How to remove Alice from Yandex on Xiaomi smartphones: 5 working ways

Voice assistant Alice from Yandex is pre-installed on many Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones as part of the partnership. For some users, it is a convenient tool, for others – an unnecessary application that consumes up to 150 MB of memory and constantly works in the background, draining the battery by 3-7% per night. Unfortunately, standard deletion through the application menu is often not available, the system blocks the uninstallation of system services.

In this guide, we will discuss all the current ways to disable or completely remove Alice from Xiaomi devices based on MIUI 14/15 (including global and Chinese firmware).

• 🔕 Disable Alice without removal (to save charge)
• 🗑️ Remove the application through ADB (rootless)
• 🛠️ Deactivate Alice System Processes with Superuser Rights
• 🔄 Restore the assistant if you need it again.

Important: procedures vary depending on the version of MIUI and the model of the smartphone. For example, on the Xiaomi 13 Pro with MIUI 15, you will need ADB for complete removal, whereas on the Redmi Note 10 with MIUI 14, you just need to disable auto-start. We covered all scenarios.

1.Why Alice is preinstalled on Xiaomi and can it be safely removed

Xiaomi and Yandex began cooperation in 2018, when Alice became the standard assistant on smartphones for the Russian market.

• 📱 On the global versions MIUI (for example, Xiaomi 12T Pro: Alice may be absent or hiding under the Yandex App name.
• 🇷🇺 On Russian firmware (models Redmi) 10C, POCO X5) The assistant is installed as system software and protected from removal.
• 🔧 On the Chinese versions (for example, Xiaomi 14 with firmware for the CN-region) Alice is not present at all.

Can you remove Alice without consequence?

⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Xiaomi) 11T) Alice is tied to Yandex Search, and deleting it can cause errors when using your browser or weather widgets. → System system → Backup.

2. Method 1: Unplug Alice without removal (to save battery)

If you don’t need to get rid of the assistant completely, but you want to prevent it from working in the background, follow these steps: This method does not require superuser rights and is suitable for all versions of MIUI.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search box, type “Alice” or “Yandex”.
3. Select the Alice app from Yandex (or Yandex App).
4. Press Battery → Background Activity and select Limit.
5. Go back and tap AutoRun, then turn off all the switches.
6. In the Notifications section, disable notifications.

You can also turn off voice control:

• 🎤 Go to Settings. → System system → Gestures and buttons → Voice assistant.
• 🔇 Select No in the section "Running Voice Assistant».

There is no Alice icon on the desktop |

The app does not appear in the "Recent" menu |

No notifications from Yandex|

The voice assistant is not activated by the button-->

⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi with MIUI 15 after the system update, the autorun settings may reset. Check them every 1-2 months through Settings → Annexes → Permits → Auto-start.

3. Method 2: Removing Alice via ADB (without root rights)

If you don’t want to remove Alice completely without rooting, use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which works on 90% of Xiaomi devices, except for Chinese firmware.

What you need:

• 🖥️ Computer with Windows/macOS/Linux.
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).
• 📱 Included debugging by USB smartphone.

Step-by-step:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (Tap 7 times)
2. Enable USB debugging in Settings → Additional → For developers.
3. Download ADB Tools and unpack the archive.
4. Connect your smartphone to your PC and in the command line (terminal) perform: adb devices Should appear device with a serial number.
5. Enter the command to remove Alice: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 en.yandex.alice For some firmware may require: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.yandex.browser

If the team doesn’t work, try an alternative:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 ru.yandex.alice

⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO F4, Xiaomi 12 Lite) after removing Alice via ADB Weather widgets from Yandex may disappear. To return them, reinstall Yandex.Weather from Google Play.

Method 3: Complete removal with root rights (for experienced)

If you have root rights (e.g., through Magisk), you can delete Alice at the system file level, which is suitable for users who are prepared for possible risks (up to the inoperability of some MIUI functions).

Instructions:

1. Install a file manager with root support (such as Root Explorer or FX File Explorer).
2. Go to /system/priv-app/ or /system/app/.
3. Find folders with names: YandexAlice YandexApp YandexSearch

.bak

YandexAlice.bak

Reset the device.

For reliability, clean residual files via Titanium Backup or do the following in the terminal:

su


pm uninstall --user 0 ru.yandex.alice




pm uninstall --user 0 com.yandex.browser




pm uninstall --user 0 com.yandex.searchplugin

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Before you delete your system files, back up your firmware through TWRP Recovery, which will help restore the device if it stops booting after manipulation.

After removal, check:

• 🔍 Yandex.Browser's performance (may require reinstallation).
• 🌡️ Weather widgets (if used from Yandex).
• 🔋 Battery consumption in standby mode (should decrease by 5-10%).

5. Method 4: Reset to factory settings (extreme case)

If Alice doesn't get deleted by any means and interferes with the smartphone, you can do a complete reset, which is radical, and it will delete all the data from the device, including photos, contacts and apps.

How to reset Xiaomi to factory settings:

1. Back up your important data (via Settings → System → Backup or manually).
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Choose to erase all data and confirm the action.
4. After the reboot, don’t restore data from the backup – it could bring Alice back.
5. When you first set up, skip the step with the installation of applications from Yandex.

⚠️ Note: On some models (Redmi Note 11 Pro)+) After reset, Alice can be re-installed via an update MIUI. To avoid this, disable automatic application updates in Settings. → Annexes → Application management → Google Play Store → Auto-update.

If the reset did not help, then Alice is integrated into the firmware at the system.img level. In this case, only firmware reflashing to custom firmware (for example, LineageOS or Pixel Experience) will help.

6 How to get Alice back if you need her again

If you have removed the assistant but have decided to restore it, do the following:

For devices without root rights:

1. Download the official Alice app from Google Play.
2. Install it and run it. The app will ask for permissions -- grant them.
3. Go to Settings → Applications → Alice and turn on autorun.

For root-righted devices (if you delete system files):

1. Restore deleted folders from the backup (if you did it before deleting).
2. Or reflash your smartphone via Fastboot with the official MIUI firmware.

If Alice is not working after recovery:

• 🔄 Reset the device.
• 🔧 Clear the app's cache in Settings → Annexes → Alice. → Warehouse.
• 📥 Update the app through Google Play.

7.Alternatives to Alice on Xiaomi

If you have removed Alice but want to use a voice assistant, consider these options:

For maximum productivity, we recommend:

• 🔋 Disable auto-start from an alternative assistant (similar to Alice).
• 📵 Prohibit background activity in battery settings.
• 🔇 Use voice control only on request (not constantly in the background).

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Google Assistant consumes 20 to 30 percent more battery than Alice, but offers advanced features for smart home and integration with Google services (Calendar, Mail, Maps).

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