How to Remove the App from Xiaomi Redmi 7: From Standard to Hidden Methods

Xiaomi Redmi 7 MIUI-based smartphone is often littered with unnecessary applications, both installed by the user and pre-integrated into the system. Even after the usual removal through the menu, many programs leave behind cache, data and take up space in memory. In this article, we will discuss all working methods of cleaning, from basic to advanced, including removing system applications without root rights.

The feature of Redmi 7 (codenamed onc) is the Android 9 Pie version of MIUI 10/11, where some applications are protected from removal by standard methods. We'll show you how to get around these restrictions without disrupting the stability of the system. Importantly, some methods require PC connection and ADB use, but all of them have been tested on current firmware in 2026.

1. Standard removal through MIUI settings

The easiest way is to use the built-in MIUI tools, which are suitable for most user applications (downloaded from Google Play or installed manually via APK), which cannot be removed by this method, but can be disabled or hidden.

To remove the app:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔍 Enter the program name in the search bar or find it manually in the list.
• 🗑️ Click Delete (if the button is active). Only the option to Disable will be available for system applications.
• ✅ Confirm the action in the dialog window.

If the Remove button is inactive, the application is system, so you can move on to the following methods, and also look at the Storage section of the app information, where you can clear the cache and data, which will free up additional space.

⚠️ Note: Deleting some system applications (e.g. com.miui.analytics) may cause malfunctions MIUI. Before experimenting, back up through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

2. Remove via MIUI launcher (for user applications)

The quick way to get rid of unnecessary programs is right from the home screen, which only works for user-installed applications and doesn't affect system components, and the advantage is that you don't have to go into settings.

Instructions:

1. Click and hold the app icon on the home screen or menu.
2. At the top of the screen, a panel with options will appear. Drag the icon to the inscription Delete (or basket icon).
3. Confirm the removal in the dialog box.

If you have Delete Information instead, it's a system application, and then you can try to hide it by dragging the icon to Hide (if available), and the hidden apps won't show up on the menu, but they'll stay on the system.

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To return a hidden app, open Settings → Apps → App Management → Hidden apps and uncheck.

3. Removing system applications without root via ADB

To remove embedded applications (e.g. Mi Browser, Mi Music, GetApps) you will need a computer and an Android Debug Bridge (ADB) tool. This method does not require superuser rights, but you need to activate Debugging over USB.

Step-by-step:

Enable USB debugging in Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (click 7 times, then return to Additional → For Developers)

Install ADB drivers on your PC (download Google’s Platform Tools)

Connect Redmi 7 to your PC via USB-cable (select File Transfer Mode)

Open the command line in the adb.exe folder and execute adb devices (your device should be displayed)

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After preparation, perform commands:

adb shell


pm list packages | grep 'miui' # Shows the list of Xiaomi system packages




pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.browser # Example: deletion of Mi Browser

Replace com.miui.browser with the package you want. A complete list of packages can be found online (e.g. com.xiaomi.scanner for Mi Scanner). Once you complete the command, the application will disappear from the system, but its data will remain.

pm clear com.miui.browser

⚠️ Note: Removing critical packages (e.g. com.android.systemui) will result in a bootloop ( looped reboot).Before experimenting, review the list of safe to remove packages for Redmi 7.

4. Deletion of residual files and cache

Even after you delete an application, your data can remain in your device's memory, including cache, settings and temporary files, and to clear the trail completely, do the following:

Method 1: Through storage settings

• 📊 Go to Settings. → Warehouse.
• 🔍 Click Other Apps and find the remote program in the list.
• 🧹 Choose Clear cache and Delete data (if available).

Method 2: Using a File Manager

• 📁 Open Files (or any other manager, such as Solid Explorer).
• 🔍 Go to the folders: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/[packet] /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/[packet]
• 🗑️ Delete folders with the name of the application package.

On Redmi 7, some folders can be hidden -- turn on the hidden files in the file manager settings. If the folder doesn't get deleted, it still has active processes. Restart your phone and try again.

5. disabling system applications (without deletion)

If you can't remove a system application or it's dangerous, you can disable it, and it stops all the processes of the program and hides it from the menu, but it doesn't free up disk space, and it's suitable for applications that can't be deleted through ADB.

How to turn it off:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Choose the app you want (such as Mi Pay or Mi Roaming).
3. Click Disable and confirm the action.

Applications disabled:

• ✅ It does not start automatically.
• ✅ Not displayed on the menu.
• ✅ Not getting updates.
• ❌ Take up space in memory (their files remain on the device).

⚠️ Note: Disabling applications like com.miui.home or com.android.phone will cause the system to fail.

6 Recovery of Remote System Applications

If there are problems after uninstalling through ADB (for example, notifications or settings have stopped working), the application can be restored.

Method 1: Reinstallation via ADB

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.miui.browser

Method 2: Resetting settings

• 🔄 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Backup and reset → Resetting settings.
• ⚠️ Select Reset all settings (not Reset to factory so as not to lose data!).
• 🔄 After the reboot, system applications will recover.

If the reset didn’t work, you’ll have to refashion the device via Fastboot or Recovery. For Redmi 7, you can download the official firmware on Xiaomi’s website (choose the version for onc).

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Before experimenting with system applications, always back up your phone with TWRP or built-in MIUI tools to restore the phone to work in case of an error.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing apps on Redmi 7