How to remove the assistant on Xiaomi: Google, MIUI and voice assistants

Why Users Want to Get Rid of Xiaomi Assistants and How to Do It Safely

Voice assistants on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones are often a source of annoyance: they are activated by random taps, eat up battery power in the background and collect data about your habits. According to statistics from 2026, 63% of Xiaomi owners have tried to disable the Google Assistant or built-in MIUI Assistant at least once, but not all of them managed this the first time.

In this article, we’ll look at all the current ways to remove assistants on Xiaomi in 2026, including hidden methods for MIUI 14/15 and Android 12-14 firmware. You’ll learn how to disable not only standard voice commands, but also remove the assistant widget from the lock screen, as well as stop background activity of Google services. Importantly, some methods require super-user rights (root), but we’ll start with the simplest solutions that do not require hacking.

1. disable Google Assistant through Android settings

The most obvious way is to deactivate Google Assistant from the app menu, which works on all Xiaomi smartphones with Google services pre-installed (including models for the global market).

Instructions:

• 📱 Open the Google app (the icon with the letter "G" on a colored background).
• 👤 Slip on your avatar in the upper right corner → Settings.
• 🔍 Choose Google Assistant → General.
• ⚙️ Go to the Assistant Settings → Phone.
• 🔕 Turn off the Google Assistant slider (in some versions) MIUI This item is called Include Assistant).

After that, the assistant will stop responding to voice commands (OK, Google) and gestures. However, background processes may continue to work. To completely stop them, go to Settings → Apps → App Management → Google and click Stop (you will have to repeat after each reboot).

2. Remove MIUI Assistant (Integrated Xiaomi Assistant)

MIUI Assistant is a Xiaomi-branded assistant that appears when you hold the Home button long or swipe from the bottom edge of the screen. Unlike Google Assistant, it can’t be removed by standard means, but you can turn it off deeply.

Method 1: Through the MIUI settings

• ⚙️ Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Special facilities → MIUI Assistant.
• 🔕 Turn off the slider Turn on MIUI Assistant.
• 📱 Back to Settings → Lock screen and remove the tick from Show MIUI Assistant on a locked screen.

Method 2: For firmware without root rights (hidden method)

If your version of MIUI does not have MIUI Assistant in the settings, try this workaround:

1. Hold your finger in the free seat of the main screen → screen settings.
2. Slip to the additional settings → Show MIUI Assistant and turn it off.
3. Restart the phone – changes will apply after the reboot.

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If after disabling MIUI Assistant, the Home button stopped working correctly, reset the gesture settings to Settings → System → Gestures.

3. Complete removal via ADB (no root)

For advanced users willing to work with ADB, there is a way to completely remove assistant packages without obtaining root permissions.This method works on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones with unlocked bootloader (but does not require custom firmware).

What you need:

• 💻 Computer with installed ADB Tools.
• 📱 Included debugging by USB on the phone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI → 7 times tap the version → Come back to the extra. → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Instructions:

1. Connect the phone to your PC and type in the command line: Adb devices Make sure the device is identified (serial number should appear).
2. Follow the commands to delete: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist The first command deletes Google Assistant, the second - MIUI Assistant.
3. Reboot your phone: adb reboot

⚠️ Note: After this update, Google Play may return Google Assistant. To prevent this, block the automatic update for the Google app in the Play Store settings.

4. Disable voice activation ("OK, Google")

Even after Google Assistant is disabled, some users are still experiencing the phone's response to the phrase "OK, Google," which is due to a separate voice search service that operates independently, to deactivate it completely:

Steps:

• 🔍 Open the Google app → Settings → Voice search.
• 🎤 Select Voice Support Mode (or Voice Match in English versions).
• 🔕 Turn off the slider Access from the locked screen and Recognition "OK Google".
• 📱 Go to Settings. → Annexes → Google → Permits and disallow access to the microphone.

If voice activation still works after that, check the settings in Google Assistant → Settings → Phone → Voice input and disable all related options. On some firmware, MIUI also helps reset the Google app settings through Settings → Apps → Reset settings.

5. Removal via TWRP (for firmware with root)

If you have custom TWRP recovery installed and superuser rights, you can physically delete the assistant system files, a method that gives you a 100% guarantee that assistants won’t return after updates, but you need to be careful that wrong actions can lead to bootloop.

Step-by-step:

1. Load the phone into TWRP mode (hold Power + Volume up when turned on).
2. Select Advanced → File Manager.
3. Go to /system/priv-app/ and delete the following directories: GoogleQuickSearchBox (Google Assistant), MiuiVoiceAssist (MIUI Assistant) Velvet (Google Additional Services)

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Wipe → Dalvik/ART Cache

Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Before deleting files through TWRP Make sure to back up the system partition (Backup item in the main menu).If the phone stops loading after deleting, restore the backup.

6.Alternative methods: disabling through Xiaomi Cloud and services

Few people know, but some of the assistant features on Xiaomi are tied to the company's cloud services, such as MIUI Assistant, which can be activated via Xiaomi Cloud even if you disabled it locally, to completely stop it from working:

Steps:

• 🌐 Go to Settings. → Accounts and synchronization → Xiaomi Cloud.
• 🔗 Turn off sync for Smart Assistant (or MIUI Assistant).
• 📱 Back to Settings → Annexes → Manage applications and find MIUI Assistant.
• 🚫 Click Stop, then Disable (this will remove all updates and return the app to the factory version).

For Google Assistant, similarly, disable sync in Settings → Google → Google Account Management → Data and Personalization → Web App Activity. Here you can delete the history of voice commands and prevent them from saving in the future.

Comparison of methods: which one to choose?

Depending on your Xiaomi model and MIUI version, the effectiveness of the methods may vary. Below is a table comparing all the methods:

For most users, the best solution is to combine disabling in settings + deleting through ADB. This gives the maximum effect without risking damage to the system. If you're ready to experiment and you have a backup, you can try the method with TWRP.

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On Xiaomi models for the Chinese market (without Google services), only MIUI Assistant is disabled, and on global versions you will have to fight both assistants: Google and MIUI.

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