The notification light on Xiaomi Redmi 8 is a useful feature to keep important events in mind. But the flashing LED light on every call you make can be annoying, especially at night or when your phone is lying next to your bed. Many users are faced with the problem of how to turn off this signal without affecting other notifications.
In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can go from standard MIUI settings to hidden developer settings, learn how to fully deactivate the LED when making calls, customize it to your preferences, or turn it off only for certain contacts, and also explain why settings are sometimes reset after an update and how to avoid it.
Why does the LED flash when calling and can it be turned off?
On Redmi 8, the lights go up at any notification, from messages to missed calls, but it's during incoming calls that it's particularly active: it flashes at a high frequency to get attention, which is the default MIUI firmware.
Can we remove this effect? Yes, there are a few ways.
- 🔧 Through standard notification settings (partial shutdown)
- 📱 Using the Developer's Settings (complete shutdown)
- 🛠️ With the help of third-party applications (for advanced users)
It's important to understand that turning off the LED completely will cause all notifications to disappear, not just calls, and if you want to save the backlight for messages, but remove it for calls, you need to combine methods.
Method 1: Disconnecting through notification settings
The easiest method is to use the built-in MIUI settings. It won't shut down the LED completely, but it will reduce its call activity.
Follow the instructions:
- Open the Settings app on your Redmi 8.
- Go to the Notifications and Status bar section.
- Select the Light indicator item.
- Turn off the slider Enable the light indicator or adjust the color for different types of notifications.
Note that in some versions of MIUI, this item may be in Settings → Sound and Vibration → Light indicator. If you do not have such a partition, then the firmware does not support this function at the interface level - you will need to use other methods.
☑️ Preparing for changing settings
Method 2: Using the Developer Parameters
If standard settings don't work, you can use hidden settings, which requires you to activate the developer mode.
How to turn on the developer mode on Redmi 8:
- Go to Settings. → The phone.
- Find the MIUI version string and tap it 7 times in a row.
- A notification will appear “You became a developer”.
Now, follow the following steps:
- Return to the main settings menu and open a new section Additional → Developer options.
- Find the Light indicator (can be called Notification light in English firmware).
- Turn off the setting or adjust its behavior.
⚠️ Note: changes in the developer settings may affect the stability of the system. It is not recommended to change other settings in this section without understanding their purpose.
What to do if there is no "Light indicator" in the developer's parameters?
Method 3: Use ADB-Teams (for experienced users)
If previous methods have failed, you can turn off the LED via ADB (Android Debug Bridge) which requires connecting the phone to your computer and using the command line.
Step-by-step:
- Download and install ADB Tools on your computer.
- Turn on the phone debugging over USB in the developer parameters.
- Connect Redmi 8 to your PC via USB-cable.
- Open the command line and type: adb shell settings put global notification_light_pulse 0
- To completely turn off the LED, use: adb shell settings put global notification_light_screen_on 0
After you've done the commands, restart the device. The LED should stop blinking when you call.
⚠️ Attention: misuse ADB-commands can cause system failures. Before performing operations, make sure you have a backup of the data.
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If, after use, ADB-commands the LED continues to blink, try resetting the notification settings to the factory. → Annexes → Application management → Three dots (menu) → Resetting notification settings
Table: comparison of methods of turning off the LED
| Method | Difficulty | PC required | Total shutdown | Risk to the system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard settings | Low. | No. | Partial | Absent. |
| Developer parameters | Medium | No. | Complete. | Low. |
| ADB-team | Tall. | Yes. | Complete. | Medium. |
| Third-party annexes | Medium | No. | Partial | High-pitched |
Frequent problems and their solutions
Sometimes, after switching off the LED, users face unexpected problems, and here are the most common ones and ways to solve them:
Problem 1: The LED continues to blink after being turned off through the settings.
Solution: Check if the phone has third-party notification management apps (like Light Manager) that can override system settings, uninstall those programs or reset them.
Problem 2: After the MIUI update, the settings reset.
Solution: This is standard system behavior. After each major update, check the LED settings and reconfigure them if necessary. ADB-commands.
Problem 3: The LED only flashes when charging.
Solution: This is a separate setting, not related to notifications. To disable the charging indication, go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Charging indicator and deactivate the corresponding setting.
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If none of these methods worked, there may be a hardware malfunction of the LED, in which case it is recommended to contact the service center.