Voice on Xiaomi Mi TVs can be useful for some users, but often becomes a source of irritation: automatic tips when turned on, voice assistant Google Assistant or XiaoAI, audio signals when navigating menus – all this distracts from viewing and interferes with concentration, especially for owners of models Mi TV 4S, Mi TV 5 and Mi TV Q1, where voice functions are activated by default.
In this article, you'll find 5 proven ways to turn off voice tracking, from basic settings to hidden developer settings, and we'll look at how to remove not only the voice assistant, but all the system's audio cues, including button presses, update notifications, and voice for the visually impaired, and if standard methods don't work, at the end, there's a manual to reset to factory settings without losing data.
1. Disable voice assistant through basic settings
The easiest way to deactivate voice functions is to use the standard settings menu, which works on all Xiaomi Mi TV models with MIUI TV 3.0 firmware and later (including Mi TV 4A, Mi TV 4X, Mi TV 5 Pro).
Instructions:
- 📺 Turn on the TV and go to the main screen (home page).
- ⚙️ Press the Settings button on the remote (cog or button with three stripes).
- 🔍 Select the Accounts and Security section → Voice assistant.
- 🔕 Translate the Google Assistant (or XiaoAI for Chinese versions) slider to the off position..
- 🔄 Restart the TV by holding the Power button on the remote for 5 seconds.
If you don't have Voice Assistant on your menu, you're using outdated firmware, and then try an alternative way:
- Open Settings → Applications → All applications.
- Find it in the list of Google or XiaoAI.
- Choose Stop and Disable.
⚠️ Note: On some models (Mi) TV Stick, Mi Box S) Disabling voice assistant through the app menu can cause the microphone on the remote to crash. If you want voice search, use the method №3.
2. Deactivation of system sound prompts
Even after the voice assistant is turned off, the TV can still emit audible signals when navigating menus, turning on/off or connecting devices, these sounds are customized separately.
To remove all system sounds:
- Go to Settings → Sound → System sounds.
- Turn off the sliders: 🔔 Sound of buttons (clicks when pressed on the remote control) 📢 Notifications (alarm sounds) 🔊 On/off sound
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Speech accompaniment
Special facilities
On Mi TV P1 and Mi TV Q2, button sounds can be linked to a user profile. If they continue to sound after they are turned off, create a new profile in Settings → Accounts → Add the user and reset the settings.
| Xiaomi Mi TV Model Model | The path to sound settings | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Mi TV 4A/4S | Settings → Sound → Systemic Sounds | No separate regulator for button sound – switches off along with notifications |
| Mi TV 5/5 Pro | Settings → Display and sound → Sound → Additional | There is a separate switch for navigation sounds |
| Mi TV Q1/Q2 | Settings → Special features → Speech support | The sounds are linked to the user profile |
| Mi TV Stick | Settings → Device → Sound | Menu simplified, no separation into system and media sounds |
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3. Hidden developer settings: completely disabling voice functions
If standard methods don't work, you can use developer mode, which is suitable for power users and allows you to turn off voice functions at the system level.
Instructions:
- Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About TV. Find the Build Number and click on it 7 times in a row (you will be notified of becoming a developer).
For developers
- 🔇 Disable voice input (disable voice input)
- 🔊 Disable system sounds (disable system sounds)
- 🤖 Disable Google Assistant (Disable Google Assistant)
- Reboot the TV.
On some firmware (MIUI TV 4.0 and below) these parameters may not be available. ADB-team:
adb shell settings put global voice_interaction_service null
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox⚠️ Note: Disconnect system components through ADB This can cause the TV to work in an unstable way. Before executing commands, back up your settings in Settings. → System system → Backup.
What if the remote control stopped working after the voice functions were turned off?
4. Disabling speech accompaniment for the visually impaired (TalkBack)
TalkBack is often randomly enabled or activated by default on some Xiaomi Mi TV models. It reads out all menu items aloud, making using the TV extremely uncomfortable.
To turn off TalkBack:
- 👁️ Press the Volume Up buttons simultaneously + Volume Down on the remote and hold for 3 seconds.
- 🔊 If this method does not work, go to Settings. → Special facilities → TalkBack.
- 🔘 Transfer the slider to the off position. and confirm the action.
On Chinese firmware (XiaoAI OS), Screen Reader can be used instead of TalkBack to disable it:
- Open Settings → Additional → Special Opportunities.
- Select Screen Reader (Screen Reader)
- Click Disable and confirm with a password (by default 1234 or 0000).
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If after disabling TalkBack, the TV continues to read menu items, check the settings of the voice assistant in Settings → Applications → XiaoAI. Sometimes these functions conflict with each other.
5. Resetting to factory settings (if nothing helps)
If all the previous methods failed, the last option is to reset the TV to the factory settings, which is a radical solution, but it is guaranteed to remove all voice functions and audio cues.
How to perform a reset without losing data:
- Open Settings → System → Resetting settings.
- Select Resetting (save data).
- Confirm the action with a password (if it is installed).
- Wait for the reboot (it will take 2-5 minutes).
After discharge:
- 🔄 First, turn off the voice assistant and system sounds (see method). №1 and №2).
- 🔒 Do not connect your Google or Xiaomi account until you have setup completed – this will prevent automatic voice recovery.
- 📥 Update the firmware to the latest version in Settings → On TV. → Updating the system.
⚠️ Attention: On Mi TVs TV 4C mi TV 4A Firmware older than 2021 resets could lead to loss of app licenses (Netflix, Disney)+, To avoid this, write down the activation codes or link the device to your account before resetting.
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Factory reset is a last resort, and check all alternative methods before using it and back up important data (channel lists, image settings, streaming accounts).
6. Alternative solutions: if voice accompaniment returns
Some users are faced with the fact that after updating the firmware or restarting the TV voice functions are turned on automatically, this is due to Xiaomi’s policy, which forcibly activates assistants on new versions of MIUI TV.
To prevent automatic activation:
- 🔄 Turn off Auto Update System in Settings → On TV. → Update of the PO.
- 🔒 Set a password for settings on the TV: Go to Settings → Security → Settings lock. Create. PIN-code (e.g. 1996 – standard for Xiaomi).
- 🛡️ Use an ad blocker (such as Blokada or Pi-hole) to prevent the TV from communicating with Xiaomi servers, which may force voice features to be enabled.