How to Uninstall System Apps on Xiaomi Redmi 7A without Root Rights

Owners of budget smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi 7A often face a lack of internal memory and intrusive advertising.The standard MIUI shell contains many preinstalled programs that cannot be removed in the usual way through the settings menu.This is not just an annoyance, but also a real strain on the device's weak processor, leading to reduced performance and battery life.

Fortunately, you don’t have to get Root rights to clean your system of excess software, which could disrupt banking applications or deprive you of warranties. There are proven methods that use USB debugging and computer utilities to safely remove embedded packages. In this article, we will discuss in detail the process of preparing, configuring and directly removing unnecessary Android components on your device.

The main problem is that the standard interface MIUI It hides the ability to manage system packages from the average user, but using the tools of Android developer Debug Bridge (ADB), You can access hidden package manager functions, and this allows you to deactivate or completely remove applications that occupy space in the partition. /system or /data.

Preparation of the smartphone and computer for the procedure

Before you start any manipulation of system files, you need to make sure that your device and computer are ready to interact. 7A, USB-A cable with good contacts and a computer running Windows, macOS or Linux. The first step is to activate the hidden developer menu, because without it, the system will not allow you to connect to debugging ports.

Open your phone's settings and go to About Phone. Find the MIUI Version and quickly click on it 7-10 times in a row until you notice that you've become a developer. Then go back to the main settings menu, select Additional and then For Developers. Here you need to find Debugging on USB and switch the slider to the active position.

⚠️ Warning: Before removing any system components, be sure to back up your critical data. Mistakeful removal of critical services can cause your device to cycle over.

Also at this stage, it is worth checking the presence of drivers for your device on your computer. If you are using Windows, the system can automatically install the basic drivers, but for stable operation it is better to download Mi USB Driver from the official website. Without properly installed drivers, the computer will not see the phone in debugging mode, and further commands will not be executed.

Installation and configuration of ADB tools

To manage packages, we need a minimum set of Platform-tools tools, which includes adb and fastboot executables. Download the archive from the official Android developer site or use proven repositories. Unpack the archive contents into the root folder of the disk, for example, in C:\platform-tools, so that the path to the files is short and does not contain Cyrillic characters.

Once unpacked, open the command prompt or PowerShell. In Windows, you can do this by slamming Shift and right-clicking the tool folder, then selecting "Open PowerShell window here." Enter the adb device command to check for communication. If the device is connected for the first time, a debugging permission request will appear on the smartphone screen - tick "Always Allow" and click "OK."

It is important to understand the difference between shell commands and direct access. We will work in adb shell mode, which emulates the terminal inside your Redmi 7A. This allows you to send commands directly to the operating system, bypassing the GUI. To remove applications, we will use the pm package manager, which is a standard Android tool.

Search for packet identifiers for removal

Each application in the MIUI system has a unique identifier called a package name. To delete a program, you need to know its exact name, for example, com.android.browser or com.miui.player. Simply by the name "Music" or "Browser", you can not find the desired file in the code, so you need to preliminary analysis of the list of installed packages.

You can output a complete list of all installed applications by typing the adb shell pm list packages into the console. However, the output will be huge and hard to read. Use a filter to find a specific application. For example, to find all packages associated with the Mi Browser browser, type in:

adb shell pm list packages | grep browser

In Windows, instead of using grep, findstr is used, so the command will look like this: adb shell pm list packages | findstr browser. This will allow you to filter out the extra and see only the desired lines. Write down or copy the full names of the packages you plan to delete into a text file.

There are many directories on the Internet that list packages for different Xiaomi models. However, for Redmi 7A with its specific version of Android, it is better to double-check the availability of a package with the listing command. Do not delete packages that you do not know the purpose of, especially if they contain the words system, framework or service.

The process of removing system applications

Once you've decided on the list of components to be removed, you can get to the practical part. There are two main methods of removing them through ADB: complete uninstall and hide. Complete deletion frees up space in memory, whereas hiding simply makes the application invisible to the user and the system, but the file remains on the disk.

For complete removal, use the command pm uninstall. -k --user 0 - The name of the packet. -k means the storage of data and cache (in case of reinstal) and --user 0 indicates deletion for the main user. Example of command to remove a standard browser:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.browser

If the operation is successful, the terminal will receive a message Success. [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR] Or something like that, so the packet is protected or already removed, and you can try the command without the flag. -k, But it's less secure. To recover an application that's deleted, you'll need a cmd package install-existing name packet.

⚠️ Warning: Removing system components from com.miui.securitycenter or com.android.providers.downloads may cause the app store and downloads to fail.

Many users prefer to use graphical shells for ADB, such as Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot Tools or Universal Android Debloater.These programs automatically scan the device, show a list of installed packages with a description and let you delete them with a single click. For beginners, this is a safer option, since such utilities often mark dangerous packages with red.

Cleaning up advertising and service processes

One of the main goals of the Redmi 7A modification is to eliminate intrusive MSA (MIUI System Ads) advertising. Even after removing visible applications, background processes can continue to collect data and show banners. The key package here is com.miui.msa.global (or com.miui.msa for global versions).

Also worth looking at is the analytics service com.miui.analytics and the demon com.miui.daemon, which constantly transmits device usage information to the manufacturer's servers, and removing them not only increases privacy, but also saves battery life by stopping the constant exchange of data in the background.

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After removing advertising packages, go to the MIUI settings and turn off receiving recommendations in the folders and in the Security app to remove the remnants of advertising blocks.

Also on budget devices, there is often a heavy Google Photos app, which may not be supported officially on older versions of Android, but it can take up space. It can be safely removed by replacing it with a lighter counterpart from the Play Market, such as Simple Gallery, which will free up RAM and speed up the gallery.

System Recovery and Possible Errors

In rare cases, after removing system components, the phone may begin to behave unstable: no sound, no camera is working or there are constant pop-ups with errors. If the device loads but does not work correctly, the first thing you can do is try to restore deleted packets through the cmd package install-existing command, which was mentioned earlier.

If the phone goes into a cyclic reboot, you need to boot into Recovery mode. On Xiaomi, this is done by pressing the volume button "Up" and the power button. The Recovery menu (if it's standard) often doesn't have the ability to recover a specific package, so you may need a full reset (Wipe Data), which is why backup is so important.

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A full reset will delete all user files, but will return the system to work if critical system components have been removed.

For advanced users, there is the option of flashing the stock version of MIUI through Fastboot mode, which will return the phone to its original state out of the box. However, if you acted carefully and did not remove the packages with the prefixes android and com.xiaomi indiscriminately, the probability of system failure tends to zero.

Alternative methods without using PC

If you can't connect your phone to your computer, there are methods to remove apps on the device, but they require a more complex initial setup, one option being to use virtual spaces or special launchers that mask system applications, but that doesn't physically remove them, it just hides them.

Another method is to install cloners or freeze apps, such as Titanium Backup (requires Root, which is not appropriate for the topic of the article) or Ice Box. These programs use Accessibility rights to emulate clicks and disable applications. The effectiveness of this method on Redmi 7A may be lower, since aggressive MIUI optimization often kills such background processes.

Also worth mentioning is the ability to disable apps through the standard menu. Go to Settings → Apps → All apps, select the unnecessary and click "Disable." This will not delete the file, but will prevent it from running and updating. For many Xiaomi built-in applications, this button is active and is the safest way to "delete" without risk to the system.