How to Remove Android App from Xiaomi Redmi in its Complete Way: From Standard Methods to Deep Cleaning

Why Standard Removal Doesn't Always Work

Have you ever noticed that after you delete an app on Xiaomi Redmi, it still takes up space in memory? Or worse, it reappears in the installed list after a while? MIUI And Android, because standard menu removal often leaves you with a lot of:

• 🗃️ Cache and temporary files – up to 50% of the original application size
• 📁 Residual data in folders /Android/data/ and /Android/obb/
• 🔄 System tracks in the registry MIUI (pre-installed applications)
• 🔗 Links in Launcher – icons can remain on the menu even after uninstallation

For example, after deleting Facebook through the standard menu, the memory may remain up to 300-500 MB of garbage is cache photos, databases and settings files, and apps like Mi Video or Mi Music can't be removed without additional manipulation, because they're embedded in the firmware.

In this article, we will discuss 5 ways to delete completely, from simple to advanced, including methods for admin applications and system utilities, but first let’s understand what files remain after standard deletion and why this is important.

Method 1: Standard removal via MIUI settings

Let’s start with the simplest method that is suitable for most custom apps (downloaded from Google Play or installed manually through Google Play). APK). This method does not require additional tools, but has limitations:

• ✅ It works for all user applications (not system applications)
• ❌ Does not delete residual files in /Android/data/ and /Android/obb/
• ❌ It does not work for pre-installed applications (Mi Browser, Mi Security, etc.)

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the desired app from the list (use search if the list is large).
3. Click Delete and confirm the action.
4. If the Remove button is inactive, it means the application is system (go to method 3 or 4).

For deeper cleaning after standard removal:

1. Go to Settings → Storage → Cleaning.
2. Select Deep Clean and wait for the scan to be completed.
3. Delete the remaining files manually (if they are found).

Method 2: Remove via Google Play (for downloaded apps)

If the app was installed through the Google Play Market, it can be removed directly from the store.

• 🔄 Automatically clears Play Market cache after uninstallation
• 📱 Allows you to remove applications remotely (via the web version of Play Market)
• ⚠️ But it doesn't delete files in /Android/obb/ (It's where the heavy game data is stored)

How to remove it through Play Market:

1. Open the Google Play Market on your phone.
2. Click on the profile avatar → App and device management.
3. Go to the Installed tab and find the desired application.
4. Click on the basket icon (Delete) next to the name.

For remote removal:

1. Open play.google.com in your browser on PC.
2. Sign in with the same account as on your phone.
3. Select My Apps and Games → Installed.
4. Find the app and click on the cross (Delete).

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If the app is not removed through the Play Market, check if it is system. → Applications – if there is no button “Delete”, then it is built-in software.

Method 3: Remove system applications without root (via ADB)

This is the most effective method for removing pre-installed applications (Mi Browser, Mi Music, GetApps, etc.) that cannot be removed by standard methods.

• 🛠️ No root rights required (works on any Xiaomi Redmi)
• 🗑️ Completely erases the app, including updates
• ⚠️ But when you reset settings or update the firmware, applications can return

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with Windows/Linux/macOS
• 🔌 USB-cable (original or quality)
• 📦 Utility. ADB Fastboot (download from the official website)
• 🔧 Included debugging by USB phone-on

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone. Click 7 times on the MIUI Version (you will be notified "You are a developer").

USB debugging

• Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
• Activate the debugging switch over USB.
• Connect your phone to your PC and select File Transfer (MTP) mode.
• Open the command prompt (Windows) or terminal (Linux/macOS) in the folder with ADB.
• Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices should appear the name of your device.
• Find out the exact name of the application package (for example, for Mi Browser it is com.android.browser): adb shell pm list packages | grep 'miui' or search the Internet by the name of the app.
• Delete the application by command: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 name package Example for Mi Browser: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.browser

If the command is successful, you will see Success. The application will disappear from the menu, but its data will remain in the system (to completely clean up you need root).

Method 4: Complete removal with root rights (for experienced)

If you have root rights, you can uninstall any application, including system ones, without any residue.

• 🧹 Completely clean all traces of the application (including files in the /data/data/)
• 🔧 Remove secure system utilities (e.g. Mi Security)
• ⚠️ But it takes care – an error can lead to the collapse of the system.

Tools required:

• 📱 Phone with root rights (via Magisk or SuperSU)
• 🛠️ Root Explorer (Root Explorer, Solid Explorer)
• 🔍 Application for browsing packages (App Inspector)

Instructions:

1. Install Root Explorer and give it root access.
2. Move to the /data/app/ — stored APK-user-application files.
3. Find a folder with the name of the package (for example, com.facebook.katana for Facebook) and delete it.
4. Move to the /data/data/ Delete the folder with the same package name.
5. For system applications, check folders: /system/app/ /system/priv-app/ Delete files only if you are sure of their purpose!
6. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Deleting system files without a backup can result in loss of functionality (e.g., no access to network or camera settings). TWRP before such operations.

Method 5: Remove applications with administrator rights

Some applications (such as Mi Security, Find Device, or antiviruses) are given device administrator privileges, which prevents them from being deleted, and when you try to uninstall the software, you get the error: "You can't delete. First, disable the administrator privileges."

How to remove such an application:

1. Go to Settings → Passwords and Security → Device Administrator Rights.
2. Find the desired application in the list and disable its rights (swift the slider or press Deactivate).
3. Back to Settings → Apps, find this app and remove it in the standard way.

If the application does not appear in the list of administrators, but still is not deleted:

• Try to turn it off in autoboot (Settings) → Annexes → Auto-start).
• Use it. ADB-Method 3, as it bypasses the administrator's limitations.
• Mi Security may require you to disconnect your device from your Mi Account (but it will delete all data!).

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Administrator apps are often disguised as system utilities, and always check the list in Administrator Rights before you delete them, even if the application seems harmless.

How to Clean Residual Files After Deletion

Even after a successful application is removed, traces of it can take up a place in memory, and here's where to look for them and how to delete them:

1. folder /Android/data/ and /Android/obb/

Here are stored:

• 🎮 Cash games (can weigh several gigabytes)
• 📷 Downloaded media files (from Instagram, Telegram)
• 🗃️ Databases and application settings

How to clean:

1. Connect your phone to your PC or use a file manager (like FX File Explorer).
2. Move to the /sdcard/Android/data/ and delete the folder with the name of the application package.
3. Repeat the same for /sdcard/Android/obb/.

2.Cash and data in MIUI

MIUI store additional files in:

• /data/system/package_cache/ — Packet cache (requires root)
• /data/dalvik-cache/ — Optimized Dalvik files (requires root)

3.Cleaning through Recovery (TWRP)

If you have a custom recavator installed (TWRP):

1. Load to TWRP (clip Power + Volume Up).
2. Select Advanced → File Manager.
3. Move to the /data/data/ and delete the application folder.
4. Wipe the cache (Wipe → Cache).

⚠️ Note: Delete files in /data/data/ without root can cause data loss in other applications if you make a mistake with the folder!

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When you remove applications on Xiaomi Redmi, users often face typical problems, and here are the most common solutions:

1. "Delete" inactive (grey button color)

Causes and solutions:

• 🔒 Systems annex → use ADB root.
• 🛡️ The application has administrator rights → Turn them off in the security settings.
• 🔄 Appendix updated → First roll it back to the factory version in Settings → Annexes → ⋮ → Remove updates.

2.The app has been removed, but the icon has remained

This means that:

• 🗑️ The icon is cacheted in Launcher → Restart your phone or clear the launcher cache (Settings) → Annexes → Launcher → Warehouse → Clear the cache).
• 🔗 It's a label. → Press and hold the icon, then drag it to Delete.

3 After removal, the application appears again

Typical of:

• 🔄 System applications → They are restored after the update. MIUI.
• 📦 Pre-installed Services (Mi Service Framework, Analytics).

Decision:

• Use it. ADB-flag-bearer --user 0 (method 3).
• Turn off auto-update MIUI In Settings → The phone. → Updating the system → ⋮ → Settings → Auto-update.

4. Lack of removal space

Paradoxically, sometimes uninstallation requires a free space.

• 🗃️ Clear the cache through Settings → Warehouse → Cleanup.
• 📁 Move the files to SD-card.
• 🔧 Use it. ADB — It does not require free space on the device.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions