How to remove voice on the phone Xiaomi: 5 proven ways

Voice on Xiaomi smartphones can be useful for people with disabilities, but often becomes a source of annoyance for ordinary users. Unexpected voice cues while watching videos, games or conversations are distracting and interfere with concentration. Fortunately, the manufacturer has envisaged several ways to disable this feature - both completely and selectively for individual applications.

In this article, we will discuss all the current methods of removing voice prompts on Redmi, POCO and other Xiaomi devices running MIUI 12-14. You will learn how to disable the built-in voice assistant, remove voice voice voice system actions and even deactivate voice notifications in instant messengers. All instructions are tested on real devices and do not require root rights.

1. Disable the voice assistant Xiaomi (Google Assistant / Xiao AI)

The main source of voice messages is built-in Google Assistant (on global firmware) or Xiao AI (on Chinese versions of MIUI), which can be turned off without losing the functionality of the phone.

For Google Assistant:

1. Long pressing of the Home button (or swipe from the corner of the screen on new models)
2. Slip on the profile icon in the upper right corner
3. Select Settings → Google Assistant → General
4. Turn off the Google Assistant switch

For Xiao AI (on Chinese firmware):

• 🔍 Go to Settings. → Annexes → Application management
• 📱 Find Xiao. AI in the list and select it
• ⚙️ Turn off and confirm the action.
• 🔄 If necessary, also clean the app cache.

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If the assistant continues to activate after turning off, check your gesture settings in Settings → Additional Features → Gestures and Movements. There may be voice recognition enabled when you hold your phone to your ear.

2. Turn off voice system actions (TalkBack)

TalkBack is designed for people with vision problems, but sometimes it's activated by accident, and it voices all the actions on the screen, which makes using the phone extremely uncomfortable.

To disable:

1. Open Settings → Special Opportunities
2. Select TalkBack (or Screencaster on new versions)
3. Move the slider to the off position.
4. Confirm the action by pressing OK in the window that appears

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (such as the Redmi Note 10 Pro) may need to restart the device after TalkBack is disabled to fully apply the changes.

3. Removing voice prompts in apps

Some applications (e.g. Google Maps, Yandex.Navigator or instant messengers) have their own voice notifications, and their settings are located inside the programs themselves.

Examples for popular applications:

For Xiaomi system applications (such as Mi Video or Music):

• 🎵 Go to the settings of a specific application
• 🔊 Find the "Sound" or "Reproduction" section"
• 🚫 Turn off options like "Voice Comments" or "Automatic Playback"

4. Disable voice notifications about calls and SMS

MIUI can by default voice information about incoming calls and messages, a feature called Voice Notifications, and is disabled separately.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration
2. Select Voice Notifications (or Voice Notifications)
3. Turn off the sliders for: 📞 Incoming calls 💬 SMS-message 📅 Event reminders

Save the changes.

⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi firmware (especially Chinese) this item may be in Settings → Special facilities → If you can't find it, search by settings (the magnifying glass icon at the top).

5. Resetting the sound settings to factory

If after all the manipulations, the voice prompts continue to appear, the system settings of the sound may have been changed, in which case the reset will help:

Steps:

1. Open Settings → System and device → More
2. Select Settings Reset.
3. Tap Resetting sound settings (not to be confused with a full reset!)
4. Confirm the action with a password / pattern lock
5. Reset the device

After resetting, all individual audio settings (including custom call tunes) will be returned to factory values, but personal data and apps will remain intact.

Backup important call melodies |Remember current volume settings |Close all audio applications |Connect phone to charge-->

6. Verification of system updates

Sometimes voice prompts appear because of bugs in the firmware. Xiaomi regularly releases updates to fix similar issues.

How to update the system:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → The phone. → Updating the system
• 🔄 Tap to check for updates
• 📥 If a new version is available, download and install it.
• 🔋 Make sure the battery is charged >50% before the update

After the update, check if new items have appeared in the audio settings. In the latest versions of MIUI 14, Xiaomi has added a separate partition for managing voice.

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Regular firmware updates not only fix voice-enabled bugs, but also improve overall device stability. Install them as soon as possible.

7. Alternative methods (for experienced users)

If the standard methods do not help, you can use additional tools.

Method 1: Disconnect via ADB (requires a computer):

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.tts


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

Method 2: Use of third-party applications:

• 🛠️ App Inspector – to find hidden settings
• 🔇 SoundAssistant – for fine-tuning the sound profile
• 📵 MacroDroid – Automatically disable voice in certain situations

⚠️ Attention: Use ADB-commands can lead to unstable operation of the system. Before execution, back up the data through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

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