Having bought a new Xiaomi (Redmi) smartphone, an unprepared user is very surprised that in some system applications, such as “Explorer”, “Gallery” or “Music” he sees advertising. And, indeed, this is strange, because you just paid full price for the phone, why should you see ads on the lock screen or in folders on your desktop?
If earlier I wrote that, due to a strategy to capture the market, Xiaomi compensated for the minimum markup on flagship devices through advertising, now I cannot say that. And it would be fine if advertisements appeared in the budget Redmi line, but it is also present on any Mi phones, even on the best of the best, which cost almost the same as competitors.
So why tolerate advertising and not remove it? That's right, it's not necessary, especially since the developers have not blocked the ability to remove advertising from all applications of their own design, as well as from the lock screen and from folders.
However, they did it secretly, without description, they simply left the opportunity, and whoever finds a way to remove advertising is well done, and whoever didn’t guess will continue to watch it. Xiaomi needs to make money somehow.
Below I will show you how to disable advertising on Xiaomi completely without the need to carry out complex manipulations or other actions that are inaccessible to an untrained user.
We remove the ability to download advertisements on a Xiaomi phone
Advertising is not taken out of thin air; in order for it to appear on the Xiaomi screen, it must be downloaded from the company’s servers. This is done using a special service service that constantly works in the background and regularly downloads new advertisements for placement in Xiaomi applications.
Now we will do a trick - we will limit the ability to connect to the Internet of this service, thereby preventing the loading of new advertising, and therefore making its display impossible.
This method is good because it does not affect the performance of the phone, does not in any way change the pattern of behavior of system functions, thus, your phone works as it should, without the slightest hint of glitches or other technical troubles.
To disable loading ads on Xiaomi, launch the “Security” application.
Now find the “Data Transfer” menu at the bottom of the screen. Now click on “Network Connections”. We are in the permissions menu for Internet access of all installed applications. But don’t rush to scroll through the list, first click on the “Three dots” icon in the upper right corner and select the “Background connections” command from the pop-up menu. And now you need to find two programs in the list: “MSA” and “Analytics”. The first is responsible for loading advertisements into the phone’s memory, and the second is for statistics and analytics of user interaction with advertising, i.e. We don't need both of them. Uncheck them for access. Now neither one nor the other will be able to access the company’s server and commit their crimes, but at the same time they will both remain working in the background in sleep mode. Don’t worry, they won’t affect the performance or the amount of RAM at all, because they won’t be able to work, which means they don’t exist. Of course, by installing a special program on your computer, you can delete them permanently, but there is no point in this, and there is a risk of making a mistake and deleting unnecessary ones.
So, we have sorted it out so that not a single advertisement appears on the smartphone anymore, however, that’s not all. To be sure, I will show you where and how advertising is disabled in system applications, maybe this will help you in the future.
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Ad blocking through third-party utilities
It is also possible to get rid of advertising using third-party programs. Using this type of lock, be prepared for unstable operation of the system, namely freezing of the phone due to lack of RAM.
AdGuard
- You first need to download and install AdGuard from the official website.
- Open AdGuard.
- After launch, use the pop-up tips.
Adblock
- You will need Play Market, download and install Adblock.
- After opening the Adblock application, click on the shield icon.
- Accept the terms and conditions in the pop-up window.
- The top panel changes color to green - this means that the operating mode has turned on.
After a while or after updating the MIUI shell, the advertising may return, then you will need to repeat everything again. For different versions of the phone firmware, there may be differences in some paragraphs of the article, if questions of this kind arise, we are ready to help in the comments.
Removing ads from the lock screen on Xiaomi
An additional dubious innovation in MIUI 12, which all owners of Xiaomi smartphones encountered, was the fact that the Carousel application now displays advertising text ads on the lock screen.
When I saw this for the first time, I was no less surprised and even indignant, because it’s one thing when a funny banner is placed in an application that I launch once every few months, and another thing when advertising flashes before my eyes every day dozens of times.
Fortunately, it is possible to disable Carousel and you will no longer see ads on the Xiaomi lock screen.
First of all, let’s disable “Carousel”; to do this, in the smartphone settings, find the “Active screen and lock” item.
Next, find the line “Wallpaper Carousel”. And disable it, this way you will turn off the rotation of random wallpapers on the lock screen and, in theory, remove ads from there, but, unfortunately, this is not enough. The restriction does not always work, and here a radical method comes to the rescue - completely removing the Carousel program. I hope you won’t be upset by this, I personally don’t use it and I don’t see any point in it. To delete, find the “About phone” item in your phone settings. Enter the "Storage" section. Now here’s a little trick, you need to click on the “Application Information” link. A list of installed programs will open, among which you need to find “Wallpaper Carousel”. Enter it and click on the “Delete application” button, this way you will permanently remove advertisements from the Xiaomi lock screen and start living in peace. Return to content
Advertising in folders
Another place where advertisements can pop up is folders on the desktop. To remove it, you need to open any folder and click on its name. After that, turn off the “Recommendations” item.
All these actions will save your Xiaomi smartphone from annoying advertising. However, if after all these steps advertising is still displayed in some applications, we recommend clearing application data. To do this, go to Settings, select “Applications”, then select “All applications”, select the required utility and click on the “Clean” icon. After that, we turn off recommendations in applications for everyone again.
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Removing recommendations from the Gallery
But with the gallery, everything is not as smooth and simple as it seems, in its own settings you will not find anything about recommendations or advertising, however, as soon as you watch any video, at the end of its playback you will see hateful advertisements at the bottom of the screen.
But don’t despair, it’s possible to remove ads from the gallery; to do this, you need to launch the “Mi Video” application.
On the bottom control panel, find the “Profile” item and enter it. Now click on Settings. Find the "Online Recommendations" line and turn it off. Also uncheck the “Personal Recommendations” box. Also, don’t forget to turn off Firework Recommendations.
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How to disable advertising in applications on Xiaomi
Since the principle of disabling advertising in MIUI is almost the same in other applications, I will provide instructions in a slightly shorter form.
Conductor
Open the "Explorer" application - "Settings" - "Information" - turn off the display of advertising offers.
Music
Open the Music app - Settings - Advanced settings - Show ads.
Downloads
Open the "Downloads" application - "Settings" - turn off "Receive recommendations".
I think the principle is clear, and in all other applications you can disable advertising in a similar way. Moreover, the names of the menu items where the mechanism for deactivating recommendations is hidden are the same in all programs and utilities.
However, advertising is hidden not only in applications, but also in system sections, from which it, however, can also be removed without any problems. Let’s take folders as an example, because recommendations also pop up in them periodically.
To disable advertising in MIUI folders , you must do the following:
- Select any folder and open it;
- Click on its name as to change;
- At this point, a recommendation slider will appear under the title;
- Disable it and the advertisements will disappear from the folders.
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But that's not all. Advertising is also hidden in the application verification window if you install them not from the Xiaomi GetApps . In this case, before each new download, MIUI will initiate a software scan for viruses, and at the same time show you advertising, which, however, can also be turned off:
- Download any APK file of the application;
- Click on it to install on your smartphone;
- In the verification window that appears, click “Settings”;
- Turn off the "Get Recommendations" option.
Disable personalized advertising
We continue to block system advertisements:
1.In “Settings”, find the “Privacy” section.
2.Open the “Advertising” tab and activate the “Disable ad personalization” line. Confirm your choice.
3.Return to the previous menu and go to “Usage and Diagnostics”.
4.Turn off the toggle switch so that a gray line appears with the words “Disabled”.
5.Go back to the system settings menu and open “Passwords and Security”.
6.Select the additional item “Confidentiality”.
7.Scroll to the bottom of the page and disable the “Participate in the Quality Improvement Program” and “Submit data for diagnostics” options.
8.Go to “Advertising Services” and turn off “Personalized Advertising”.
Where does advertising come from?
The history of the advent of advertisements that are displayed in the software under the MIUI shell on Xiaomi phones is long. Most smartphone owners were outraged and upset when advertisements appeared out of nowhere and began to irritate.
Company representatives promised that the number of banners would decrease, but advertising would not be removed forever. However, today Xiaomi developers officially announced that the user has the right to disable advertising in the MIUI settings. Banners are still displayed, but the device owner can adjust this feature in the settings.
If you compare Xiaomi brand gadgets and other Chinese smartphones, you can see that the first devices are much cheaper and more profitable to purchase. Xiaomi is in no way inferior to more expensive models.
But the Chinese company still needs to make money. That is why the company makes money by selling phones cheaper and introducing advertising blocks into the software. Sponsored items are displayed in various built-in smartphone applications.
It turns out that in the Xiaomi smartphone there is advertising even in the section with system settings. The user should not be surprised if banners begin to appear on a locked display or when receiving incoming messages. If a person does not want to see sponsored elements, advertising can be easily disabled in the settings.
Security app
To disable advertising using this utility on Xiaomi phones, you need to run the Security program. The main screen will appear, where in the upper right corner there is a gear that brings up the settings menu.
At the very bottom there is a line with the “Receive recommendations” option. We remove the switch from the “on” position and the function is disabled.
It is impossible to completely disable advertising banners and pop-ups, since for the company this is an additional way to make a profit, allowing them to reduce the cost of manufactured gadgets. But if desired, the user can minimize their appearance in order to make working with the smartphone as convenient as possible.
How to prevent it from appearing
To prevent ads from appearing on your smartphone again or the number of ad impressions increasing, you should not turn on the MSA application. To adjust banners in built-in services, you will have to change the parameters in the software settings.
Built-in advertising in Xiaomi smartphones appears on every new gadget that was purchased in the store. Before purchasing, you can consult with the seller so that he, in turn, can explain in advance how to disable advertisements.
How to get rid of built-in advertising
Built-in banners appear in several MIUI shell applications. We list them below:
- Google Play application store;
- downloaded files folder;
- music player;
- conductor;
- Security Settings;
- browser.
To remove advertisements from the described software, certain instructions are followed.
In security settings
The main purpose of the “Security” section is to protect user data. However, in this section, windows with advertisements pop up. In addition, it is this service that regulates the permission and prohibition of displaying sponsorship materials. Let's look at the instructions for removing annoying ads in the "Security" section:
- The user goes to the security settings section and clicks on the button in the form of a gear. The button is located in the upper right corner.
- A window with a list of settings opens. In it, a person selects the “Receive recommendations” tab. You need to uncheck this tab.
- Next, scroll up a little and in “Module Settings” click “Cleaning”. After this, advertising will be shown much less frequently.
In Explorer
If the owner of a smartphone has a built-in file manager, removing ad blocks from it is simple and easy. Instructions for removing banners from the built-in explorer:
- Go into Explorer and click on the button with three dots, which is located in the upper left corner.
- In the side menu, open the settings section and go to the “Information” tab.
- Next, uncheck the box next to “Receive recommendations.”
In music
When using the built-in service with music, users also encounter ads. You can disable them according to the instructions:
- Find the music service icon on the desktop of your smartphone. Click on the icon and go into the application.
- Next, click on the button with the picture in the upper left corner.
- A list opens. Select “Settings” there.
- Then go to the “Advanced Settings” tab and scroll down.
- At the bottom they find a line with the words “Show advertising”. The slider is switched here.
In downloads
In downloads, advertising is removed in the same way as shown in the previous paragraph:
- In the application, click on the button with the ellipsis.
- In the list that opens, select “Settings”.
- At the end, the inscription with the words “Receive recommendations” is deactivated.
On Google Play
Even in Google Play, the app and game store, there are advertising blocks from the MIUI shell. Advertising is displayed after the download and installation of the software is completed, when the anti-virus scan is completed. Therefore, the user is faced with the task of disabling the display of sponsored elements during the loading process. Algorithm of actions:
- The owner of the smartphone opens the “Settings” block.
- Next, click on the gear icon, which is located in the upper corner.
- At the end, switches the slider, which is located opposite the item with the words about receiving recommendations, to a deactivated state.
In the browser
Xiaomi smartphones come pre-installed with the built-in Mi Browser. It also displays a huge number of banners. To disable sponsor blocks, follow the following instructions:
- The user activates the browser window. Then goes to “Profile”.
- Then click on the gear icon in the right corner of the application.
- Next, go to the “Security” section. In this section, switches the slider to deactivated mode next to the “Personalization of services” item.
- After the completed actions, it returns to the section with additional settings. It includes an item labeled “Ad blocking.”
- The line with the words “Blocking notifications” is also turned off so that system notifications do not disturb you.
Changing the region on a Xiaomi smartphone
In the settings of modern devices it is possible to change the region. Initially, the user installs it when turning it on for the first time, most often choosing the country where he lives - there is logic in this. But for Redmi Note 7 devices and other Xiaomi models, the meaning of this function is different. The choice of region also depends on:
- number of installed applications;
- additional functionality;
- presence of advertising.
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For example, if you select India, the volume limit will be disabled and additional customization options will appear.
To remove some advertising from the MIUI shell in some system applications (“Security”, “Games”, “Music”), set the UK as the region.
To change the region, perform the following sequence of actions:
- Go to “Advanced settings”.
- Among a huge number of parameters, choose “Region”.
- A list of available options will appear before the user's eyes. To select, click on the name of the appropriate country.
For the adjustments to take effect, the phone must be rebooted after the changes. Changing the location will not remove all advertisements, but reducing their number is quite possible.
Turn off advertising services
First, you need to deactivate advertising services that show spam. They cannot be deleted using the standard method, but access to the phone can be denied. For this:
1.Open “Settings” and go to the “Passwords and Security” tab.
2.Go down to the “Access to personal data” tab.
3.Deactivate the toggle switches opposite the “msa” and “MiuiDaemon” applications. Wait 9 seconds to revoke permission and click on the blue button of the same name. If permission is not revoked, try again several times. A prerequisite is a working Internet.
4.Go to the “Security” application and find the “Data Transfer” item.
5.Open “Network Connections” and tap on the three dots in the upper right corner. We need the "Background Connections" tab.
6.Scroll down to the "msa" application and deactivate the slider.
7.Go back to the “Data Transfer” section and click on the gear in the upper right corner.
8.Move the slider to inactive next to the “Send traffic reports” line.
We've sorted out the advertising services. If you want to get rid of them completely, you can use the special utility XiaomiADBFastbootTools. This program allows you to remove system applications. No root rights or unlocked bootloader required. You just need to install the necessary drivers, connect the smartphone via USB cable to the computer and carry out the actions in the utility. More detailed instructions will be in the article about removing pre-installed applications on Miyuai.
Why does Xiaomi have built-in advertising?
Ad units appear in most standard applications, including Settings, File Explorer, and Security. Such banners greatly irritate users who do not want to see partners’ offers to purchase a particular product.
If you want to buy Xiaomi without built-in advertising, pay attention to the “Mi A” line. All devices in this series are based on pure Android.
Many people do not understand why, after paying money for a smartphone, they receive a bunch of promotional offers. But the answer to this question lies on the surface. The fact is that advertising is one of the few ways that Xiaomi can keep the price of its devices low. The more attractive price relative to its main competitors is compensated by built-in banners, which more than recoup the developers’ investments.
But if in the case of a phone costing 5-10 thousand rubles, such a drawback is easy to explain, then justifying the presence of advertising in a flagship costing 50-60 thousand will be much more difficult. As a result, it turns out that Xiaomi makes money from its fans with all its might, but at the same time provides the ability to disable banners.
