How to Make Notifications Without Sound on Xiaomi: A Complete 2026 Guide

Are you tired of constantly beeping notifications on Xiaomi that distract from work or sleep? Want to leave visual alerts but remove the annoying sound? In this article, we will explore all possible ways to make notifications silent, from basic MIUI settings to hidden features for advanced users.

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones based on MIUI offer flexible notification management tools, but not everyone knows about them, for example, you can turn off sound only for WhatsApp or Telegram, saving vibration, or completely remove the audible signals for system alerts.

In this instruction you will find:

• 🔕 How to Turn Off the Sound for All Notifications at Once (Including System)
• 📱 Step-by-step setting up a silent mode for individual applications (messengers, social networks, games)
• 🔧 Hidden functions MIUI, which are not written in the official guides
• ⚠️ Common bugs and how to avoid them (for example, why notifications become audible again after an update)

1. Disable the sound for all notifications via the "Do Not Disturb" profile

The fastest way to make all notifications silent is to activate Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, which is suitable if you need to temporarily turn off all sounds but save vibration or visual alerts.

How it works:

1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to open the notification bar.
2. Find the icon Do not disturb (bell icon with crossed speaker).
3. You tap it once, the mode activates. You tap it again, and you turn it off.

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI (for example, MIUI 14 for Xiaomi 13) Do Not Disturb mode blocks all notifications, including vibration, by default. To leave visual alerts, go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Don't disturb. → Rules and setting exceptions.

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If the Do Not Disturb icon is not on the panel, add it manually: Settings → Notification Panel → Edit → Drag the icon to the active area.

2. Set up silent notifications for individual applications

If you only need to turn off the audio for specific applications (such as Instagram or VK), use customized notification settings.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the application you want (such as Telegram).
3. Slip on the Notification item.
4. Turn off the Sound switch (or set the No Sound value in the drop-down menu).
5. Save the changes.

🔹 Important: Some apps (like WhatsApp) have their own notification settings inside the program:

• 🔊 In the app itself: Settings → Notifications → The sound of notifications → No sound.
• 📴 V MIUI: Settings → Sound and vibration → Notification sounds → No sound (for default system sound).

Hidden MIUI settings: how to turn off sound for system notifications

System notifications (such as low battery alerts or MIUI updates) often ignore the Do Not Disturb settings. To disable them, you will need access to hidden settings.

Method 1: Through Developer Settings

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI version (stamp 7 times in a row).
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Find the option to disable all notification sounds (in some firmware it is called Disable notification sounds).
4. Activate it and restart the phone.

⚠️ Warning: This method turns off all notification sounds, including alarm clocks and bells. Use it only if you are ready for complete silence. To return the sound, deactivate this setting or reset the sound settings:

Settings → System → Resetting settings → Resetting sound settings →

4.Use of notification channels for flexible settings

Starting with MIUI 12, Xiaomi has introduced notification channels (like pure Android) that allow you to point-to-point tune sounds for different types of alerts within a single app, for example, in Telegram you can turn off the sound for messages in groups, but leave it for personal chats.

How to set up:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → [Select App] → Notifications.
2. Tap the channel name (e.g. Messages, Groups, Calls).
3. Turn off the sound for the desired channel, saving vibration or light indication.

📌 An example for WhatsApp:

Open settings of a specific application|All notification channels are checked|The sound is only disabled for the right channels.|Changes saved (OK button or Save button")-->

5 Problems and Solutions: Why Notifications Are Becoming Audible Again

Many users find that after updating MIUI or rebooting their phone, notifications start to sound again, and here are the main reasons and ways to eliminate them:

• 🔄 Resetting settings after update: MIUI Sometimes it resets individual notification settings. Solution -- check the settings after each update.
• 📲 Battery optimizer conflict: If an application is locked in the background, the system may ignore its settings.Solution: Settings → Battery → Optimizing the battery → Find the app → No restrictions.
• 🔊 System sound default: If the application is "Default Sound", and in MIUI Solution: in the app settings, select No Sound or download an empty audio file.

💡 Advice POCO and Redmi: These devices often feature Game Turbo, which automatically disables notifications in games, but may conflict with audio settings:

Settings → Special features → Game Turbo → Notification settings

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If the notifications resound after the phone is reset, restore the settings from the MIUI backup (Settings → System → Backup).

6. Alternative methods: automation and third-party applications

If standard MIUI settings don't work, you can use third-party tools or automation. Here are the proven options:

• 🎵 Empty audio file: Upload an empty audio file to your phone (e.g, silence.mp3) and set it as notification sound in the app settings.

⚠️ Note: When using Tasker or other automation applications, grant them permissions only through official sources (Google Play or Mi App Store). APK from unknown sites may lead to data leakage or account blocking MIUI.

🔹 For advanced users: if you are familiar with the ADB, You can turn off notification sounds for all applications with one command:

adb shell cmd notification allow_sound false

To return the sound, replace false with true.

FAQ: Frequent questions about silent notifications on Xiaomi