How to Completely Clear Your Watch History on Xiaomi TV: A Step-by-Step Guide

Why your browsing history is piling up and how to fix it

Xiaomi TVs (Mi TV, Redmi TV, Xiaomi TV A Pro) automatically store the history of movies, TV shows and videos from apps. This is convenient for quick access to content, but can be a problem if you want to keep privacy or just free up the system memory. Unlike smartphones, where cleaning the cache takes several taps, on Smart TV this process has nuances - especially if the story is stored not only in the system settings, but also in individual applications like Netflix, YouTube or Megogo.

The main reasons why users want to delete the story:

• 🔒 Privacy – You don’t want other family members to see what you’re watching.
• 🗑️ Memory clogging – accumulated data slows down the interface.
• 🔄 Resetting Recommendations – Content-Shopping Algorithms Start Offering Important Movies.
• 📦 Preparation for sale – before transferring the TV to a new owner.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to clean up your browsing history on Xiaomi TV, including hidden methods for PatchWall stock firmware and third-party launchers. Importantly, some activities require access to an engineering menu, so only start if you’re confident in your skills.

Method 1: Cleaning through PatchWall Standard Settings

If your TV is running on the PatchWall branded shell (which is the default on most models), your viewing history is stored in the Guidelines section to remove it:

1. Press the Home button on the remote.
2. Go to the Recommendations section (usually the first tab on the left).
3. Scroll down to the History Block.
4. Hover over any element of the story and press the OK button on the remote.
5. In the menu that appears, select Delete or Clear the entire story.

⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Xiaomi) TV Q2 2023) the cleaning option may be hidden. If you don't see Delete, try updating the firmware or use alternative methods from the following sections.

Check out PatchWall version in Settings → About TV

Connect the TV to the Internet to synchronize data

Close all running applications

Have a remote at hand (some actions are impossible from the mobile application)-->

After cleaning, it is recommended to restart the TV: press the Power button on the remote for 5 seconds or select Reboot in the settings. This ensures that the app cache also updates.

Method 2: Delete History in Individual Applications

Many streaming services (YouTube, Netflix, Kinopoisk) store their own browsing history, which is not cleared through system settings.

🔹 Important: For some services (e.g. Netflix), the complete history cleanup is only possible through the web version on your computer. Go to the service's website under the same account as your TV and delete the story there.

Method 3: Resetting cache and data via engineering menu

If standard methods don't work, you can use a hidden engineering menu, which is suitable for power users and requires caution - wrong actions can disrupt the TV.

Instructions for Android TV models (e.g. Xiaomi Mi TV 4S, Redmi Smart TV X Series):

1. Open the Settings. → On TV.
2. Find the Build Number and click on it 7 times in a row (the notification “You became a developer” should appear).
3. Go back to the main settings menu and open a new section for developers.
4. Activate the debugging option via USB.
5. Connect the TV to your computer via USB and use ADB to clean:

adb shell pm clear com.mitv.tvhome #PatchWall Launcher Cleanup


adb shell pm clear com.google.android.youtube.tv # YouTube cleanup




adb shell pm clear com.netflix.ninja #Netflix Cleanup

⚠️ Note: pm clear commands delete all application data, including saved accounts and settings.

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If you don’t have access to your computer, use the TV Assistant for Xiaomi mobile app (available on Google Play), which allows you to clear your ADB-free cache over a local network.

Cleaning up history through resetting the TV to factory settings

The last resort, a complete reset, is to apply only if other methods have failed or you are preparing a TV for sale.

• 📺 All browsing history (including hidden app data).
• 🔐 Saved Wi-Fi passwords and accounts.
• ⚙️ Personal settings of image and sound.
• 📱 Installed annexes (except pre-installed annexes).

How to perform the reset:

1. Go to Settings → Device → Reset.
2. Choose Reset all settings or Delete all data (depending on the model).
3. Confirm the action by entering PIN-code (default 0000 or 1234).
4. Wait for the reboot (it will take 5-10 minutes).

⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi TVs with PatchWall 4.0 firmware+ You may need to re-link your Mi Account after the reset. If you forget your login details, restore them in advance at account.xiaomi.com.

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Factory reset is the only way to guarantee that history is removed from system logs that are not cleaned by standard methods.

How to Prevent History from Preserving the Future

To prevent the history of views from accumulating again, use these tips:

1. Turn off personalization: In PatchWall: Settings → Account and Security → Personalization → Disable. In Google TV: Settings → Accounts → Turn off history sync.

Use the guest mode:

In some apps (such as Netflix), you can create a guest profile that doesn’t save a story.

Clean the cache regularly:

Once a month, go to Settings → Apps → App Management and choose Clear Cache for each streaming service.

🔹 Additional: If you frequently view content through your browser (for example, TV Bro), clear your browser history separately:

1. Open your browser on the TV.
2. Go to Settings → Privacy → Clear the data.
3. Check the checkmarks for Viewing History and Cash.

Frequent problems and their solutions

When cleaning up history on Xiaomi TV, users face typical difficulties.

🔧 Advice for Advanced: If the history is stored in application databases (e.g, /data/data/com.android.providers.media/databases), It can be removed through Root access, but it requires unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom Recovery, which voids the warranty.

FAQ: Answers to popular questions