How to Remove Ads on Xiaomi Phones (MIUI and HyperOS)

Xiaomi, the third-largest smartphone manufacturer globally, has a wide range of devices used by millions of people. While the hardware on Xiaomi phones is highly competitive, many users often find the constant ads across the interface to be an annoying drawback. Whether you’re using MIUI or HyperOS, Xiaomi’s operating systems often display ads in various apps and system interfaces, interrupting the user experience.
The good news is that Xiaomi provides several ways to minimize or even remove these ads completely. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to block ads on your Xiaomi phone, allowing you to enjoy a cleaner and more seamless software experience.

Why Does Xiaomi Show Ads on Its Phones?
Xiaomi includes ads on its smartphones as part of its business model. The company offers competitive pricing on hardware, capping its hardware profits at 5% after tax. To increase revenue, Xiaomi has opted to include ads and offer additional services, which allow the company to generate more income through software and services rather than just relying on hardware sales.

Disabling the MSA App
One of the primary sources of ads on Xiaomi devices is the MSA (MIUI System Ads) app. Disabling this app will drastically reduce the number of ads shown on your device. However, you’ll still need to adjust settings in various apps to remove ads entirely.
Steps to disable the MSA app:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select Fingerprints, Face Data, and Screen Lock (MIUI users should tap Passwords & Security).
3. Go to Authorization & Revocation and toggle off MSA.
4. Click Revoke to confirm the action.

Disable Ad Personalization
While turning off ad personalization won’t stop all ads, it ensures that Xiaomi won’t use your personal data and preferences to serve targeted ads. This is an important step for those who want to reduce the amount of personalized data being used.
Steps to disable ad personalization:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select Fingerprints, Face Data, and Screen Lock (MIUI users tap Passwords & Security).
3. Go to Privacy and tap on Ad Services.
4. Turn off Personalized Ad Recommendations.

Disable Ads in Mi Browser
The Mi Browser app can often display ads while browsing. Thankfully, you can easily turn off personalized ads here.
Steps to disable ads in Mi Browser:

1. Open the Mi Browser app.
2. Tap the profile icon in the bottom-right corner, then click the settings icon.
3. Select Privacy & Security and toggle off Personalized Services.

Disable Ads in File Manager (MIUI Only)
For MIUI users, it’s possible to turn off ads in the File Manager app. Unfortunately, this option isn’t available on HyperOS, but there’s a way to stop personalized ads on HyperOS devices.
For MIUI users:

1. Open the File Manager app.
2. Tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the top-left corner.
3. Select Settings and tap About.
4. Turn off Recommendations.
   For HyperOS users:
5. Open the File Manager app.
6. Tap the three-dot menu button and choose Settings.
7. Toggle off Withdrawal of Consent.
8. Tap OK to confirm.

Disable Ads in Security App
The Security app, which handles things like virus scans and performance checks, also shows ads. You can stop these by turning off recommendations.
Steps to disable ads in the Security app:

1. Launch the Security app.
2. Tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner.
3. Toggle off Receive Recommendations.
4. Select Cleaner and toggle off Receive Recommendations as well.

Disable Ads in Music App
The Xiaomi Music app is another place where ads frequently pop up. You can turn these off to enjoy an uninterrupted music experience.
Steps to disable ads in the Music app:

1. Open the Music app.
2. Tap the menu button in the upper-left corner and choose Settings.
3. Select Advanced Settings.
4. Turn off Show Ads.

Disable Ads in Themes App
The Themes app, which allows you to customize your phone’s wallpaper, icons, and themes, also serves ads to users. Here’s how you can disable them.
Steps to disable ads in the Themes app:

1. Open the Themes app.
2. Tap My Account in the bottom-right corner.
3. Tap the settings icon in the upper-right corner.
4. Toggle off Show Ads and Personalized Recommendations.

Disable Ads in Downloads App
The Downloads app can also show recommended content in the form of ads. You can turn these off easily.
Steps to disable ads in the Downloads app:

1. Open the Downloads app.
2. Tap the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. Turn off Show Recommended Content.

Disable Ads on Lock Screen
Ads can also appear on the lock screen via the Glance for Mi feature. You can easily turn off these lock screen ads.
Steps to disable ads on the lock screen:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to Lock Screen and tap on Glance for Mi.
3. Tap on Privacy Policy.
4. Toggle off Recommendations for You.

Disable Ads in ShareMe
Although you cannot remove all ads in the ShareMe app, you can disable personalized ads.
Steps to disable ads in ShareMe:

1. Open the ShareMe app.
2. Tap More at the top-right corner.
3. Click About and then Help & Feedback.
4. Turn off Personalized Ads.

Disable Ads in Folders
If you want to remove ads from a specific folder on your Xiaomi phone, you can do so by disabling promoted apps within that folder.
Steps to disable ads in folders:

1. Tap the folder where you see ads.
2. Tap on the folder name.
3. Turn off Promoted Apps.