How to completely or selectively turn off notification sounds on your Xiaomi phone

Notification sounds on Xiaomi smartphones can be a source of annoyance — especially when messages come at night, during important meetings or just too often. Unlike other manufacturers, MIUI offers flexible audio settings, but they are not always easy to understand. In this article, we will look at all possible ways to disable notifications, from full silent mode to selectively disabling sounds for specific applications.

Complicating the problem is that MIUI is regularly updated, and the settings may vary depending on the shell version (12, 13 or 14) and the phone model (Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13T, etc.). We have taken these nuances into account and prepared universal instructions that will work for most devices, and you will learn how to get around the system limitations if standard methods do not work.

1. completely disable all notification sounds through the control panel

The fastest way to shut down your phone is to use Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, which not only turns off notification sounds but also calls, but allows you to set exceptions for important contacts.

How to turn on:

• 📱 Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to open the notification bar.
• 🔕 Find the Do Not Disturb icon (usually depicted as a crossed out bell) and tap it.
• ⏰ By default, the mode is activated for 1 hour. To change the duration, hold the icon and select Settings. → Duration.

MIUI 14 has the ability to set up automatic DND on schedule, for example, you can program silent mode from 23:00 to 7:00 daily.

1. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb.
2. Select a schedule and specify a time frame.
3. In the Exclusions section, add contacts or apps that should be heard (such as alarm clocks or family calls).

⚠️ Note: Do Not Disturb by default turns off all sounds, including alarm clocks. To avoid this, add the Watch app to the exception list.

2. Disabling sounds for individual applications

If you are annoyed by notifications from specific messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) or games, you can turn off the sound only for them without affecting other programs. MIUI.

Method 1: Through application settings

• 📲 Open the app you want to turn off (for example, the sounds you want to turn off, VK Instagram).
• 🔧 Go to its settings (usually the gear icon or three dots in the top corner).
• 🔔 Find the Notifications section and turn off the Sound or Sound Alert option.

Method 2: Through MIUI system settings

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the desired application from the list.
3. Slip on Notifications and turn off the Sound slider.
4. Optionally: here you can turn off Vibration or Pop-up notifications.

Find the application in "Application Management"

Open the section “Notifications”

Turn off the Sound slider.

Check the work (send test notification)-->

Some apps (such as TikTok or AliExpress) ignore the system settings and continue to make sounds.

• 🛑 Completely disable notifications for such an application in its internal settings.
• 🔄 Or use the Power Saving Mode for it (in Settings) → Battery) that will limit background activity.

3. Adjustment of notification sounds in MIUI: system parameters

If you don't want to turn off the sounds completely, but change the volume or the melody, you do it in the central settings of MIUI, and you can set the vibration and the light alerts.

Path to settings:

Settings → Sound and vibration → Notifications

Options are available in this menu:

MIUI 14 has introduced Adaptive Sounds, which automatically adjusts the volume of notifications based on ambient noise. If it's on, even the sounds that are turned off can sometimes play back. To deactivate it, go to Settings → Sound and Vibration → Adaptive Sounds and turn off the slider.

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If notifications still sound after turning off the sounds, check the settings of Google Play Services — sometimes they override system settings. Open Settings → Apps → All Apps → Google Play Services → Notifications and turn off unnecessary alerts.

4. Disable sounds for system notifications (updates, security)

System notifications (MIUI, Google Play, Security) often ignore user settings and continue to make sounds.

For MIUI notifications (updates, tips):

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → System update.
2. Slip on the three dots in the top corner and select Settings.
3. Turn off Update Notifications or Sound Alerts.

For Google Play notifications:

• 📱 Open the Google Play Store.
• 👤 Tap on the profile avatar → Settings → Notifications.
• 🔔 Turn off sliders for App Updates and Recommendations.

For Security Notifications (Viruses, Cleanup):

1. Open the Security app (shield icon).
2. Go to Settings (cog in the top corner).
3. Select Notifications and turn off sounds for Virus Scanning and Garbage Cleanup.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling security notifications may cause you to miss important virus or device overheating alerts.

5. Hidden methods: disabling sounds via ADB (for advanced)

If standard methods do not work (for example, on custom firmware or in corporate devices), you can use the ADB-This method requires you to connect the phone to the computer and enable debugging. USB.

Instructions:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on your phone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (shap 7 times).
2. Activate USB Debugging in Settings → Additional → For developers.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, install ADB Tools, and execute the command:

adb shell settings put global zen_mode 1

This command activates Do Not Disturb mode at the system level to turn it off:

adb shell settings put global zen_mode 0

To selectively turn off the sounds of a particular app (such as Facebook) use:

adb shell appops set com.facebook.katana OP_VIBRATE deny


adb shell appops set com.facebook.katana OP_POST_NOTIFICATION deny

⚠️ Warning: Misuse of the right ADB It can cause your phone to malfunction. Don't change your settings unless you're sure they're there.

6. Alternative solutions: third-party applications and automation

If the built-in MIUI tools don't work, you can use third-party utilities, which offer advanced features, such as:

• 🎵 MacroDroid – automatically turns off sounds at a given time or when connected to Wi-Fi.
• 🔔 Notification History – keeps a notification log so you can turn off the most intrusive ones.
• 🔇 Do Not Disturb Scheduler - flexible Do Not Disturb Schedule management.

Example of setting up MacroDroid to automatically turn off sounds at work:

1. Create a new macro.
2. Specify the trigger: Connect to Wi-Fi (name of office network).
3. Add the action: Change the sound of notifications → No sound.
4. Save and activate the macro.

MIUI 14 users with HyperOS have a "Concentration" feature (the analogue of Focus Mode in Android 12+), which allows you to create profiles with different notification settings for work, sleep or rest.

1. Go to Settings → Digital Well-being → Concentration.
2. Select or create a new profile (e.g., Job).
3. In the Notifications section, turn off sounds for unnecessary apps.
4. Activate the profile manually or on a schedule.

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The notification management application side may conflict with MIUI system settings. Back up your data before using them.

7. Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after the sound is turned off, the notifications can continue to sound, and let's look at the typical causes and ways to address them:

Problem 1: Sounds come back after rebooting

In some versions of MIUI (especially Redmi 9/10), notification settings are reset.

• Upgrade your phone to the latest version of MIUI.
• Use MacroDroid to automatically apply settings after rebooting.

Problem 2: Only notifications from system applications are heard

System programs (MIUI Daemon, Security) have enhanced rights.

• Turn off sounds for them through Settings → Apps → All Apps → [System App] → Notifications.
• If the option is not available, use it. ADB-teams (section 5).

Problem 3: Vibration works, sound doesn’t (or vice versa)

This is because of the separate settings for sound and vibration.

1. Open Settings → Sound and vibration → Notifications.
2. Check that both parameters are disabled: Sound and Vibration.
3. If the vibration doesn’t turn off, try resetting the sound settings (see next section).

8.Resetting the sound settings to factory

If all methods have been tried, but the notification sounds still sound, the last option is to reset the sound settings to factory. This does not affect personal data, but returns all melodies and volume to default values.

How to reset:

1. Go to Settings → System and device → Resetting.
2. Select Reset Sound Settings (in some versions of MIUI, this option is called Resetting Notifications).
3. Confirm the action.

After discharge:

• 🔄 Volume, melodies and vibration settings will be reset.
• 📱 You will have to reconfigure the modes of "Do not disturb" and exceptions.
• 🔇 System notification sounds (MIUI, Google is going back to standard.

⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO F3, Xiaomi 11T) Resetting the audio settings can also reset Bluetooth settings and NFC. Before the procedure, check the connected devices.

FAQ: Frequent questions