How to remove the vibration response on the keyboard Xiaomi Mi 9 SE: 3 proven ways

Vibration when typing on Xiaomi Mi 9 SE can be useful for tactile feedback, but over time it becomes annoying - especially if you actively text or work with documents. Permanent microvibrations not only distract, but also reduce battery life (up to 5-7% charging per day with heavy use).

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways for the Mi 9 SE on different versions of MIUI firmware (including 12, 13 and 14), and also separately consider the settings for the Gboard (keyboard from Google) and the standard Xiaomi keyboard. If you are faced with the problem that the option to turn off the vibration “gray” and not available – at the end of the article there is a solution to this problem.

Why does the vibration on the keyboard interfere?

At first glance, tactile recoil seems to be a harmless function, but in practice, it creates several problems:

• 🔋 Battery consumption: vibrating motor consumes energy even with short presses 9 SE battery-powered 3070 This can reduce the working hours of 1-2 hourly active typing.
• 🤯 Distraction: Persistent microvibrations impair concentration, especially if you type long messages or work in a quiet environment.
• 🛠️ Wear of the mechanism: although the vibration motor in Xiaomi is designed for millions of cycles, intensive use can lead to its premature failure (characteristically, “rattling” vibration).
• 🎵 Conflict with sounds: If both pressing and vibration are included, it creates a chaotic mix of signals that is difficult to endure for a long time.

Interestingly, according to a survey of Xiaomi users, 63% of owners turn off the vibrator response in the first 3 months of using a smartphone, and 18% do so immediately after buying, while 12% of respondents do not even know that the feature can be deactivated.

Method 1: Turn off vibration in MIUI settings (for system keyboard)

If you use a standard Xiaomi keyboard (aka Mi Keyboard), the quickest way is to use the system settings. MIUI 12, 13 and 14:

1. Open the Settings app (cog icon).
2. Go to the section Additional → Language and input.
3. Slip on the current keyboard (usually the Xiaomi Keyboard).
4. Select the keyboard settings.
5. Scroll down to the Vibration block when pressed and move the slider to the off position.

If you have a MIUI 14, the path may be slightly different: Settings → System → Language and input → Virtual Keyboard → Xiaomi Keyboard → Settings → Vibration.

Check the version of MIUI in Settings → About the phone

Make sure you use the system keyboard (not Gboard)

Close all applications before changing settings

Reboot your phone after disconnecting (optional)-->

⚠️ Note: Some of the Mi 9 firmware SE (The vibration option may be hidden, in which case try method 2 or 3.

Method 2: Vibration settings in Gboard (keyboard from Google)

If you prefer Gboard, the algorithm for turning off the vibration will be different.

1. Open any application where the keyboard appears (such as Messages or Notes).
2. Slip the gear icon on the Gboard panel (usually located in the top row).
3. Select Settings → Text entry settings.
4. Scroll to the Vibration section when pressed and turn off the slider.
5. Optionally, you can turn off the Sound when you press it on the same menu if it irritates you too.

In the new versions of Gboard (2023-2026), the path may look like this: Gboard settings → Themes, Emojis and GIFs → Keyboard settings → Vibration when pressed.

⚠️ Warning: If the vibration still works after you shut down, check if it conflicts with the Special Options settings. Sometimes it may turn on the Tactile Feedback option, which overrides the keyboard settings.

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If you switch between keyboards frequently, install SwiftKey, where you can turn off vibrations separately for each input profile.

Method 3: Disabling vibration through special features settings

If the first two methods didn't work, the problem could be in the global tactile feedback settings, which are universal and work independently of the MIUI version:

1. Go to Settings. → Special facilities.
2. Select Physical buttons (or Tactile Feedback in newer versions).
3. Turn off the Vibration slider when pressed.
4. Go back and check the System Vibration section – all options should be turned off there too.

This is a more radical way, as it turns off vibration not only for the keyboard, but also for system buttons (for example, when you press Back or Home).If you need to save the vibration for the buttons, but remove it only for the keyboard, use Method 1 or 2.

Additional settings: sounds and tactile feedback

In addition to vibration, you can configure other input parameters on the Mi 9 SE, which affect the comfort of typing:

• 🔊 Pressing sound: in the keyboard settings (MIUI Keyboard or Gboard) can be turned off the sound signals that accompany each touch.
• 🎯 Press Accuracy: Gboard has an Input Correction option that reduces the number of random taps (useful for high-resolution screens like the Mi 9). SE).
• 🌙 Dark keyboard theme: reduces eye strain and saves battery power (relevant to the eye) AMOLED-Mi 9 screen SE).
• ⚡ Quick gestures: in Keyboard settings → Gestures can be enabled to swipe for quick input (e.g. swipe left to delete word).

If you want to optimize your keyboard completely, we recommend installing alternative keyboards like SwiftKey or Fleksy, which offer flexible vibration, sound, and even pressing settings (for 3D Touch-enabled devices, although the Mi 9 SE doesn’t have one).

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Turning off vibrations and sounds on the keyboard can increase the battery life of Xiaomi Mi 9 SE by 8-12% with active use of instant messengers.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Sometimes, when you turn off the vibration, you're faced with unexpected problems, and here are the most common ones and how to fix them:

• 🔄 Vibration returns after reboot: This could be due to optimization MIUI. Solution – Turn off Auto-Optimization in Settings → Battery → Settings → Optimization.
• 📱 Keyboard does not save settings: try clearing the cache of the Xiaomi Keyboard or Gboard app in Settings → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔧 There is no Vibration in the settings: it may mean that you have modified firmware installed. MIUI Up to the latest version or install Gboard from Google Play.
• ⚡ The phone is slower: if the changes have caused lags, check if the keyboard conflicts with other applications (for example, launchers like Nova Launcher).

If none of these things worked, there's a radical solution, which is to reset the keyboard to the factory settings.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Xiaomi or Gboard keyboard.
3. Slip the vault. → Clear the data.
4. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Clearing the keyboard data will delete all saved words and auto-replace settings. Before you do this, export the custom dictionary (in Gboard you can do this in Settings). → Dictionary → Exports).

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