How to install voiceover on Xiaomi devices: from TVs to smartphones

Voice on Xiaomi devices is not only a convenience for people with disabilities, but also an additional level of comfort when using smart technology. TV, Redmi smartphone or smart speaker Mi AI Speaker, a properly configured voiceover, can significantly improve interaction with the gadget. However, many users face difficulties: where to download voice packets, how to change the voice language, or why the voice disappeared after the update?

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to install voiceovers on Xiaomi devices, from standard settings to manually downloading voice packets. TV (including the Mi models TV A2, Mi TV Q2 mi TV P1), Because they're the ones that most often have questions about how to set up the soundtrack, and we'll also touch on smartphones, smart speakers and other gadgets in the Xiaomi ecosystem.

If you want your TV to read menus, notifications, or even subtitles for movies, this is the guide for you, and if the voiceover suddenly stops working, at the end of the article you will find a section on the solutions to problems.

Which Xiaomi devices support voiceover?

Not all Xiaomi gadgets have voice-activated features, but here is a complete list of devices you can install or customize voiceovers on:

• 📺 Mi TVs TV (series A2, Q2, P1, S Pro, ES Supports voiceover of menus, subtitles and notifications in multiple languages.

It’s important to understand that full-featured voiceover (like TVs) is not available on all devices. On Xiaomi smartphones, for example, TalkBack is designed primarily for people with visual problems and can be inconvenient for everyday use.

If your model doesn't make the list, it doesn't mean you can't get the voiceover set. TV After 2019, the release feature is hidden in the engineering menu, which we will discuss in one of the following sections.

Ways to install voiceover on Mi TVs TV

Xiaomi TVs are the most popular voice-over tuning devices, and there are several ways to install voice-overs:

1. Voice assistant is XiaoAI or Google Assistant, which can read some commands.

Let us examine each method in detail.

1. Inclusion of a standard voiceover menu

This is the easiest way that works on most Mi TVs. TV (series A2, Q2, P1, S Pro et al. Instructions:

1. Open the settings (cog in the upper right corner).
2. Go to the Special Features section (or Accessibility in English firmware).
3. Select Screen Reader (voice)
4. Activate the switch and select the language (usually available Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian on new models).
5. Set up the speed and volume of your voice with sliders.

If you don't have Russian on the list, try upgrading your TV firmware to the latest version. TV 4S 55) Russian will appear only after the update.

Subtitles (Text-to-Speech)

If you need your TV to read subtitles for movies or programs, you will need to enable Text-to-Speech (TTS). It doesn’t work on all models, but it’s available on the Mi. TV Q2, Mi TV P1 and newer devices.

Instructions:

1. Download the subtitles for the movie (in.srt or.ass format) and place them in the same folder as the video.
2. Open the video on the TV (via Files or Gallery).
3. Press the Menu button on the remote and select Subtitles → Turn on.
4. Back to Settings → Special facilities → Subtitles voiceover.
5. Activate the function and select voice (if multiple options are available).

Important: voiceover subtitles only work for local files (from a flash drive or internal memory), and for streaming services (Netflix, YouTube), this feature is not available.

3. Manual installation of voice packets

If the standard settings do not have the right language (for example, Russian on older models), you can install the voice packet manually.

• 🖥️ Computer with Internet access.
• 📁 USB-flash drive (formatted in FAT32).
• 🔗 Voice Package for your model (can be found on the forums) 4PDA or XDA Developers).

Instructions:

1. Download the archive with a voice packet (for example, miui_tts_ru.zip) and unpack it.
2. Copy files (usually.tts or.voice) to the flash drive in the folder miui/tts (Create it if it's not there).
3. Insert the flash drive into the TV and go to Settings → Special facilities → Voiceover → Install a voice packet.
4. Select the downloaded file and wait for the installation to be completed.
5. Reboot the TV.

On Mi TVs. TV 4A mi TV 4C (2018–2019) Manual installation of voice packets may cause system failure.Before the procedure, back up the settings in Settings → System system → Backup.

Setting up voiceover on Xiaomi smartphones (TalkBack)

On smartphones Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO The voice interface is implemented through TalkBack, the standard Android solution for people with disabilities:

1. Open Settings → Special Opportunities → TalkBack.
2. Click Enable and confirm the action.
3. Choose a voice engine (usually Google Text-to-speech or Xiaomi) TTS).
4. Set your speech speed, pitch and other parameters.

Important: once TalkBack is activated, the phone will be changed, for example, you will need to tap the screen double-touch, and to scroll two fingers, and to turn off voice acting, hold two fingers on the screen for 3 seconds.

If you don’t like standard voices, you can install additional voices through Google Play Market:

• 🎤 Google Text-to-speech – a basic engine with support for many languages.
• 🗣️ eSpeak is a lightweight open source speech synthesizer.
• 🌍 IVONA — High-quality voices (paid).

For installation:

1. Download the app from the Play Market.
2. Go to Settings. → System system → Language and input → Text in speech.
3. Select the engine installed and download the desired language packs.

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If the phone starts to slow down after TalkBack is turned on, try turning off the gesture voice in the service settings. This will reduce the load on the processor.

Voiceover on smart speakers and other Xiaomi devices

Xiaomi Smart speakers (Mi) AI Speaker, Xiaomi Smart Speaker, by default voice the answers of the voice assistant XiaoAI. However, you can configure additional features, such as voice notifications or reminders.

1. Smart speakers (Mi) AI Speaker)

To tune the voiceover:

1. Open the Mi Home app on your smartphone.
2. Select your column and go to its settings.
3. Find the Voice Settings or Notifications Voice.
4. Activate the option to voice notifications and select applications for which you need to turn on voice alerts.

You can also change the voice of the assistant:

1. In the Mi Home app, go to Profile → XiaoAI settings.
2. Select the Assistant Voice and select the preferred option (male/female, high/low tone).

2. Smart watches (Mi Watch, Redmi Watch)

On Xiaomi smartwatches, voiceovers are limited to notifications, to enable:

1. Open the Xiaomi Wear app (or Mi Fitness for older models).
2. Go to Notifications. → Notification settings.
3. Activate the option to voice incoming notifications.
4. Select applications for which you need to include voice alerts.

Most models (Mi Watch Lite, Redmi Watch 2) are voiced only SMS For instant messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) requires manual setting in the watch app.

3.Mi Notebook laptops

On Xiaomi laptops with Windows, voiceover is configured through standard system tools:

1. Press Win. + Ctrl + Enter to launch the Screen Narrator.
2. For permanent inclusion, go to the settings → Special facilities → Screen announcer.
3. Set your voice to Options → Time and language → Speech.

On Linux models (such as Mi Notebook Pro X), use Orca:

sudo apt install orca


orca --replace

Solving voice problems on Xiaomi

If the voiceover doesn’t work or doesn’t work properly, the following are the problems and their solutions:

1. Voice acting is on but not working

Causes and solutions:

• 🔇 No sound in general – check the volume on your TV/smartphone and connect speakers.
• 🗣️ Not installed voice packet – download it manually (see section above).
• 🔄 Failure after update – reset to factory settings (Settings) → System system → Reset).
• 📱 Conflict with other applications – disable other speech synthesizers in Settings → Annexes.

2.No language is required on the list

If the voiceover settings do not include Russian or other language:

• 🌐 Update the device to the latest version.
• 📥 Install the voice packet manually (instruction above).
• 🔧 On Mi TVs. TV Try changing the region to Russia or Europe in Settings → System system → Region.

3. Voice acting is delayed or interrupted

This is a problem on weak devices (e.g. Mi). TV 4A or budget smartphones. Solutions:

• ⚡ Close background applications to free up RAM.
• 🔊 Reduce the speed of speech in voiceover settings.
• 📵 Turn off gesture voiceover (on smartphones in TalkBack Settings).
• 🔄 Reset the device.

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If the voiceover disappeared after the firmware update, try to roll back to the previous version via Settings. → System system → Update of the PO → Three dots (menu) → Reverse the update.

⚠️ Attention: On Mi TVs TV PatchWall firmware (India) voiceover may not work due to regional restrictions. To get around this, change region to China or Global through the engineering menu (code 963258 on the remote control).

Hidden voice functions on Xiaomi

In addition to the standard settings, Xiaomi devices have hidden voice capabilities. Let's consider the most useful.

1. Engineering menu on Mi TVs TV

On old models, Mi TV 3/4) The voiceover can be enabled through the engineering menu:

1. On the remote, type the code: Settings → Support → On TV. → Press sequentially: Up → Up. → Down. → Down. → Left. → Right. → Left. → Right. → Up. → OK.
2. In the menu, find the Accessibility section or TTS Settings.
3. Activate the voiceover and select the language.

Warning: Do not change other options in the engineering menu unless you are sure of their purpose.

2. Voice control with voice response

On Mi TVs. TV With Google Assistant or XiaoAI, you can configure voice responses to voice commands:

1. Activate the voice assistant in Settings → Voice control.
2. Enable the option to voice answers (or voice feedback).
3. Choose your language and voice for your answers.

Now, when you voice a query (for example, "What is the weather forecast today?"), the TV will not only show, but also read the answer.

3. Voiceover of subtitles for streaming services

Although the standard voiceover subtitles on Mi TV It only works for local files, there’s a workaround for YouTube and Netflix:

1. Connect an Android set-top box to your TV (such as the Mi Box S).
2. Install the Subtitles Speaker app or TTS Reader from Google Play.
3. Set up automatic subtitles reading in these apps.

This solution is not perfect (an additional device is required), but it allows you to voice subtitles even in streaming services.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Xiaomi voiceover