MIUI 8 - How to disable promoted apps on folders on Xiaomi MI phones?

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If you have upgraded your Xiaomi phone to MIUI 8, you might have noticed the "Promoted Apps" showing related apps below open folders. I find this quite irritating and so would you, I suppose. I do not understand why Xiaomi would include this feature anyway. It's like any other free Android app with promoted ads bundled in. Anyway, I suppose many users would be willing to remove this.

Follow this short video how to disable or remove the promoted apps from Xiaomi / Mi Phones:




Note that the "Promoted Apps" appear on each folder.
There should have been a setting from where the "Promoted Apps" can be disabled with a single switch. But no, you will have to open each folder and disable it.

To disable the "Promoted Apps" do the following: 

  • Tap to open a folder
  • Tap on the name of the folder
  • Just below the name of the folder, tap to disable the "Promoted Apps"

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6 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 18, 2016 at 8:33 PM

    Amazing information!Thanks for the sharing. Admin You are really very helpful.
    how to hide apps



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  2. UnknownApril 20, 2017 at 6:12 PM

    Just tap on more apps and disable promoted apps.

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  3. UnknownAugust 19, 2017 at 4:25 PM

    Thanks!

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  4. RosdiSeptember 19, 2017 at 6:52 AM

    I am on prepaid.. so I find this 'feature' a waste of my precious bandwidth... thanks for the tip!

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  5. UnknownMay 29, 2020 at 2:34 PM

    Why does it not work in my phone? :(

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  6. saqibOctober 25, 2020 at 8:41 AM

    Hi,
    You do that you guide. it's work 100%. thanks for article

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