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Xiaomi: Turn Silent Mode On or Off

If your Xiaomi phone keeps ringing during a meeting or you forgot to mute it before bed, Silent mode is the fastest fix. It stops ringtones and notification sounds without dimming the screen or disabling calls entirely. You can trigger it from quick settings, the control center, or the sound settings, and each path behaves slightly differently.

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Turn On/Off Silent Mode auf Xiaomi

Silent mode on Xiaomi phones running MIUI mutes ringtones and notification sounds while keeping the display and calls fully functional. It is different from vibrate-only mode, where you still feel incoming calls and messages through vibration instead of hearing them.

You can switch it on or off from three places: the quick settings panel, the control center, or the dedicated sound settings. For a toggle that sticks and is easy to find again later, the settings menu is the most reliable route.

Open SettingsSound & vibration ➔ enable or disable Silent mode. This screen also lets you adjust ringtone volume and vibration patterns separately once Silent mode is off again.

From quick settings, swipe down twice from the top of the screen and tap the bell-shaped icon to cycle through sound, vibrate, and silent states. The control center offers the same toggle if you use gesture navigation instead of the classic notification shade.

Silent mode does not automatically mute alarms, so your alarm clock still rings unless you change that separately in the Clock app. If calls or messages stay silent even after you switch Silent mode off, check whether Do Not Disturb is still running, since both features can overlap and mask each other.

Frequently asked questions

No. Silent mode only mutes ringtones and notification sounds. Alarms set in the Clock app keep ringing at full volume unless you mute them there separately.