How to Remove the Sound of Notifications in WhatsApp on Xiaomi: A Complete Guide

Mobile messengers have become an integral part of digital life, but the constant flow of messages often turns into a source of irritation, especially for owners of Xiaomi smartphones, where the branded shell MIUI or HyperOS has a complex system for managing notifications. Many users face a situation where standard settings inside the application do not give the desired result, and the sound continues to play at the most inopportune moment.

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at all the ways you can disable WhatsApp audio on your devices, learn how to set up silent notifications, use system audio profiles, and even completely silence specific chats without losing important visual alerts. Understanding the logic behind the Android notification system will allow you to take control of digital noise in your own hands.

Global Sound Disconnection through Android System Settings

The most effective way to remove the sound is to interfere with the system settings of the notifications of the app itself. Unlike older versions of Android, modern shells allow you to flexibly manage notification channels. First, you need to go to the settings menu of your Xiaomi smartphone, find the "Apps" section and select "All apps." In the list that opens, find WhatsApp.

Once you log in to the app properties, select Notifications, and you'll see a list of all possible events that the messenger can report, and it's not just about turning off the Allow Notifications slider, because that will hide the messages themselves, but you'll need to find the Messages or Other Notifications category and click on it for detailed customization.

Inside the category, you'll see the Sound switch, which is the one that needs to be deactivated, and it's important that this action removes the sound for all incoming messages, but leaves visual banners and vibrations (unless it's turned off separately), which is ideal for those who want to see the missed ones but not hear the ping.

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If you want to leave the sound for calls only, make sure that the Calls category has an activated beep on the same menu, and the Messages category does not.

⚠️ Warning: Changing notification system settings can overwrite individual audio settings for individual contacts within the WhatsApp app itself.

Setting up “Silent Notifications” in MIUI and HyperOS

Xiaomi shells offer a unique feature called Quiet Notifications, which allows messages to come in, appear in the curtain, but not make any sounds or vibrate, and do not occupy the lock screen with a bright banner. To activate this mode, go to Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Notification format.

You can choose classic or extended style here. In extended style, you can drag WhatsApp into the Quiet category. An alternative way is by long-pressing the notification itself in the curtain: select Settings (cogs) and turn on the No Sound or Quiet Notice switch.

The advantage of this approach is that you can quickly switch between modes without digging into the depths of the menu, which is especially convenient for users who only want silence during working hours or during meetings, and the system will sort these notifications into a separate folder at the bottom of the list without disturbing you with unnecessary noise.

• 🔇 Complete silence: the message does not make sounds or vibrate.
• 📉 Lock screen hiding: Content is not visible until you unlock your phone.
• 📂 Sorting: Quiet notifications are grouped separately without cluttering the main list.

Using the silent notification feature is the most flexible method for Xiaomi users to keep the balance between accessibility and comfort.You won’t miss a message, but you won’t be distracted by every sneeze of the messenger.

Disconnecting the sound for individual contacts and groups

Often, you don't need to shut down the sound globally, but there are specific chat rooms or groups that generate too much noise, so you don't have to go into the phone's system settings, and WhatsApp itself allows you to customize the audio settings for each conversation individually.

Open the chat, click on the contact name or group name at the top of the screen. In the contact information menu, select "Sound." Here you can select "No Sound" and set the desired duration: 8 hours, 1 week or 1 year. This action will drown out this particular dialogue, leaving the rest loud.

You can also set the Notification Sound separately from the Call Sound in this menu, so you can, for example, leave a beep for calls from a particular person, but remove the text message sound from that person, and this granular setting is only available through the interface of the app itself.

Remember that if you have turned off the sound in the Android system settings (as described in the first section), then the individual settings inside the chat may not work or work incorrectly, since the system ban has a higher priority.

Use of modes of operation and profile "Do not disturb"

Any Xiaomi owner has a powerful audio management tool called operating modes, which lets you create scripts that automatically change the behavior of your phone depending on the time of day or location, such as creating a Mode of Movie or Meeting, which automatically turns on silent mode.

To set up, go to Settings → Sound and Vibration → Modes of Work. Create a new mode or edit an existing one (like Sleep or Work). In the Mode Settings, find the Notifications section and set a limit for WhatsApp. You can only allow notifications from selected contacts, and all others to drown out.

You also need to look at the standard Do Not Disturb mode, which you can swipe down the curtains, and you can set exceptions in this mode (Settings → Sound and Vibration → Do Not Disturb), and if you don't add WhatsApp to the exceptions, when you turn on this mode, the phone will be silent, regardless of the other settings.

Using automatic scripts is the smartest way to combat noise: the phone will know you are asleep or in a movie theater (via geolocation), and remove the sound of notifications without you.

Sound control via sidebar and Game Turbo

For gamers and active users of Xiaomi, the question of how to remove the sound of notifications while playing, so as not to get lost, is often relevant. There is a Game Turbo feature for this. Even if you are not playing the game, but just using the phone horizontally, adding WhatsApp to the Game Turbo application list will allow you to manage its notifications through the sidebar.

Activate the sidebar with your finger from the edge of the screen. Find the WhatsApp icon and click on it. In the menu that appears, you can choose "Block Notifications" or "Only Important", which will temporarily silence all sounds from the messenger while the app or game window is active.

In addition, in the Game Turbo settings, you can disable pop-up notifications and sounds for all applications when the game is running, which guarantees full immersion without interruptions, and after leaving the game, all audio settings will return to their original values automatically.

⚠️ Note: Adding WhatsApp to Game Turbo may limit the app’s background, which may cause messages to arrive with a delay while you’re in the game.

Problem Solving: Why the sound is coming back or not turning off

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where seemingly all settings are set correctly, but the sound still sounds. This can be due to the peculiarities of the Android background processes or version conflict. Often the problem lies in the fact that the updated WhatsApp app resets the user settings of notification channels.

Check if WhatsApp itself has a pop-up notification option in the Chats section. If it is active, the phone can make a sound even when the general sound is turned off, as the system considers this a priority action. Also make sure that the contact does not have a special notification that override the general settings.

In rare cases, cleaning the app cache helps. Go to Settings → Apps → WhatsApp → Memory and click “Clear Cache.” Don’t confuse it with cleaning the data, otherwise you will lose correspondence if there is no backup. After cleaning the cache, recheck the audio settings.

If nothing works, try uninstalling and reinstalling the app. When you first install WhatsApp will ask for permission to notify — be careful at this point. Deniing access to notifications during the installation phase will solve the problem dramatically, but you won't receive messages until you allow notifications in the phone's settings manually.