Since the arrival of MIUI 12 there have been many bugs that have appeared, although these have been gradually trying to solve. However, many of these errors in MIUI 12 are the result of a wrong configuration and we want to show you what you can do to avoid having to continue suffering in a section as important as notifications.
There are bugs of all kinds, based on the sound, on the responses and of course those that are related to the new control center that MIUI 12 has brought to all Xiaomi phones. Whatever your case, we will find the solution to the problems of notifications in MIUI 12 that can complicate the use of the smartphone so much.
The problems and solutions of notifications in MIUI 12
Before we focus on the problems, it is important that we configure the notifications in MIUI 12 to our liking. This process will be key to avoid errors later and can make us correct the quick options that allow us to leave the notifications to our liking without it being a major problem.
I can’t always see notifications on Xiaomi
One of the most repeated errors has to do with the renewed control center of MIUI 12. With it activated, users try to access the notifications of the smartphone that appear at the top, but nevertheless there is no way to see them and only on rare occasions is it possible to access them. This, however, is a learning error, as we only have to bear in mind that by sliding from the left side of the screen we see the notifications and on the right we will see the shortcuts.
Alternative solution
In case we do not like this method, we can change the style of MIUI 12 notifications and return to the classic one that we found in MIUI 11. This will only take us a few quick steps to enter Settings> Display> Control center and bar of notifications and finally we deactivate the possibility of using the new control center.
Notification that sounds but does not arrive
In some smartphones with MIUI 12, a problem has appeared in the notifications that prevents knowing what has reached the mobile and at the same time can generate confusion. Without prior notice the mobile rings and we don’t really have any notification waiting to be answered. This error is not the first time that it appears, although in MIUI 12 they have been more affected.
Solution
This error can appear especially when going from MIUI 11 to MIUI 12 with an update, an error that is generated by the important change in the preferences that MIUI 12 has integrated . To solve it, we only have to configure the notifications as we showed you at the beginning and then check the error in the installed apps of the system.
We will have to enter each of them from Settings> Options, to check if notifications are allowed . In some of them, the sound must be allowed, but not be shown on the lock screen or in the system itself, which is generating so many doubts.
A window opens when you swipe on the notification
Another possible problem that we are going to find is in an option that only the most complete versions of MIUI 12 integrate. It is related to floating windows and causes that when we receive a floating notification on the screen, if we want to respond or sometimes even move it, we find a window on the screen that is not easy to remove.
The only solution
Unfortunately, these new floating notifications work like this as standard, with just a swipe of the finger we find that the system opens a window for us as a computer on everything else in the system. There is no way to deactivate it in MIUI 12 and we would have to learn not to touch on the floating notification or, once we have it on the screen, slide from the bottom of the square to make it big like any other app.
Another alternative option would be to eliminate floating notifications in the apps that this happens to us, we will do this from Settings> Notifications> Floating notifications, on the contrary we will not be able to see a preview of messages or any app, without having to download necessarily the notification bar.
Errors with WhatsApp notifications in MIUI 12
Although it might seem like a forgotten issue, the problems with notifications in MIUI 12 related to WhatsApp or other messaging apps still exist. This problem has appeared in many smartphones of different ranges with MIUI 12. The error prevents the notification of corresponding WhatsApp messages from showing and instead shows us previous messages that we have already read.
Solution
By now many users have tried to reset the device, delete the application and reinstall, without finding a solution to the problem. The only thing that seems to work is to block the app in multitasking , to prevent it from closing in the background and the notifications we receive are those that correspond. You just have to press and hold your finger on the app and choose the lock.
Problem responding from notification
With the jump to MIUI 12 or even starting from MIUI 12, some smartphones have encountered apps that are not optimized to respond from Xiaomi notifications . This drawback breaks one of the greatest advantages of Android and prevents you from taking advantage of it, although it is easily fixed.
Solution
Whatever the app that is causing the problem, we are only going to have to change the style of the notifications in MIUI 12 . This process will change the aesthetics of the notification and in turn will allow us to respond or mark any notification as read. You just have to go into Settings> Notifications> Notification bar and switch between MIUI or Android.
Notifications are late
There has also been an error that notifications from some apps arrive minutes later than they have been received, in other cases only to access the app itself. An error that seems more typical of Android 9 and that can turn into a detestable error when we update from MIUI 11 to MIUI 12.
Solution
To avoid that the generation jump causes us not to have notifications in due time, we just have to follow a simple process based on accessing Settings> Applications> Manage applications and locate the system launcher. Then we will have to click on clear data and delete both the cache and the rest of the data. This will mark a before and after in mobile performance and will also correct this error with notifications.
Xiaomi and notifications, love-hate story
Since the arrival of the Chinese manufacturer, we have encountered various errors regarding its notifications . However, with MIUI 12 notifications have changed for the better and these problems should not make us think otherwise, at least always or in all cases. If we compare it with the bugs that there were in MIUI 9 or MIUI 10 , these errors are nothing we encountered previously.
Those who have used a Xiaomi mobile before, should not remind the brand with those same problems that luckily the development and its settlement in Spain changed. We trust that this story with notifications is on the right track and we can soon forget about all the errors that Xiaomi’s customization layer presents.