How to turn off voice on Xiaomi phone when calling

When a Xiaomi smartphone starts inappropriately voiced your every action or caller’s name, it often takes users by surprise, and it can happen for all kinds of reasons, from a randomly activated feature for the visually impaired to third-party app settings or even system errors after an update. Understanding the sound source is the first and most important step to solving the problem.

In this article, we will look at all possible scenarios for why your smartphone behaves this way. We will look at the standard settings of MIUI and the new HyperOS, the work of Google Assistant, and the specifics of the TalkBack function. You will learn to distinguish between system notifications and third-party software, which will allow you to quickly return silence and comfort when using the device.

Don't panic if your phone suddenly starts talking, and in most cases, it's not a virus or a breakdown, but a configuration failure or accidental keyboard pressing. Below are steps to help you deactivate unnecessary voice functions and customize your device.

Diagnostics of the source of voice notifications

Before you get to specific settings, you need to determine exactly what the function causes voiceover. On Xiaomi smartphones, there are several independent modules that can make sounds when you call or touch the screen. Often users confuse TalkBack with a regular ringtone or voice assistant.

Notice the nature of the soundtrack. If the phone says a contact name, phone number, or "respond," "reject," it's likely that the caller's ad function is activated. If the device reads all the text on the screen, buttons, and icons aloud, requiring double taps to activate, you're faced with TalkBack availability mode. The third option is to respond to voice commands when the phone tries to respond to an invisible request.

⚠️ Warning: If the phone screen is locked with strange bezels or green highlights around icons, and navigation is only possible with swipes and double taps, don't try to reset settings.

For a good diagnosis, try to play a situation like making a test call or unlocking the screen, and listen to whether the sound is coming from a speaker or a multimedia speaker, and that helps you understand whether the problem is part of the call interface or a system event.

Disabling Caller Advertising in MIUI and HyperOS

The most common reason a phone calls a name or number is because of the phone app itself, which is built into the default and can be activated randomly in the MIUI and HyperOS shells, and to remove this effect, you have to go into the dialer deep settings.

Open the Phone app (green handset) and click on the three dots in the top right corner of the screen. In the drop-down menu, select Settings. Next, find the Incoming Calls section or Declare the caller's name. This is where the switch that controls the voice alert is hidden.

Depending on the firmware version, the path may vary slightly, for example, in some regions the settings may be called Voice prompts, make sure you turn off the option for the Always or Only When the headphones are connected state, if you hear a voice even in the headset.

When you change the setting, make sure to make a check call from another number, if the voice is silent, then the problem is solved, and if the phone continues to speak, but with a different voice or other phrases, you should look for the reason in other services.

Google Assistant and Voice Control

The second most popular source of audio is Google Assistant, which can respond to sounds or activate when you connect your charger, provided that the settings are enabled. On Xiaomi devices, integration with Google services works very deeply.

To check your settings, call the Assistant (pressing the power button or saying "OK, Google") and go to his profile. You need Settings → Google Assistant → Phone. Here you should look for options like "Call Notice" or "Voice Results." Often users unknowingly turn on a feature that allows the assistant to answer or report calls.

It’s also worth checking out the Routines section, which can spell out scripts that trigger a voice greeting or report under certain conditions, such as when you take your phone out of your pocket or connect to a Bluetooth headset.

⚠️ Attention: Turning off the microphone for Google Assistant may limit the functionality of smart home and voice search.If you use smart speakers, be careful with full bans.

If you rarely use voice search, it makes sense to completely disable voice activation, which not only removes unnecessary sounds, but also saves battery power, since the microphone will stop constantly listening to air in the background.

Managing TalkBack access mode for visually impaired

TalkBack is a powerful accessibility tool that completely changes the logic of how you interact with the screen. If your phone starts talking every time you touch it, reads app names, and requires double taps to open it, then this mode is activated. Random turn on often occurs when you press volume.

To turn off TalkBack on Xiaomi, try the quick method: press both volume buttons at the same time and hold them for 3-5 seconds. If the function was turned on through the hot keys, the phone should be silent and vibrate. If this method does not work, you will have to use standard navigation.

In TalkBack mode, navigation is done like this: single tap highlights the object (it is framed and spoken aloud), and double tap anywhere on the screen activates the allocated object. Use two fingers to scroll. You need to get to Settings → Advanced Settings → Special Options → TalkBack and switch to off position.

There is also an alternative way to turn off via the off menu: If you quickly press the power button 5 times, a special feature menu can appear where you can quickly deaktivirovat (disable) TalkBack, if this option has been pre-configured.

Third-party applications and program conflicts

Voices don’t always come from Xiaomi or Google, and users often install number-detection apps, antiviruses or “cleaners” that have their own voice engines, such as apps like Truecaller or carrier number-detectors.

Check the list of newly installed applications. If a problem occurs after you install a new program, try to delete it or disable notifications and microphone access in it, especially for applications that require a "Above Other Windows" right or access to a call log.

Voice can also generate navigation apps (e.g. Yandex.Navigator or Google Maps) if they are in the background and have been allowed to play audio over other applications.

You can use Safe Mode to identify the culprit, and only system applications are running in this mode, and if the phone is silent in Safe Mode, then the problem is guaranteed in third-party software.

Resetting settings and eliminating software failures

If none of the above methods worked and the phone continues to make sounds, there may have been a failure in the system files or cache of services, in which case a deeper intervention in the system settings may be required.

First, try clearing the cache of the Phone and Contacts app. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps → All Apps, find Phone, select Memory and click Clear Cache. Don't confuse it with Clear All so you don't lose your call history.

In more complex cases, resetting all settings to factory settings helps.This operation will delete all your data, photos and contacts, so be sure to back up before you start.Reset will return the phone to a "store-like" state where voice support is disabled by default.

To perform the reset, go to Settings → About Phone → Settings Reset → Erase all data. Once the reboot is done, the phone will be clean and you can reset it, avoiding the errors that led to the problem.

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Before you complete a reset, be sure to sync your contacts with your Google or Mi Account account, which will allow you to restore your phone book after cleaning your phone in one click.

Table of main causes and solutions

To make it easier to understand, we've organized the main symptoms and how to treat them into a single table, which will help you navigate faster if you're not sure what the problem is.

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In 90% of cases, the problem is solved by disabling one specific option in the Phone app or Google settings, without the need to reset the device.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)