In June, India banned a list of 59 Chinese apps citing illicit data practices. Among many big names such as TikTok, ShareIT, UC Browser, two of the Xiaomi apps have also been banned including Mi Community and Mi Video.
Before the Chinese smartphone maker could put pressure on policymakers, the Indian government banned another set of Chinese apps that also included Xiaomi's Mi Browser Pro.
Now, in a new post, Xiaomi said it is complying with the order by "turning off all online content flow, including the news service and the game center." In another post, he asked users to uninstall the Mi Browser app.
On our Poco X2, we noticed that the power service is no longer available on the Mi Video app as well as on the Mi Browser app. The same goes for Mi Browser Pro and Xiaomi Mint browser.
Interestingly, we were unable to remove the preinstalled apps on our Xiaomi devices. While an update notification appears on the Mi Video app, press the "Update" button redirecting us to the app's banned page on the Google Play Store. Updating the app may have allowed Xiaomi users to remove the Mi video app, but it seems like a dead end for now.
Regarding the Mi browser, Xiaomi said it will roll out an MIUI update that will allow users to remove the preinstalled app.
The update will arrive in a phased manner for the mentioned Xiaomi devices - Mi Mix 2, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6A, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A, Redmi 8A Dual, Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro , Redmi K30, Redmi K30 Pro, Redmi Y2, Redmi Y3, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Note 7S, Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro , Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, Redmi Note 9, Poco Fl, Poco X2 and Poco M2 Pro.
Bloatware (preinstalled apps that cannot be removed) on Xiaomi devices has always been a boring aspect for Mi users. Fortunately, there is a simple, but somewhat technical, process by which users can remove preinstalled apps from devices. Xiaomi.
Previously we used the same method to remove the famous Mi Cleaner app. You can use the same method to remove Mi browser and Mi Video app from your Xiaomi device right now.
