How To Remove MIUI 12 Bloatware Without Root

Xiaomi’s smartphones are known to offer good features within the budget range, but they also tend to come with a ton of pre-installed apps. Some of these may work for you, others may not. Some people continue to track your data despite uninstalling them because they have certain services running in the background. In this guide, we will tell you how to remove bloatware from Xiaomi smartphones without root.

Before we start, we would like to point out that we tried this method on Redmi 9 Power. Xiaomi tends to have different MIUI 12 versions for different smartphones, so you may or may not have the apps we mention in this guide.

Another thing worth mentioning is that deleting certain apps or services using the desktop method may have unwanted consequences on your smartphone. In the best-case scenario, you might end up partially losing some key functionality like calling or texting, and in the worst-case scenario, the device ends up bricked. Therefore, be careful before proceeding with the desktop method. We also have a video on the same topic, so check it out at the embedded link below.

Smartphone method

First, we will walk you through how to uninstall preloaded apps directly from your smartphone.

1. Start by finding out which apps are pre-installed on your Xiaomi smartphone. Newer smartphones have fewer pre-installed apps. Therefore, our Redmi 9 Power only comes with Amazon, Netflix, Facebook and LinkedIn, Mi Remote, Mi Credit and Mi Doc Viewer as additional third-party applications.
2. To delete them, go to Settings > Apps > Manage Apps
3. Now just select the apps you want to remove and click Uninstall All.

Additionally, you can actually try removing ads from your smartphone using the method we discussed previously in another guide.

desktop method

While the previous methods are very convenient and effective, there are some apps and services that cannot be removed. To perform a deeper cleaning, you must connect your smartphone to your computer and use the tool called ADB or Android Debug Bridge. We will try this method on Windows, but there is also a method on Mac that requires using self made Allows you to connect your Android smartphone.

After downloading ADB on your Windows system, you must unzip it using a file archiving program such as 7zip or Winrar. Once this is done, open folder Where you just extracted this, Click on the address bar and Enter command. This will open a command prompt directly from the ADB directory.

Now, you have to prepare your smartphone to connect it to the desktop by enabling the developer options on the smartphone. to this end:

1. Go to Settings > About phone
2. Click MIUI version repeatedly.
3. Go now Additional Settings > Developer Options.
4. Here, enable USB debugging. This will ensure you are able to connect to the PC correctly.

Once this is done, connect your smartphone to your PC using a USB cable and Type adb devices exist command prompt .

you must now Authorize your computer on your smartphone Access your smartphone. If the first try doesn’t work, you may have to enter the same adb devices command again and repeat the process.

Now, you have to download Xiaomi Debloater .jar file from github and install Oracle Java SE Development Kit. This will allow you to open the .jar file.

After the setup is complete, open the .jar file. Now you can see all the apps present on your smartphone.

Here is a list of apps you can consider uninstalling.

Now it’s time to select and delete the application. to this end:

1. Tick ​​the box Corresponds to the application you want to delete.
2. Click uninstall! Delete the application.

Which apps have you deleted using this method? Let us know in the comments. For more tutorials, visit our how-to section.

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