How to permanently disable the voice assistant on the TV Xiaomi: 5 working methods

The voice assistants in today’s Xiaomi TVs are both a convenient feature and a source of constant irritation for many users. XiaoAI and Google Assistant can spontaneously activate from random sounds, show unnecessary notifications or even intercept control of the remote, especially the Mi TV 4A/4S/4X, Redmi Smart TV and flagship series QLED and OLED, where voice input is integrated at the system level.

If you’re tired of sudden voice prompts, service ads, or just want to increase privacy (after all, assistants transmit your queries to Xiaomi and Google servers), this article will help you completely deactivate them without losing the basic functionality of the TV. We’ll look at official ways through menus, hidden settings for advanced users, and radical methods like factory reset or ADB.

It’s important to understand that some models (such as the Mi TV P1 or Xiaomi TV A Pro) may have trimmed settings due to regional constraints, and in such cases you’ll have to combine multiple methods or use workarounds. If your TV runs Android TV 9/10/11, some of the instructions will be universal for all devices on this platform.

1. Disconnection through the main settings of the TV

The easiest and safest way is to deactivate the assistant through the standard menu, a method that works for most Xiaomi models based on PatchWall (India firmware/global version) or MIUI TV (Chinese firmware).

Here's the step-by-step instruction:

• 📺 Turn on the TV and go to the main screen (click the Home button on the remote).
• ⚙️ Open Settings (the gear icon in the top menu).
• 🔍 Select Accounts and Security (or Google in Global Versions).
• 🗣️ Find Voice Assistant, Google Assistant or XiaoAI (in Chinese firmware).
• 🔕 Turn the slider to the off position for each of the assistants.
• 🔄 Restart the TV (in the System menu) → Reboot).

On some models (e.g. Mi TV 4A 32), the path may look different: Settings → All settings → Personal details → Voice input. If you don’t find the right item, try searching by settings (the magnifying icon in the upper right corner of the menu).

Is the microphone on the remote turned off (if there is a voice search button)

Is the TV firmware updated to the latest version?

Is the TV connected to the Internet (some settings require online confirmation)

Whether important data (e.g., channel list) is stored

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Method limitation: On Android TV 11+ (e.g. Xiaomi TV Q2), some of the voice assistant settings may be blocked by the manufacturer, in which case you will have to use alternative methods described below.

2. Deactivation via Google Settings (for global versions)

If your TV is running on global firmware with Google services, the voice assistant can be linked to your account, in which case you need to turn it off not only locally, but also through your profile settings.

Step 1. Open Settings → Accounts and Security → Google.

Step 2: Select your account (if there are more than one).

Step 3. Go to Google Account Settings → Data and Personalization.

Step 4: Scroll down to Activity and chronology and select Voice Query History Management.

Step 5. Turn off the slider Enable voice commands and confirm the action.

Then go back to the basic settings of your TV and check your voice assistant status again, and you may need to delete your Google account completely, but you may lose access to the Play Market and other services.

Google Assistant

XiaoAI (Chinese version)

Both at once.

No voice assistant.

I don't know.

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⚠️ Attention: On Android TVs TV 12 (e.g. Xiaomi) TV A2 2023) Disabling the voice assistant through a Google account may cause the remote to fail. ADB (described in section 4).

3. Hidden settings for advanced users

Some of the voice assistant features are hidden in the engineering menu or the developer settings, and you need to activate the developer mode first to access them:

1. Go to Settings. → On TV.
2. Find the line Build Number (or version MIUI TV).
3. Click on it 7 times in a row (you will be notified "You became a developer").

Now open Settings → More → For developers and find the following points:

• 🔇 Disable voice input (disable voice input)
• 🚫 Background Assistant Restrictions (Background Assistant Restrictions)
• 🔧 Reset the microphone settings (microphone permissions reset)

After applying the changes, restart the TV, a technique that is particularly effective for the Mi TV 5 Pro and Xiaomi OLED TV models, where standard settings are often ignored by the system.

4. Disconnection via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods don't work, you can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB), a low-level system management tool that requires a computer and basic command line knowledge, but is guaranteed to disable the OS-level assistant.

Step 1: Preparation

• 💻 Install. ADB Tools on PC.
• 🔌 Connect your TV and computer to the same Wi-Fi network.
• ⚙️ Turn on Debugging. USB in the developer settings on the TV.

Step 2: ADB connection:

1. Open the command line (Windows) or the terminal (Mac/Linux).
2. Enter the command to connect: adb connect [IP_TV address]:5555 (IP You can find out in Settings → Network)
3. Confirm the connection on the TV screen.

Step 3: Disconnect the assistants:

To deactivate Google Assistant:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

To deactivate XiaoAI (Chinese version):

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mitv.appstore


adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mitv.assistant

After you execute the commands, restart the TV, and the voice assistant will be disabled at the system level, but some functions (such as remote search) may not work properly.

⚠️ Attention: Misuse of the right ADB Do not delete system packages that are not specified in the instructions. For example, the command pm uninstall com.android.tv.settings will cause the settings menu to break.

5. Reset to factory settings (radical method)

If all previous methods failed, the last option is a complete reset of the TV, which will delete all user data, including installed applications and channel settings, but return the system to a “clean” state, where the voice assistant will be disabled by default.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → System → Reset.
2. Choose Resetting (or Resetting and Resetting).
3. Confirm the action by entering PIN-code (if installed).
4. Wait for the reboot (it will take 5-10 minutes).

After discharge:

• 🚫 Do not connect your Google or Xiaomi account during the initial setup phase.
• 🔇 Turn off voice input from the menu (see Section 1).
• 📥 Install only the necessary applications (avoid voice-controlled services).

If the voice assistant is activated again after the reset, it is hard sewn into the firmware, in which case only custom software firmware (for example, LineageOS for TV) will help, but this is a risky procedure that can deprive you of warranty.

Alternative solutions: physically shutting down the microphone

If the software methods don’t work, you can go to extreme measures to physically turn off the microphone, which is true for models with built-in microphone in the case (for example, Xiaomi TV A Pro 55" or Mi TV Master).

Options:

• 🔌 Turning off the microphone plume: requires disassembling the TV and disconnecting the connector from the motherboard.
• 🎤 Using a remote without a microphone: buy an alternative remote (e.g. Xiaomi Mi Remote Controller Lite) where there is no voice search button.
• 🔇 Microphone Hole Sticking: Temporary solution – stick the tape on the microphone (usually located next to an infrared receiver).

Warning: disassembling the TV is insecure and can damage the board. If you're not sure about your skills, you'd better go to the service center.

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Before disassembling the TV, take a picture of the location of all the plumes and screws, which will help to collect it back without errors.

7. Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after the voice assistant is disabled, users face typical problems, and here are the most common ways to fix them:

Problem 1: The assistant turns on itself after the firmware update.

Solution: Reverse to the previous version of the software or block automatic update in the settings (Settings → System → Software Update → Auto Update → Off).

Problem 2: The voice search button on the remote doesn’t work after the assistant is turned off.

Solution: Reassign the button via the remote settings (Settings → Devices → Remote → Button settings) or use it as a hotkey for another action (such as opening YouTube).

Problem 3: After shutting down XiaoAI, some applications (such as Mi Home) stopped working.

Solution: Install alternative versions of applications from third-party sources (such as APKMirror), but be careful – this can compromise system security.

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If the voice assistant continues to activate after all the manipulations, it is likely integrated into the firmware at the kernel level, in which case the only solution is to install custom firmware (for example, ATV Custom ROM), but this requires unlocking the bootloader and can lead to a “brick”.

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