How to make fast typing on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8: from keyboard to hidden MIUI features

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is one of the most popular smartphones in the budget segment, but its standard keyboard settings are far from ideal for quick typing. If you spend too much time printing messages, searching for queries or working with documents, the problem is not your fingers, but the wrong configuration of the system. This article will help to accelerate text input to the maximum using both obvious and hidden features of MIUI 12/14.

We tested all the methods on the Redmi Note 8 (the ginkgo model) with different versions of the firmware and highlighted the ones that give real speed gains. There's no abstract tips like "train more often" - just specific settings that you can apply right now. And if you use your smartphone for work or study, some tricks will save you up to 30 percent of your time typing long texts.

1. Optimization of the standard MIUI keyboard

Xiaomi’s stock keyboard (aka Gboard in some regions) has a lot of hidden options that are disabled by default. Even basic height, sensitivity and auto-replacement settings can speed up printing by 15-20% without installing third-party apps.

The first thing you do is turn off the vibration when you press it, and it not only drains the battery, it also creates a delay between touching and the symbol.

1. Open any text field (for example, in Messages).
2. Touch the badge. ⚙️ keyboard → Settings → Sound and vibration.
3. Turn off the switches Vibration when pressed and Key Sound.

Next, adjust the sensitivity of swipes (guests for entering words without tearing your finger). In the same menu of keyboard settings, find the swipe input section and move the slider Sensitivity to the maximum, which will reduce the number of errors in quick typing.

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If swipe input becomes too nervous after setting up, return the slider by 80% – this is the optimal balance between speed and accuracy.

2.Installation of an alternative keyboard: Gboard vs SwiftKey

The standard MIUI keyboard is inferior to specialized solutions like Gboard (from Google) or Microsoft SwiftKey in several parameters:

• 🔹 Word Prediction: SwiftKey analyzes your writing style and offers accurate options even for jargon.
• 🔹 Gestures: You can configure a swipe in Gboard to delete a word (left) or paste a sentence (right).
• 🔹 Cloud Dictionary: Sync between devices (relevant if you also have a Xiaomi tablet).
• 🔹 Topics: Less distracting elements → focusing more quickly on the text.

To install an alternative keyboard:

1. Download Gboard or SwiftKey from Google Play.
2. Launch the application and follow the activation instructions.
3. In the system settings (Settings → Additional → Language and input), select the new default keyboard.

For maximum speed on Gboard, turn on:

• 📌 Settings → Correction of text → Showing suggestions (increases the size of prompts).
• 📌 Settings → Gestures → Swipe to delete (delete a word in one movement).
• 📌 Settings → Topics → Minimalist (removes unnecessary buttons).

3. Customization of gestures and hot keys

The Redmi Note 8 supports system gestures that speed up access to frequently used features, such as:

• 👆 Double touch on the screen for space (included in Settings) → Special facilities → Physical activities → Double touch).
• 👉 Swipe on the fingerprint sensor for returning back (if you have installed) MIUI 13+).
• 🔄 Triple pressing of the power button for quick start of the camera (useful if you often share photos in messengers).

To speed up typing in Gboard, set up the hot keys:

1. Open Gboard Settings → Text Correction → Personal Dictionary.
2. Add abbreviations for commonly used phrases like: z → "Hello, hello!" hell → your email address zlf → your phone number

4. Optimizing the system for rapid response

Slow keyboard response is often not due to the keyboard itself, but to background processes or a lack of RAM. On the Redmi Note 8 (with its 4 GB of RAM), this is especially noticeable if many applications are open at the same time.

To eliminate the lags:

1. Disable interface animation: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times to turn on Developer Mode) Settings → Additional → For Developers → Window/Switch animation scale = Off.
2. Limit background processes: Settings → Annexes → Application management → Settings (⚙️) → Limitation of background processes = Maximum 2 of the process
3. Add keyboard to battery optimization exceptions: Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization → All apps → Find your keyboard → Without restrictions

Close all background applications

Turn on "Do Not Disturb" mode.

Connect charging (if battery < 30%)

Turn off mobile internet (if not needed for prompts)-->

Attention! Limiting background processes to 2 may result in some messengers (e.g. Telegram or WhatsApp) being shut down. If notifications are important to you, set a limit of 3 processes.

5. Use of voice input and dictation

Voice input on the Redmi Note 8 is faster than manual typing if you configure it correctly, and Google Speech Recognition uses the default feature, but it can be improved:

Activate voice input:

1. Open the keyboard (Gboard or standard).
2. Press the badge. 🎤 (microphone) in upper right corner.
3. When you first use it, give permission to access the microphone.

Setting the sensitivity of the screen:

If the screen does not respond well to quick touches, increase the sensitivity:

1. Settings → Display → Sensitivity of touches.
2. Switch the slider to High.
3. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Attention: High sensitivity can cause false positives in wet hands or cold weather.If the keyboard starts to press buttons, return the setting to its original state.

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