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Xiaomi: Turn Off TalkBack (Accessibility)

If your Xiaomi phone reads out everything you tap and single taps only select items instead of opening them, TalkBack is active. This screen reader changes how touch works across the whole system, which makes normal navigation confusing if you never meant to turn it on.

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TalkBack is a screen reader built into MIUI. Once it is on, it takes over touch input: a single tap only selects and announces an item, and you need a second tap to actually activate it. Scrolling also changes, since a normal one-finger swipe is reserved for moving between elements.

This is why disabling TalkBack itself follows the same double-tap pattern. You select each menu item with one tap, then confirm it with a second tap in the same spot.

Menu path to turn off TalkBack

Go to Tap on SettingsTap twice on Settings to open the app. Scroll down with Swipe with two fingers to scroll, since a single-finger swipe would just move the selection.

Select Tap on Additional settingsTap twice on Additional settings, then Tap on AccessibilityTap twice on Accessibility.

Continue with Tap on VisionTap twice on Vision, then Tap on TalkBackTap twice on TalkBack.

Open the toggle with Tap on Use TalkBackTap twice on Use TalkBack. Confirm the action with Tap on StopTap twice on Stop. Touch input returns to normal single-tap behavior right away.

If TalkBack turned on by accident, check whether a volume-key shortcut or another accessibility gesture is set up, since that is the most common trigger.

Frequently asked questions

While TalkBack is running, a single tap only selects and announces an item on screen. A second tap in the same spot activates it, which is why every step in the Accessibility menu needs a double tap until TalkBack is switched off.