How to completely remove the game app Xiaomi Redmi Note 7: all ways

Why Xiaomi’s standard game removal often doesn’t work

Owners of Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 regularly face a situation where the game is not completely removed or does not disappear from the system. The reason lies in the features of the MIUI firmware: many applications are integrated into the shell at the system level, and cache and data can remain in hidden folders even after uninstallation through the menu. Moreover, some games (especially preinstalled) are blocked from removal by the manufacturer – their properties simply do not have a “Delete” button.

Another common problem is residual files, and after deleting the game through the standard menu, the device may remain:

• 📁 Folders with saved in /Android/obb/ and /Android/data/
• 🔄 Cash in /data/data/ (Requires root rights for cleaning)
• 📱 Register entries MIUI (For example, at com.miui.securitycenter)
• 🔗 Desktop shortcuts that don’t automatically disappear

If you delete a game but it still appears in the All Apps menu or takes up space in memory, you have used an incomplete uninstallation method, and below we will discuss all the working methods, including those that work without root rights.

Method 1: Standard removal via MIUI settings

The simplest method that will work for most custom games (for example, downloaded from Google Play or Mi App Store) is suitable if:

• 🎮 The game is not system (no "Protected" icon in the application information)
• 📲 You have sufficient rights (not a Guest account or a Limited Profile")
• 🔄 The application has not been updated through APK (Official sources only)

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. The All Apps tab → find the game in the list (use search if the list is long).
3. Slip the game name → the button "Delete" (if active).
4. Confirm action. If the button is inactive, move to method 2.

If the game reappears after deleting, it means that it was preinstalled by the manufacturer and protected from removal, in which case only disabling (see method 3) or using ADB (mode 4) will help.

Method 2: Remove from Google Play (for downloaded games)

If the game was installed through the Google Play Store, it can be uninstalled from the store, this method guarantees the removal of all updates and cache parts, but does not affect user data (save, settings).

Step-by-step:

1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. Slip on the profile avatar → App and device management.
3. Go to the "Installed" tab → find the game in the list.
4. Click on the basket icon ("Delete") → confirm.

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If the game doesn't appear in the installed list but takes up space, check the "Library" tab on Google Play. It may have been hidden, but it hasn't been removed.

The advantage of this method is that it automatically clears the cache of Google Play Services, which often forgets about remote games, but this method will not work for system applications (for example, Mi Game Center).

Method 3: Disable system games (without deleting)

Many pre-installed games on Redmi Note 7 (e.g. Mi Game Center, Mi Pay Mini Games) cannot be removed by standard methods, in which case it remains only to disable them that:

• 🚫 Remove the icon from the app menu
• 📵 Stop background activity (saves battery)
• 🔒 Blocks automatic updates
• 📦 It will not free up space on the disk (files will remain)

How to turn it off:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the game → tap on three points in the upper corner → “Disable”.
3. Confirm the action (a password or pattern lock may be required).

If the "Disable" button is inactive, then the game is critical to MIUI (for example, Security or Game Turbo), in which case only ADB or root access will help.

Method 4: Remove via ADB (for power users)

The method for those who are ready to use Android Debug Bridge (ADB). It allows you to remove even protected system games, but requires a connection to the PC and enable the developer mode. MIUI 12+ This method only works if it has not been previously disconnected. USB-debugging through "factory reset".

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux
• 🔌 USB-cable (original, without damage)
• 📥 ADB Tools (download from the official website)
• 🔧 Included debugging by USB phone-on

Instructions:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (tap 7 times).
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers → Enable “Debugging by USB”.
3. Connect the phone to the PC, select File Transfer mode.
4. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the adb folder.
5. Enter the commands in turn: adb devices (should appear with a serial number device) adb shell pm list packages | grep'name game' (find the exact package, for example com.xiaomi.gamecenter) adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.xiaomi.gamecenter

If the team returns the error DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR — So the game is firmware-protected. Try an alternative command:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.gamecenter

Method 5: Remove in Safe Mode (for games that are stuck)

If the game is not deleted due to crashes or conflicts with other applications, try Safe Mode, which disables all third-party programs, allowing you to "cleanly" uninstall the problem software.

How to run Safe Mode on Redmi Note 7:

1. Press the power button before the turn off menu appears.
2. Hold your finger and hold it on the “Switch off” option.
3. There will be a suggestion to go to safe mode - confirm.

In safe mode:

• 🎯 Try to remove the game in the standard way (method 1).
• 🔍 Check the folders. /Android/obb/ and /Android/data/ residual files.
• 🔄 Restart the phone to normal mode after deleting.

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Safe Mode does not remove system games, but helps to cope with frozen or damaged user applications.

How to Clean Up Residual Files After Deleting the Game

Even after a successful uninstallation, Redmi Note 7 may still have tails — cache, saves, configuration files — that can be found and manually deleted.

Where to look:

To access these folders:

• 📂 Use a root-access file manager (such as Root Explorer or Root Explorer) FX File Explorer).
• 💻 Connect your phone to your PC and use it ADB Pull to copy files before deleting.
• ⚠️ Do not delete files in /system/ backup!

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Before mass cleaning folders, back up via TWRP or MIUI Backup to help recover data if you make an error.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When you delete games on Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, users face typical problems.

⚠️ If after removing the game the phone began to brake - check the free space in the section /data. MIUI Maybe "hang" at less. 1 GB of free space. Free up space through Settings. → Memory.

Error 1: The Remove button is inactive.

• 🔹 Reason: The game is system-based or protected MIUI.
• 🔹 Solution: Use ADB (method 4) or disable the application (method 3).

Error 2: The game is deleted but reappears after the reboot.

• 🔹 Reason: Automatic Recovery via Mi Cloud or Google Account.
• 🔹 Solution: Turn off application synchronization in account settings.

Error 3: Not enough permissions to delete via ADB.

• 🔹 Reason: Disabled debugging by USB lock-in MIUI.
• 🔹 Solution: Reinstall drivers ADB Use adb kill server before connecting.

⚠️ Note: On some versions MIUI (e.g. 12.5 Enhanced) commands ADB You can block the security antivirus. Before using, disable the protection in Settings. → Security → Settings → Disable protection from malicious attacks.

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