How to Change Your Voice on Xiaomi Phone: From Assistant to Microphone Effects

Voice features on Xiaomi smartphones have long ceased to be a simple “chip” – they have become an integral part of daily interaction with the device. Whether you want to change the boring robotic voice of the XiaoAI assistant to a more natural one, customize funny effects for the microphone in games or just return factory sounds after unsuccessful experiments – in this article you will find all the current ways to change the voice on Xiaomi in 2026, including hidden features of HyperOS and bypassing restrictions for global firmware.

We will analyze not only the standard settings through the menu, but also little-known tricks: from installing custom voice packets to using the device. ADB-And if you have a problem when you've lost your voice after the update, there's a solution for that too. MIUI 14 and HyperOS, but most methods work on older devices (starting with the Redmi Note 8 Pro and later).

1. How to change the voice of XiaoAI assistant (official way)

The voice assistant XiaoAI (or Google Assistant on global firmware) is the first thing that comes to mind when you say "voice on Xiaomi," and fortunately, the manufacturer has provided some built-in voice options that can be changed without third-party apps. Here's how to do it:

Open the XiaoAI app (icon with microphone) → Click on the assistant avatar in the upper right corner → Select Settings → Go to Voice and Speech. Here you'll see the available voice packets. HyperOS is a little different. → Additionally. → Special facilities → Voice assistant.

• 🎤 Standard Voices: Usually available 2-3 You can use the variant (male/female) in Chinese, English and sometimes Russian. To change, just tap the desired option and wait for the loading.
• 🌍 Language Packages: If you don’t have the language you want, check the Assistant Language section – sometimes voices appear after you change the language of the system.
• 🔄 Reset to factory: If after experiments assistant began to glittle, return the default settings in the same menu.

⚠️ Note: Global firmware (e.g. Redmi Note 12 Global) uses Google Assistant instead of XiaoAI. To change its voice, open the Google app → click on the profile avatar → Settings → Google Assistant → Voice of the assistant. There are up to 10 different language options available.

If your region has limited voice options, try changing your device region to India or the United States via Settings. → The phone. → Region: Additional options may come up after the reboot, and this method doesn't work on all models, but it often helps unlock hidden voices.

2. Installation of custom voice packets (for advanced)

Official voices are boring, but custom packages can make the assistant unique, such as setting the voice of an actor, a character from a game, or even your own (if you have recorded samples).

1. Download voice packet in.voice or.tts format (see forums) XDA Developers or 4PDA). Popular builds: voices Jarvis (from the Marvel universe), Cortana (from Windows) or Alice (from Yandex).
2. Transfer the file to the folder /sdcard/MIUI/voice/ (Make it if you don't).
3. Reboot your phone and open your XiaoAI settings – a new voice should appear on the list.

For HyperOS, the path may be different: /sdcard/Android/voice/. If the voice doesn’t appear, check the permissions to the folder or try installing it through the ADB:

adb push custom_voice.voice /system/priv-app/XiaoAI/voice/


adb shell chmod 644 /system/priv-app/XiaoAI/voice/custom_voice.voice




adb reboot

⚠️ Attention: Installing custom voices requires an unlocked bootloader and can cause an assistant to malfunction.Before experimenting, back up the original files from the folder /system/priv-app/XiaoAI/voice/.

If you want to go further, you can completely replace it. TTS-It's a text-to-speech engine, and it's a third-party engine, like eSpeak or RHVoice:

• 📱 Install the app IVONA Or RHVoice from Play Market.
• 🔧 Go to Settings. → System system → Language and input → Text in speech.
• 🔄 Select the installed engine and download the desired voice packets.

Change of voice in the microphone (for calls and games)

Want to surprise your friends in Discord or PUBG Mobile, changing voice beyond recognition? On Xiaomi, you can do this without third-party apps -- built-in tools allow you to apply real-time effects:

Open the Settings. → Sound. → If this is not the case, try an alternative path: Settings → Special facilities → Microphone settings. Preloaded effects are available here:

To apply the effects to all applications, turn on the Apply Global Switch. Keep in mind that some messengers (such as WhatsApp) ignore the system settings of the microphone and use their own audio processing algorithms.

If you don't have much built-in effects, install apps like VoiceMod or Voloco, which offer hundreds of voice filters, but require permission to record sound and can conflict with the voice filters. MIUI-optimization.

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For better sound quality when using effects, turn off Noise Reduction in the microphone settings. It can distort the processed voice.

4. Voice reset to factory settings

And voice experiments sometimes end up with the assistant speaking in an unknown language, and the microphone effects disappear from the menu, and resetting the settings will help, and there are two ways to get it back to normal.

Method 1: Reset via menu

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find XiaoAI (or Google for global firmware) and select Warehouse.
3. Click Clear Data and Clear Cache.
4. Reboot the phone.

Method 2: Complete reset TTS-settings

If the first method didn’t help, reset the text settings in the speech:

1. Go to Settings. → System system → Language and input → Text in speech.
2. Select Reset (or Restore Default Values).
3. Confirm the action and restart the device.

⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO F5, Xiaomi 13T) After the reset, you may need to re-activate your voice over the Internet. Make sure you have a stable network connection, otherwise the assistant will remain "silent».

If you don't recover your voices, check the integrity of your system files.

1. Open the Security app (Security).
2. Go to Optimization. → System verification.
3. Click Check for Errors and wait until it is completed.

5. Features for HyperOS: new features and limitations

HyperOS (starting with Xiaomi 14 and Redmi) K70) So we've changed the way we use voice, and now we've moved some of the features to the cloud, and some of the options are only available for Chinese firmware:

• 🔄 Dynamic voices: HyperOS has an Adaptive voice feature that adjusts to the user's intonation. Included in XiaoAI Settings → Personalization → Adaptive voice.
• 🌐 Cloud sync: Voice settings are now linked to your Mi Account, which means that when you reset your phone or change your device, your preferences are automatically restored.
• 🚫 Global Version Limits: HyperOS Global has removed some voices (e.g., regional Chinese) but added new English and Spanish versions.

To unlock hidden voices on HyperOS, you can use the ADB-team:

adb shell settings put global hyperos_voice_unlock 1

After completing the command, restart the phone and check the Settings section. → Additionally. → Additional options should be available, including celebrity voices (only available on Chinese firmware).

If you are updated with MIUI If you're on HyperOS and you've lost your favorite voice, try to get it back through archive packets:

1. Download the old version of the voice packet (for example, for MIUI 13) from thematic forums.
2. Set it up through ADB rightly --force-compatible:

adb install --force-compatible old_voice_package.apk

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On HyperOS, assistant voices are now updated via Mi Cloud. If your favorite settings are missing after the system update, check the Cloud section. → Synchronization → Voice data and, if necessary, restore it.

6 Problem Solving: Voice does not change or disappears

Even after doing the right thing, the voice on Xiaomi may refuse to change, and consider the typical problems and solutions:

If the problem is not resolved, check:

• 📶 Internet connection: Some voices are downloaded on request.
• 🔊 Media Volume: On Some Models (POCO X5) Assistant voice tied to multimedia volume.
• 🛠️ System Integrity: Use the Mi Check app (available on Xiaomi forums) for diagnostics.

For devices with HyperOS and constant voice failures, try rolling back the firmware to MIUI (If possible for your model, look for the rollback instructions in the topics related to your phone, on the 4PDA or XDA.

7. Alternative methods: voice modifications without root

You don't want to risk the system, but you want to voice it differently, and here are a few ways to get around the restrictions without getting root rights:

Method 1: Applications for changing voice

Install one of these apps (all free but with ads):

• 🎭 Voice Changer: A Simple Interface, 40+ effects.
• 🤖 Robot Voice Simulator – Specializes in robotic voices.
• 🎤 Voloco – Professional voice processing with autotyune.

Method 2: Using Bluetooth headphones

Some headphones (Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro, SoundPeats) Air3) They have voice effects built in to activate them:

1. Put the headphones on the phone.
2. Open the manufacturer’s app (e.g. Mi Earphones).
3. Go to the section Sound Effects or Voice.
4. Select the desired preset (for example, Concert Hall or Radio).

Method 3: Cloud services

Services like VoiceChanger.io or Vocodes allow you to record voice, process it online and download the result, minus the manual download of each audio file.

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For streamers and gamers: if you use OBS Studio for broadcasts, install the plugin VST Host and connect a virtual microphone with effects, which allows you to change your voice in real time without loading your phone.

FAQ: Frequent questions about changing voice to Xiaomi