How to delete the history of Yandex requests on the Xiaomi Redmi phone: all ways

The history of Yandex searches on the Xiaomi Redmi smartphone can contain confidential information, from personal interests to bank card data, if you were looking for something related to finance. Even after you close your browser or Yandex application, this data is often stored in cache, synchronized with your account and can be accessed by third parties when you lose your device. In this article, we will analyze all the current ways to clean up the history, from standard settings to hidden MIUI functions that work on Redmi Note 12/13, Redmi 10/11 and others.

Xiaomi phones feature a deep integration of Yandex services into MIUI firmware. For example, the search bar on the home screen often uses the default Yandex engine, not Google. This means that the story can be stored not only in the browser, but also in system applications.

• 📱 How to clear history in Yandex browser (including hidden data)
• ⚙️ Removing queries from the search bar MIUI (Even if you don’t use Yandex directly)
• 🔄 Account Sync: Why History Returns After Cleanup and How to Fix It
• 🛡️ Additional security measures to protect confidentiality

1. Delete history in the Yandex browser on Redmi

If you use the official Yandex.Browser app on your Redmi, the history is stored separately from the system data, and you can clean it right in your browser settings, but there are nuances: some versions of MIUI restrict access to the application cache. Here is a step-by-step instruction:

1. Open Yandex.Browser and tap the icon ⋮ (three points) in lower right corner.
2. Select the item History → Delete.
3. Specify the period: Last hour, Today, All the time or Selectively (if you want to delete specific requests).
4. Confirm the action with the Remove button.

Important: If you are logged in to a Yandex account, the history can be saved on the company’s servers even after local cleaning. To delete it completely, go to Settings → Account → Search History and repeat the procedure.

Make sure the app cache is cleared | Check if sync with your Yandex account is disabled |Reboot your phone for changes | Check the history in other browsers (Chrome, MIUI Browser)

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⚠️ Note: Some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi) 9A Redmi 8 after the update MIUI before 14+ Yandex history can be duplicated in the system application Search, in which case additional cleaning is required (see Section 3).

2. Clearing history in the Yandex application (search and services)

Many Xiaomi users install a separate Yandex app (not a browser, but a search, weather, news client) that stores the search history separately and doesn't always sync with the browser to delete it:

1. Open the Yandex application and go to the Search section (the magnifying glass at the bottom of the screen).
2. Slap the icon. 🕒 (The clock) in the upper right corner is the history of the requests.
3. Click History Management → Delete everything or select specific records.
4. For a complete cleanup, go to Settings → Privacy → Clear the data.

On the Redmi models with MIUI 13 Below, the history of the Yandex application can be saved in the folder /data/data/ru.yandex.search/files/ — It can only be removed through root access or resetting settings.

3. How to Clear History from MIUI Search Line

The MIUI firmware on Redmi has a built-in search bar on the home screen or in the app menu, and by default it uses Yandex as a search engine, and its history is stored separately from the browser, to delete queries:

1. Tap the search bar on the home screen (or swipe down the screen and tap the search bar).
2. Enter any symbol to give you clues with the story.
3. Slap the icon. ⚙️ (gear 🗑️ (basket) next to history.
4. Choose Clear History or delete specific requests by swipe to the left.

If there is no settings icon, then the search bar uses the Quick Search Box system service.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Quick Search Box (or Search) and open its settings.
3. Select Warehouse. → Clear the data.

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If the story still appears after cleaning, try changing the default search engine to Google in the MIUI settings: Settings → Additional → Default search.

4.Why does the story come back after it's deleted?

A common problem on Xiaomi Redmi is that Yandex’s story reappears after the cleanup.

• 🔄 Synchronization with Yandex account: if you are logged in, data is restored from servers.
• 📱 Backup MIUI: firmware can restore application settings after rebooting.
• 🤖 Background Processes: Some system services (e.g. com.miui.search) cache requests.

To avoid this:

1. Turn off history synchronization in Yandex account: Settings → Account → Synchronization → Search history (slide the slider).
2. In MIUI settings, disable backup for Yandex applications: Settings → Xiaomi Account → Backup → Applications.
3. Clear the cache of system applications: Settings → Apps → Show everything → Search (or Quick Search Box) → Storage → Clear the cache.

5. Additional security measures

To keep your search history out of the wrong hands, it's not enough to just clean it up.

• 🔒 Block access to settings: set a password to the Settings section → Applications (through Security) → Application lockdown).
• 🚫 Turn off autocomplete: in the Yandex browser go to Settings → Confidentiality → Auto-fill forms and deactivate the option.
• 🔄 Use incognito mode: in the Yandex browser it is called Private access (mask icon in the upper right corner).
• 📴 Set up automatic cleaning: in MIUI there is an optimization function that can delete the cache of applications on a schedule (Settings) → Optimization → Auto-cleaning).

For maximum privacy, consider alternatives:

• Install an open source browser like Bromite or Firefox Focus.
• Use it. DNS-servers that block tracking (e.g. 1.1.1.1 from Cloudflare).
• Turn off personalized advertising in the settings of Google and Yandex.

⚠️ Note: On Redmi with an unlocked bootloader, the request history can be stored in the system logs. Complete cleaning requires factory resets or the use of custom firmware such as LineageOS.

6. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When cleaning up Yandex history on Xiaomi Redmi, users often face typical problems:

Another common mistake is to clean the cache, not the application data, and the cache contains temporary files, and the request history is stored in the application data, so that it can be deleted completely:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Yandex.Browser (or Yandex).
2. Select Warehouse → Clear the data (not just cache!).
3. Confirm the action – this will delete all stored data, including history, bookmarks and passwords.

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On Xiaomi Redmi with MIUI 14+, Yandex’s history can be duplicated in three places: the browser, the Yandex app and the system search bar.

FAQ: Frequent questions