How to remove parental control on Xiaomi: 5 proven methods

Parental controls on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices are a useful feature for limiting content and time for children to use the gadget. But sometimes it becomes a hindrance: forgotten password, excessive restrictions or buying a used phone with activated controls. In this article, we will discuss all the working ways to disable parental controls on MIUI 14/15 and Android 13/14, including bypassing passwords and resetting through the Mi Account.

It's important to understand that the manufacturer deliberately makes it harder to undo the restrictions to prevent unauthorized access. So some methods require access to a Mi Account, superuser rights (root), or even a complete reset, and we've assigned the methods by complexity, from simple to radical, so you can choose the best option.

1. Standard disconnection through settings

If you know the password from parental control or the Mi Account associated with the device, use the official method:

1. Open Settings → Special features → Parental control (on some firmware, the path may differ: Settings → Applications → Parental control).
2. Enter the current one. PIN-code or password (if requested).
3. Go to Restrictions Management and disable all active functions: 🔒 Limitation of time of use 📱 Application lockdown 🌐 Filtering of web content 💰 Restriction of purchases

Click Disable Parental Controls at the bottom of the screen and confirm the action.

If the disable button is inactive or requires confirmation via SMS/email, check your linked Mi Account – it is possible that the restrictions are set through family access (more on this below).

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⚠️ Attention: On devices with MIUI Global Stable may be called something else, for example, instead of "Parental Controls" it might be "Digital Wellbeing" or "Screen Time".

2. Reset via Mi Account (if the password is forgotten)

If you forgot. PIN-code, but the device is linked to your Mi Account, use the recovery function:

1. On the Parental Control Password Entering Screen, tap Forgot Password? (or Forgot PIN?).
2. Enter the usernames and passwords from the Mi Account associated with the phone.
3. Confirm the action via SMS or email (the code will come to the linked number / mail).
4. Create a new one. PIN-code or shut down control completely.

If the device was purchased from hand and tied to someone else’s account, this method will not work, in which case you will need to reset via Mi Cloud (section 4) or complete flashing (section 5).

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3. bypass through family access (for MIUI 14/15)

In recent versions of MIUI, parental controls can be part of family access, a feature that allows you to manage multiple devices from a single account, to disable restrictions:

1. Open the Mi Account website on any device (not even Xiaomi) and log in.
2. Go to the Family Management section → Devices.
3. Select the target gadget and click Remove from the family or Disable control.
4. Confirm the action via SMS/email.

If the device is not listed, then control is installed locally (see section 1) or through third-party applications (section 6).

4. Radical methods: ADB and resetting settings

If the standard methods don't work, you'll have to use technical solutions, and you'll have to pay attention to these methods, which can lead to data loss or resetting of personal settings.

Method 1: ADB-teams (without root)

To do this, you will need a computer with ADB Tools installed and USB debugging enabled on your phone:

1. Connect your phone to your PC and execute in the command line: adb shell pm clear com.miui.guardprovider
2. Reboot the device. It resets the parental controls.

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

adb shell settings put global parental_controls_enabled 0

Method 2: Complete reset (Hard Reset)

This is an extreme measure that removes all data from your device, including photos, contacts and apps, and only use it if other methods have failed:

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press the Power button + Volume up until the Mi logo appears.
3. In the Recovery menu, select Wipe Data → Wipe All Data (manage volume buttons, confirm – power button).
4. After reset, the device will boot as new – parental controls will be turned off.

⚠️ Note: On devices with a locked boot loader (Redmi Note) 10/11, POCO X3/X4) Recovery resets may require you to enter a password from your Mi Account. If you don't know the previous owner's details, the phone will turn into a brick".

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ADB-The method only works if the debugging USB It was turned on before parental controls were activated. If the function is disabled, it's useless.

5. Removal of Third-Party Control Applications

Sometimes parental controls are set not through system settings, but through third-party programs: Google Family Link, Kids Place, Norton Family or Qustodio.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find in the list of applications with names that contain: 👶 Family, Kids, Parent 🔐 Control, Lock, Guard 🛡️ Norton, Qustodio, Kaspersky

Slip on the application → Delete (or Disable if deletion is blocked).

Reset the device.

If deletion is blocked (button is inactive), then the application has administrator rights. Open Settings → Memory and device → Administrator privileges and uncheck suspicious programs.

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Some control apps (such as Google Family Link) can only be removed through the Google account settings at families.google.com. This requires access to the email from which the control was set up.

6. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When you try to disable parental controls, users often face typical problems, and here's how to solve them:

• 🔄 "You can’t reset your password through your Mi Account" → Check if the phone is linked to another region (e.g. Chinese firmware), and if you do, you can only restore access via the international version of the site.
• 📵 "ADB can't see the device" → Install Xiaomi drivers and enable debugging by USB In Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI (Tap 7 times according to version, then return to additional → For developers).
• 🔒 "After the reset requires an old account Mi" → This means that the phone is tied to the previous owner’s account, so the solution is to contact the seller to unblock or use an official unlock tool (requires a wait of 72–168 hours).
• ⚙️ "Parental control settings are not maintained" → Most likely, the device has software for corporate governance (MDM). Check for Mi Enterprise or Android Device Policy.

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