How to completely or selectively delete calls to Xiaomi: instructions for MIUI

The call log on Xiaomi smartphones can quickly fill up with unnecessary entries: advertising calls, dialing errors or old contacts you haven’t spoken to in a long time. Unlike messages, deleting your call history has its nuances — especially when it comes to mass cleaning or recovering accidentally erased data. In this article, we will examine all the working methods, including hidden MIUI features that are not obvious to most users.

It is important to understand that standard deletion through the Phone app does not always work correctly: sometimes entries remain in the system cache or are synced through Google Account. We will show how to avoid such problems and ensure that the log is cleared - both for individual contacts and for all calls at once.

Method 1: Standard removal through the application "Phone"

The easiest method is to use the built-in tools of the Phone app (the phone icon), which is suitable for deleting individual records or mass cleaning over a period of time, and works on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO models running MIUI 12-14.

To delete one call:

1. Open the Phone app and go to the Journal tab.
2. Find the desired record and make a long press on it.
3. At the top of the screen will appear the toolbar – click on the icon Cart (or Delete in older versions of MIUI).
4. Confirm the action by pressing OK.

For mass removal:

• 📱 Go to the Journal. → Three points (⋮) → Delete.
• 🗓️ Select period: Last 7 days, Last 30 days or All.
• ✅ Check the unneeded entries (or click Allocate).
• 🗑️ Click Delete and confirm.

⚠️ Note: If you have Google Contacts enabled, remote calls may be restored after the next sync. To avoid this, temporarily turn off sync in your account settings.

Back up important numbers | Check if sync is disabled with Google | Close all background apps (especially messengers) | Make sure the battery is over 20% charged

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Method 2: Cleaning through MIUI settings (hidden method)

MIUI has a hidden feature for deep call log cleaning that deletes not only records but also associated metadata (e.g. call times and geotags) that is useful if standard deletion didn’t work or you want to reset your history completely.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, enter the Phone and select the Phone app (not to be confused with Contacts!).
3. Go to the Warehouse. → Clear the data.
4. Choose Clear Cache and Delete Data (this will delete your entire call history without recovery!).

After this procedure, the Phone app will reset to the factory settings, but the contacts will remain intact, a method that is guaranteed to delete even those records that are not displayed in the log but take up space in the system.

Once a week | Once a month | Only when I run out of memory | Never clear | I don't know how to do it

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Method 3: Remove via ADB (for power users)

If you need to delete calls by specific numbers or dates, but standard methods don't work, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires connecting your smartphone to your computer and enabling debugging mode over USB, but allows you to point-to-point manage records.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Xiaomi: go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version and press 7 times in a row.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers and activate Debugging over USB.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools and execute the command:

adb shell content delete --uri content://call_log/calls --where "number='PhPhPhN number"

Replace the number telefon with the number you want (e.g. +79123456789). To delete all records, use:

adb shell content delete --uri content://call_log/calls

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB This can cause data loss or phone malfunctions. Create a backup via adb backup or Mi Cloud before executing commands.

Method 4: Using Third-Party Applications

If you don't like the built-in MIUI tools, you can use third-party utilities to manage your call log.

• 📊 Call Logs Backup & Restore – allows you to backup and recover calls selectively. Supports export to.xml and.csv.
• 🧹 Clean Master – has a module to clean the history of calls and SMS (including hidden records).
• 🔍 Truecaller not only blocks spam, but also allows you to massively delete calls from certain categories of numbers (for example, advertising).
• 📱 MIUI Hidden Settings – reveals additional cleaning options not available in the standard interface.

Before installing third-party apps, check their permissions: some utilities require access to Call Log, Contacts, and even SMS, which may not be secure. We recommend using only proven programs from Google Play that are rated above 4.5.

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If numbers continue to appear in the contact search after deleting, clear the Contacts app cache through Settings → Applications → Application Management → Contacts → Storage → Clear the cache.

Method 5: Reset to factory settings (last resort)

If none of the above methods worked (for example, due to a MIUI malfunction or a virus attack), the last option is a complete phone reset, which will delete all data, including the call log, contacts, messages and installed applications.

How to reset:

1. Back up important data through Settings → About Phone → Backup or Mi Cloud.
2. Go to Settings → Additional → Recovery and Reset → Resetting.
3. Choose Delete all data and confirm the action.
4. After the reboot, the phone will be like new – the call log will be empty.

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 10 Pro) POCO X3 Pro) after reset, you may need to re-authorize in your Mi Account. Make sure you remember your username and password!

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Resetting to factory settings is the only way to guarantee that all traces of calls, including hidden system logs, are removed, but only in extreme cases, as the process is irreversible.

What to do if the calls are not deleted?

Sometimes users are faced with the fact that log entries remain even after cleaning.

• 🔄 Sync with Google: Turn it off in Settings → Accounts. → Google → Sync your account and repeat deletion.
• 📱 Failure MIUI: Restart your phone in Safe Mode (press the power button) → Safe mode and try to delete calls again.
• 🛠️ Install Google Play’s Call Logs Fix app – it restores the log structure.
• 🔒 Corporate policy restrictions: If the phone was issued by the employer, it may be installed MDM-profile blocking changes. IT-service.

If the problem persists, check your phone for viruses with Malwarebytes or Dr.Web Light – some malware blocks access to the call log.

FAQ: Frequent questions about deleting calls to Xiaomi