Xiaomi is the third-largest smartphone company with a market share of more than 10%, which means millions of users have to see those pesky ads that appear frequently, disturbing the user experience. Unfortunately, that’s true for premium phones as well.
Thankfully, there exist several methods that will remove the majority of ads on your Xiaomi smartphone to offer a cleaner software experience. Let’s go through them one by one.
If you’re wondering why Xiaomi shows ads on its phone, the answer is revenue, obviously. It has promised to keep hardware profits capped at 5% (after tax), but to grow the revenue, the brand offers many add-ons, extra services, and shows advertisements.
Disable ads by stopping the MSA app
MSA stands for “MIUI System Ads,” and it’s the hub of annoying ads on your Xiaomi phone. Disabling it will dramatically reduce the number of ads. However, you’ll still need to disable ads from Xiaomi apps to further clean up your software experience.
Steps to disable the MSA app:
- Open the Settings app.
- Select Fingerprints, face data, and screen lock. (MIUI users tap on Passwords & security).
- Go to Authorization & revocation and toggle off msa.
- Click Revoke to confirm your action.
Disable ad personalization
This won’t stop Xiaomi from serving you ads, but it instructs the brand not to use your usage data and personal preferences for showing personalized ads.
- Open the Settings app.
- Select Fingerprints, face data, and screen lock. (MIUI users tap on Passwords & security).
- Go to Privacy and tap on Ad services.
- Turn off Personalized ad recommendations.
Disable ads in Mi Browser
- Open the Mi Browser app.
- Tap the profile icon in the bottom-right corner and click the settings icon.
- Select Privacy & security and toggle off Personalized services.
Disable ads in File Manager
Only MIUI users can turn off ads inside File Manager. This option isn’t available on HyperOS.
- Open the File Manager app.
- Click the hamburger menu button (the one with three horizontal lines) in the upper-left corner.
- Select Settings and tap on About.
- Turn off Recommendations.
In HyperOS, you can instruct Xiaomi not to collect data for the File Manager. This should stop serving you personalized ads. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the File Manager app.
- Tap the three-dot menu button and choose Settings.
- Toggle off Withdrawal of consent.
- Tap OK to confirm.
Disable ads in Security
- Launch the Security app.
- Tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner.
- Toggle off Receive recommendations.
- Select Cleaner and toggle off Receive recommendations.
Disable ads in Music
- Open Xiaomi’s Music app.
- Tap the menu button in the upper-left corner and choose Settings.
- Select Advanced settings.
- Turn off the Show ads option.
Disable ads in Themes
- Open the Themes app.
- Click My account in the bottom-right corner.
- Tap the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
- Toggle off Show ads.
- Toggle off Personalized recommendations.
Disable ads in Downloads
- Open the Downloads app.
- Tap on the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
- Turn off Show recommended content.
Disable ads on Lock Screen
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to Lock screen and tap on Glance for Mi.
- Tap on Privacy policy.
- Toggle off Recommendations for you.
Disable ads in ShareMe
You can’t disable ads in ShareMe, but disable personalized ads.
- Open the ShareMe app.
- Tap on more at the top-right corner.
- Click About and then Help & Feedback.
- Turn off Personalized ads.
Disable ads in folders
- Tap the folder you want to remove ads from.
- Tap on the folder name.
- Turn off Promoted apps.
Following all the solutions mentioned in this post, you should be able to easily remove the majority (if not 100%) of the ads on your Xiaomi smartphone and enjoy a cleaner software experience.
Also Read:
1. HyperOS 3 update: here’s everything you need to know about it
2. These popular Xiaomi phones won’t get the HyperOS 3 update
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