How to turn off the voice assistant on the Xiaomi TV

Modern Xiaomi TVs running on Android TV offer a wide range of multimedia features, but many users face intrusive built-in services. Voice assistant, whether it’s Google Assistant or proprietary Mi Voice, is often activated accidentally when you press the remote buttons or turn on the device, which can be annoying, especially if you prefer to control the equipment manually or worry about privacy.

You can't completely remove the system component without getting root permissions, because it's part of the system image of the firmware, but there are a number of effective methods to minimize its impact on the device, you can turn off listening, deny access to the microphone, clear the history of requests, and even reassign the hot button functionality on the remote control.

In this article, we will look at all the available ways to deactivate voice control on Xiaomi Mi TV and Redmi TV. We will discuss the settings inside the interface, working with application permissions and using third-party utilities for deep customization. Understanding these processes will allow you to make using Smart TV more comfortable and secure.

Disabling listening and access to the microphone

The first step to increasing privacy and reducing assistant activity is to ban constant wiretapping. Android TV provides the user with tools to control the microphone. If you deny the application access to audio input, voice commands will simply stop processing, even if you accidentally press the corresponding button.

To do this, you need to go to the system settings section. Find Settings in the upper right corner of the home screen, then go down to the App tab. In the list of all installed programs, find Google or Google Assistant. This is where the key switches that control the assistant behavior are.

Inside the app menu, find the Permissions section, and you'll need to find the microphone item and change its status to "Disable" or "Disable." After that, the system will stop transmitting audio to the speech servers, and it's also recommended that you clear the cache and application data in the same menu to reset the accumulated temporary files.

⚠️ Warning: Turning off the microphone may affect other Smart features TV, For example, to find content with your voice or to control your smart home through your TV, make sure you don't really need those features.

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If you use an external sound system (soundbar or receiver) with HDMI ARC connectivity, the TV microphone can automatically shut down by the system.

After making changes, the system may need to restart, a standard procedure for applying new security policies. If you plan to use your TV in HDMI-only mode without smart features, this step is critical to ensuring silence.

Setting up a Google account and deleting your history

Even if the assistant is disabled on the device itself, your account can store a history of previous requests. For complete privacy, you need to manage data directly in your Google Account profile, this is especially true if you have multiple people using the TV or if the device is connected to a shared home network.

Go to your Google account settings via your TV or use any other browser to navigate to your account management page. You'll need the Data and Personalization section. This is an activity log that includes the history of voice commands and search queries spoken aloud in front of your TV.

You can choose to automatically delete your history after a certain period (e.g., 3 months) or delete all your data manually, which will not disable the assistant itself, but will deprive it of its accumulated knowledge base about your preferences, which some users consider more important than simply hiding the interface.

• 🔒 Go to the “My Actions” section of the Google account page.
• 🗑️ Select the “Other Actions” filter and find the assistant’s history.
• ⏱ Set up autodelete data in 3, 18 months or manually clean everything.
• 📱 Check out synced devices to make sure that the settings have applied to all devices.

It's important to understand that clearing history on one device syncs with all the gadgets that are tied to that account. If you're using a smartphone with the same account, voice search history there will also be deleted. This is a global privacy setting.

Hiding and reassigning the button on the remote

One of the most common causes of user irritation is a special button on the remote control, designed to call the voice assistant. On the Xiaomi and Redmi remotes, it is often located at the top and has a characteristic colored bezel or microphone icon.

Unfortunately, it's not possible to programmatically reassign this button on a standard remote without using third-party hardware. However, there are workarounds. The easiest way is to ignore the button and use standard navigation keys. But if the finger reaches for it, you can resort to a trick with reassignment through ADB (Android Debug Bridge), although this requires a computer and certain technical skills.

A simpler method is to use a universal remote or remote control app on your smartphone. By installing the Android TV Remote Control app on your phone, you can completely ignore the physical remote of your TV. There is no extra voice assistant button in the mobile app, which eliminates accidental activation.

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ASSIST

The above command shows how the system identifies the pressing of the assistant button. Advanced users can use scripts to intercept this event, but for the average user, it is enough just not to use this button. Remember that mechanically pasting the button is also an option, although not the most aesthetic.

Use of the Guest mode or profile without an assistant

Android TV allows you to create multiple user profiles, which can be a great solution for temporarily disabling personalized features, including voice assistant, and by creating a Guest profile or a profile for children, you will have a limited environment with access to Google services.

Guest profiles often have history sync and active listening disabled by default. To switch the profile, click on the avatar in the upper right corner of the home screen and select Add Account or Guest. In this mode, the TV behaves like a normal display device without deep integration with cloud services.

This method is convenient if the TV is used periodically by other people, and you do not want their voice requests mixed with yours, and in guest mode, the app store is often unavailable, which prevents the installation of excess software.

Using a separate profile does not require complex code manipulation and is safe to guarantee the device.It is a software-based separation of usage contexts that effectively isolates your data from random actions.

Disconnection through ADB and system commands

For advanced users who are not afraid of the command line, there is the most radical method - disabling the system package through ADB debugging. This method allows you to actually "freeze" the Google Assistant application, making it invisible to the system, although the files will physically remain in memory.

To start, you need to activate the developer mode on your TV. Go to Settings → About device and quickly click on Build Number seven times. After you have become a developer, go back to the settings menu, find the device settings section and turn on Debugging on USB.

Next, you'll need a computer connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the TV. ADB, plug in IP-The command to disable the assistant is as follows:

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

If you do this, the button on the remote will stop responding and the background processes will stop. This is the most effective method, but it requires caution. If you turn off the wrong package, the TV may start to work unstable.

⚠️ Attention: Incorrect use of commands ADB This method can cause a TV to crash software, and only use it if you are confident in your actions and understand the risks.

Frequent questions and problems when disconnecting

Users often experience nuances that are not described in the standard manuals during the setup process, such as resetting the settings after updating the firmware and requiring attention, and conflicts with other applications using the microphone, such as Skype or Zoom, if installed on the TV.

Another common problem is that you can’t turn off the assistant completely due to regional firmware limitations: In some versions of the Mi TV for certain markets (such as China or India), system restrictions are tougher, and standard methods may not work, in which case only changing the region in settings or reflashing to the global version (Global ROM) helps.

Remember that a complete physical disconnection of the microphone is possible only by disassembling the TV and turning off the train, which is strongly recommended not to do yourself, as this will lead to loss of warranty.

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A comprehensive approach (banning permissions + clearing history + ignoring a button) gives a better result than trying to find one “magic” switch.

If after all the manipulations the TV continues to behave strangely, try resetting to factory settings, but during the initial setup, refuse to log in to your Google account or skip the voice control setting step, which will create a “clean” environment without excessive telemetry.