How to turn off flashlight when calling Xiaomi: 5 working ways

Have you noticed that Xiaomi's flashlight starts blinking on your smartphone when you call or notify?This feature, called Flash Alerts, is enabled by default on many devices with MIUI firmware. It's designed to help you keep an important call out, especially in noisy places or when the phone is lying down screen. However, the constant blinking drains the battery, distracts in the dark and can just be annoying.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can turn off flashlights when calling and notifying, from standard settings to hidden menus and ADB commands. The instructions are relevant for Redmi Note 10/11/12, POCO F3/F4/F5, Xiaomi 11T/12/13 and other devices on MIUI 12/13/14.

Why the flashlight flashes when you ring: Xiaomi’s official explanation

Flash Alerts was introduced into MIUI as part of the Accessibility system, originally designed for people with hearing impairments to visually signal incoming calls or messages, and has become available to all users over time and is enabled by default on some regional firmware.

Technically, the blinking is implemented through direct control. LED-Android kernel-level flashes. That means:

• 🔋 The flashlight uses additional battery consumption (up to 5-7% per hour of active blinking).
• 📱 The function works even if the screen is off or the phone is locked.
• ⚡ The blink may block the camera at the time of shooting (for example, during a video call).

Since MIUI 12, the logic of the function has been changed: it is now activated not only when calling, but also when SMS, notifications from messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) and even system alerts, which has caused many complaints from users.

Method 1: Disconnect via standard MIUI settings

The easiest method is to use the built-in MIUI menus. However, the location of the option may vary depending on the firmware version and smartphone model.

For MIUI 14/13 (relevant to Xiaomi 13/12/11 series, Redmi Note 12, POCO F5):

1. Open the Settings. → Special facilities.
2. Go to Hearing (or Sound and Vibration on some devices).
3. Find the Flash Alerts option and turn off the slider.

For MIUI 12 and older (Redmi Note 10, POCO X3, Mi 10T):

1. Go to Settings → System and device → Additional settings.
2. Select the Alert with a flash.
3. Turn off the call and/or notification option separately.

Call your phone from another device

Send SMS or notification from the messenger

Check the flashlight reaction in the dark

Restart your smartphone (sometimes required to apply changes)-->

If the option is not on the menu, your firmware does not support disabling it through the interface, in which case move on to the following ways.

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On certain devices (e.g, POCO F3) The option is hidden under the name LED-notifications in the section Screen and brightness.

Method 2: Hidden Settings (MIUI)

If the standard method didn’t work, try activating hidden MIUI settings.

1. Open the Phone app and type the combination: ##6484## (some devices may require ##64663##).
2. In the MTK Engineer Mode menu, go to Hardware Testing → Audio → Flashlight.
3. Turn off the Flash on Call (or Flash Notification) option.

⚠️ Warning: Do not change other options in the engineering menu unless you are sure of their purpose.

If the combination does not work, try an alternative method:

• 📱 Install the app MIUI Hidden Settings (rights required) ADB certain functions).
• 🔍 In the Notification & Status Bar, find Flash Notification and turn it off.
• 🔄 Reset the device.

Method 3: Disconnect via ADB (for power users)

If previous methods have not worked, it remains to disable blinking through ADB. This method requires connecting the smartphone to the computer, but it is guaranteed to work on all versions of MIUI.

What you need:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed Xiaomi and Platform Tools drivers.
• 📱 Included Debugging by USB on a smartphone (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI — Press 7 times, then return to the Additional Settings → For developers).
• 🔌 Cable USB Type-C (preferably original).

Step-by-step:

1. Connect your smartphone to your PC and confirm the debugging permission.
2. Open the command line (cmd) in the folder with the platform-tools.
3. Enter the command to check the connection: adb devices (should appear serial number of the device).
4. Use the command to disable flashing when calling: adb shell settings put global flash_notification_enabled 0
5. To turn off flashing notifications: adb shell settings put global flash_notification_for_all 0
6. Reboot your smartphone.

To return the blinking back, replace the 0 by 1 in the commands above.

Method 4: Using Third-Party Applications

If you don't want to mess with ADB, you can use apps from Google Play.

⚠️ Attention: Applications without ROOT-The rights may conflict with system settings MIUI. Once installed, check the flashlight manually – sometimes a restart is required.

For users with ROOT-Xposed Framework with Module MIUI Flashlight Alert Disabler, which blocks flashing at the system level.

Method 5: Resetting settings to factory (extreme case)

If none of these methods worked, and the flashing of the flashlight is critically disturbing, you have to reset, which is a radical solution, but it's guaranteed to bring all the parameters back to factory, including flash alerts.

How to reset:

1. Save important data (photos, contacts, messages) to Google Drive or your computer.
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Select Reset all settings (does not delete files) or Delete all data (complete cleanup).
4. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot.

After discharge:

• 🔄 Flashing flashlight will be disabled by default (on most firmware).
• 📱 Don't update. MIUI First, check the function first.
• ⚙️ Set up alerts manually in Special Opportunities.

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Resetting is a last resort, and before that, be sure to try all other methods, as the procedure deletes personal data and can lead to loss of warranty on some devices.

Why does flashing flash flash back after updates?

Many Xiaomi users are faced with the fact that after the MIUI update, the Flash Alerts function turns on itself.

• 📦 Xiaomi’s policy to reset some special features settings after major updates.
• 🔄 Firmware errors when system parameters are reset to default.
• 🔧 Battery optimization conflicts that can block third-party flashlight management apps.

How to prevent automatic activation:

1. After the update, check the settings in Special Opportunities immediately.
2. Use it. ADB-commands for fixing parameters (see Method 3).
3. Turn off automatic MIUI update in Settings → About Phone → System Update.

If the problem recurs regularly, consider installing custom firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience or LineageOS) where there are no such restrictions.

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