How to Turn Off Vibration on Xiaomi at Notifications: All Ways

Vibration on Xiaomi smartphones is a useful feature that helps you avoid missing important notifications in noisy environments, but it can sometimes be annoying, at night, during meetings, or when the phone is lying on the table and creating unnecessary noise. The problem is that MIUI has different menus, so it’s not always clear where to turn it off for a particular type of alert.

In this article, we will discuss all possible ways to turn off vibrations, from global shutdown to fine-tuning for individual applications. The instructions are relevant for all modern models: Redmi Note 12/13, POCO X5/F5, Xiaomi 13/14 and others based on MIUI 12-14.

If you want to get rid of vibration only for certain applications (like WhatsApp or VKontakte), and not completely, there is a separate section with step-by-step instructions, and for those who like silence, we will tell you how to turn off vibration even when typing on the keyboard.

1. How to turn off vibration for all notifications

The quickest way is to completely deactivate the vibration in all notifications, which is convenient if you fundamentally don’t want the phone to vibrate at any alerts.

Instructions for MIUI 12/13/14:

1. Open the settings (cog icon on the desktop).
2. Go to the section Sound and vibration.
3. Choose Vibration.
4. Turn off the Vibration slider at notifications.

After that, the phone will stop vibrating when any notifications from SMS, messengers, social networks and system alerts arrive, but the vibration on calls and alarms will remain active (it must be turned off separately).

⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g, POCO F4) Vibration can be called Tactile Feedback. If you don't find a section, search in the settings (the magnifier in the upper right corner).

If the vibration still works after you turn off, check the settings of specific applications (for this in the next section), and it is also worth rebooting the phone: sometimes the changes are not immediately applied.

2. Disabling vibration for individual applications

If you want a vibration for important notifications (like calls) but not for social media or games, you can customize it selectively.

How to turn off vibration for a specific application:

1. Press the notification from the desired application (for example, Telegram) and swipe left/right (depending on the model).
2. Click on Notification Settings (or Management).
3. In the Vibration section, select No Vibration.
4. Save the changes.

Alternatively:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Choose the appropriate app (such as Instagram).
3. Go to Notifications.
4. Turn off the Vibration slider or select No sound or vibration.

Examples of applications where vibration is most often turned off:

• 📱 Social networks (Vkontakte, Facebook, TikTok) – not to be distracted by likes and comments.
• 🎮 Games (PUBG Mobile, Genshin Impact – Vibration when shooting or acting can interfere.
• 💬 WhatsApp, Viber – if you don’t want your phone to vibrate every time you send a message.

⚠️ Note: Some apps (e.g. Google Meet or Zoom) ignore the system vibration settings and use their own.

Go to the app's notification settings |

Selected "No Vibration" or turned off the slider|

Check if the setting is maintained after restart |

Make sure that the application itself does not have separate vibration settings-->

3. Turn off vibrations when calling and alarm clock

The vibration of incoming calls and alarms is set separately from the notifications, and if you turned it off in the previous section, but the phone still vibrates when you call, you need to change these settings.

For incoming calls:

1. Open the Settings. → Sounds and vibrations.
2. Select Vibration when calling.
3. Turn off the slider or select No Vibration.

For the alarm clock:

1. Launch the Watch app.
2. Go to the Alarm tab.
3. Press the right alarm clock. → Melody.
4. In the Vibration section, select Disable.

Features for different models:

On some models (e.g. Redmi 10C), vibrations can be activated automatically when calls are activated if Do Not Disturb mode is activated with exceptions for calls. Check Do Not Disturb mode settings in Settings → Notifications.

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If the vibration doesn't turn off when you call, try resetting the sound settings to the standard: Settings → System → Resetting → Resetting the sound settings. This won't delete your data, but it will return all the sound settings to the factory settings.

4. How to remove vibration when typing (keyboard)

Many Xiaomi users complain about the vibration when typing on the keyboard.It can be useful for tactile feedback, but is often annoying, especially with long-term typing.

Turning off vibration for the standard MIUI keyboard:

1. Open any field to enter text (for example, in Notes).
2. Press the badge. ⚙️ (gear) on the keyboard to open its settings.
3. Select keyboard settings → Tactile feedback.
4. Turn off the Vibration slider when pressed.

For the Gboard (Google) keyboard:

1. Open Settings → System → Language and input → Virtual keyboard.
2. Select Gboard → Settings → Sound when pressed.
3. Turn off the vibration when pressed.

If the vibration is still there:

• 🔄 Restart your phone – sometimes changes only apply after a reboot.
• 📱 Check if any third-party design themes are installed (MIUI Themes), which can reset keyboard settings.
• 🔧 Update the keyboard via Google Play Market – older versions may have bugs.

5 Vibration in Games and Specific Applications

Many mobile games (PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, Genshin Impact) use vibration to feedback when shooting, hitting or otherwise, and can be turned off in both game settings and system level.

Method 1: In the game settings

• 🎮 Go to the graphics/game management settings (usually the icon) ⚙️ top-right).
• 🔍 Find Vibration, Haptic Feedback or Tactile Feedback.
• ❌ Turn it off or set the value off..

Method 2: Through phone settings (for all games)

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select a game (e.g. PUBG Mobile).
3. Go to Permits.
4. Find the Vibration and turn it off.

Exceptions:

• 🚫 Some games (such as Honor of Kings) ignore system settings and require you to turn off vibrations only in their menus.
• 🔋 Vibration in games can drain the battery faster, so turning it off will prolong battery life.

⚠️ Warning: In multiplayer games (such as Free Fire or Mobile Legends), vibration is sometimes used to alert you to important events (such as an opponent approaching) and only turn it off if you are sure it will not affect gameplay.

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Turning off vibrations in games not only eliminates unnecessary noise, but can also improve performance – some games warm less without constantly activating the vibration motor.

6.If the vibration does not turn off: possible causes and solutions

Sometimes even after all the settings, the vibration continues to work, which can be due to software failures, firmware features, or application conflicts.

Frequent reasons and solutions:

Additional steps if nothing helps:

• 🧹 Clear the system cache: Settings → Memory. → Cleanup → Cash.
• 🔧 Reset all settings (not data!) of the phone: Settings → System system → Resetting settings.
• 📱 If the problem occurs after the update, roll back to the previous version. MIUI (requires an unlocked loader).

On some models (for example, Xiaomi Mi 11) vibration may not be turned off due to the hardware features of the vibratory motor, in which case only a physical disconnection through the engineering menu will help (not recommended for inexperienced users).

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If the vibration doesn’t turn off in just one app, try to delete its data: Settings → Apps → [app name] → Storage → Clear the data. This will reset all program settings, including vibration.

7 How to return the vibration if it is gone

Sometimes, after updating MIUI or resetting the vibration stops working altogether, this may be due to a system services shutdown or a malfunction of the vibration motor.

Methods of restoring vibration:

1. Check if the vibration is turned off in the settings: Settings → Sounds and vibration → Vibration.
2. Make sure in Settings → Special Features → Physical buttons do not turn off vibration when you press the buttons.
3. Restart your phone – sometimes it helps to restore the vibratory motor to work.
4. Update the firmware to the latest version of MIUI.

If the vibration is not working in a particular application:

• 🔄 Reinstall the app.
• 📋 Check the permissions: Settings → Annexes → [name] → Permits → Vibration.
• 🔊 Make sure that the app’s settings do not turn off sounds and vibrations.

Hardware malfunctions:

If the vibration doesn't work in any application and none of the ways helped, there may be a problem with the vibratory motor itself.

• 🔊 Vibration disappears after falling or getting moisture.
• 🔋 The phone does not vibrate even when charging (if the function Vibration is enabled when charging is connected).
• 🛠️ When disassembling the phone, damage to the motor is visible (for example, oxidation of contacts).

The average cost of replacing a vibration motor in Xiaomi is from 500 to 1500 rubles (depending on the model).

FAQ: Frequent questions about vibration on Xiaomi