How to completely remove Quick Ball on Xiaomi: all ways + hidden settings

The Quick Ball virtual button is a proprietary feature of the MIUI shell that should make it easier to navigate your smartphone with one hand. However, in practice, many users of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO find that this floating circle interferes with games, watching videos or just annoying with the constant appearance on the screen. If you want to get rid of Quick Ball, but do not know where to look for settings, this article is for you.

We’ve compiled all the current ways to turn Quick Ball off on MIUI 14/13/12, including hidden methods for cases where standard settings don’t work, and we’ll also look at why the button can spontaneously turn on after updates and how to prevent it, and instructions will be suitable for most models, from the budget Redmi Note 12 to the flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

Before you go into deactivation, make sure you don’t confuse Quick Ball with other interface elements, such as a floating dock (quick access panel) or a swipe down gesture to call notification panels.

What is Quick Ball and Why You Should Turn It Off

Quick Ball is a semi-transparent round element that appears at the edge of the screen and contains 3-5 quick actions (such as returning to the home screen, calling the app menu or locking the screen).The feature debuted in MIUI 8 and has since been regularly updated, but its usefulness remains controversial.

The main reasons why users want to remove Quick Ball:

• 🎮 Interferes in games – the circle is accidentally activated when the phone is tilted or touches the edge of the screen.
• 📺 Destroys the video experience – appears on top of full-screen content on YouTube or TikTok.
• 👆 It works with gestures – conflicts with navigation swipes in the MIUI.
• 🔄 Turns on itself after updates - resets of settings when system updates.
• 🧹 Unnecessary feature – most users prefer standard navigation buttons.

Fun fact: MIUI 14 has added the ability to adjust the transparency and size of Quick Ball, but has not removed the forced activation after some updates, which is one of the reasons why the feature is still annoying.

Method 1: Standard shutdown via MIUI settings

The most obvious method is deactivation via the settings menu, which works on all current versions of MIUI (12/13/14) and most Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO models.

1. Open the Settings app (the gear icon on the home screen).
2. Go to the Additional Settings section (in some firmwares it is called Advanced Features).
3. Select Quick Ball (or Quick Ball in Russified versions).
4. Move the slider to the off position (grey).
5. Confirm the action if a pop-up window appears.

If Quick Ball is not in the Additional Settings, try an alternative path:

Settings → Special features → Physical buttons → Quick Ball

Slider in the off position.

No circle icon on the screen

The function is not activated by swipes

After restarting, the setting is maintained-->

Important! Some models (e.g. POCO F5) may have different paths due to customized firmware. If you don't find a partition, search by settings (the magnifier icon in the upper right corner) and type in "Quick Ball."

Method 2: Disconnecting through the MIUI laboratory (hidden settings)

If the standard method didn’t work (for example, the slider is missing or inactive), try deactivating the feature through MIUI Lab, a hidden menu for power users, which is suitable for Android 11-14 firmware.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings and go to About Phone.
2. Click 5-7 times in a row on the MIUI version until the notification “You are a developer!” appears (if it is not already there).
3. Return to the main settings menu and open a new Developer (or Developer Options) section.
4. Find and activate the MIUI Lab option (may be called MIUI Optimization in English).
5. Inside the lab, find the Quick Ball tab and turn it off.

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI 14 lab is hidden deeper. If you don't find it in the developer's settings, try this path:

Settings → Applications → Application Management → Three dots (menu) → Special access → MIUI Laboratory

Method 3: Remove Quick Ball via ADB (for Advanced)

If software methods fail, the radical way is to disable the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which requires connecting the smartphone to a computer, but is guaranteed to work even on blocked firmware.

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original)
• 📥 Installed drivers Xiaomi and ADB Tools
• 🔧 Initiated Debugging Mode USB phone-on

Step-by-step:

1. Activate USB Debugging in Settings → For Developers.
2. Connect your smartphone to your PC and select File Transfer mode.
3. Open the command prompt (or Terminal on macOS/Linux) and type:

adb devices

(Your device name should appear as a confirmation of your connection.)

1. Use the command to turn off Quick Ball:

adb shell settings put secure sysui_qb_enabled 0

1. Reboot your phone: adb reboot

To return Quick Ball back, use the same command by replacing 0 with 1.

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If ADB doesn’t recognize the device, try reinstalling drivers manually through Windows or using Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot Tools to automate the process.

Method 4: Disconnection through third-party applications

If you don't want to mess with ADB, you can use specialized utilities.

Example of Activity Launcher:

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Open it and search for "Quick Ball".
3. Find an activity called com.miui.quickball.
4. Run it - a hidden menu of the function settings will open.
5. Turn off the slider and save the changes.

⚠️ Attention: Apps like MIUI Hidden Settings may require permission to access system settings. Do not grant permission to programs from unverified sources - this is a security risk!

Method 5: Radical solution - resetting settings

If Quick Ball doesn’t turn off either way and appears after each reboot, the problem may be corrupted system files, in which case resetting to factory settings will help.

How to make a reset without losing data:

1. Create a backup through Settings → About Phone → Backup.
2. Go to Settings → About the device → Reset settings.
3. Select Resetting (Do not "Delete all data!").
4. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot.

After discharge:

• 🔄 Quick Ball will be disabled by default.
• 📱 All applications, photos and files will be saved.
• ⚙️ Only system settings (wallpaper, sounds, gestures) will be reset).

⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Redmi Note) 11 s MIUI 13) Even after the reset, the Quick Ball can be turned on again through the 1-2 In this case, combine the reset with the method 3 (ADB).

Why Quick Ball is on and how to prevent it

Many users complain that Quick Ball reappears after:

• 🔄 Updates MIUI — The scaling up will remove some of the settings.
• 📱 Resetting cache through Settings → Warehouse.
• 🔧 Use of functions with one hand - a conflict of gestures.
• 🛠️ Restores from backup – old settings are copied.

How to prevent spontaneous inclusion:

1. Turn off automatic MIUI update in Settings → About Phone → System Update → Three Points → Update settings.
2. Block Quick Ball settings via ADB: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.quickball (This will completely remove the feature from the system).
3. Use an alternative launcher (like Nova Launcher or Hyperion Launcher) that ignores system overlays.

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If Quick Ball is turned on after each update, the only reliable solution is to disable via ADB (method 3) or install custom firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience).

FAQ: Frequent questions about Quick Ball on Xiaomi