How to completely disable the assistant on Xiaomi: Google, XiaoAI and MIUI Voice

Voice assistants on Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones are often activated by accident — just press the Home button or say "OK, Google." For many users, this feature is useless, but it is not so easy to turn it off: the manufacturer hides the settings in different menus. In this article, we will discuss all the ways to deactivate assistants, from standard to hidden, including disabling through ADB for advanced users.

It’s important to understand that Xiaomi devices are running multiple assistants: Google Assistant (universal), XiaoAI (Chinese version for global firmware) and MIUI Voice (voice management), and we’ll show you how to disable each of them individually or all at once. Instructions are relevant for MIUI 12-14 and HyperOS firmware, including models from Xiaomi 11T to Redmi Note 13 Pro+.

1. How to disable Google Assistant (main method)

The most common assistant is Google Assistant, which is activated by voice or long pressing the Home button, and it can be disabled via Android settings, but there are nuances:

• 🔍 Through Google Settings: Go to Settings → Google → Settings for Google apps → Search, Assistant and Voice Input → Google Assistant. Here, select the "Assistant" tab and turn off the "Google Assistant" option".
• 🎤 Disable voice activation: In the same menu, go to Voice and deactivate the OK Google option. This will prevent the voice assistant from running.
• 📱 Resetting Assistant settings: If the Assistant continues to work, select Settings Management in its settings → Delete data" (this will reset all personal settings).

⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g. Poco) F5 Xiaomi 13 Lite) after disabling Google Assistant long-click on Home can open MIUI Voice – must be turned off separately (see Section 3).

Deactivation of XiaoAI (for global firmware)

XiaoAI is a Chinese voice assistant that sometimes stays active even on global versions of MIUI, and can be triggered by "Hey, XiaoAI" or by holding down the Power button to turn it off:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search, type XiaoAI (or Mi AI on old firmware).
3. Select the application and click "Disable" (if the button is inactive, first click "Forced Stop").
4. Confirm the action – this will remove all updates and return the application to the factory version (but will not remove it completely).

🔹 For complete removal (only for experienced users):

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist

This command requires ADB and USB debugging enabled. On some models (such as the Xiaomi 12 Pro), removing XiaoAI can cause MIUI Voice to fail — be careful.

Disable MIUI Voice (voice system control)

MIUI Voice is a built-in voice control from Xiaomi that works even without Google Assistant. It is activated by commanding "Hey, MIUI" or via the Settings menu → Additional → Voice control to turn it off:

• 📵 Through Settings: Go to Settings → Voice control and deactivate the slider "Voice assistant" MIUI". On some firmware, this item may be called "Voice input" or "Smart assistant".
• 🔇 Turning off the microphone: if the assistant continues to listen to voice commands, go to Settings → Confidentiality → Application authorizations → Microphone and deny access to the application MIUI Voice.
• 🚫 Resetting settings: in the Settings menu → Annexes → Application management → MIUI Voice press "Erase data" and "Clear cache".

⚠️ Note: On HyperOS devices (e.g. Xiaomi 14 or Redmi) K70) The voice control menu can be hidden. To find it, search the voice settings".

Make sure the "MIUI Voice Assistant" slider is turned off in the settings |

Check the microphone permissions for MIUI Voice |

Restart the device to apply the changes |

Try saying, Hey, MIUI" — The assistant does not respond-->

4. How to remove the assistant from the power button or home

A common problem is that the assistant accidentally starts when you press the buttons, and you can fix this.

💡 On Poco. F4 GT and other gaming smartphones may have a separate setting for triggers (trigger buttons) – check the Settings menu → Additionally. → Gaming functions.

5. Advanced methods: Disconnection via ADB

If standard methods fail, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) which is suitable for advanced users and allows you to completely remove unnecessary system components.

📌 Step-by-step instruction:

1. Enable USB Debugging in Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times, then go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers).
2. Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.
3. Open the command line (Windows) or the terminal (Mac/Linux) and type:

adb devices


adb shell pm list packages | grep -i assistant

This command will show you all the packages associated with the assistants.

• com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox — Google Assistant
• com.miui.voiceassist — XiaoAI/MIUI Voice

🔧 To disable them for the current user (without deleting):

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox


adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist

⚠️ Note: Complete removal of system applications (adb shell pm uninstall) -k --user 0 package) may lead to unstable operation MIUI. On some devices (such as Redmi Note) 12 Pro) this causes errors when updating firmware.

6. Disable the assistant on smart watches and fitness bracelets Xiaomi

Voice assistants are not only available on smartphones, but also on Mi Band, Xiaomi Watch and other wearable devices.

• ⌚ On the Mi Band. 7/8 Xiaomi Smart Band Pro: in the Mi Fitness (or Zepp Life) app, go to Device Profile → Settings → Voice assistant and deactivate the option.
• 📱 On the Xiaomi Watch S3 Watch 2 Pro: on the watch itself, go to Settings → Voice. → Voice assistant and turn it off. Also turn off microphone permission in privacy settings.
• 🔕 For all devices: If the voice assistant is activated by a button, check the button assignment in the Settings menu → Buttons (on the clock) or in the app-accompany.

🔹 On the Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro and other models with Wear OS Google Assistant can be installed – it is similar to smartphones (see section 1).

7 What to do if the assistant turns on after the update

After updating MIUI or HyperOS, the assistant settings are often reset.

1. Before updating, back up your settings via Settings → About Phone → Backup.
2. After the update, do not restore the settings from the cloud – this can bring back the old assistant settings.
3. Check the permissions for Google and MIUI Voice apps in the Settings menu → Privacy → Permissions.

📢 On Xiaomi 13 Ultra and other flagships with HyperOS after major updates (for example, with the new version of the smartphone). MIUI 14 on HyperOS 1.0, Xiaomi's new HyperMind assistant may appear. MIUI Voice (see section 3).

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If after the update, the menu items for disabling assistants are missing, try resetting the Settings application settings (not to be confused with a full phone reset!). To do this, go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Settings → Erase data.

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling assistants