How to completely disable voice in the Xiaomi phone: assistant, voice and system sounds

Voice prompts and assistants in Xiaomi smartphones can be useful, but often annoy users with unexpected voiceovers, advertising alerts or random positives. This is especially true for owners of Redmi Note, POCO and Mi models with MIUI firmware, where voice functions are integrated at the system level. In this article, we will examine all ways to turn off voice from standard settings to hidden developer settings.

It's important to understand that "voice in the phone" can mean different things: it's a voice assistant XiaoAI (like Alice or Siri), and voice interface for the visually impaired (TalkBack), and system sounds (voice notifications, hints in the navigator). We'll look at each case separately so you can turn off exactly what's bothering you. If you have questions after reading, check the FAQ at the end of the article.

1. Disable the voice assistant XiaoAI

The XiaoAI voice assistant (or Mi AI in global firmware) is activated by saying "OK, Google," or double-pressing the power button. It can turn on randomly, especially if you often listen to music or use a headset, to turn it off:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar, type XiaoAI or Mi AI (depending on the firmware).
3. Select the app and click Disable (or Remove Updates if the Disable button is inactive).
4. Return to Settings → Voice Assistant and deactivate the Voice Activation option.

If the assistant continues to work, check the Google Assistant settings (it may conflict with XiaoAI):

• 🔍 Go to Settings. → Google → Settings for Google apps → Search, Assistant and Voice.
• 🔕 Select the Voice Assistant → Settings → Phone and disable Access with a voice command.
• 📱 In the Assistant section, select No by default.

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If after disabling XiaoAI, its icon remains in the application menu, you can hide it through Settings → Home Screen → Hide applications.

2. How to remove the voice interface (TalkBack)

TalkBack is designed for visually impaired people, but sometimes it is activated accidentally, for example, after triple pressing the power button or through Special features.

1. Go to Settings → Special Opportunities → TalkBack.
2. Move the slider to the off position.
3. Confirm the action by pressing OK in the window that appears.

If TalkBack is activated because of a gesture (such as a triple touch), turn it off:

• 👆 Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Special opportunity gestures.
• 🔄 Remove the tick from TalkBack in the list of available gestures.
• 🔇 Check the section Short press of the power button – there can also be linked TalkBack.

3. Disabling voice notifications and prompts

Some Xiaomi system apps (such as Mi Browser, Security, or Mi Video) voice notifications or give voice prompts to fix this:

For applications where there are no separate voice settings, you can completely disable notifications:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Notifications → Management of notifications.
• 🔔 Select the desired application and turn off the Sound or Vibration.
• 🚫 For a radical solution, click Block All Notifications.

Voice assistant (XiaoAI)| Interface voice (TalkBack)| Voice notifications in apps |System voice prompts (e.g., in the navigator) |Nothing annoys-->

4. Hidden settings: disabling system sounds through developer modes

Some voice functions are hidden in the Developer Menu.

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Find the MIUI version and click on it 7 times in a row until you become a developer!
3. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.

In the developer menu, pay attention to the following parameters:

• 🔊 Turn off the absolute volume level – can affect the balance of system and media sounds.
• 🎤 Disable the microphone during a conversation – blocks random voice commands.
• 📢 Turn off sounds when pressed – removes clicks and other system sounds.
• 🤖 Disable voiceover when connecting charging (if any).

Activate Developer Mode (7 clicks on "Version" MIUI")|Check the setting "Switch off sounds when pressed"|Deactivate "Absolute volume level"|Check the setting "Disable the microphone during a conversation"-->

Note: In some Xiaomi firmware (especially Chinese), voice functions can be tied to the system application com.miui.voiceassist. It can not be removed without root rights, but you can disable via the system application. ADB-team:

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

5 Problems after voice shutdown and their solutions

Sometimes when the voice functions are deactivated, they have side effects, and here are the most common ways to eliminate them:

⚠️ Warning: If after TalkBack shutdown, the phone stopped responding to touch, don't panic! -- This is normal behavior -- TalkBack blocks standard gestures. To return control, swipe down the screen with two fingers (swipe down gesture), then find the button Turn off TalkBack and touch it twice.

If none of the methods helped, try resetting the sound settings to the factory:

1. Go to Settings → System → Resetting settings.
2. Select Reset sound and vibration settings.
3. Confirm the action and restart the phone.

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Before resetting your sound settings, write down the current volume levels for alarm, media, and notifications – after reset, they will return to default values.

6.Alternative methods: Disconnection through ADB and root

For power users willing to work with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) or get root rights, there are radical ways to turn off voice functions permanently, methods that are suitable if standard settings don't help or voice is turned on after updates.

To work through ADB:

1. Install Platform Tools on your PC.
2. Enable USB debugging in the developer settings.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and execute the commands:

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


adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.googleassistant

For users with root rights:

• 📁 Use Root Explorer or FX File Manager to delete files: /system/priv-app/MiuiVoiceAssist and /system/app/VoiceTrigger.
• 🔧 Edit the file. /system/build.prop, adding the line: ro.miui.voiceassist.disabled=true.
• 🔄 After the changes, clear the cache in Recovery (reboot to recovery mode).

⚠️ Note: Removing system applications through ADB or root can cause the phone to malfunction.Before experimenting, back up through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset or by TWRP.

7. How to get voice functions back

If you change your mind and want to return a voice assistant or voiceover, do the following:

• 🔄 For XiaoAI/Mi AI: Go to Settings. → Apps, find the app that is disabled and click Enable. Then activate voice activation in Settings. → Voice assistant.
• 🗣️ For TalkBack: Go back to Settings → Special features and turn on the slider, if necessary, adjust the gestures in special gestures.
• 🔊 For system sounds: check the settings of each application (such as Mi Browser or Security) or reset the audio settings.

If you have removed system applications through ADB or root, you can restore them:

1. For ADB: run the command: adb shell cmd package install-existing com.miui.voiceassist
2. For root: download the original APK-Application file (e.g. from APKMirror) and install it manually via Root Explorer.

FAQ: Frequent Voice Questions in Xiaomi