How to permanently disable Google Assistant on Xiaomi MIUI 14:5 working methods

Voice assistant Google Assistant on smartphones Xiaomi with a shell MIUI 14 is often activated by accident — when holding the Home button, swiping from the corner of the screen or even while talking — for many users, this becomes an annoying factor: the assistant consumes battery resources, collects data about location and habits, and its pop-ups interfere with work. This is especially true for the owners of Redmi models and POCO, where each percent charge counts.

In this article, we will discuss all possible ways to disable Google Assistant. MIUI 14 – from standard settings to hidden commands through ADB. You'll learn how to remove the assistant from the lock screen, disable it from auto-starting, and even completely deactivate Google services if you don't need them. Importantly, some methods require super-user rights, but we'll also provide solutions without root access.

Why Google Assistant works for Xiaomi, even if you didn’t turn it on

Many users are surprised to find a voice assistant on their Xiaomi, although they have never set it up, because Google Assistant is integrated into Google Play services and automatically activates when:

• 📱 First Startup of a Smartphone (if you are logged in to a Google Account).
• 🔄 Updates to Google Apps via Play Market.
• 🔋 Connecting headphones or speakers via Bluetooth (some models launch the assistant when you double press the headset button).
• 📲 Use of gestures MIUI, Like a swipe from the bottom corner.

In fact, on MIUI 14 (especially in global firmware) Google Assistant can intercept system gestures originally designed to call Mi Assistant – branded assistant Xiaomi. This creates conflict when the same action (such as holding the Home button) calls different assistants depending on the context.

Another reason for forced inclusion is Google’s policy, which obliges manufacturers to pre-install their services on devices with Google Mobile Services (GMS). Even if you delete the Google app, it will recover the next update through the Play Market. So a combination of techniques will be required to completely disable the app.

Method 1: Disconnection through standard settings MIUI 14

The easiest method is to deactivate the assistant in the settings menu, which is suitable for most Xiaomi, Redmi and other models. POCO on MIUI 14 (including Redmi Note 12, Xiaomi 13, POCO X5 Importantly, this method does not remove the Google Assistant completely, but only prohibits it from running through gestures and buttons.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, type Google and select the Google app (the G color icon).
3. Go to Permits. → Additionally. → Google Assistant.
4. Turn off the Google Assistant slider (should turn gray).
5. Go back and in the main Google app menu, click Disable (if the button is active).

Make sure the swipe from the bottom corner doesn't call an assistant.|

Try to hold the Home button – no Google window should appear|

Reboot your smartphone and check again.|

Open Play Market and Update Google App – Settings must be saved-->

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI 14 (especially Chinese) item Google Assistant may not be in the permissions.

It is also worth checking the gesture settings:

1. Go to Settings. → Screen. → Screen gestures.
2. Find the Google Assistant and turn it off (if any).
3. For the Home button: Settings → Buttons and gestures → Home button → Choose Action Nothing or Mi Assistant.

Method 2: Removing Google App Updates

If Google Assistant continues to activate after the settings are disabled, the problem may be automatic updates. The Google app is regularly updated through the Play Market, restoring remote features, and the solution is to roll it back to the factory version.

Steps:

1. Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management → find Google.
2. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner → Remove updates.
3. Confirm the action. The version of the app will reset to the one that was when you bought the smartphone.
4. Go back to the Play Market, search for the Google app and click on three dots. → Turn off auto-update.

🔹 Why it works: In the factory version MIUI 14 Google often comes without a built-in Assistant or with a simplified version of it, while the updates add a full-fledged assistant with voice control.

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If the Assistant still appears after the rollback of Google updates, try clearing the cache of the Google app and Google Play Services data (Settings) → Annexes → Google Play Services → Memory. → Clear the data).

⚠️ Note: Reverse updates may cause temporary disruptions to other Google services (such as Google Maps or Gmail).If you notice a problem, update the application back, but pre-disable Autostart Assistant via ADB (see method 4).

Method 3: Disconnect via Mi Assistant (alternative to Google)

Nana MIUI 14 has its own assistant, the Mi Assistant, which you can use instead of the Google Assistant, which is less functional, but it doesn't collect data about you or conflict with system gestures:

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings. → Mi Assistant (if no item, use the search by settings).
2. Activate the Mi Assistant slider.
3. In the Voice Assistant section, select Mi Assistant instead of Google Assistant.
4. Set up your gestures: 🔘 Holding the Home button → Mi Assistant. 📱 Swipe from the bottom corner → Disable or Mi Assistant.

✅ The advantages of switching to Mi Assistant:

• 🚀 No conflicts with system gestures MIUI 14.
• 🔋 Less background battery consumption.
• 🛡️ No data collection for advertising.

❌ Cons:

• 🗣️ Limited support for the Russian language.
• 🌍 No integration with Google services (Calendar, Mail).

Method 4: Complete shutdown through ADB (rootless)

If standard methods do not help, you can program to prevent the launch of Google Assistant through the ADB (Android Debug Bridge: This method does not require superuser rights, but requires connecting a smartphone to a computer.

What you need:

• 🖥️ Computer with Windows, macOS or Linux.
• 📱 Cable USB (preferably original).
• 🛠️ Utilities. ADB Fastboot (you can download from the official Android website).
• 🔧 Included debugging by USB smartphone.

Instructions:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → The phone. → Press 7 times on the version MIUI. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers, turn on the debugging. USB.

File transfer

ADB

adb devices

(The name of your device should appear)

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

(This will remove Google Assistant updates for the current user)

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

(This will completely deactivate the application)

Reboot your smartphone.

⚠️ Note: After completing these commands, Google Assistant will be completely disabled, but may stop working:

• Voice search in the Chrome browser.
• Some features in Google Maps (such as voice navigation).
• Weather and news widgets on the home screen.

To get it back, type in:

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

Method 5: Remove Google Assistant with root rights

If you have root access (e.g., through Magisk), you can completely remove Google Assistant from the system, including all its components.This method is suitable for experienced users, as improper actions can lead to failure. MIUI 14.

Instructions:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or Solid Explorer).
2. Go to /system/priv-app/ or /system/app/.
3. Find and delete the following folders (if any): Velvet (the main Google Assistant app). GoogleQuickSearchBox. HotwordEnrollment (responsible for voice activation of "OK, Google").

Google


Google Play Services




Google App

Reboot your smartphone.

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Removing system applications from root can disrupt the work OTA-Update: Before you run, back up through TWRP ornamental.

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI 14 (especially Chinese) removal of Velvet may result in:

• The Google Play Market is a mistake.
• Loss of Google Pay functionality.
• Problems with synchronizing your Google account.

The alternative is to freeze apps through Magisk or Titanium Backup, which is less risky than deleting them completely and allows you to return them back if necessary.

Additional settings: how to prohibit auto-start

Even after Google is disabled, the Assistant can run in the background, consuming resources. To avoid this, limit its activity through the autorun menu:

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Google.
2. Select AutoRun and turn off the slider.
3. Go back and press the battery. → Choose Limit or Manual Mode.
4. Turn off the background activity (if there is such a point).

Also check the optimization settings:

1. Open Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Consumption Management by Apps.
2. Go to Google and select Limit Background Activity.

For complete control, use applications like Greenify (requires root) or Brevent, which force you to “sleep” unnecessary services.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after Google is disabled, Assistant can show up in unexpected situations, and let's look at the typical cases and ways to fix them:

If none of the methods worked, try resetting the Google app settings:

1. Go to Settings → Apps → Google.
2. Press Memory. → Clear the data and clear the cache.
3. Reboot your smartphone and repeat the shutdown ADB or setting.

FAQ: Answers to popular questions