How to permanently disable Google Assistant on Xiaomi Redmi: a step-by-step guide

Google Assistant on Xiaomi Redmi smartphones is often activated by accident, with a long hold on the Home button, a voice command “OK, Google” or even in your pocket. For many users, this feature is useless, but consumes battery power and collects data about your requests. In this article, we will analyze all possible ways to disconnect from standard settings to hidden developer parameters.

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Redmi Note 11 Pro

Redmi 10C

Redmi 12

MIUI 13/14

If you want to not just hide the icon, but completely deactivate the assistant, including background processes, prepare to change system settings. Some methods require ADB rights or disable system applications - but we will explain each step in detail to avoid errors.

1. Disconnection through standard Android settings

The easiest way is to use the built-in Android options, which is suitable if you want to block the activation of the assistant with voice or buttons, but not remove it completely.

Go to Settings → Google → Services on the device → Assistant. Here you will see the main options:

• 🔊 Voice assistant – disables the response to the phrase “OK, Google».
• 📱 Default Assistant – allows you to select another assistant (e.g. Mi). AI Xiaomi).
• 🔄 Learning to use voice models – removes recorded samples of your voice.

Note that even after you turn off Google voice control, Assistant can be triggered by long pressing on Home. To fix this, you need to change the action of the button in the MIUI settings.

⚠️ Note: Some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi) 9A) The "Assistant" option may not be on the Google menu, in which case use the methods in the following sections.

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If it still activates after turning off the voice assistant, check the settings of the Google app in the Notifications section – sometimes automatic speech recognition is enabled there.

2. Change the action of the Home button

On Xiaomi Redmi, the default Home button is tied to the launch of Google Assistant for long-term retention.

1. Open Settings → Additional settings → Home button.
2. Select the item Long press.
3. Replace Google Voice Search with No Action or Recent Apps.

On MIUI 14, the path may be different: Settings → Screen → Navigation buttons → Long press on Home. If you have gesture navigation (no buttons), this method will not work – use ADB (section 4).

⚠️ Note: After changing the settings of the Home button, the camera will stop running fast double-press (if this function has been activated). To return it, set the camera in the Settings section. → Screen. → Quick camera launch.

3. Disconnect through Google App Settings

Even if you disabled the assistant in the system settings, the Google app itself can continue to work in the background to calm it down completely:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Google app (not to be confused with the Google Play Store!).
3. Go to Permits and turn off: 🎤 Microphone (to block voice input). 📍 Location (helps avoid targeted advertising). 🔄 Auto-start (prevents work in the background).

Battery → Limit background activity

These actions will not remove Google Assistant, but will keep its activity to a minimum.The app will still be updated through the Play Store, but will not be able to use the phone's resources without your knowledge.

4. Complete disabling via ADB (for experienced)

If standard methods don’t work, you can completely deactivate Google Assistant at the system level using ADB commands. This method requires connecting the phone to the computer, but guarantees 100% result.

You'll need:

• 🖥️ A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB (download).
• 📱 Included debugging by USB on the phone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI → 7 times press to unlock the developer mode, then Settings → Additionally. → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 🔌 USB-Type C Cable (preferably original).

Next, execute commands in the terminal (command line):

adb shell


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




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

The first command deletes Google Search (together with the Assistant), the second one deactivates the remaining processes, and once the phone is restarted, the assistant will disappear from the system.

⚠️ Note: This method may disrupt other Google services, such as Google Pay or Google Photos. If you have problems after the shutdown, return the settings with the command: adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.googleassistant.

Install Xiaomi drivers on PC| Enable debugging over USB on your phone | Download Platform Tools (ADB)| Connect your phone with the original cable | Make a backup of the data-->

5. Removing Google Updates (for older models)

On Redmi with MIUI 12 and below Google, Assistant can be embedded in system applications, in which case rollback to the factory version will help:

1. Go to Settings → Apps → Google.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Remove Updates.
3. Confirm the action and restart the phone.

This way, it will bring the Google app back to the factory version, where Assistant can be disabled by default, but after another update through the Play Store, all settings will reset.

• 🚫 Stop Automatic Google Update in the Play Store.
• 🔒 Turn off the background activity of the application (section 3).

On new models (Redmi) 11/12/13) This method may not work because MIUI It blocks the removal of system updates. ADB (section 4).

6.Alternative: Replacing with Mi AI

If you don’t need Google Assistant but want to keep voice control, try Xiaomi’s built-in assistant, Mi AI. It’s less functional, but better integrated into MIUI and doesn’t conflict with system settings.

To activate Mi AI:

1. Open Settings → Additional settings → Mi AI.
2. Turn on the voice assistant switch.
3. Set up voice activation (the phrase “Little Ai” or custom command).
4. In the Assistant section, select Mi AI instead of Google.

Mi AI supports:

• 📞 Calls and messages (sending) SMS voice-command).
• 🎵 Music Management (Mi Music, Spotify).
• 🔦 Quick start of the camera or flashlight.
• 🌡️ Weather, exchange rates, translation of text.

Cons: There is no integration with Google services (like Google Calendar or Keep), and voice recognition works worse than Google Assistant.

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Mi AI consumes less battery than Google Assistant, as it does not send data to external servers to process requests.

7. Verification of the result and elimination of problems

After disabling Google Assistant, check:

• 🔍 Does it not start with a long press of Home.
• 🎤 Does the phone respond to the phrase “OK, Google».
• 📊 Are there any processes com.google.android.apps.googleassistant in Settings → Annexes → Launched.

If the assistant is still active:

• 🔄 Reboot the phone.
• 🛠️ Check if the settings have reset after the update MIUI.
• 📱 Remove the Google app cache (Settings) → Annexes → Google → Memory. → Clear the cache).

On some firmware (e.g. MIUI Global), Google Assistant can recover from factory reset, to avoid this, before resetting:

1. Turn off automatic sync with your Google account.
2. Remove the Google app through ADB (Section 4).

FAQ: Frequent questions