How to Disable Xiaomi Smart Devices and Hide Widgets

Xiaomi smartphone owners often face a situation where, after connecting to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, notifications of new Smart Devices suddenly appear on the lock screen. MIUI and the new HyperOS actively promote the smart home ecosystem, automatically scanning the environment and offering gadget management. For many users, this becomes an annoying factor distracting from the main use of the phone.

Fortunately, the obsessive feature can be completely deactivated or configured to keep it from horny eyes. Smart devices will stop appearing in widgets, and the system will stop constantly polling Nearby gadgets. In this article, we will discuss all the available methods, from simple concealment of widgets to deep customization of system services through the engineering menu.

It should be understood that disabling this feature will not affect the work of your already connected light bulbs or robot vacuum cleaners in the Mi Home application. You simply prevent the system from automatically offering control of new devices and displaying them on the main screen. This will return the cleanliness of the interface and save battery power, which is spent on background scanning.

Why Xiaomi is constantly offering to connect devices

The company’s aggressive ecosystem expansion policy has led to the smartphone constantly looking for Nearby devices, part of its IoT (Internet of Things) strategy, where the phone acts as a central hub. When you unlock the screen, the system checks the airwaves for compatible Xiaomi gadgets, such as headphones, trimmers or smart scales.

The main culprit behind the cards is miui.home and its associated system processes, which are responsible for the smart home widget on the lock screen, and if you don’t use the brand’s smart tech or prefer to manage it through a separate app, the constant pop-ups only create visual noise.

In addition, background detection services can consume the resources of the processor and Wi-Fi module. Although consumption is not critical, on older phones this can significantly affect autonomy.

⚠️ Note: Before making changes to system settings, make sure you have a backup of important data.While the methods described are safe, accidentally removing critical system components can lead to unstable interface performance.

Hiding the smart home widget on the lock screen

The easiest and safest way to get rid of a device card is to hide it through lock screen settings, which doesn't remove the service completely, but makes it invisible to the user, the interface stays clean, and the system stops imposing controls.

To do this, you have to go to personalization settings, and the path may vary slightly depending on the version of the MIUI shell or HyperOS, but the logic remains the same. You have to find the partition that controls the look of the locked screen.

• 📱 Open Settings and select Lock Screen (or Wallpaper and Personalization).
• 🔍 Find the section Lock screen design or Lock screen editor.
• ❌ Click on the Smart Home widget and select the option to remove or hide.

After that, the card disappears. However, if you accidentally tap the widget area if you have one, the system may suggest adding the device again, so it's important to remove the widget from the active screen configuration.

Disconnection through password and security settings

In some versions of the firmware, smart device settings are placed in the security section, to prevent unauthorized access to the home, and you can turn off automatic detection.

Go to the Passwords and Security menu. Find the subsection related to authorization or devices. Often this option is called "Allow Add Devices" or "Fast Connection." Disabling this option will prevent the phone from responding to nearby gadgets.

Also worth checking is Bluetooth settings. In advanced Bluetooth settings, there may be an option to Show notifications about new devices, which must be deactivated so that the phone stops responding to the firmware of neighboring devices or its own gadgets in pairing mode.

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If standard settings don’t help, try clearing the Security app data, which will reset some cached sentences, but won’t delete your personal files.

Using ADB to remove the service completely

For advanced users who want to get rid of the feature, there is a method using Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which requires connecting the phone to a computer and having drivers, and allows you to remove or freeze the system package responsible for the Smart Home.

Before you start, you need to activate the developer mode. To do this, go to Settings → About Phone and quickly press 7 times on the MIUI Version (or OS Version). Then, in the Additional → For developers menu, turn on USB Debugging.

Connect your smartphone to your PC and execute a command to remove the packet com.miui.smart_home or com.xiaomi.mihome (be careful not to delete the Mi Home app itself if you use it:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.smart_home

This command will only remove the component for the current user without affecting the system partition, which means that when you reset to factory settings, the feature will return, but in normal operation it will no longer bother you. If you want to restore it, use the command cmd package install-existing. com.miui.smart_home.

⚠️ Note: Be very careful when typing commands ADB. Removing system packages such as com.android.systemui or com.miui.securitycenter can cause a phone to bootloop.

Comparison of Smart Devices Disconnection Methods

The choice of method depends on your technical skills and the desired result. Simple concealment of the widget is safe, but does not turn off the background scan. Removal through ADB gives maximum effect, but requires caution.

The table below compares the main ways to solve the problem:

Alternative solutions and third-party launchers

If the built-in tools fail to solve the problem, you can use third-party launchers. Replacing the standard shell with Nova Launcher, Lawnchair or Microsoft Launcher completely ignores widgets. MIUI/HyperOS. You get a clean Android-like interface without intrusive suggestions.

Another option is to use automation applications like Tasker or MacroDroid, which can create a macro that automatically shuts down the smart home process when it starts or shuts down Bluetooth when you are at home.

It’s also worth considering installing a global firmware version if you’re using the Chinese version (CN ROM), and in global firmware, the ecosystem’s notifications are often less aggressive than in Chinese counterparts, where Xiaomi services are more integrated.

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Using a third-party launcher is the most radical, but effective way to completely forget about MIUI widgets and get a unique interface.

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