How to fix the keyboard on Xiaomi phone: the full guide 2026

Has the keyboard on Xiaomi's smartphone stopped working correctly? Are the symbols not entered, the layout is down, or the keyboard app is constantly crashing? This problem is familiar to many Redmi, POCO and Mi users - especially after a MIUI update or a setting reset. In 80% of cases, the malfunction is not due to hardware breakdown, but to software failures that can be fixed on your own.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible causes, from simple setup errors to deep system conflicts, how to get the Gboard, SwiftKey, or standard MIUI back on track, even if the phone doesn’t respond to touches in the input field, and for complex cases, we’ll give you step-by-step instructions based on the features of Xiaomi’s firmware from 2023 to 2026.

Before you take your phone to the service center, check all the methods you have suggested, most of the problems can be solved in 5-10 minutes without losing data, and let's start with the simplest methods and gradually move on to the advanced ones.

Basic checks: what to do first

Before you dig into the settings, make sure the problem isn't due to obvious factors. These steps take less than a minute, but often save hours on diagnosis.

✅ Reboot the phone. Yeah, that sounds trivial, but in MIUI Keyboard services sometimes hang in the background. Long press on the power button → Reboot. Once enabled, check for text input in any messenger.

✅ Check the physical cleanliness of the screen. Dust, moisture, or bubble shield can block the sensor in the keyboard area. Wipe the screen with a dry microfiber and try to type again. If you use a magnetically mounted case, remove it -- magnets sometimes interfere with the display.

✅ Testing the keyboard in safe mode, which will help to eliminate conflict with third-party applications:

1. Press the power button before the off menu appears.
2. Press and hold the item "Switch off (or turn off power)."
3. Confirm the transition to safe mode.

Only system applications work in this mode, and if the keyboard is running, one of the apps you install is to blame (more on this in Section 3).

2. Reset keyboard settings without data loss

Often the problem is that you've lost your layout, auto-replacement or app cache settings, and you can get everything back to factory settings without completely resetting your phone.

🔹 For Gboard (Google Keyboard):

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Gboard in the list and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse → Clear cache and Clear data.
4. Reboot the phone.

🔹 For the standard keyboard MIUI:

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Language and input.
2. Slip on the current keyboard → MIUI keyboard.
3. Select Reset (or Reset by default).

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⚠️ Note: After resetting the keyboard, you will have to reconfigure the auto-replacement, added words to the dictionary and design themes.

If the keyboard still doesn’t work after reset, check if the system permissions for the application are disabled:

• 📱 Settings → Annexes → Permits → Autostart: Turn on for keyboard.
• 🔄 Settings → Annexes → Special access → Working with other apps: Make sure the keyboard is allowed to overlap with other windows.

3. Conflict with other applications: how to find the culprit

If the keyboard is in safe mode, but fails in normal mode, the problem is in one of the installed applications.

• 🔍 Cleaners and Optimizers (Clean Master, DU Speed Booster, etc. – They aggressively close the background processes, including the keyboard.
• 🛡️ Antiviruses (Avast, Dr.Web) – can block keyboard services as “suspicious activity».
• 🎯 Customization applications (Nova Launcher, Tasker) – sometimes conflict with system input services.

🔎 How to Find a Problem App:

1. Get out of Safe Mode (just reboot your phone).
2. Remove all recently installed apps (in the last 1-2 weeks).
3. If the problem persists, delete apps one at a time, starting with optimizers and antiviruses, checking the keyboard each time.

💡 Tip: After removing the culprit, don't rush to re-install it. Check if there are alternatives with better reviews on Google Play. For example, instead of Clean Master, you can use an integrated optimizer. MIUI (Settings → Battery and productivity).

4. Updating or reinstalling the keyboard

An outdated version of the keyboard may contain bugs, especially after the MIUI update. Check the relevance and if necessary reinstall the application.

🔄 Update Gboard/SwiftKey:

1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. In the search, type the name of your keyboard (Gboard or SwiftKey).
3. If you have an update button, press it.
4. After the update, restart the phone.

📥 Reinstallation of the keyboard:

1. Remove the current keyboard through Settings → Apps.
2. Download the latest version from Google Play.
3. After installation, go to Settings → Language and Enter → Current keyboard and select it.

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⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 12 Pro)+) keyboard MIUI It doesn't get deleted, you can only turn it off. In this case, update the phone's firmware (section 6).

📌 For users of unofficial firmware: If you use custom software (such as Pixel Experience or LineageOS), the keyboard may not be updated through the Play Market:

• Download the latest version of APK from the official website (APKMirror).
• Before installation, turn on Settings → Special Options → Installation from unknown sources.

5. language setting and layout: fixing the lost parameters

Sometimes the keyboard is bugged because of a mischosen system language or layout conflict, which is especially true for multilingual users.

🌍 System language check:

1. Open Settings → Additional → Language and Region.
2. Make sure that the main language matches the keyboard language (for example, if the keyboard is in Russian, the system must be in Russian).
3. If the languages don’t match, change the system language and restart the phone.

⌨️ Configuring layouts in the keyboard:

• 📌 For Gboard: Open any input field → tap on the badge ⚙️ keyboard → Languages → Add the keyboard. Remove unnecessary layouts.
• 📌 For MIUI Keyboards: Settings → Additionally. → Language and input → keyboard MIUI → Language management.

📊 Compatibility table of languages and keyboards:

🔍 If the characters are incorrectly entered: Check if the function is activated by accident T9 (old numerical input system) or Voice input. In Gboard, this is configured into Settings. → Voice input.

6. MIUI Update: When the problem is firmware

If the keyboard stopped working after the MIUI update (or you haven't updated the phone in a long time), a bug in the firmware itself could be the cause. Xiaomi regularly releases patches for such bugs.

📲 How to update MIUI:

1. Open Settings → About the phone → System update.
2. Click Check for updates.
3. If a new version is available, download and install it. For models from 2023 to 2026 (Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13), the minimum stable version of MIUI is 14.0.5.0 or later.

⚙️ If the update doesn’t help:

• 🔄 Try to revert to the previous version. MIUI (If the problem has appeared after the update. To do this, download the old firmware from Xiaomifirmwareupdater.com and install it through Settings. → The phone. → Updating the system → Three points. → Select a firmware file.
• 🛠️ For experienced users: install custom recavery (TWRP) And run the clean version. MIUI. Instructions are available on the forum 4PDA (Look for the theme of your model).

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⚠️ Attention: rolling back firmware or installing custom software may cause data loss. pre-backup through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset → Local backup.

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If the keyboard slowly appears after the MIUI update, turn off the system animation. To do this, activate Developer Mode (7 times tap the MIUI version in Settings → About Phone), then in Settings → Additional → For developers, set the Windows Animation Scale and the Off animation scale.

7. Resetting the phone to factory settings

If no method has worked, the last step is to completely reset the phone, which will delete all the data, but return the keyboard to working condition.

🔄 How to reset:

1. Create a backup of important data (photos, contacts, messages).
2. Open Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Reset settings.
3. Choose to erase all data and confirm the action.
4. After restarting, set your phone as new.

📱 What to do after a reset:

• 🔑 Do not restore data from the backup immediately – check the keyboard first.
• 📥 Install only the necessary applications, avoiding optimizers and antiviruses.
• 🔄 Update. MIUI Up to the latest version through Settings → Updating the system.

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⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi models (e.g, POCO F4 GT) After the reset, you may need to re-assign your Mi Account. Make sure you remember your login and password!

8 Hardware problems: when to carry in the service

If the keyboard doesn't work even after the phone is reset, the problem may be hardware.

• 💧 Moisture falling under the screen (even if the phone did not sink, the condensation could damage the plume).
• 📱 Cracks on the display, especially in the lower part (where the keyboard is located).
• 🔌 Faults in the touch layer (the screen reacts to touch unevenly).

🔧 How to check for hardware malfunction:

1. Connect to the phone external keyboard via Bluetooth or USB-C (through OTG-If it works, the problem is in the sensor.
2. Try typing in Safe Mode and Recovery Mode (Put Power + Volume Up when turned on). If the keyboard doesn't work everywhere, it's a hardware glitch.

🏥 Cost of repairs (2026):

💡 Tip: Before you go to the service, check if your phone has a warranty:

1. Open the settings → About the phone → Condition.
2. Check the Guarantee item. If the status is valid, contact the official Xiaomi service center.

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If the keyboard doesn’t work only in a particular application (like WhatsApp or Telegram), the problem isn’t with the system, but with the messenger itself.

FAQ: Frequent questions about the keyboard on Xiaomi