How to permanently remove Family for English on Xiaomi: 5 working methods

Family for English (or Mi Family) is automatically installed on many Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones as part of the MIUI branded shell. It is designed for parental control, but often interferes with users: sends out notifications, consumes resources and is not deleted in standard ways. If you are looking for how to completely remove Family for English from Xiaomi - without a trace, without notifications and without unnecessary restrictions - this article will help you understand all the nuances.

We tested all the current methods on devices with MIUI 12-14 (including global and Chinese firmware) and selected only those that work in 2026. Importantly, some methods require unlocking the bootloader or root rights, but there are solutions without them.

What is Family for English and why can’t it be removed?

Family for English (com.miui.familyguard) is part of the Xiaomi ecosystem responsible for:

• 🔒 Parental controls (time limits, application blocking).
• 📊 Monitoring of child activity (launch history, geolocation).
• 🔔 Notifications about “useful” functions (e.g. reminders to learn English).

The problem is that Xiaomi refers to this software as system services, so:

• ❌ It cannot be removed through Settings. → Annexes.
• ❌ It is restored after resetting the settings.
• ❌ Even a shutdown through ADB may work temporarily.

Moreover, on some firmware (e.g. MIUI China), the application is integrated into the Security Center, making it difficult to deactivate, but there are workarounds, from simple to radical.

Method 1: Disconnect via settings (without root)

If you just need to hide notifications and stop background activity, try the standard ways to:

1. Turn off notifications: Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Family for English → Notifications and deactivate all switches.
2. Limit background activity: In the same app menu, select Battery → Background activity and set Restricted.
3. Hide the icon: Long-click on the icon → Remove from the screen (does not remove the application itself, but removes it from view).

These actions will not remove Family for English, but will reduce its intrusiveness. However, on some firmware (for example, MIUI 14 Global), the application can independently enable notifications after the system update.

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If the settings do not include “Notifications” for Family for English, try to clear the app cache first (Storage → Clear cache).

Method 2: Removal via ADB (without root but with PC)

The most reliable way to remove Family for English without root is to use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which works on most Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO devices, but requires a connection to a computer.

Step-by-step:

1. Enable Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and 7 times click on MIUI Version. Then go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers and activate Debugging over USB.
2. Connect your phone to your PC and install ADB Tools.
3. Open the command prompt (cmd) in the folder with ADB and type: adb devices If the device is displayed, execute: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.familyguard

Once the command is executed, the application will disappear from the system for the current user (but remain in the firmware). If you do a reset, it can return.

Method 3: Removal with root rights (complete removal)

If you have a bootloader unlocked and you have Magisk or another root manager installed, you can delete Family for English forever.

Ways:

• 📱 Root Explorer: Go to the Root Explorer /system/priv-app/FamilyGuard or /system/app/FamilyGuard and delete the folder. Then clear the cache in /data/data/com.miui.familyguard.
• 💻 Through ADB from root: adb shell su mount -o rw,remount /system rm -rf /system/priv-app/FamilyGuard rm -rf /system/app/FamilyGuard reboot

Warning: On some firmware (e.g. MIUI EU), deleting FamilyGuard may disrupt the Security Center, in which case you will have to restore the file via fastboot.

Method 4: Magisk Blocking (alternative to removal)

If you are afraid of the consequences of complete removal, you can block the application using the Magisk module:

1. Install the App Systemizer module.
2. In the module settings, find com.miui.familyguard and select Disable.
3. Reset the device.

This method does not remove the application, but only disables its launch, the advantage of which is that you can quickly return the functionality if you need it (for example, for parental control).

Method 5: Flashing (radical solution)

If all previous methods did not work, you can install custom firmware without Family for English.

• 🔄 MIUI pro MIUI Mix - Modified versions without Bloatware.
• 🤖 LineageOS or Pixel Experience – pure Android (but lose branded Xiaomi features).
• 📱 Xiaomi.eu – European firmware with the ability to disable unnecessary applications.

The process requires unlocking the bootloader and can result in a loss of warranty.Seek detailed firmware guides for your model on the XDA or 4PDA forums.

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Flashing is the only way to get rid of Family for English forever, but it requires technical skills and risks the stability of the system.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When trying to delete Family for English, users often face problems:

Critical information: On devices with MIUI 14 Global and later Family for English, you may be part of the com.miui.securitycenter package, and if you delete it, you may crash. Before you act, check the dependency via the adb shell dumpsys package com.miui.familyguard command.

What to use instead of Family for English?

If you need parental controls but don’t like Xiaomi’s implementation, consider the alternatives:

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Google Family Link – Google’s official solution with flexible settings.
• 🔒 Kaspersky Safe Kids – Blocking Sites and Apps + GPS-tracker.
• 📱 Norton Family – Activity monitoring and screen time limitation.

These applications are not integrated into the system, so they can be removed at any time without consequences for MIUI.

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