How to permanently disable the voice assistant on your Xiaomi phone: from Google Assistant to Xiao AI

Voice assistants on Xiaomi smartphones are both a convenient tool and a source of irritation for many users. Google Assistant is activated by random taps, Xiao AI (built-in MIUI assistant) eats up the battery, and Bixby (on some models) seems useless at all. If you are tired of constantly positive voice "OK, Google" or do not want your phone to "listen on" your conversations - this instruction will help completely deactivate all voice services without losing the functionality of the smartphone.

In this article, we will discuss:

• 🔍 How to disable Google Assistant (including uninstall)
• 🤖 Complete removal of Xiao AI — built-in assistant MIUI
• ⚙️ Setting up the hardware assistant button (if you have one on your model)
• 🛡️ How to ban apps from accessing the microphone globally
• ⚠️ Possible errors and ways to eliminate them

The instructions are valid for all modern Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones based on MIUI 12-14 (including global and Chinese firmware).If you have an older version of MIUI (below 12), some menu items may differ - in this case, use alternative methods from the last section.

1. disable Google Assistant (OK, Google)

Google Assistant is the most “intrusive” assistant on Xiaomi, as it is built into Google services and is activated not only by voice, but also by holding the Home button (on older models) or by gesture from the side buttons. You can not completely remove it without root rights, but you can turn off all activation methods.

Do the following:

1. Open the Google app (the icon with the colored letter "G").
2. Slip on your avatar in the upper right corner → Settings → Google Assistant.
3. Select the Assistant tab → scroll down to the Device block and tap on your Xiaomi model.
4. Turn off the sliders: 🔘 Google (voice activation) 🔘 Lockdown assistant 🔘 Use the on-screen search bar

Voice input

Voice matching

If the assistant is activated after that when holding the Home button or side keys:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google → Permissions → Turn off the Microphone.
3. To completely disable the gesture: Settings → Additional settings → Buttons and gestures → Button gestures → disable the Google Assistant.

Make sure that voice activation is turned off in Google settings|Check the microphone permissions for the Google app|Turn off gestures related to calling an assistant|Restart your phone to apply changes-->

2. Remove Xiao AI (built-in MIUI assistant)

Xiao AI is Xiaomi’s proprietary voice assistant, which works even without Google services. It’s less functional than Google Assistant, but can turn on itself when you plug in your headphones or press a hardware button (on some models, such as the Mi 10 or Redmi K40), and you can only remove it completely with root rights, but we will disable all activation methods.

Instructions for MIUI 12-14:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Xiao AI (or Mi Assistant in Russian firmware) and tap it.
3. Select Disable (if the button is inactive, click Stop first).
4. Confirm the action by clicking Disable the application.

If the button is not available (as happens on Chinese firmware):

1. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Voice assistant.
2. Turn off the Xiao AI slider.
3. Return to Application Management, find Xiao AI and clear Cash + Data.

On some models (POCO F3, Redmi Note 11), Xiao AI can be activated by double pressing the power button.

Settings → Additional settings → Buttons and gestures → Double pressing of the power button → Select “No action”

3. Setting up the hardware button of the assistant

Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Mi 9, Mi 10, Black Shark) have a separate button for calling the voice assistant, which is set to Xiao AI or Google Assistant by default, but can be reassigned or disabled.

How to change the action of the button:

1. Go to Settings → Additional settings → Buttons and gestures → Assistant button.
2. Choose one of the actions: 🔄 Open the camera. 📵 No action (complete shutdown) 🔦 Turn on the flashlight. 🎵 Launch a music player

If the button does not respond to changes, restart the phone.

On POCO devices (e.g., POCO X3, POCO F4), the assistant button can be combined with the power button.

Settings → Buttons and gestures → Button gestures → Holding the power button → Select “No action” or “Power Menu”

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If the assistant button still works by accident, try putting thin tape on it or using a case with thickened edges, which will help avoid false presses.

4. Global shutdown of microphone access

If you want to completely ban any apps from using the microphone (including voice assistants), do the following:

1. Open Settings → Privacy → Application permissions → Microphone.
2. Disable access for all apps except those that actually need it (e.g. Phone, WhatsApp).
3. For additional protection, go to Settings → Annexes → Application management → Threefold (⋮) → Special access → Access the microphone in the background and disable it for all unnecessary services.

MIUI 14 has introduced Privacy Protection, which allows you to block access to the microphone at the system level:

Settings → Privacy → Privacy Protection → Access to the microphone → Disable for everyone

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Turning off the microphone at the system level is the most reliable way to get rid of voice assistants, but it will block all functions associated with recording sound (calls, voice messages, voice recorder).

5. Disabling Voice Assistant via ADB (for Advanced)

If the standard methods do not work, you can use them. ADB-This will disable system components that cannot be deactivated through the menu.

What you need:

• 🖥️ A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original)
• ⚙️ Included debugging by USB phone-on

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version → Tap 7 times
2. Enable USB Debugging: Settings → Additional settings → For developers → Debugging over USB
3. Connect the phone to your PC and open the command line (Win + R → enter cmd).
4. Enter commands in turn: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox # Disables Google Assistant pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist # Disables Xiao AI pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.voicetrigger # Disables voice activation
5. Reboot the phone.

If the assistants reappear after the MIUI update after the commands are executed, repeat the procedure.

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Before using ADB, back up your data. Incorrect commands can cause the system to crash.

Possible problems and solutions

When you turn off voice assistants, the following errors may occur:

⚠️ Note: If after the Xiao shutdown AI Xiaomi’s branded headphones (e.g. Mi AirDots) have stopped working, and you need to return the microphone permission for the Bluetooth app, because some of the headphone functions (e.g., the dual tap voice assistant) depend on system services. MIUI.

Table of common problems:

If none of these methods worked, try:

• 🔄 Reset your phone settings to factory (Settings) → The phone. → Resetting settings).
• 📱 Install custom firmware (such as LineageOS or Pixel Experience) that does not have built-in Xiaomi assistants.
• 🛡️ Use permission-blocking apps, such as AppOps or Shizuku.

FAQ: Frequent questions