How to remove the entire history of search Yandex on the phone Xiaomi: 5 proven ways

Why Clean Search History and What Happens If You Don’t

Every Yandex request is saved to your account — even if you used your browser on Xiaomi in incognito mode. This data forms your search profile, which affects your advertising, personalized news and recommendations on the company’s services. For example, if you searched for “how to fix the Redmi Note 12 screen”, you will be shown ads for smartphone repairs or accessories for Xiaomi.

But there’s a flip side to this: Yandex’s search history syncs across all devices where you’re logged in to one account — even if you delete it on your phone, it can stay in the web or on your tablet — and it’s stored on Yandex’s servers for up to 3 years (by default) and can be shared with third parties at the request of law enforcement, and if you’re planning to sell your Xiaomi, reset it to factory settings, or just want to keep it private, a complete history cleanup becomes a necessity.

On Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi, POCO and Black Shark), Yandex history can be stored in three places:

• 📱 Locally in the browser (Yandex.Browser, Chrome with Yandex synchronization)
• 🔍 In the application "Yandex" (if installed)
• ☁️ On Yandex servers (in the account’s personal account)

In this article, we will discuss all the ways of deleting, from quick cleaning in the last hour to complete erasure of all records for all time, and pay special attention to the nuances for MIUI, where standard methods may not work due to the features of the firmware.

Method 1: Delete history directly in Yandex.Browser on Xiaomi

If you use Yandex.Browser as your main Xiaomi browser, your search history is stored right there, and you can clean it up in a few steps, even without logging out. Here's how to do it:

1. Open Yandex.Browser on your smartphone.
2. Slap the icon. ⋮ (three points) in lower right corner.
3. Select History.
4. Click on the basket icon 🗑️ top-right.
5. In the window that appears, select the period: 🕒 Last hour 📅 Last day 🗓️ All time (full cleaning)

Delete

Important: this method only removes the local history on your phone. If you have synced to your Yandex account, the records will remain on the company's servers. To erase them completely, go to Method 3.

⚠️ Warning: On some Xiaomi models (e.g., POCO F5 or Redmi K60) after updating MIUI 14, the "History" item may be hidden behind a long tap. If you can't find it, try holding the browser icon on the home screen and select App Information → Storage → Clear Data. This will delete all history, cache and cookies, but will not affect the Yandex account.

Method 2: Cleaning through the application "Yandex" (if installed)

Many Xiaomi users install the official Yandex app (not to be confused with the browser!) for quick access to search, weather and other services, which also saves the history of queries, and you can delete it separately:

1. Open the Yandex application (the icon with the letter "I" on a colored background).
2. Slip on your avatar in the upper right corner.
3. Select Settings → Search History.
4. Click Delete History.
5. Select period: 🔹 For Today 🔹 For Week 🔹 For All Time

Confirm removal.

If you have MIUI 13 or later installed, Yandex may request additional permissions to access your history, to avoid errors before cleaning:

• 🔧 Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Yandex.
• 🔒 Enable Warehouse Permits and Account Data.
• 🔄 Restart the application.

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If the story reappears after cleaning, check if sync with the cloud is enabled. Go to Settings → Account → Sync and disable the Search History option in the Yandex app.

Method 3: Completely delete history through Yandex’s personal account

This is the most reliable method, as it erases data from all devices, including Xiaomi, tablets and computers, and the instructions are relevant for 2026 and work even if you do not remember the password from the account (you can recover through the linked phone number).

Steps for cleaning:

1. Open any browser on your Xiaomi and click on the link: https://passport.yandex.ru/profile
2. Sign in to your Yandex account (if not authorized).
3. In the menu on the left, select Search History.
4. Click Remove in the upper right corner.
5. Choose the entire story and confirm the action.

It can take up to 5 minutes, depending on the number of records.

• 🔄 Update the page to make sure the story is blank.
• 📱 Reboot your Xiaomi phone to make changes applicable to local apps.
• 🔒 For security reasons, change the password from your Yandex account (optional).

⚠️ Warning: If you use Yandex.Mail or Yandex.Disk, clearing your search history will not affect these services. However, after deleting your history completely, you may need to re-enter some of the Yandex apps on Xiaomi as the session resets.

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Deleting your history through Yandex’s personal account is the only way to erase data from all devices at once. Local cleaning on your phone doesn’t guarantee privacy if you have sync enabled.

Method 4: Reset Yandex data via MIUI settings (for advanced)

If standard methods fail (e.g., due to MIUI 14 glitches or firmware limitations), you can resort to "heavy artillery" - resetting data from a particular application.

• 📲 Xiaomi with root rights (optional, but simplifies the process).
• 🔧 Devices where history is "hang" and not cleaned.
• 🛡️ Users who wish to delete all traces of Yandex, including cache and cookies.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find in the list: Yandex.Browser Yandex (main application) Yandex.Search (if installed)

• 🧹 Clear the cache
• 🗑️ Clear the data (this will delete the history, logins and settings)
• 🔄 Stop (forced stop)
• Reboot the phone.

After this procedure, all Yandex applications on your Xiaomi will return to the “as after installation” state.

• ✅ Sign in to your account (if necessary).
• ⚙️ Set up synchronization (or disable it).
• 🔍 Agree to the Privacy Policy (required!).

Method 5: Removal through third-party utilities (for power users)

If you are confident in your skills and willing to take risks, you can use third-party tools for deep cleaning. Xiaomi with unlocked bootloader and root rights available the following options:

• 🛠️ Titanium Backup allows you to delete data of specific applications, including system ones.
• 🗃️ SD Maid – clears residual Yandex files that can store history.
• 🔍 App Inspector – shows hidden application files (e.g., databases with history).

Example of ADB cleaning (no root rights, but requires PC):

adb shell pm clear en.yandex.searchplugin # Cleanup of the application "Yandex"


adb shell pm clear com.yandex.browser # Cleanup Yandex.Browser

Warnings:

• ⚠️ Misuse of ADB may cause MIUI to fail.
• ⚠️ Utilities like Titanium Backup require root access, which is no guarantee.
• ⚠️ Cleaning up Yandex system files may disrupt Xiaomi’s branded services (e.g. Mi Cloud).

⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi with MIUI Global firmware, some Yandex system applications (e.g., Yandex Search) may be preinstalled and not removed by standard methods. In this case, the only way out is to disable them through the Settings of → Apps → Show all applications → ⋮ → Show system and select Disable.

What to do if history is not deleted: common problems and solutions

Sometimes, even after all the manipulations, the search history of Yandex continues to appear on Xiaomi, and here are the reasons and ways to fix them:

If none of the methods helped, check:

• 🔗 Are you using VPN or a proxy that may block access to Yandex settings?
• 📡 Is the Traffic Saving mode on Xiaomi (may interfere with synchronization) enabled?
• 🔄 Has MIUI been updated recently — sometimes app permissions are lost after an update.

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If search history is critical to privacy (e.g., when selling a phone), the most reliable way is to perform a full reset to factory settings via Settings → About Phone → Settings Reset. This will delete all data, including accounts and apps.

FAQ: Frequent questions about removing Yandex history on Xiaomi