How to turn off notifications on Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S: the full guide

Modern smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S have become an integral part of our lives, receiving hundreds of signals daily. Constant audible alerts can be annoying while working, resting or sleeping at night, disrupting concentration and peace. Which is why the question of how to correctly and effectively turn off the sound of notifications on the Redmi Note 10S becomes critical for comfortable use of the device.

The MIUI operating system on board the smartphone provides the user with flexible audio management tools, you can completely silence the device, leave only vibrations or customize the profiles for each application, and understanding the logic of how these settings work will allow you to create the perfect sound environment.

In this article, we will take a closer look at all the available methods for controlling audio signals, and we will look at both standard system settings and hidden features that will help you control when and what sounds your gadget will make.

⚠️ Warning: Shutting down all sounds completely may cause you to miss an important call from emergency services or close relatives.Use the Do Not Disturb feature with caution.

Basic settings of the sound profile

The fastest way to change the behavior of a smartphone when it receives incoming signals is to use the volume side key, and if you press it once, you will see a slider on the screen that allows you to switch between Sound, Vibration and No Sound modes, which is a basic level of control that is available in any situation.

But to fine-tune it, you need to go to the system menu, where you can separate the volume of the media, the alarm clock and the notifications themselves, and users often forget that turning down the volume of music does not affect the volume of the messengers' alerts.

To access the expanded parameters, follow the following steps:

• 📱 Open the Settings app on the main screen.
• 🔊 Go to the section "Sound and vibration».
• 🔔 Find the Notification Sound and select the desired option or No».
• 🔇 Adjust volume sliders for different types of events.

Importantly, choosing the No option as a notification melody completely eliminates sound for system events, a solution ideal for those who prefer to rely solely on vibration or visual indications.

Managing Notifications for Specific Applications

Often, there are situations where you need to silence only certain applications, such as games or news aggregators, leaving active messages from messengers. Redmi Note 10S implements an advanced notification management system for each installed software separately.

To customize the sounds for a particular application, go to the settings menu and find the Notifications and Status Bar section, which shows the complete list of programs that have permission to display information on the screen, and you can select any application from the list and customize its behavior in detail.

Inside the menu of a particular app, like Instagram or Telegram, you'll see a Sound switch. Turning off this option will leave pop-ups and vibrations (if it's globally enabled), but remove the annoying sound signal, which allows you to create a personalized sound card of your smartphone.

Also worth noting are the notification categories within apps, which allow you to turn off the sound only for advertising mailings, leaving private messages active, and this flexibility makes it as user-friendly as possible to manage the device.

Use of the "Do Not Disturb" mode

Do Not Disturb is a powerful tool in MIUI’s arsenal that allows you to temporarily block all sound and light signals, as well as vibration. Unlike just turning off the sound, this mode has flexible exception and schedule settings.

You can activate the function through the control center (swipe down from the upper right corner) or through the sound settings. The main feature of the mode is the ability to configure automatic activation on a schedule, for example, at night or during meetings in the calendar.

In Do Not Disturb mode settings, you can create a list of favorite contacts that will make calls even in silence, a critical security feature that keeps you from missing an emergency call while other audio signals are blocked.

Customization of system sounds and interface

In addition to app notifications, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S emits a lot of system sounds: when you lock the screen, dial a number, touch the keyboard. These sounds often go unnoticed, but in silence can be very annoying to the user.

To turn off these effects, you need to go back to the Sound and Vibration section and scroll down to the "Advanced" menu, where you can find the switches for locking, dialing and interface sounds, and disabling these options makes smartphone use completely silent in terms of system reactions.

You should pay special attention to the sounds of the keyboard. Even if the general sound of notifications is turned off, the keyboard can continue to "tweet" when typing. For complete peace of mind, go to the keyboard settings (usually Gboard or the standard MIUI keyboard) and turn off the tap sound there.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling the interface sounds does not affect the volume of the media. Video and music will be played at the volume set by the media slider.

Also in this section you can find the "Sound when charging" setting. If you are annoyed by the melody that the smartphone emits when connecting the cable, it can be easily deaktivirovat' in the same menu, making the charging process silent.

Automation of scripts through the application “Security”

Xiaomi’s ecosystem offers a unique automation feature built into the standard Security app, and with the Scenarios tool, you can set up automatic audio shutdowns when certain conditions occur, eliminating the need for manual switching.

You can create a scenario that includes Do Not Disturb or silent mode when you connect to your home Wi-Fi, come to the office (by geolocation), or launch a specific application, such as a game or video player, which provides automatic control over the sound environment.

To create a script, follow the following steps:

• 🛡️ Open the Security app and select Scenarios».
• ➕ Click the button to add a new script.
• 🎯 Select the Startup Condition (Time, Place, Launch of the Application).
• 🔇 Select the action: "Do Not Disturb" or "No sound».

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Create a Cinema script that automatically turns on Do Not Disturb mode and minimal screen brightness when you launch YouTube or Netflix apps.

Using automation, you can forget about manual settings. The smartphone will realize that you are watching a movie or in a meeting, and accordingly change your sound behavior, keeping your privacy and peace of mind of others.

Decision and additional advice

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the sound of notifications does not turn off even after all the settings, this can be due to the peculiarities of some applications that use their own sound engines, or to errors in the Android system.

In such cases, it is recommended to check permissions for a particular application. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps, select a problem program and make sure it has permission to use notifications. Sometimes, re-enable and turn off this permission can throw off a glitch.

And there's also the Pocket Mode feature, which is, if the notification sound is weird when the phone is in your pocket, check the proximity sensor settings. Incorrect calibration can cause the phone to not realize that it's being retrieved, not making sound, or, conversely, to make it constantly.

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If standard methods don’t help, try resetting the sound settings in the engineering menu (for power users only) or performing a full reset of the phone’s settings.

Regular updates to MIUI are also important: In newer firmware versions, Xiaomi often fixes bugs related to sound and notification management, improving the stability of all audio components of the device.