How to remove parental controls on Xiaomi: The full guide 2026

Parental controls on Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi and POCO) are a useful feature to limit children’s access to content, apps or purchases. However, there are times when you need to turn off these restrictions: you forgot your password, bought a used phone with activated control, or the child grew up and the restrictions became irrelevant. In this article, we will discuss all the working ways to remove parental control on devices with MIUI (including the latest versions 14/15), and also consider the nuances for different models from Xiaomi Mi A3 to Redmi Note 12 Pro+.

It's important to understand that the methods differ depending on how the controls were set up, whether through built-in MIUI tools, third-party apps (like Google Family Link), or a Mi Account. Some methods require knowing a password or accessing an email, others work even without them, and we structured instructions from simple to complex so that you could choose the best option.

Before you start, check:

• 🔍 Do you know the password from Mi Account or the pin code of parental control?
• 📱 Do you have access to an email linked to your Xiaomi account?
• 🔄 Are you ready to reset your settings if other methods don’t work?

1. disable parental control through MIUI settings

The easiest way is if you know the password or pin that you set when you set the restrictions, and this method works for built-in parental controls. MIUI (Not to be confused with Google Family Link! MIUI 12–15.

To remove the restrictions:

1. Open the Settings. → Password and security.
2. Select Parental Control (on some models – Usage Control).
3. Enter your current password or pin code.
4. Click Disable Parental Controls and confirm the action.

If Parental Control is not on the menu, try the alternative path: Settings → Apps → Permissions → Parental Controls.

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⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Xiaomi) 13T or Redmi K60) If the restrictions remain, check the settings of Google Play (Family section).

2. reset parental control through Mi Account

If you forget your parental control password but have access to a Mi Account tied to your phone, you can reset the restrictions via a web interface.This method works for devices where control is tied to your Xiaomi account, rather than a local pin.

Step-by-step:

1. Go to account.xiaomi.com and log in.
2. In the Devices section, find your smartphone and select Control.
3. Press Parental Controls. → Shut down.
4. Confirm the action via email or SMS.

If there is no parental control option on the site, try:

• 📧 Recover password through email linked to Mi Account.
• 🔄 Use the Find Device feature on Xiaomi’s website for remote reset (not working on all models).

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If you try to disable control through Mi Account, the error "Device not found", check whether the phone is connected to the Internet and if the account is synchronized in the Mi Account settings → Synchronization.

3. Google Parental Controls (Family Link)

Many users confuse the built-in MIUI control with the restrictions of Google Family Link. If your Xiaomi has Family Link installed (or you see control notifications from Google), you need to disable restrictions through your Google account, not your Mi Account.

Methods of disposal:

• 📱 From the phone: Go to Settings → Google → Parental controls and disable restrictions (the password of the family group organizer will be required).
• 💻 From your computer: Go to families.google.com, select your child’s profile and click Delete your family group account.
• 🔄 Reset via Google Settings: In Settings → Accounts. → Google delete your child’s account and add it again without restriction.

Important: If the phone was configured via Family Link, after deleting the child’s account from the family group, a device password reset may be required (if a pin code for restrictions has been set).

⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi devices with MIUI for POCO (for example, POCO X5 Pro) Restrictions sometimes remain after Family Link is disabled MIUI. Check both types of controls!

4. Reset to factory settings (if nothing helps)

If you can't remember the password from parental control and can't restore access to Mi Account or Google Account, the only reliable way is to completely reset your device, which will delete all data, including restrictions, but also erase photos, contacts and apps. Before reset, try to save important information (if the phone allows).

How to reset:

1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press the buttons Power + Volume up at the same time (on some models - Power + Volume down).
3. In the Recovery menu, select Wipe Data → Factory Reset (manage volume buttons, confirmation – power button).
4. After resetting, the phone will reboot to its original state.

On the newer models (Xiaomi 14, Redmi Note 13 Pro+), the Recovery menu can be in Chinese. Look for items with characters (data cleanup) or (factory settings recovery).

5. Alternative methods (for advanced users)

If standard methods fail, you can try to circumvent the limitations through technical tricks, which require confident ownership of your smartphone and can lead to loss of warranty or unstable operation of the device.

Method 1: Remove via ADB (for MIUI)

If parental control is implemented through the com.miui.guardprovider system application, it can be disabled via ADB:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.guardprovider


adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.guardprovider

For this:

• 🔧 Turn on Debugging. USB In Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI (Press 7 times, then return to Additional → For developers).
• 💻 Connect your phone to your PC and execute commands above.

Method 2: Changing the date and time

On some versions of MIUI (e.g. MIUI 12.5 on Redmi 9), you can cheat the system by changing the date on the device:

1. Open Settings → Additional → Date and time.
2. Turn off Autodetermination and set the date 1-2 years ahead.
3. Reboot your phone – sometimes it resets the time limits.

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Alternative methods (ADB, change date) may not work on the latest versions of MIUI (14+) due to enhanced protection.

6. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When trying to remove parental control, users often face typical problems, and let's look at the most common and ways to solve them:

Error 1: “Incorrect password” when entering the MIUI pin code

If you are sure you are entering the correct password, but the system does not accept it:

• 🔤 Check the keyboard layout (sometimes the password is entered in the English layout, even if you click Russian letters).
• 🔄 Restart your phone and try again.
• 📧 Restore your password through your Mi Account (if you have control tied to your account).

Error 2: After a reset, the phone requires an old Mi Account

This is a theft protection that is activated if a Xiaomi account was linked to the phone.

• 📄 Provide a check to support Xiaomi (via the official website).
• 🔄 If you bought your phone from hand, ask the previous owner to remove the device from your account at account.xiaomi.com.

Error 3: Google Family Link Limits Remain After Reset

This is because Family Link is linked to a Google account, not a device, to remove the restrictions completely:

1. On your phone, delete your child’s Google account in Settings → Accounts.
2. Delete your child's profile from your computer at families.google.com.
3. Create a new Google account without restrictions.

FAQ: Frequent questions about parental controls on Xiaomi