How to permanently remove Google Assistant with Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro: working methods for 2026

Google Assistant on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro may seem like a useful tool, but many users are faced with its intrusive behavior: random activation when you press the Home button, background activity, battery drain and even conflicts with Xiaomi’s branded XiaoAI assistant. If you decide to get rid of Google services or just want to free up smartphone resources, this article will help you completely disable or remove the assistant without risk to the system.

The problem is that MIUI (particularly version 12-14) is deeply integrated with Google services, and standard shutdown through settings often doesn’t work properly — the assistant can be activated again after a reboot or update. We tested all methods on the Redmi Note 9 Pro (models M2003J6A1G and M2003J6A1I) and selected only those that are guaranteed to work. Importantly: some methods require superuser rights (root), but we also provided solutions without them.

Before you start, consider that completely removing Google Assistant may affect other services (such as Google Play Services or Google App).If you only need apps from the Play Market, you just need to disable the Assistant, not remove it completely.

1. Standard shutdown via MIUI settings

The easiest way is to deactivate the assistant in the settings menu, which doesn't delete the application, but prevents it from starting when you press the Home button or voice command.

Open Settings → Applications → Application Management and follow the steps:

1. Find it in the Google list (app with the G color logo icon).
2. Slip on it and select Notifications → turn off all switches.
3. Go back and press Permissions → disable access to Microphone, Camera and AutoRun.
4. Go to Battery → select Limit background activity.

Now go to Settings → System → Gestures → Home button and disable the Google Assistant option. If you don’t have one, your version of MIUI doesn’t support this menu (relevant for Android 10 and below firmware).

⚠️ Note: After updating the Google App through the Play Market, settings may reset.To avoid this, prevent automatic updates for this app.

Notifications for Google App are prohibited

Access to microphone and camera is disabled

Background activity restricted

Removed binding to the Home button

Auto-update of Google App is prohibited-->

2. Remove Google App Updates (without root)

If the standard shutdown didn’t work, try rolling back the Google app to the factory version.This will remove all updates, including the Assistant components.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Google.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Remove Updates.
3. Confirm action. The system will warn you that it may affect other services, agree.
4. Reboot your smartphone.

After rollback, go back to the Google App settings and re-activate permissions, as in the first method. Now the assistant should not be activated with a long press on Home.

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If the Remove Updates button is inactive, then the Google app is installed as a system, in which case only disabling through ADB will help (see section 4).

3. Disconnection via ADB (no root rights)

For advanced users who are willing to work with ADB, There's a way to block Google Assistant completely at the system level. It doesn't require root, but it requires a computer and a computer. USB-cable.

Steps:

1. Turn on the Developer Mode on your smartphone: go to Settings → About Phone and tap the MIUI version 7 times.
2. Return to Settings → Additional → For developers and activate Debugging over USB.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools, and open the command line in the adb.exe folder.
4. Follow the commands in turn: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

The first command removes the updates for the Google App, the second one disables it for the current user, and after the reboot, the Assistant will stop working, but the Play Market and other services will remain available.

⚠️ Note: If Google Play Services stops working after this procedure, follow the command: adb shell pm enable com.google.android.gms

4. Complete removal through root rights

If you have root access (like Magisk), you can delete Google Assistant forever, which is a radical method, but it ensures that the Assistant doesn't come back after the updates.

Use any root-enabled file manager (such as Root Explorer or Mixplorer) and follow the steps:

1. Go to /system/priv-app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.
2. Remove or rename the folder (for example, in the GoogleQuickSearchBox_bak).
3. Also check the /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox folder – if you have one, delete it similarly.
4. Reset the device.

After that, Google Assistant will be gone completely, but keep in mind that some features (like voice search in the Google App) will also stop working.

5. Replace Google Assistant with XiaoAI (branded Xiaomi assistant)

If you don't need Google Assistant but want to keep voice control, set up XiaoAI, Xiaomi's proprietary assistant. It consumes fewer resources and is better integrated into MIUI.

How to activate XiaoAI:

1. Install XiaoAI from the Mi App Store (if it is not available by default).
2. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → XiaoAI.
3. Allow all necessary rights: Microphone, Autostart, Display over other windows.
4. Return to Settings → System → Gestures → Home button and select XiaoAI instead of Google Assistant.

Now, if you press Home long enough, XiaoAI will start. To completely disable Google voice activation, run the command via ADB:

adb shell pm revoke com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO

6 What to do if Google Assistant is back after the update

If the assistant is activated again after the MIUI or Google App update, the system has restored its settings. To avoid this, block the automatic update for key applications:

List of apps that you need to “freeze”:

• 📱 Google (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox) – the main application with Assistant.
• 🔄 Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms) – can restore settings.
• 🛠️ Google Play Store (com.android.vending) – Updates other apps.

To block updates:

1. Open the Play Market, search for the Google app.
2. Slip on three dots in the top right corner and uncheck the Auto Update box.
3. Repeat for Google Play Services.

If you use ADB, run the command to completely ban updates:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.vending

⚠️ Note: Disconnect Play Market through ADB This method will block the installation of all applications. Use this method only if you are ready to use alternative stores (for example, APKMirror).

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To get rid of Google Assistant forever, combine methods: remove updates + block auto-updates + use ADB-This is the only way to guarantee results after reboots.

FAQ: Frequent questions about disabling Google Assistant