Remove Ads, Spam Notifications on MIUI 12, say bye-bye to ads in Xiaomi phones, these are the easy steps

Xiaomi is one of the largest smartphone brands in India and is known for its budget smartphones. Most of the company’s smartphones run on MIUI, a custom skin based on Android. MIUI 12 based on Android 11 comes equipped with some great features, but it also includes ads which we think not everyone will like. During the launch of MIUI 12, Xiaomi had teased the presence of an option to turn off system-wide ads, but the feature was missing in the global build. If your smartphone also runs on MIUI 12 and you want to have a cleaner experience on your smartphone, then try the methods mentioned here.

Before you start following this guide, let us tell you that the methods given below are only for MIUI 12. Let us also mention that we have used Redmi 9 Power for this tutorial. In such a situation, it is possible that the settings in your Xiaomi phone may be slightly different.

First stop the MSA process

To turn off ads, you first have to stop some processes. The first of these is the MSA process or MIUI System Ads process, which serves ads in your stock apps. To turn it off follow the steps below.
,Settings‘ Open the app.
,Passwords & securityTap on ‘Options and’Authorization & revocationGo to ‘Options’.
Here you’llmsa‘ has to be closed.
Next, go down a little further and ‘GetApps‘ should also be disabled i.e. turn it off.
Here you will get a 10 second warning message. You should get it’Revoke‘Have to do.
You may see this message more than once. In such a situation you have to repeatedlyRevoke‘ has to be chosen.
To check if MSA is closed properly or not, restart the phone and check it in Settings once again.

In this way, as many ads will stop appearing on your phone, but you still have many options, which can make your experience better.

mentioned above’Password & security‘ Go to option again and this time ‘privacyTap on ‘.
Now tap on ‘Ad services’ and select ‘Personalized ad recommendations‘ Turn it off. This option collects your data and shows you ads tailored to your usage.

Turn off ads through Downloads app

,Downloads‘ Open the app.
Tap on the hamburger (three lines) menu and go to ‘Settings’.
,Show recommended contentTurn off the toggle in front of ‘. Here also you will be warned once, which you should ‘okay‘To selectively ignore.

Turn off ads through File Manager app

,File Manager‘ Open the app.
Tap the hamburger menu.
Inside ‘About’RecommendationsClose ‘.

Turn off ads from Music app

,music‘ Open the app.
‘Inside the Hamburger Menu’Service and settingsSelect ‘.
,advanced settingsTap on ‘ and’Receive recommendations‘ Turn it off.

Turn off ads from Security app

,Security‘ Open the app.
,SettingsTap the ‘ button and ‘Receive recommendationsClose ‘.

Turn off ads from Themes app

,Themes‘ Open the app.
,my pageTap on ‘ and’SettingsSelect ‘.
,RecommendationsClose ‘.