Change of voice in Xiaomi Vacuum Mop Essential: full instructions with photos and tips

Xiaomi Vacuum Mop Essential has become an indispensable cleaning assistant, but a standard voice assistant in Chinese or English can be annoying or confusing. Fortunately, the manufacturer has provided the ability to change voices from classic female/male to funny options like children's or character voices. In this article, we will discuss all ways to change voice: through the Mi Home app, third-party firmware and even manual downloading of sound packages.

It is important to understand that the functionality depends on the firmware version and the regional binding of the device, for example, in the European versions of Vacuum Mop Essential. STYJ02YM) More language packages are available than in Chinese (STYTJ01ZHM). We will look at universal methods that work on most devices, and also reveal the hidden possibility of installing informal voice packets through the Internet. ADB — Information that Xiaomi does not disclose.

1.Preparation: checking the model and firmware version

Before changing your voice, make sure your device supports this feature.

1. Open the Mi Home app, go to the vacuum cleaner card.
2. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner → Device settings → About the program.
3. Check the model (should be) STYJ02YM or STYTJ01ZHM) and the firmware version (current to the 2026 year — 3.5.9_0042 higher).

If the firmware version is outdated, update it through Settings → Firmware Update. Without fresh firmware, new voice packets may not install or work with errors.

⚠️ Attention: Devices with reference to the Chinese region (CN) This may block the change of voice to European languages, requiring a change of region to Mi Home or a workaround (see Section 5).

2.Official method: changing voice through Mi Home

The easiest method is to use the built-in settings in the application.

1. Open Mi Home and select your vacuum cleaner.
2. Go to Device Settings → Voice prompts (or Voice Pack in English).
3. In the list of available packages, select the desired language: 🇨🇳 Chinese (female/male) 🇬🇧 English (British/American) 🇩🇪 German 🇫🇷 French 🇪🇸 Spanish 👶 Children's voice (not available in all regions)

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Settings → Reboot

If the language you want isn’t on the list, it’s not supported by your model or region, and manual installation (Section 4) will help.

3. How to add a Russian voice (if it is not on the list)

Owners of vacuum cleaners with firmware older than 3.5.8 may face the absence of Russian in the menu, the solution is forced installation through an alternative server Xiaomi:

1. In Mi Home go to the vacuum cleaner settings → About the program.
2. Click 5 times on the firmware version to activate the developer mode.
3. Return to Device Settings → a new option will appear Additional Features.
4. Select the Voice Server and change region to Russia (RU).
5. Reboot the vacuum cleaner and check the vote list - the Russian should show up.

If this doesn’t work, try changing your Mi Home account region:

1. In the Mi Home profile settings, click on the country at the top of the screen.
2. Choose Russia and confirm the change.
3. Remove the vacuum cleaner from the application and add it again.

Instructions:

1. Connect your phone to your computer and activate Debugging via USB.
2. Download the voice packet (for example, mimi_vp.zip) and unpack it in a folder with ADB.
3. Open the command line and execute: adb push mimi.vp /sdcard/miio/voicepack/ adb shell am broadcast -a com.xiaomi.miio.VOICE_PACK_INSTALL -e pack_name mimi
4. Reboot the vacuum cleaner through the app.

⚠️ Warning: Unofficial voice packets may contain bugs or conflict with firmware. Before installation, back up your original voice files via the adb pull command. /sdcard/miio/voicepack/.

5.Regional change of device for unlocking voices

If your vacuum cleaner is tied to the Chinese region (CN), many languages will be blocked. To unlock them, you need to change the region of the device.

Method 1: Mi Home (without root)

This method works for most models, but requires resetting:

1. In Mi Home, remove the vacuum cleaner from the list of devices.
2. Reset the vacuum cleaner to factory settings (hold the RESET button for 10 seconds).
3. Add the device again by selecting Europe or Russia region when setting up Wi-Fi.

Method 2: Through firmware (requires root)

For experienced users:

1. Get root access to the vacuum cleaner (instructions are available on XDA Developers).
2. Edit /miio/device.conf by replacing region=cn with region=en.
3. Reset the device.

After the region change, reinstall voice packets via Mi Home – previously unavailable options should now appear.

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Changing the region can lead to a loss of warranty if the device was purchased from the official Xiaomi store.

6. Solving problems with changing voice

If the vacuum cleaner is silent, makes errors, or returns to standard sound after installing a new voice, try the following steps:

If nothing helps, do a full vacuum cleaner reset:

1. Hold the power button + Home for 10 seconds.
2. Connect to the vacuum cleaner via Mi Home and set it up as a new device.

7.Alternative methods: voice assistants and IFTTT

If you don't like the voices, you can go ahead and connect the vacuum cleaner to Yandex Alice or Google Assistant to control your voice.

1. In Mi Home, connect the vacuum cleaner to Yandex Smart Home or Google Home.
2. Set up voice commands through the assistant app: 🗣️ "Alice, turn on the vacuum cleaner" 🗣️ "Okay, Google, start cleaning up" 🗣️ "Alice, put the vacuum cleaner back on base"

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The advantage of this method is flexibility: you can choose any voice assistant (including celebrities) and operate the vacuum cleaner in Russian, even if the device itself does not have Russian voiceover.

FAQ: Frequent questions about changing voices