How to permanently remove notifications about recording a conversation on Xiaomi Redmi: 5 proven ways

Xiaomi Redmi’s phone recording feature is a useful tool for capturing important conversations, but constant notifications of activation can be annoying, especially if you’re not using this option or the recording is turned on accidentally. MIUI’s default system notifies all recorded calls through pop-up banners, sound signals and status bar icons – even if the conversation is long over.

Compounding the problem, the path to settings may differ across firmware versions, and some options are hidden in deep menus. In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to disable notifications, from standard MIUI settings to manually editing system files (for advanced users), and how to prevent it from turning on on itself.

Why do we have conversation recording notifications?

Call recording notifications on Xiaomi Redmi work for three main reasons:

• 📞 Automatic recording – the function of recording all incoming / outgoing calls is enabled (configured in the Phone application).
• 🔄 Manual activation – you accidentally press the recording button during a conversation, and the system saves the notification until it is listened to.
• 🤖 System alerts — MIUI Default shows all events associated with the record, even if it was interrupted.

It is important to understand that notifications are generated by two different components:

1. Phone application – is responsible for recording and storing files.
2. MIUI system services – manage pop-up windows and sound signals.

So you have to configure both modules to shut down completely, so if you just delete the notification in the curtain, it will come back after you reboot or call again.

Method 1: Disable call recording in the "Phone" application

The most logical step is to deactivate the recording function itself if you're not using it, and that automatically stops the notification generation. MIUI 12–14:

1. Open the Phone app (the tube icon on the home screen).
2. Tap the three-point menu (⋮) in the upper right corner and select Settings.
3. Go to the Call Record section (in some versions, Call Record).
4. Turn off the automatic recording slider.
5. Make sure there are no active rules for specific contacts in the Exclusion submenu.

If the option is grey and inactive, it is blocked by operator policies or regional settings, in which case move on to the next one.

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⚠️ Note: Some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi Note 10 Pro for India) have completely removed the call recording function from the firmware due to local laws.In this case, notifications may appear due to the system cache - a reset is required (see Method 5).

Method 2: Configure notifications for the Phone application

If you want to record, but the notifications are annoying, you can turn them off separately.

1. Press the Phone app icon on the home screen and select Application Information (or Information).
2. Slip on the Notification item.
3. Find the category Recording conversations (or Call Recording in English firmware).
4. Turn off the Allow Notifications slider.
5. For full effect, also deactivate Sound and Pop-ups in this section.

On MIUI 14, the path may differ: Settings → Applications → Application Management → Phone → Notifications. If the category Recording Conversations is not on the list, then the notifications come from another source (see Method 4).

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If notifications continue to appear after turning off, try clearing the Phone app cache in its settings (Clear Cache button).This will reset temporary data that can cause false alerts.

Method 3: Use Do Not Disturb mode for specific notifications

If you don’t want to completely disable the recording, but notifications interfere at certain times (such as at night), set the exceptions in Do Not Disturb:

1. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb.
2. Select a Schedule and set a time interval (for example, from 23:00 to 8:00).
3. Slip the exceptions and find the Notifications section.
4. Add to the blacklist the category Record conversations from the phone app.

This method allows you to save the functionality of the recording, but hides notifications at specified hours. Note that in MIUI 14 the Do Not Disturb interface is changed - now exceptions are configured through Settings → Notifications → Do Not Disturb mode.

⚠️ Note: On some firmware for Redmi (especially Chinese versions), Do Not Disturb mode can block all notifications from the Phone app, including incoming calls.

Method 4: Manually Delete Notifications via ADB (for Advanced)

If standard methods fail and notifications continue to appear, the problem may lie in MIUI system channels, which will require a computer with ADB drivers installed and USB debugging on the phone to turn them off.

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode on Redmi: go to Settings → About Phone and tap on MIUI Version 7 times.

adb devices

(Your device must have a serial number.)

1. Run a command to disable recording notifications:

adb shell pm grant com.android.phone android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS


adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1




adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.phone.action.CALL_RECORDING_NOTIFICATION -e enabled false

After the phone restarts, the recording notifications should disappear. If the command does not work, try an alternative method:

adb shell dumpsys notification --cancel com.android.phone 1001

This method disables system-level notifications, but can reset after the MIUI update.

Method 5: Reset the settings of the Phone application (last resort)

If none of these methods worked, the phone application might have been corrupted, and then resetting it to factory settings would help.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the phone and tap it.
3. Choose a storage (or memory)
4. Click Clear Data and confirm the action.
5. After reset, restart the phone.

This procedure will remove:

• 📋 Call history (but not contacts).
• 🔊 Volume settings for calls.
• 📱 All saved recordings of conversations.
• ⚙️ Personal settings of the application interface.

After reset, check if the notifications have returned. If so, the problem lies deeper (possibly in the firmware), and it is worth considering flashing the device.

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Phone application data reset is the most radical method, but it is guaranteed to remove all recording traces and associated notifications. Use it if other methods have not worked.

Additional advice and answers to questions

In this section, we have compiled solutions for specific situations that may arise when working with notifications about recording on Xiaomi Redmi.

What if the recording is turned on by itself?

Automatic recording activation is usually associated with:

• 🤏 Accidental tap – on some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi Note 9), the recording button is located too close to the hands-free button.
• 📱 Screen problems – “ghost” touches due to damaged display or protective film.
• 🤖 Failure in firmware - rarely, but it happens that MIUI Misactivates the recording when answering a call.

Decisions:

1. Check the sensitivity of the screen in Settings → Display → Touch sensitivity.
2. Install a third-party dialer (like Google Phone) where the recording feature is disabled by default.
3. Update your firmware to the latest version via Settings → About Phone → System Update.

How to recover accidentally deleted records?

If you cleared the recording notification but didn't listen to it, the file could have been saved in the device's memory.

• 📁 folder MIUI/sound_recorder/call_rec through any file manager.
• 🔍 Section Records in the Dictaphone application (sometimes calls are duplicated there).
• ☁️ Cloud storage Mi Cloud if synchronization was enabled.

Record files are usually.amr or.mp3 and are named by pattern Call_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.

Can I turn off notifications only for specific contacts?

Yes, MIUI has an exception feature, but it works unintuitively:

1. Open the phone → Settings → Record conversations.
2. Activate Automatic Recording (yes, this is a must for setting exceptions!).
3. Tap the exceptions and add contacts for which the record is not required.
4. Turn off Automatic Recording back.

Calls from selected contacts will no longer be recorded and will not generate notifications.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Xiaomi Redmi recording notifications