How to unlock the microphone in Yandex on the phone Xiaomi Redmi

Modern Xiaomi smartphones, which are based on the shell MIUI or HyperOS, have an advanced privacy protection system. Often users are faced with a situation where voice assistant Alice or search in Yandex.Browser no longer respond to voice commands, this is not due to hardware breakdown, but due to the reset or blocking of access rights to audio input at the operating system level.

Owners of Redmi Note and Xiaomi Mi devices should understand that Android requires explicit permission for every application that wants to use the microphone. If you upgraded the operating system or the browser itself, the settings could go back to factory values. In this guide, we will discuss all ways to restore functionality, including hidden menus and Xiaomi-specific restrictions.

Before you start to do complex manipulations, you should check the basic settings. Often, the problem is solved in a few clicks, if you know where to look, we will look at both standard methods through the application menu, and the deeper security settings of MIUI, which can block the service.

Checking basic permissions in Android settings

The first step should always be to check the standard access menu. In Android 10 and later, microphone management is placed in a separate, easily accessible unit. You need to open your smartphone Settings and find the Applications section. In the list of all installed programs, find Yandex or Yandex.Browser.

Once you log in to the app menu, select App Resolution. This is a complete list of the phone components that the program can access. Search the Microphone list and make sure the switch is active. If you're prohibited, the system will not allow the browser to record the sound under any circumstances.

There is also a “Only during use” option. To properly perform voice search in the background (for example, for the “Alice, turn on music” command), it is recommended to select the “Always Allow” mode, if this option is available in your firmware version, which ensures that the assistant will hear you even when the screen is turned off.

The settings interface may vary slightly depending on the version of MIUI. Below is a table of matching menu items for different versions of the shell:

Specificity of MIUI protection and hidden permissions

Xiaomi’s shell has a unique feature, which is additional privacy protection that can override standard Android settings. Even if the basic menu allows permission, MIUI security can block access. Go to Settings → Privacy Protection to check.

In this section, look for a Special App Permissions subsection or Permission Manager, where you often hide a switch for AutoRun or Display over other windows, and without activating these functions, the voice assistant may not be activated by the voice command "Listen."

⚠️ Attention: In new versions MIUI There is a "Mic Protection" feature, and if activated, a green indicator will be on the status bar, and access for some applications may be restricted in the background to save battery power.

Also worth paying attention to the Do Not Disturb or Game mode.If you are in Game Turbo, access to the microphone for third-party apps not added to the game list can be blocked by the system to prevent extraneous sounds during gameplay.

Setting up the voice assistant Alice

If you are talking about voice assistant, then the settings should be checked inside the application Yandex. Open the application and click on the profile icon or menu. Go to Settings → Voice assistants or Alice.

It's important to activate voice activation, and the system will prompt you to say "Listen, Yandex" or "Hi, Alice" several times to calibrate the timbre, which is a critical step, because without the saved voice sample, the phone will not respond to commands.

• 🎤 Make sure you select the correct recognition language (usually Russian).
• 🔊 Check the volume of system sounds – sometimes the assistant works, but does not issue audible confirmation.
• 📱 Allow the work in the background so that the assistant listens to commands even when the screen is locked.

In some cases, you need to reset the settings of the application itself, and in the application menu, find Clear Data or Reset Settings, which will not delete your accounts, but will return your voice settings to factory settings, which often helps with software failures.

Solving problems with access to Yandex.Browser

Separately, it is worth considering the situation when the microphone does not work precisely when searching through the browser. In the address bar of Yandex.Browser, to the left or right of the input bar, the microphone icon is often located. If you click on it, an error message appears, then the browser has no rights.

Go to the browser settings (three bars in the corner). Find the Privacy or Access section. Make sure that Yandex has permission to use the microphone. Sometimes the global ban on the site interrupts the system settings.

Also check if the browser is not enabled Turbo mode or enhanced protection, which can block scripts recording sound.

⚠️ Note: If you use extensions to block ads (AdBlock and analogues), they may mistakenly block microphone scripts on search pages. Try disabling them or adding Yandex site to exceptions.

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Try opening voice search in Incognito mode, and if the microphone is working there, it's the cache or extensions of the primary browser mode that are the problem.

Diagnostics of hardware and system failures

If the software settings are fine but there's no sound, maybe the problem is deeper: check if the microphone is working in other applications, like a voice recorder or when recording video, if there's no sound anywhere, maybe the microphone grid has become contaminated or there's been a hardware failure.

A common reason for Xiaomi is the conflict of Google services versions and shells. Try updating Google Play Services and the Google app itself through the Play Market Store. Also make sure to update the Android System WebView component, which is responsible for displaying web content in apps.

In a pinch, you can use the hardware engineering menu to check the hardware. Dial the code ##6484## (or #4636##) in the call. In the CIT menu that appears, select Microphone or Audio and follow the instructions for the recording test.

• 🧹 Clean the microphone hole with a soft brush of dust and pile.
• 📱 Remove the protective case – sometimes it blocks access to the sound hole.
• 🔄 Restart the device in Safe Mode to eliminate the impact of third-party programs.

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If the microphone doesn’t work in any application after checking all settings and restarting, a hardware malfunction or plume damage is likely.

Frequent questions and additional solutions

Users often ask questions about how voice input works on Xiaomi, and here are the answers to the most popular ones that will help to eliminate the remaining ambiguities.

By following these guidelines, you will be able to fully restore voice input functionality on your Xiaomi Redmi device. Check app updates regularly to avoid version conflicts.