How to permanently disable Alice on Xiaomi Mi9: 5 proven ways

Xiaomi Mi9 is still a popular smartphone among users who value the balance of performance and price. However, the built-in voice assistant Alice (developed by Yandex in partnership with Xiaomi) is not everyone’s favorite: it consumes resources in the background, collects voice data and sometimes activates accidentally. In this article, we will examine all possible ways to disable Alice from standard settings to deep system interventions.

It's important to understand that the Mi9 came with different firmware versions (MIUI 10-14), and the location of some menu items may be different. We've taken these nuances into account and provided generic instructions. If you use custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience), some methods may not work, and we'll talk about this separately.

Before you start, check the MIUI version: go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. This will help you follow the instructions more accurately.

1. disable Alice via standard MIUI settings

The easiest and safest way to do this is to use the built-in options, which are suitable for users who don't want to go into technical details.

To start, open the Alice app (an icon with a microphone on a blue background). If it is not on the home screen, search by app (Conductor) → Search → "Alice. In the upper right corner, tap on ⋮ → Settings. Here you'll see some key options:

• 🔇 Disable voice control – blocks voice activation (OK, Alice»).
• 📵 Remove the lock screen – removes Alice widget from the swipe screen.
• 🚫 Stop Auto Start – prevents the assistant from working in the background.
• 🗑️ Clear data – resets settings and deletes your request history.

Once these options are disabled, Alice will no longer respond to voice commands and will not appear on the lock screen.However, the app will remain on the system and can be updated via Google Play (if installed as a separate APK).

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2. Delete Alice through the app settings

If you want to not just disable but remove Alice as an app, you can do it through the program management menu, but there's a caveat: on some versions of MIUI, Alice is a system application and doesn't have a "Delete" button, in which case only disabling will help.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, type “Alice” and select the app from the list.
3. Tap Remove (if the button is active) or Disable (if deletion is not available).
4. Confirm the action by pressing OK in the dialog box.

If the Remove button is inactive, Alice is sewn into the firmware, in which case only disabling (this will stop all processes) or remote via ADB (we will talk about this later) will help.

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Once Alice is disabled through the app settings, her icon will disappear from the menu, but the files will remain in the system. To free up space, use the ADB method.

3. Complete removal of Alice via ADB (for advanced)

Using Android Debug Bridge (ADB) method, you can remove system applications that cannot be uninstalled in standard ways, which requires connecting your smartphone to your computer and executing commands in the terminal.

Warning: Incorrect ADB commands can disrupt the system, and if you have never used ADB, you should skip this section or follow the instructions as closely as possible.

Step-by-step:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on your computer.
2. On your smartphone, activate Developer Mode: go to Settings → About Phone and tap on MIUI Version 7 times. Then go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers and turn on USB Debugging.
3. Connect. Mi9 PC-only USB-Cable (use the original cable for stability).
4. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the folder with the platform-tools.
5. Enter the command to check the connection: adb devices If the device appears in the list, go further.
6. Follow the command to remove Alice: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 en.yandex.alisa If the package is not found, try an alternative identifier: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist

Once you execute the command, Alice will be completely deleted for the current user (without root rights, the system files will remain, but the application will not work). APK.

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4. Disconnect via Safe Mode (if Alice blocks the action)

There are situations where Alice interferes with the system, for example, constantly opens on top of other applications or blocks access to settings, in which case Safe Mode (Safe Mode), where all third-party applications are disabled, will help.

To download to Safe Mode:

1. Turn off the Xiaomi Mi9.
2. Press the Power button before the MI logo appears.
3. Once the logo appears, release the power button and immediately press Volume Down.
4. Hold the volume button until the phone boots up fully. In the lower left corner, the Safe Mode will appear.

In safe mode:

• 🔧 Go to Settings. → Apps and disable/remove Alice (as described in Section 2).
• 🔄 Restart your phone in normal mode.

If Alice is activated again after leaving Safe Mode, then it is launched through the system service, in which case only removal via ADB or firmware rollback will help.

5. Alternative methods: firmware rollback and custom solutions

If none of the above methods have helped, radical measures remain:

• 🔙 Reverse to an earlier version MIUI (where Alice hasn't been. Mi9 That's the version before MIUI 11.Con: Lose new features and security updates.
• 🛠️ Install custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience) that doesn’t have Alice built-in, but you’ll need to unlock the bootloader and experience with fastboot.
• 🔒 Using Magisk modules to block system applications, for example, the App Systemizer module allows you to freeze Alice without removing the device.

Warning: rolling back firmware and installing custom builds reset all data and may result in a loss of warranty (if it is still valid).Be sure to back up through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset before starting.

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Custom firmware solves Alice's problem radically, but it requires technical skills. For most users, the methods in sections 1-3 are enough.

6 How to Check that Alice Is Really Unplugged

After performing any actions to disable or remove Alice, it is recommended to check that she is no longer active.

If Alice continues to work after all the manipulations, it may be integrated into the MIUI shell at the service level, in which case only the transition to custom firmware or the purchase of a new device without Alice preinstalled (for example, smartphones on pure Android) will help.

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To make sure Alice is disabled, install the App Inspector app from Google Play, which will show you all running processes, including hidden system processes.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When you turn Alice off, users often face typical problems, and here are the most common ones and how to solve them:

• ❌ Alice returns after update MIUI Reason: System applications recover with major updates.Solution: Repeat steps from Section 1 or 3 after the update.
• ❌ Teams. ADB Reason: incorrect packet ID or lack of rights Solution: check the correct command and enable Debugging by USB.
• ❌ Phone doesn't load in Safe Mode Reason: Incorrect button sequence Solution: Repeat steps from Section 4, holding Volume Down for longer.
• ❌ After removing Alice, voice search was missing Reason: some features MIUI Solution: Use Google Assistant as an alternative.

⚠️ Attention: If you are using Mi9 With the bootloader unlocked, some banking applications (e.g. Sberbank or Tinkoff) can block work due to the SafetyNet trigger. ADB Check SafetyNet status in the Magisk app.

FAQ: Answers to popular questions

If your question isn’t covered in the FAQ, try searching for a solution on the 4PDA or XDA-Developers forums (sections dedicated to Xiaomi Mi9), where you often discuss non-standard cases and share current methods.