How to Remove Google Assistant from Xiaomi Screen: From Widgets to Voice Assistant

Xiaomi smartphone owners often face the annoying presence of Google Assistant on the home screen: it’s the search bar at the bottom, and the weather widget with suggestions from Google, and the occasional activation of the voice assistant. Especially annoying that even after manual removal, the widget can appear again after a MIUI update or a device reboot.

Complicating the problem, Xiaomi integrates Google services at the firmware level, and in the latest versions of MIUI 13/14, some settings are hidden deeper or not at all from the menu. In this article, we will discuss all possible ways from simple concealment to complete disabling through ADB, including solutions for models with a locked bootloader.

It is important to understand that completely removing Google Assistant without root rights is impossible – it is a system application. But it can be deactivated, hidden from the screen and blocked background activity. If you use Xiaomi without Google services (for example, on Miui for Russia), some methods will be irrelevant, we will also mention this separately.

1. Remove Google Search from the Home Screen

The most prominent element is the Google search bar, which is located at the bottom of the screen. In MIUI, it can be deleted in two ways, but both have nuances.

Method 1: Remove through launcher settings

1. Click the empty space on the home screen → select Settings (cog icon).
2. Go home. → Widgets.
3. Find the Google Search widget (could be called Google App or Discover).
4. Drag it into the basket or press Remove.

Method 2: Disconnecting through application settings

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google (app, not services).
3. Select Disable or Remove Updates (if the button is active).
4. Reboot your smartphone.

⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO F3, Redmi Note 11 Pro+) post-refresh MIUI The line can come back. In this case, only disconnecting through the ADB (section).

If the line has disappeared, but after a while it reappeared, check if the synchronization of widgets in the Mi Account is enabled.

1. Go to Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud.
2. Turn off the option of Synchronization of data launcher.

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If you have left empty space after you delete the line, try changing the screen grid: press your finger on the home screen → Settings → Home → Grid size. Choose an option with more icons (e.g. 5×6 instead of 4×5).

2. Disable the Discover widget (Google tape)

Google Discover tape (formerly called Google Feed) appears when swiped to the left of the home screen, consumes traffic, shows unwanted news, and slows down the launcher, and you can remove it like this:

Method 1: Through launcher settings

• 📱 Hold your finger on the main screen. → Settings.
• 🔧 Go home. → Discover screen (or Google Tape").
• ❌ Turn off the slider Show the tape.

Method 2: Disabling the Google application

• 🔍 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔎 Find the Google App (not to be confused with Google Play Services).
• ⚙️ Select Turn Off → confirm.
• 🔄 Reboot your smartphone.

⚠️ Attention: MIUI In Russia (without Google services), the Discover tape may not be available initially. If you can't see it, but want to make sure it's turned off, check the list of installed apps for the presence of Google App).

If the tape still appears after the shutdown, it means that it is built into the Xiaomi launcher, in which case only replacing the launcher with a third-party one (for example, Nova Launcher or Lawnchair) will help.

3. Deactivate the Google Assistant voice assistant

The voice assistant can activate randomly (for example, when you press the Home button or say "OK, Google"), consume the battery and send data to Google servers. It can not be completely deleted without root rights, but you can turn off all activation methods.

Step 1: Turning off voice activation

• 🎤 Open the Google app (or download it if you delete it).
• 👤 Click on the profile avatar in the upper right corner → Settings → Voice search.
• ❌ Turn off options: OK Google (voice activation) Activate from the lock screen

Step 2: Delete the Voice Assistant Data

• 🔍 Go back to Google Settings → Managing a Google Account.
• 📊 Go to the Data and Personalization tab.
• 🗑️ Find the Activity and chronology section → History management → Voice recordings.
• 🧹 Click Delete and select the entire period.

Step 3: Disconnect via Android Settings

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔎 Find Google and Google Play Services.
• ⚡ Choose a Battery for each. → Background activity and set Limit.

If the assistant is still activated after these actions, check the gesture settings:

• 👆 Open the Settings. → System system → Gestures.
• 🔍 Find the option Long press home button and set the value of Nothing or Show menu.

4. Complete shutdown via ADB (no root rights)

If standard methods don’t work, you can block Google Assistant components via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which works on all Xiaomi models, including POCO and Redmi, but requires a connection to a computer.

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with Windows/Linux/macOS.
• 🔌 Cable USB (preferably original).
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB smartphone.
• 🛠️ Utility. ADB (You can download from the official website).

Instructions:

1. 📱 On your smartphone, open Settings → About the phone and 7 times click on the version MIUI, activate the developer mode.
2. 🔧 Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers and enable debugging by USB.
3. 🖥️ Connect your smartphone to your computer and confirm the debugging permission.
4. 📂 Unpack. ADB to the folder on the computer and open the command line (cmd) in this folder.
5. 💻 Enter the commands in turn: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.googleassistant
6. 🔄 Reboot your smartphone.

What teams do:

⚠️ Attention: After use ADB Some functions may not work properly: 🔍 Searching the phone through the notification panel will be unavailable. 📱 Some system applications (such as the Camera) may produce errors when you first start up. 🔄 After resetting settings or updating MIUI The team will have to re-exert.

Download ADB and unpack in folder |Enable developer mode on Xiaomi|Activate debugging on USB|Connect phone to PC with original cable |Run command line on behalf of administrator-->

5. Alternative solutions: replacement of launcher and firmware

If none of these methods worked, consider radical ways. They require more effort, but are guaranteed to remove all traces of Google Assistant.

Option 1: Installation of a third-party launcher

• 🏠 Popular launchers without Google: 🌿 Lawnchair (open source, gesture support) ⚡ Nova Launcher (flexible setup, no advertising) 🖤 Before Launcher (minimalistic, without Google integration)
• 🔧 After installation: Press your finger on the main screen → Settings → Select the installed launcher as the main one. Disable the system launcher MIUI application settings.

Option 2: Switch to custom firmware

• 📱 Suitable firmware for Xiaomi: 🔥 LineageOS (without Google services by default) 🛡️ GrapheneOS (maximum privacy, but not for all models) 🌍 MIUI EU (European version without Chinese services, but with Google)
• ⚠️ Risks: 🔋 Loss of warranty (if unlocking the bootloader is official - the warranty is maintained). 📵 Possible problems with the camera, NFC or sensors (depending on the model). 🔄 Difficulty of returning to stock firmware.

Option 3: Use MIUI without Google (for Russia)

Xiaomi releases special versions of MIUI for the Russian market, where Google services are replaced by Yandex and its own solutions. If your smartphone supports this firmware, you can make the transition:

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Replacing the launcher is the safest way to remove Google Assistant without losing functionality. Custom firmware gives you full control, but requires technical skills and can be unwarranted.

Frequent problems and their solutions

When you turn off Google Assistant, you'll see common mistakes, and we'll look at the most common ones and how to fix them.

Problem 1: Google widget is coming back after a reboot

• 🔄 Reason: Automatic sync with Mi Cloud account.
• ⚡ Solution: Open Settings → Xiaomi account → Mi Cloud. disable the launcher data sync. delete the widget again (see section 1).

Problem 2: Phone search is not working

• 🔍 Reason: Google’s search app, which is responsible for system search, is disabled.
• ✅ Solution: Install an alternative search engine (like Sesame Search). or turn back Google in the app settings, but only disable the widget.

Problem 3: The “Google Stopped” Error ADB-team

• ❌ Cause: Conflict with other system applications.
• 🛠️ Solution: adb shell pm clear com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox If it doesn't help, reset the Google app settings in the Settings menu → Annexes.

Problem 4: Voice assistant is activated by the Home button

• 🎤 Reason: Set up gestures in MIUI.
• ⚙️ Solution: Go to Settings → System system → Gestures → Home button. Set Nothing action or Show menu.

FAQ: Frequent questions