INFECTEDROM What your phone logs, and how to limit it

Turn off Personalised ads from the platform vendor on Xiaomi HyperOS 3

Advertising

Sensitivity 3/5

Default: On

Phones / Xiaomi HyperOS 3 / Personalised ads from the platform vendor

Platform vendors use your account history and app store habits to decide which advertisements you see inside their own services. Turning this off does not reduce the number of adverts shown.

Goes to
Google, Apple, Samsung
Default
On
Control
Can be switched off
Effort
a few seconds

How to do it

Open Settings, go to Privacy or Security settings, select Ad services, and switch off Personalised ad recommendations.

Usually found under: Settings > Fingerprints, face data & screen lock > Privacy > Ad services

Menu names may differ by device and version.

What you lose

System advertisements will still appear but will not be tailored to your interests.

What is collected

Account profile data, app purchase history, content interactions, demographic estimates.

The system matches promotional messages to a user's inferred interests and past commercial activity.

Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.

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