How to turn off vibration on the keyboard Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro: the complete guide

Modern smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro feature advanced tactile engines that are designed to improve the user experience. However, for many owners, the constant vibration when typing becomes intrusive and annoying, especially in quiet places or during long correspondence. This feature, while useful for confirming touches, can significantly reduce the battery life of the device.

In this article, we will discuss in detail all possible ways to completely disable the vibration of the keyboard on your gadget. We will consider not only the standard settings of the MIUI system, but also the specific parameters of the application for text input, most often Gboard. Understanding these nuances will help you to configure your smartphone exactly as convenient for you, removing unnecessary noise and tactile sensations.

It is worth noting that in the shell from Xiaomi, tactile recoil settings can be scattered across different menus, which often confuses users. Sometimes simply switching the slider in the language settings does not give full effect if the system setting “Sound and vibration” remains active, so it is important to perform a comprehensive setup, which will be discussed below.

Analysis of the causes of vibration and system settings MIUI

Before we get to specific actions, we need to understand where exactly the signal is coming from. In the Android operating system that runs Redmi 8 Pro, there is a hierarchy of settings. The global parameter "Vibration on touch" can overlap the individual settings of applications. If this switch is active, the keyboard will vibrate, even if you tried to disable it inside the application itself.

The first step should always be to check the overall state of the system. Go to the basic settings of the smartphone and find the partition responsible for the sound, which often hides the main “culprit” of excessive tactile activity, ignoring this stage can lead to the fact that the desired result will not be achieved, and the phone will continue to vibrate at each press.

It's also worth considering that different versions of MIUI may have slightly different menu items, but the logic of how the system works is the same: system priorities are higher than the settings of individual programs, so we start with the global settings of the device.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling system vibration can affect not only the keyboard, but also the response of the screen in other applications, for example, when dialing in the “bell ringer” or using system navigation.

To access the basic settings, follow the following steps:

• 📱 Open the Settings menu on the home screen or in the notification curtain.
• 🔊 Select the section “Sound and Vibration” (sometimes it may be simply called “Sound»).
• 🖐 Find the item “Vibration on touch” or “Vibration of the screen” and put the switch in an inactive state.

After you do this, check the keyboard, if the vibration is gone, the problem is solved at the system level, and if the phone continues to vibrate when printing, then the settings of the input application itself are higher priority or require a separate adjustment.

Setting up the built-in Gboard keyboard on Redmi

Most Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro smartphones come with Google’s Gboard keyboard preinstalled. This powerful app has its own, system-independent tactile-recoil settings, and this is where the solution lies in 90% of cases where the system shutdown didn’t help or when the user wants to leave the vibration for other actions, removing it only when printing.

To get into Gboard settings, you don't have to search for them in the general list of applications. The fastest way is to call the keyboard in any input field, such as in search or messenger. On the keyboard toolbar, find the gear icon or press and hold the comma key to open the settings menu. In the list that opens, we are interested in the Settings section.

Inside the settings menu, you need to find a subsection that tells you what you want to type, and this is where you have the key switch called "Vibration on press," and if you move the slider to "Off," you turn off the tactile response for the typing process, which saves the vibration for the system notifications, but makes the printing silent in tactile terms.

If the standard slider is not working or missing, you can use advanced settings. Some versions of Gboard require you to go to the “Additional” or “Preferences” menu, where more detailed options are hidden. Also make sure that the application has the necessary permissions, although they are not usually required for vibration to work, but can affect the stability of the work as a whole.

It is important to note that updating the keyboard app via Google Play may reset some user settings.So if the vibration returned on its own after updating the system or apps, check this item again.

Managing Sound Effects and Tactile Response

In addition to pure vibration, the Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro has a bundle of sound and tactile effects. Often users confuse the sound click with vibration, or these two phenomena come with a bundle. In the section "Sound and vibration" there is a separate item that can be called "Touch Sound" or "UI Sound", and turning it off also affects the overall perception of the device.

There is a concept called “Tactile Response” that is in a separate category of accessibility or special features in new versions of Android. If your Redmi 8 Pro has a new version of MIUI installed, check the “Advanced Settings” section -> “Special Opportunities” section, which can contain a switch that forces vibration for all actions, ignoring the application settings.

For fine-tuning, follow the following steps:

• 🔇 Go to "Settings» -> «Sound and vibration».
• 🔊 Find the section "Additional audio settings" (if available in your version of the software).
• 📵 Turn off the options “locking sound”, “unlocking sound” and “touch sound».

Turning off these settings will make the interface completely silent and, in many cases, deprive it of tactile return, which is especially useful if you are in a movie theater, in a meeting or just prefer absolute silence when interacting with a smartphone.

⚠️ Warning: Completely turning off interface sounds may make it harder for people with visual impairments to use a smartphone, who rely on audio and tactile feedback.

Third-party keyboards and their specifics

If you don’t use the standard Gboard, but prefer third-party solutions like SwiftKey, Yandex Keyboard or TouchPal, the process of turning off vibration will have its own features. Each keyboard has its own engine and independent settings menu, which does not comply with the general rules of Gboard.

For example, in the keyboard from Yandex, the settings are in the menu "Themes and design" or in a separate section "Input settings." There you need to find "Vibration" and slider to reduce its power to zero or completely turn off. Similar situation with SwiftKey: in the menu "Input" -> "Preferences" there is a switch "Vibration when pressed".

Below is a table to help you quickly navigate where to look for settings in popular keyboards:

Using third-party keyboards gives you more flexibility, but you need to customize each application, and remember that once you install a new keyboard, you need to activate it in the system and give the necessary permissions, otherwise the settings may not apply correctly.

Do Not Disturb Mode and Its Impact on Tactile

Special attention deserves Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, many users activate it to keep the phone from ringing, but forget that it can block the vibration of the keyboard, and in the settings of this mode in Xiaomi you can specify in detail what vibrations should be prohibited.

If you want the keyboard to stay off vibration only at certain times (like at night), you don't have to change the basic settings. You just need to set the schedule for Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings -> Sound and Vibration -> Do Not Disturb. You can add automatic time-on.

Inside the mode settings, find a point that allows or forbids tactile recoil. If you tick "Block Vibration," the keyboard will remain silent during mode, regardless of other settings, which is a great compromise for those who like to feel the response during the day and want silence at night.

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Use the voice control of “Ok Google” or “Mi AI” to quickly turn on the “Do Not Disturb” mode without having to climb into the settings menu every evening.

Advanced methods and resetting input settings

In the rare cases where a software failure prevents the vibration from being turned off by standard methods, more radical measures can be taken: Cleaning the keyboard application’s data will return it to factory status by removing all user preferences, including vibration settings.

To do this, go to Settings -> Apps -> All Apps. Find your keyboard (like Gboard) on the list. Click Clear -> Clear all data. Be careful: this will also delete the learned words and personal vocabulary, so the keyboard will "forget" your typing style.

If that didn’t work, the problem may be the deep system settings available through the engineering menu or ADB, but for a regular Redmi 8 Pro user, these methods are not recommended because of the risk of disrupting the system.

⚠️ Note: Clearing the keyboard data will delete the user words and input history stored in the dictionary, and it is recommended to pre-synchronize the dictionary with your Google account if this feature is supported.

Sometimes helps banal update of the keyboard application through the Play Market store or GetApps. Developers regularly fix bugs associated with incorrect operation of tactile response on various models of smartphones.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Complete disabling of vibration is achieved only by a combination of settings: system ban “Vibrations upon touch” + individual disconnection in the menu of the keyboard itself.