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[[File:Mi Video Scareware.jpg|thumb|268x268px|A "scareware" advert is shown in Mi Video when media playback is paused.]]

Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive {{Wplink|scareware}} ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>{{Cite web |author=jihad.ptk1

|title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |website=Xiaomi |date=1 Mar 2021 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193043/https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> In many of their phones such as the cheaper Poco phones, a system app that can't be searched through normal means called "MSA" should also be revoked or uninstalled via ADB as it introduces ads most of the time a user opens up the phone.<ref>{{Cite web |author=maricthehedgehog |title=Revoking "msa" is the best decision in my phone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=5 Aug 2023 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250212160509/https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |archive-date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>

|title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |website=Xiaomi |date=1 Mar 2021 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193043/https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> In many of their phones such as the cheaper Poco phones, a system app that can't be searched through normal means called "MSA" should also be revoked or uninstalled via [[wikipedia:Android_Debug_Bridge|ADB]] as it introduces ads most of the time a user opens up the phone.<ref>{{Cite web |author=maricthehedgehog |title=Revoking "msa" is the best decision in my phone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=5 Aug 2023 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250212160509/https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |archive-date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>

Most of the aforementioned apps can be substituted for {{Wplink|Free and open-source software|FOSS}} alternatives, but they cannot be uninstalled without advanced methods such as ADB.

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 [[File:Mi Video Scareware.jpg|thumb|268x268px|A "scareware" advert is shown in Mi Video when media playback is paused.]]
 Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive {{Wplink|scareware}} ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>{{Cite web |author=jihad.ptk1
-|title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |website=Xiaomi |date=1 Mar 2021 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193043/https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> In many of their phones such as the cheaper Poco phones, a system app that can't be searched through normal means called "MSA" should also be revoked or uninstalled via ADB as it introduces ads most of the time a user opens up the phone.<ref>{{Cite web |author=maricthehedgehog |title=Revoking "msa" is the best decision in my phone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=5 Aug 2023 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250212160509/https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |archive-date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>
+|title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |website=Xiaomi |date=1 Mar 2021 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708193043/https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> In many of their phones such as the cheaper Poco phones, a system app that can't be searched through normal means called "MSA" should also be revoked or uninstalled via [[wikipedia:Android_Debug_Bridge|ADB]] as it introduces ads most of the time a user opens up the phone.<ref>{{Cite web |author=maricthehedgehog |title=Revoking "msa" is the best decision in my phone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=5 Aug 2023 |access-date=12 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250212160509/https://old.reddit.com/r/miui/comments/15jadut/revoking_msa_is_the_best_decision_in_my_phone/ |archive-date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>
 Most of the aforementioned apps can be substituted for {{Wplink|Free and open-source software|FOSS}} alternatives, but they cannot be uninstalled without advanced methods such as ADB.