Skip to content
TechBone
Xiaomi

Xiaomi: Uninstall App Updates

If an app starts crashing, draining battery, or losing features right after an update on your Xiaomi phone, the new version is usually the cause. Instead of waiting for another patch, you can roll the app back to the version that shipped with your system and keep your data intact.

5 min6 steps
VersionAndroid 11 · MIUI

Step by step

1 / 6

Step 1 of 6: Tap on **Settings**

1

Tap on Settings

Live simulator

Android 11 · MIUI
Uninstall App Updates – MIUI: step 1 – Tap on Settings
Tap on Settings
1 / 6

Scroll or use the buttons for the next step

Feedback

Was the guide correct?

Help others: confirm the path or report a problem.

96

Confirmations

Forum verified this path

Xiaomi

Uninstall App Updates auf Xiaomi

App updates on Xiaomi phones run through MIUI's app management, which keeps both the current version and the original factory version stored on your device. When an update causes crashes, permission errors, or missing features, you can remove just that update and fall back to the version your phone shipped with, without deleting the app or its data.

This works because MIUI treats system-relevant apps and many pre-installed apps as a base version plus an update layer. Removing the update strips away the layer and restores the base version underneath.

To do this, go to SettingsAppsManage apps ➔ select the affected app ➔ Uninstall updates ➔ confirm with OK.

Reboot your phone afterward. This clears cached processes tied to the removed update and prevents the app from reloading broken data on its next launch.

If the option is grayed out, the app has no separate update layer to remove, which usually applies to apps installed only through the Play Store rather than pre-installed on the device. In that case, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, or waiting for a fixed update, is the better route.

Keep in mind that uninstalling an update can also remove security fixes or new features that came with it, so only use this if the current version is clearly causing problems.

Frequently asked questions

This option only appears for apps that have a factory base version stored on the phone, typically pre-installed apps. Apps installed later purely through the Play Store do not have this fallback, so you would need to uninstall and reinstall them instead.