIUI 12-14 (including global and Chinese versions), but most methods work on older firmware as well. If you have Xiaomi.eu or custom firmware installed, some menu items may differ, we will indicate alternative paths.

1. Delete history in Yandex.Browser on Xiaomi

Yandex.Browser is pre-installed on most Xiaomi smartphones for the Russian market, and its history includes not only visited sites, but also autocomplete data, cookies, cache, to clear everything completely:

1. Open Yandex.Browser and tap the icon ☰ (three lines) in lower right corner.
2. Go to Settings → History.
3. Click Clear History and select the period: For the Last Hour, For Today or For All Time.
4. Activate the ticks next to the points: 🌐 Viewing history 🔍 History of search 🍪 Cookies and website data 🗃️ Cached images and files

Clear the data

If you are syncing with a Yandex account, the story will only be deleted from your current device. To erase data from all gadgets, go to Settings → Account → Data Management and select Clear History on all devices.

Delete your browsing history |Erase your autocomplete |Elean cookies and cache |Deactivate synchronization (if necessary)

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⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 10 Pro) POCO X3 Pro) after clearing the history, the browser may suggest that you restore closed tabs. To avoid this, close all tabs manually through the ☰ → Closed tabs → Clean up.

2. Clearing the search history in the Yandex application

The Yandex app (with the "I" icon) stores a separate history of search queries, voice commands, and even geolocation data to remove it:

1. Open the Yandex application and tap on the profile avatar in the upper right corner.
2. Select Settings → Search History.
3. Click Clear History and specify the period. Click All Time for complete cleanup.
4. Confirm the action by entering the code from SMS (if two-factor authentication is enabled).

If you use voice search (for example, through Alice), its history is stored separately.

1. In the same Settings section, select Voice Assistant → Request History.
2. Press Delete Everything.

On Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 13/14, the Yandex app can be integrated into system search to disable history saving:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Yandex.
2. Select Permissions → Search History and disable the option.

3. Delete the history of Yandex.Maps and other services

Yandex.Maps, Yandex.Navigator and Yandex.Metro store the history of routes, search for places and even parking lots, to erase this data:

• 🗺️ Yandex.Maps: Open the application and tap the avatar. Go to Settings → History → Clear history. Select Routes, Search Quests and Favorites (if necessary).
• 🚗 Yandex.Navigator: In the main menu, select Profile → Travel history. Click Delete everything.
• 📍 Geolocation data: In any Yandex application go to Settings → Confidentiality → Location history: disable saving or delete existing data.

On Xiaomi with MIUI 14, some Yandex services (e.g. Yandex.Weather or Yandex.Transport) can save data in the background.

1. Go to Settings → Privacy → Special Permits → Auto Run.
2. Find Yandex apps and turn off autostart.

Yandex.Browser|Yandex.Maps|Yandex.Mail|Yandex.Mail|Yandex.Music|Yandex.Disk|Others|Not using

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4. Complete cleanup of Yandex data through your account

If you're logged in to a Yandex account, the story is synced across devices to remove it from all devices at the same time:

1. Open any browser and go to passport.yandex.ru/profile.
2. Log in and select Account Management → History and Data.
3. In the Search History section, click Delete and select the period.
4. To delete data from other services (mail, disk, maps) go to Privacy Settings → Data Management.

On Xiaomi, you can quickly access this page through the Yandex app:

1. Open the app and tap on the avatar.
2. Select Account Management → Security settings.
3. Scroll down to the Privacy block and click Data Management.

⚠️ Note: If you use Yandex.Disk on Xiaomi, deleting your history from your account will not affect files in the cloud. To clear them, go to the Yandex.Disk app, select the Recycle Bin and click Clear the Recycle Bin. Files deleted more than 30 days ago will not be recoverable.

5. reset Yandex settings via MIUI (for experienced users)

If standard methods do not help, you can reset the settings of Yandex applications through the MIUI system tools. This method is suitable for Redmi, POCO and other Xiaomi lines:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Yandex application (or Yandex.Browser) and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse → Clear the data (this will remove all settings and cache).
4. To completely reset, click Remove Updates (if the button is active), then reinstall the app from Google Play or AppGallery.

MIUI 14 has a hidden function to reset pre-installed applications:

1. Enter in the Settings Search (swipe down on the home screen) the application reset request.
2. Select Reset application settings by default.
3. In the list, find Yandex applications and reset their settings.

If Yandex applications continue to save history after reset, check the permissions:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Confidentiality → Application authorizations.
• Find Yandex apps and disable access: 📍 Location 🎤 Microphone (for voice search) 📂 Warehouse

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If the story reappears after cleaning, check if sync with your Google account is enabled. On some Xiaomi models (such as the Mi 11), Yandex data can be duplicated in Google Activity. To fix this, go to myactivity.google.com and delete the associated entries.

6.How to ban Yandex from saving history on Xiaomi

To prevent the story from accumulating, configure Yandex and MIUI apps as follows:

• 🔒 Turn off synchronization: In the Yandex application go to Settings → Account. → Synchronization. Disable the options Search History, Bookmarks and Browser Settings.
• 🚫 Block background activity: Go to Settings → Annexes → Yandex → Battery. Select Limit background activity.
• 🛡️ Use the incognito mode: In Yandex.Browser tap on the icon 👤 → Incognito mode: In this mode, the history is not saved, but cookies and temporary files remain until the tabs are closed.

On Xiaomi with MIUI 13/14, you can completely disable pre-installed Yandex services:

1. Install ADB on your computer and connect your phone.
2. Follow the command: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 ru.yandex.searchplugin (replace ru.yandex.searchplugin with the package of the desired application, for example, com.yandex.browser for the browser).

⚠️ Attention: Disabling Yandex system applications through ADB It can lead to errors in the work MIUI, Especially on Chinese firmware. Before executing commands, back up through Settings. → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

7. Alternative methods: through Recovery and resetting settings

If Yandex history is saved in the system partition (for example, after rooting or custom firmware), it can be deleted via Recovery Mode:

1. Turn off the phone and press the Power button + Volume up to enter Recovery.
2. Select Wipe & Reset → Wipe Cache (this won’t delete personal data, but will clear the app cache).
3. To reset completely, select Wipe Data, but note that this will remove all data from your phone.

On Xiaomi with the unlocked bootloader, you can use TWRP for more accurate cleaning:

1. Install TWRP Recovery and reboot it.
2. Go to Advanced → File Manager.
3. Delete the folders: /data/data/com.yandex.browser (browser) /data/data/ru.yandex.searchplugin (search) /data/data/ru.yandex.yandexmaps (map)

If you sell or transfer a phone, do a full reset:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Choose Delete all data and confirm.
3. After reset, do not restore data from backup if you want to completely delete the history.

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Recovery or MIUI resets Yandex history irrevocably, but also erases all personal data. Use this method only as a last resort or before selling your phone.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing Yandex history on Xiaomi