How to permanently disable Google Assistant on Xiaomi Redmi Note: 5 proven ways

The Google Assistant on Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones is often activated by accident – just press the Home button or say “OK, Google.” For many users, this feature becomes more of an annoying factor than a useful tool: the assistant consumes battery power, collects data about your requests and can interfere with your game or watching videos. Especially relevant problem for owners of Redmi Note 10/11/12 and older models, where Google Assistant is integrated at the level of the MIUI firmware and does not have an obvious “Delean” button.

In this article, we will explore all possible ways to disable the assistant, from standard settings to hidden commands for power users.

• 🔕 Deactivate voice control through the menu MIUI
• 🛠️ Remove the assistant updates through ADB (rootless)
• 🔄 Disable auto-run Google services in the background
• 📱 Reset to factory settings if assistant "embedded" in the system

Important: some methods require technical knowledge, and if you are not sure what you are doing, use only the first two methods in our instructions.

1. Disconnect via MIUI settings (the easiest way)

If you don’t want to get into the technical details, start with this method.It works on all Redmi Notes with MIUI 12 and later (including the Redmi Note 13 Pro+).

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings app (cog icon).
2. Go to the Appendix section → Application management.
3. In the search bar, type in Google and select the Google app (not to be confused with Google Play Services).
4. Press Notifications and turn off all switches.
5. Go back and select permissions. → Turn off the microphone.
6. Next, go to Battery and Performance → Background Activity Management → select Restricted.

This method doesn't remove the assistant completely, but it blocks its basic functions: voice activation and background work. To completely disable, move to the next method.

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If you still activate Google Assistant by voice after this action, check the settings in the Google app (the "G" icon in color). Go to Settings → Voice Search → Voice Control and turn off all options.

2. Removing Google Updates via ADB (without root)

For users who are willing to work with a computer, this method allows the assistant to be completely disabled without having to get root rights.

• 💻 Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux
• 🔌 USB-cable (original)
• ⚙️ Included debugging by USB smartphone

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode on Redmi Note: Go to Settings → About Phone. Click 7 times on the MIUI Version (you will be notified "You've become a developer"). Return to Settings → Additional → For Developers and enable USB Debugging.

Connect your phone to your PC and confirm your trust in the computer on your smartphone screen.

ADB Tools

ADB

adb devices

(Your device serial number should appear)

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.googleassistant

Once these commands are executed, the Google Assistant will be completely disabled and its icon will disappear from the app menu. To return everything back, use the command:

adb shell pm install-existing --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

3. Disconnect via Google Settings (alternative method)

If previous methods didn’t work, try deactivating the assistant through its own settings, a method that works for the Redmi Note 8/9/10 with MIUI 11-14 firmware.

Instructions:

1. Open the Google app (color icon "G").
2. Click on your avatar in the upper right corner → Settings.
3. Select Google Assistant → General settings.
4. Turn off the switches: 🔊 Voice assistant 📱 Assistant on the lock screen 🎤 Voice input

Devices

Redmi Note

Google Assistant

After this action, the assistant will no longer respond to voice commands, but its services will remain in the system. ADB (method №2).

4. disable auto-start via MIUI Optimization

Even after the Google Assistant is disabled, its services can continue to run in the background, consuming battery. To avoid this, block auto-start:

Steps:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google and Google Play Services.
3. For each application: Select Battery → Background activity management → Limited. Press AutoRun and turn off permission.

Reboot the phone.

This method doesn’t remove the assistant, but it significantly reduces its impact on performance. Once autorun is disabled, Google Assistant won’t start when you turn on your phone or connect to Wi-Fi.

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Turning off auto-start is a must if you want to save battery life, and even Google’s sleeper services can consume up to 5-7% of the charge per day.

5. Reset to factory settings (extreme case)

If all the previous methods didn’t work, and Google Assistant continues to interfere, the last option is to completely reset your phone, which will remove all data from your device, so use it only as a last resort.

How to reset the Redmi Note:

1. Create a backup of important data (photos, contacts, messages).
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Choose to erase all data.
4. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot (it will take 5-10 minutes).

Problem 2: After the MIUI update, the assistant returns.

Solution: Before updating the firmware:

1. Make a backup through Settings → Additional → Backup.
2. Turn off auto-update apps in the Play Market.
3. After the update, immediately follow. ADB-method №2.

Problem 3: Voice search in other apps (e.g. YouTube) is not working.

This is normal — disabling Google Assistant affects all voice input services, to return the feature only for specific applications:

• Go to the settings of these apps (e.g. YouTube → Settings → Voice Search).
• Allow access to the microphone in Settings → Applications → Permissions.

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