Xiaomi smartphone owners often face intrusive audio when entering text, which can annoy others or distract in silence. Especially relevant is the question of how to turn off the keyboard sound on Xiaomi Redmi 8, since this model, released in 2019, runs on the shell MIUI, which has its own menu features. Loud clicks when printing messages in messengers or notes can cause discomfort if the device is in “no sound” mode only partially.
Android, combined with MIUI 11 firmware (relevant to Redmi 8), offers multiple levels of control over audio notifications. Users need to distinguish between system sounds and the specific settings of the virtual keyboard itself. Often, changing the volume of media files does not affect the volume of printed clicks, which confuses inexperienced users.
In this article, we will take a look at all the possible ways to eliminate sound noise, learn how to manage the parameters of the standard Gboard keyboard, the system MIUI Input, and understand why volume sliders sometimes do not work as expected, We will look at the hidden settings and nuances that are specific to the budget segment of Redmi devices.
Basic methods of turning off sound through system settings
The first and most obvious way is to use the global settings of the smartphone's sound. However, on the Xiaomi Redmi 8, the path to the desired switch may not be obvious because of the deep nesting of the menu. You need to go to the Settings section, then select Sound and Vibration, and this is where the main levers for controlling the system's audio response are.
Inside the sound menu, you'll find the system effects option, which can be called "touch sounds," "interface sounds," or "other sounds" on different versions of the firmware, and turning it off often removes not only keyboard clicks, but also screen lock or dialog sounds, a radical but effective method.
It’s worth noting that some versions of MIUI have a separate volume slider for system notifications that doesn’t mix with media volume. If you turn down the sound with buttons on the case, make sure that the drop-down menu is the System or Notification category, not Music or Video.
- 🔊 Go to Settings. → Sound and vibration to access audio parameters.
- 🔇 Find the Touch Sound Switch and deactivate it for silence.
- 📱 Check the side volume bar to make sure the system sounds level.
- ⚙️ Use Do Not Disturb mode to temporarily shut down all sounds.
⚠️ Warning: A complete shutdown of system sounds may deprive you of important audio feedback when dialing or confirming actions in banking applications.
If standard sliders don’t produce the desired result, your keyboard may have its own priority settings that override the system settings, in which case you need to move to a deeper setup of the specific input application.
Setting up the Gboard keyboard settings on Redmi 8
Xiaomi Redmi 8 is often the default smartphone that uses Google’s Gboard keyboard. This app has its own system-independent settings menu where you can fine-tune your typing behavior. To get there, you need to open any application that requires text input, such as Messages or Notes.
When the keyboard appears on the screen, look at the toolbar above the rows of letters. There should be a gear icon or a four-square icon. When you click on it, you will be taken to the Settings menu of the keyboard itself. If there is no icon, press the comma or go to the language settings, where the input to the shared menu is often hidden.
Inside the Gboard settings, we're interested in Preferences (or Settings in older versions), and that's where the keystroke sound switch is located, and deactivating this switch instantly removes clicks even when the system volume is turned to maximum, which is the most correct and safe way to solve the problem.
☑️ Checking Gboard settings
And you can also turn off the vibration when you press it, which, combined with no sound, makes typing completely silent, which is especially useful if you're typing in a movie theater or in a meeting where silence is important.
- ⌨️ Open the keyboard in any application to call the toolbar.
- ⚙️ Click on the gear icon to enter the Gboard settings.
- 🔇 Find the item "Sound on pressing" and move the switch to the position "Off».
- 📳 If you wish, turn off the “Vibration on press” in the same menu.
The Gboard interface may vary slightly depending on the version of the update received through Google Play. If you don't find the right item, try updating the app in the store, as newer versions of the menus are often restructured for convenience.
Sound control in the system keyboard MIUI Input
Some regions and firmware versions for Redmi 8 have their own MIUI Input keyboard pre-installed, which differs from Gboard in terms of interface and settings. The principle of operation remains similar, but the path to the goal is through other menus. Most often, the settings are hidden in the general settings menu of the smartphone, not in the keyboard itself.
To change the settings, go to Settings of the phone, then select Additional → Language and input. Here you will see a list of active input methods. Click on MIUI Input (or Xiaomi Keyboard) to reveal its specific settings. Inside, look for the section associated with audio settings or voice input.
Important: In the MIUI shell, the keyboard's sound settings are sometimes placed in a separate subsection, "Input Settings," where there may not be a separate toggle for sound only, but only a volume slider, in which case you need to move the slider "Cloudness of the keyboard" to the extreme left position to zero.
What if MIUI Input does not have a sound setting?
If you use a third-party theme, it can also affect the sound packets, and some themes replace the standard sounds with louder or longer ones, so returning to the standard theme in the Topic app will help.
- 📂 Go to Settings. → Additionally. → Language and input.
- 📱 Choose an active keyboard MIUI Input from the list.
- 🔉 Find the volume slider and set it to a minimum value.
- 🎨 Check out the active theme of the design, as it can change the sound effects.
⚠️ Note: When using third-party themes, audio files may be changed and standard volume settings may not work properly.
Use of Do Not Disturb Mode and Sound Profiles
There is a scenario where the user needs to temporarily remove the sound of the keyboard, but does not want to go into deep settings every time. For this, Xiaomi Redmi 8 is the perfect mode “Do not disturb”, which allows you to create flexible rules in which the device ignores most audio signals, including keyboard clicks.
You can activate this mode through the notification curtain (swipe from top to bottom) or through the Settings menu → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb. In the mode settings, you can set a schedule, for example, turn on silence automatically at night or during meetings on the calendar, this eliminates the need (manually) to switch sliders.
Also worth mentioning is the sound profiles. MIUI has the ability to quickly change the profile by long pressing the volume button (if the function is activated) or through a widget in the curtain. Switching to the No Sound or Vibration profile is guaranteed to turn off the keyboard sound, since this sound is tied to the system notification channel.
However, it is worth remembering that in the Do Not Disturb mode, calls or messages may not come unless exceptions are configured, so for constant operation, it is better to use the method of turning off the sound directly in the keyboard settings described above, and leave the Do Not Disturb mode for emergency situations.
Solving problems with third-party keyboards
If your Redmi 8 has a third-party keyboard installed, such as the Yandex Keyboard, SwiftKey or TouchPal, the logic of the actions remains the same, but the interface will be different. Each program has its own engine and settings. You need to find the settings icon (usually a gear or three dots) on the keyboard panel.
In SwiftKey, for example, you have to click on an app icon, select Sound and vibration, and you have to adjust the volume or turn it off. In Yandex Keyboard, the settings are in the Others menu → Sound on tap. There is no universal system switch for all third-party keyboards, each one is individually controlled.
A common problem is to desynchronize settings after an application update. The keyboard can reset to the standard settings and the sound will appear again. In this case, the deactivation procedure will have to be repeated, and some “light” versions of the keyboards may not have detailed audio settings, relying solely on the system channel.
| Annex | The path to settings | Parameter | Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gboard | A gear. → Preferences | Pressed sound | Independent of the system. |
| SwiftKey | Menus. → Sound and vibration | Loudness of pressing | There's a tactile response. |
| Yandex | Settings → Others | Pressed sound | Integration with voice |
| TouchPal | Tools → Settings | Keyboard sound | Lots of themes of design |
If you change keyboards frequently, it makes sense to choose one main one and configure it once so you don’t waste time looking for settings in each new application. For Redmi 8, the best choice for stability is Gboard or stock MIUI Input.
Frequent questions and additional recommendations
While the procedure is simple, Xiaomi users often ask questions about how Android works on the device, such as why the sound returns after a reboot, which may be due to a keyboard cache error or software version conflict.
Another important aspect is the impact of system updates: After a new security patch or MIUI version comes out (for example, switching from MIUI 11 to 12), the menu structure may change. If you do not find the items described above, try searching by settings by entering the word "sound" or "keyboard".
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Use search in settings: type “keyboard sound” into the search bar at the top of the settings screen to instantly jump to the desired item, bypassing long searches in the menu.
Also, the Redmi 8 has a Snapdragon 450 processor, and when you load the system hard, the delay between press and sound can increase, which creates a feeling of lag, but it is actually a feature of the budget iron in conjunction with the heavy shell.
⚠️ Warning: If the keyboard sound is gone completely, but the vibration and image are working, check if a Bluetooth headset that could have intercepted the audio channel is connected.
In conclusion, Xiaomi’s audio management is a balance between system settings and app-specific settings, and understanding this hierarchy will allow you to have complete control over your smartphone’s audio environment.
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The key to success is to turn off the sound in the settings of the keyboard application itself, and not only sliders of the overall volume of the smartphone.