Xiaomi is known for offering its products at highly affordable prices and while the company makes a big deal about honest pricing and limited profit on the actual cost, it covers its bases by showing its users ads and selling ad-enabled services. This has become the norm on MIUI phones and you will see Xiaomi inserting ads anywhere it finds empty space – within its own apps like file manager, Mi Calendar, and even in the multitasking menu.
Clearly, this way of forcing ads, especially when it comes to a point where it obstructs usability, is invasive and distressing. Notably, the issue is not new and we were able to spot an old complaint on the MIUI Forum in which the user reports that they have to wait for a series of ads to finish before being able to actually use the Mi TV.
