How to permanently disable voice alert on your Xiaomi phone: 5 proven ways

Voice alerts on Xiaomi smartphones can be useful in some situations, such as when you are driving or doing household chores, but they are often annoying: the phone begins to read out SMS, contact names when calling or notifications from messengers at the most inopportune time, especially for owners of Redmi Note 12, POCO X5 Pro or Mi 11 models, where the voice assistant function is activated by default.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can turn off voice alerts, from standard MIUI settings to hidden developer settings, how to remove voice voice for specific applications (like WhatsApp or Telegram), why voice sometimes turns on itself after an update, and what to do if settings are reset, and we’ll also look at features for different firmware versions, from MIUI 12 to the latest MIUI 14 based on Android 13/14.

Important: Some methods require administrator rights or developer mode activation, and if you're not sure what you're doing, skip those sections -- the first two are good for beginners.

1. Disable voice alerts in standard MIUI settings

The easiest way is to use the built-in settings, which works on all Xiaomi smartphones, including the Redmi 10, POCO F4 and Mi 11 Lite, regardless of the firmware version.

1. Open the Settings app (the gear icon on the desktop).
2. Go to the section Sound and vibration.
3. Scroll down and find Voice Alerts (in some versions it may be called Text to Voice or Voice Assistant).
4. Turn off the slider at the top of the screen. If there are separate switches for different types of notifications (calls, SMS, apps), deactivate them all.

On some devices (e.g. Redmi Note 11 Pro+), this item may be located elsewhere:

• 🔹 Settings → Special facilities → Voice assistant
• 🔹 Settings → Additionally. → Voice and input

Go to any application (for example, SMS)

Send a test message to yourself

Ask someone to call you.

Check if there are any notifications from social networks-->

If after these actions, voice alerts continue to work, then they are activated at the application level.

2. Disable voice notifications for individual applications

Some programs (e.g. Google Assistant, Yandex Alice or messengers) have their own voice alert settings that are independent of system settings.

For Google Assistant:

1. Open the Google app (not to be confused with Google Play).
2. Click on the profile icon in the upper right corner → Settings → Google Assistant.
3. Select Assistant → Voice input → Turn off Voice Alerts.

For Yandex Alice:

1. Launch the Yandex app.
2. Go to Alice → Settings (cog in the upper right corner).
3. Turn off the voice notifications and voice responses options.

For messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber):

• 📱 On WhatsApp: Settings → Notifications → Deactivate "Voice Notifications" (if there is a paragraph).
• 📱 In Telegram: voice alerts are disabled only through system settings (see method 1).
• 📱 In Viber: Settings → Notifications → Sound and vibration → Delete "Voice notifications".

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If the messenger does not have a separate option to turn off voice notifications, try to completely disable the notification sound for this application in the Sound and Vibration settings → Application Notifications

3. Resetting voice assistant settings (if alerts are turned on themselves)

Sometimes voice alerts are activated after a MIUI update or settings reset, which is because the system restores the default voice assistant settings to fix the problem:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Voice Assistant (or Mi Assistant, Google, Yandex – depending on what is installed).
3. Click Warehouse → Clear the data and Clear the cache.
4. Reboot the phone.

Then check if the voice alerts are back on again, and if so, move on to the next way.

Disconnection through Developer Modes (for power users)

If standard methods don't work, you can use the hidden developer mode settings, which are only suitable for users who understand the risks of changing system settings, and if you do something wrong, you can crash your phone.

Instructions:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and 7 times click on the MIUI Version. a notification will appear "You became a developer".
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Find the USB Debugging option and activate it (this is a must for further action).
4. Scroll down and turn off: 🛠️ Voice output (if any) 🛠️ Text in voice (TTS) 🛠️ Auto-start voice assistant

Some firmware (e.g., MIUI 13 for Xiaomi 12) may require additional service shutdowns via ADB. If you don't know what it is, skip this step.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.voiceassist

This command completely removes the Xiaomi voice assistant for the current user, and be careful that after it is done, some functions (such as voice search) will stop working.

Redmi Note 10/11/12

POCO X3/X4/X5

Mi 11/12/13

Redmi 9/9A/9C

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5.Outside issues after MIUI update: why voice alerts are coming back

Many users complain that after the firmware update, voice alerts turn on again, because:

• 🔄 MIUI Resets some settings to factory.
• 🔄 New versions of apps (e.g. Google or Yandex) automatically receive permissions for voice output.
• 🔄 In firmware, new functions related to voice control appear (for example, in the MIUI 14 added improved Mi Assistant).

To avoid this problem:

1. After each update, check the Sound and Vibration settings → Voice Alerts.
2. Turn off automatic updates for Google, Yandex and Mi Assistant apps in the Play Market.
3. Use App Ops (root rights required) to block voice output permissions for specific applications.

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If voice alerts are back after the MIUI update, try resetting the settings of a particular application (Google, Yandex or Mi Assistant) rather than the entire system.

6. Alternative methods: third-party applications and root access

If none of the above methods worked, you can use third-party tools, but they require additional knowledge or superuser rights.

Method 1: App Ops (without root)

This program allows you to manage application permissions, including access to voice output:

1. Download App Ops from the Play Market.
2. Find the Google, Yandex or Mi Assistant app in the list.
3. Turn off text-to-voice resolution (TTS).

Method 2: Remove system applications (root required)

To completely remove the voice assistant Xiaomi can use Titanium Backup or Root Explorer:

• 📌 Remove the com.miui.voiceassist package (voices of Xiaomi).
• 📌 Delete the com.google.android.tts package (Google voices).

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Before you uninstall your system applications, back up your phone via TWRP or Mi Backup, which will help you recover your phone if something goes wrong.

⚠️ Note: Removing system applications can cause a phone to run unsteady, for example, when you delete com.google.android.tts, voice prompts on Google Maps and other services will no longer work.

7. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When disabling voice alerts, users often make the following mistakes:

• 🚫 Disable only system settings without checking apps (for example, WhatsApp or Yandex Alice can have their own voice notifications).
• 🚫 Do not restart the phone after changes, which is why the settings do not apply.
• 🚫 Remove system applications without backup, leading to crashes.
• 🚫 They do not update the firmware, although in new versions. MIUI Corrected bugs with voice alerts.

To avoid problems:

1. Always check your settings after you update MIUI.
2. Use official disabling methods (methods 1 and 2) before resorting to root or ADB.
3. If the phone is warranty, do not get root access – this will void the warranty Xiaomi.

⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g, POCO F3 GT or Black Shark 4) voice alerts are associated with game mode. If you turn them off through the developer settings, the Game Turbo game space features may stop working.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions