Modern smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 offer a wide range of tactile experiences designed to improve user interaction with the device. However, constant vibration with each virtual keystroke can cause irritation, especially in quiet rooms or during long-term typing. Many device owners face the need to turn off this tactile response to improve the comfort of the gadget. In this article, we will discuss in detail all available methods for deactivating the vibration of the keyboard.
The setup process can be confusing because of the features of the MIUI shell, which separates the system sounds and the settings of the input application itself. Often users turn off the vibration in the audio menu, forgetting about the keyboard settings, or vice versa. It is important to understand the difference between the system vibration and the response of a particular application. We will consider both options so that you can completely eliminate unnecessary fluctuations in the body of your smartphone.
Before we make any changes, it’s worth noting that the settings may vary slightly depending on the version of the Android operating system and the version of the MIUI shell installed on your Redmi Note 10. However, the basic principles remain unchanged. We will provide current navigation paths for most of the current firmware versions, which will allow you to quickly find the desired switch in the bowels of the menu.
Turning off vibration through system sound settings
The first and most obvious way to do this is to turn off the tactile response globally, which affects all applications that use the standard Android vibration mechanism, including the standard keyboard, and you need to go to the main settings menu of your device, and find the gear icon and click on it.
In the list of parameters that opens, you should find the section that handles the audio, and depending on the location and version of MIUI, it can be called Sound and Vibration or just Sound, and inside this section you will need to find the item that deals with tactile response or "Vibration upon touch," which is the parameter that is responsible for the short pulses when interacting with the interface.
⚠️ Warning: Disabling the system tactile response can cause not only the keys but also other interface elements to stop vibrating, for example, when locking the screen or pressing the system navigation buttons.
Once you find the slider, just put it in an inactive position, the changes take effect instantly, you don't need to restart the device, and if the Gboard keyboard or the other keyboard you've installed still vibrates, then the settings of the application itself take precedence over the system settings, and then you need to move to more detailed settings.
Setting up the Gboard keyboard settings
Most Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 smartphones come with Google’s Gboard keyboard preinstalled. This app has its own, independent settings that can override system settings. To access them, you need to open any application that requires text input, such as Messages or Notes. When the keyboard appears, look at the toolbar above the rows of letters.
You'll need to find the gear icon on the dashboard. If it's not on the visible part of the dashboard, click on the four-square icon or the arrow to the right to open the extra menu. Once you're in Gboard's settings, select Preferences. That's where the keyboard's going to be the keyboard's basic behavior, including the vibration when you press it.
☑️ Checking Gboard settings
In the Preferences section, look for the "Push Vibration" item, and next to it will be a vibration-regulating slider or switch. If you have a slider in front of you, move it completely left to "Off." If it's a switch, just deactivate it. You can also set the vibration duration in this menu if you want to leave a light response, but make it less noticeable.
Vibration management for third-party keyboards
If you don't use standard Gboard, but prefer alternative solutions like Yandex Keyboard, SwiftKey or Grammarly, the disablement procedure will be different. Each of these programs has its own settings interface that is not usually associated with Android system settings. Consider the popular SwiftKey keyboard, which is often installed by Redmi users.
To access the SwiftKey settings, you need to open the keyboard app from the menu of all programs or through the icon on the keyboard itself (usually an icon in the form of an arrow or gear). From the menu, select the section "Sound and vibration." Here you will see individual sliders for the sound of pressing and vibration of the keys. Move the vibration slider to the extreme left position.
The Yandex keyboard algorithm is similar: click on the settings icon (cogs), go to the Appearance or Sound section, where the switch is located. If you have turned off the vibration but it reappears after the app update, check the settings again.
- 🔹 SwiftKey: Settings → Sound and vibration → slider Vibration.
- 🔹 Yandex Keyboard: The gear → Sound. → slider Vibration.
- 🔹 TouchPal: Menu of emojis / tools → Settings → Sound and vibration.
- 🔹 Grammarly: Icon G → Settings → Keyboard vibration.
Use of the "Do Not Disturb" mode
There is a scenario where you have to temporarily turn off all kinds of notifications and tactile responses, including keyboard vibrations, such as during a meeting, in a movie theater or at night. To do this, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has a special “Do Not Disturb” mode, which allows you to globally drown out the device without changing the constant settings.
To activate this mode, swipe-plug from top to bottom to open the notification curtain. Find an icon with a crescent image or a Do Not Disturb icon. Once activated, the phone will stop making sounds and vibrating when incoming calls, messages and, importantly for our topic, when typing. This is a temporary solution that resets when the mode is turned off.
⚠️ Warning: Do Not Disturb mode may have exceptions configured, check if the keyboard or message app is added to the exception list, otherwise the vibration may persist.
You can also set the schedule to automatically turn on this mode. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb → Add a rule. Here you can set a time, for example, from 23:00 to 07:00, when the phone will automatically go into silent mode, turning off the vibration of the keyboard for the night.
Specificity of the touch screen and calibration
Sometimes the problem is not software settings, but sensor malfunction or calibration. If the keyboard vibration on the Redmi Note 10 is chaotic (i.e., not) or feels like a “double”, this may be a sign of a software error in the touchscreen drivers, in which case simple tuning may not help.
There's an engineering menu in the MIUI shell to check the hardware. To get there, open the Phone app and type ##6484##. The CIT menu that opens up contains tests related to vibration and touchscreen, but the average user would rather just reboot or reset the keyboard settings if the standard methods don't work.
| Parameter | System setup | Setting up Gboard | Do Not Disturb mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact | All applications | Just the keyboard. | Globally |
| Difficulty | Low. | Medium | Low. |
| Reboot. | Don't need it. | Don't need it. | Automatically. |
| Priority | Low. | High-pitched | Maximum |
What if the vibration slider is gray and does not move?
Problem Solving: If the vibration doesn't turn off
There are times when seemingly all settings are checked, sliders are turned off, and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 continues to vibrate when printing.This can be caused by an application conflict or an error in the operation of the MIUI shell itself. First of all, try to clear the cache of the keyboard application. Go to Settings → Apps → All apps, find your keyboard (like Gboard) and select Clear → Clear cache.
If clearing the cache didn't work, check if tactile response enhancement is included in the special features. Path: Settings → Advanced Settings → Special features → Vibration. There may also be additional vibration sources hiding behind that block the keyboard settings. Turn off all unnecessary options in this section.
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Check system updates in the About Phone section periodically, as Xiaomi often releases patches that fix bugs with vibration and touchscreen operation.
As a last resort, if the problem occurs after you install a particular application, try to remove it. Some optimization programs or design themes may interfere with the system's vibration management processes.
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If standard settings don’t help, the problem may lie in the conflict of design themes or special features, not in the keyboard itself.