How to turn off the keyboard vibration on Xiaomi Mi 9 SE: all ways

The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a compact flagship with premium specs, but even it has features that not everyone likes. One of the most common complaints is the annoying vibration when typing. Whether you use a standard MIUI keyboard, Gboard or another application, tactile return can distract, drain the battery and even cause discomfort during long-term typing.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to turn off vibration, from basic settings to hidden developer settings, how to remove the recoil not only from the standard keyboard, but also from third-party applications, and what to do if the option is grey and inactive. We pay special attention to the nuances of firmware MIUI 10–14, as the interface and layout of menu items may differ.

Why Keyboard Vibration May Be a Problem

At first glance, tactile recoil seems to be a useful feature: it confirms the click and reduces the number of typos. However, in practice, many Mi 9 SE users face the following problems:

• 🔋 Increased battery consumption: The vibrating motor, even the weak one, consumes extra energy, which is critical for the compact Mi 9 battery pack. SE (3070mAh).
• 🎯 Distraction: With fast typing, constant microvibrations create discomfort, especially if you type with one hand.
• 🔧 Case conflicts: Some protective accessories amplify the vibration sound, making it loud and irritating.
• 🛠️ Software bugs: on older versions MIUI (Up to 12.5) the vibration could be triggered even when the option was turned off due to firmware errors.

In addition, on the Mi 9 SE, the vibration motor is located close to the bottom of the body. When you use the keyboard intensively (for example, in messengers or chat games), this can lead to false alarms of the proximity sensor or even random clicks on the touch navigation buttons.

Method 1: Turn off vibration in a standard MIUI keyboard

If you use Xiaomi’s native keyboard (the app is called the MIUI Keyboard or Mi Keyboard), you can turn off the vibration right in its settings. The instructions are relevant for MIUI 11-14, but the location of the items may vary slightly.

Here's a step-by-step algorithm:

1. Open any application where you can type text (such as Messages or Notes).
2. Tap the input field to make the keyboard appear.
3. Press the gear icon (⚙️) in the upper right corner of the keyboard - this will cause the settings menu.
4. Select Keyboard Settings (or Additional Settings in older versions).
5. Scroll down to the section Tactile recoil (or Vibration when pressed).
6. Turn the slider to the off position. or uncheck the tick.

If there is no point with vibration, then your version of the keyboard does not support this option - go to alternative methods.

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI (Especially custom) the item with vibration can be hidden. In this case, try resetting the keyboard settings to the standard: → Annexes → Application management → keyboard MIUI → Warehouse → Clear the data.

Method 2: Vibration settings in Gboard and other keyboards

Many Mi 9 SE users prefer Gboard (a keyboard from Google) or other alternatives like SwiftKey, which are applications where vibration is switched off separately from system settings.

Instructions for Gboard:

1. Open the keyboard in any text field.
2. Click on the three-point icon (⋮) top-panel.
3. Select Settings → Text entry options.
4. Scroll to the Vibration section when pressed.
5. Turn off the option by moving the slider to the left.

For SwiftKey:

• 📱 Go to SwiftKey Settings (cog icon on keyboard).
• 🔍 Choose Sound and Vibration.
• ❌ Turn off the vibration when you press the keys.

If you are using Chinese firmware MIUI, Some keyboards (e.g. Baidu) IME) You may not have a Russian-language interface, in which case, look for options with a vibration icon (usually a smear). 📳 or 🔊) Or use an interpreter for the titles of items.

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If it still works after turning off the vibration in Gboard, try clearing the app cache: Settings → Apps → Gboard → Storage → Clear the cache.

Method 3: Global Vibration Disconnection in MIUI settings

If the keyboard vibration is not turned off by the application settings, you can try to turn it off at the system level, which affects not only the keyboard, but also other interface elements (for example, vibration when you press navigation buttons).

How to do this:

1. Open the phone settings.
2. Go to Sound and Vibration (or Sound and Vibration in older versions of MIUI).
3. Choose Vibration.
4. Turn off the options: 📲 Vibration when touching (responsible for recoil when pressing the screen) ⌨️ Keyboard vibration (if there is a separate item)

Some firmware (e.g. MIUI 12.5 Enhanced) may require an additional step:

1. Return to the main settings menu.
2. Open Special Opportunities → Physical Opportunities → Vibration.
3. Turn off all associated options.
4. Return to the main Settings menu and open a new Developer section (usually at the bottom of the list).
5. Scroll to the text input or hardware acceleration of visualization block.
6. Find the options: ❌ Turn off vibration when typing (if any) ⚙️ Vibration force – set the value to 0

If you don’t have the right items, try searching for them by settings (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Developer menu). Enter the keyboard vibration request in Russian or English.

On MIUI 13+ firmware, the keyboard vibration option in the developer menu may be called “Haptic feedback for keyboard” – turning it off completely removes the tactile return without affecting other vibrations of the phone.

Method 5: Use of third-party utilities (for advanced users)

If none of these methods worked, you can use specialized applications that allow you to adjust the vibration flexibly, but require root or ADB rights.

Popular utilities:

• 🛠️ Vibration Tuner (requires root) – allows you to turn off vibration for individual applications, including keyboards.
• 🔧 MacroDroid (without root) – can create rules to automatically turn off vibration when you start the keyboard.
• 📱 ADB AppControl – a utility to turn off vibration through ADB superuserless.

Example of commands to disable keyboard vibration via ADB:

adb shell settings put system haptic_feedback_enabled 0

For the application of the command:

1. Install ADB Tools on your PC.
2. Connect Mi 9 SE to USB with USB Debugging enabled (in the developer settings).
3. Enter the command at the terminal.
4. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Attention: Use ADB root rights can lead to loss of warranty or unstable system operation.Before experiments, back up the data through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Even after the vibration is turned off in the settings, it can continue to work. Let's consider typical situations and ways to correct them:

If neither method worked, maybe the problem is the hardware failure of the vibratory motor, in which case only the service center will help. To check this, try turning on the vibration for other events (for example, calls) - if it does not work there, then it is the hardware.

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Before contacting the service center, make sure that the problem is not the firmware. Try resetting your phone to factory settings (with data saved) via Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Reset.

FAQ: Frequent questions about vibration on Xiaomi Mi 9 SE