How to turn off the keyboard sound on Xiaomi phone: the complete guide

Obtrusive clicking sounds when typing can be a distraction or can interfere with focus in a quiet environment. Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphone owners often face the need to quickly adjust their audio profiles, but standard volume switches don’t always affect the system sounds of the keyboard. Understanding where the right settings are hiding allows you to instantly make the printing process silent.

In Android, which runs the MIUI or HyperOS shell, audio management is divided into several independent channels. Media, call and alarm volume is regulated separately from system notifications. It is the latter channel that most often refers to the keyboard sound, although in modern firmware versions, developers have made this option into a separate menu within the input application itself, this is done for the convenience of users so that they can fine-tune the tactile and sound output without unnecessary difficulties.

In this article, we will discuss all possible ways to turn off typing sound. We will look at the settings of the standard Gboard keyboard, which is preinstalled on most global versions of smartphones, and also touch on the features of working with the MIUI system keyboard. You will learn how to control vibration, adjust the duration of pressing and use quick commands to instantly transition to silent mode.

Configuring sound parameters in Gboard

The most common application for text input on Xiaomi smartphones is Google’s Gboard, which has a wide range of functionality and flexible settings that allow you to fully control acoustic feedback. To change the parameters of the sound, you first need to go to the settings menu of the keyboard itself, which can be done directly from the typing interface.

Open any application that requires text input, such as a message or note, to call the keyboard on the screen. At the top of the toolbar, find the gear icon, which is the input to the Gboard global settings. If there is no icon, click on the four-square icon or arrow to open the additional menu, where the desired character is hidden. After you go to the settings, select the Settings section, and then find the Sound item when you press the keys.

Inside this menu, you'll see a slider that adjusts the volume of the system sound on the keyboard. Move it to the leftmost position to 0%. This action will completely disable clicks when you type. It's important to note that this setting works regardless of the overall volume level of the smartphone, so even when you have the sound on in the system, the keyboard will remain silent.

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To quickly check the result, open the recorder and start typing the text - so you will hear if there are any extraneous noises when pressed.

In addition to volume, the option to turn on vibration when pressed is often available in this section. If your goal is complete silence and no tactile sensation, make sure that the Vibration switch is also turned off when pressed, especially when using your smartphone in a movie theater or during meetings where even a slight vibration can be noticeable.

Sound control in the standard MIUI keyboard

Some Xiaomi smartphones, especially Chinese firmware or older devices, may use the company’s own MIUI keyboard. The interface of this application is different from Gboard, and finding the necessary parameters requires understanding the structure of the menu of this particular program. The logic of the settings here is similar, but the paths to the desired switches may differ.

To access the settings, call the keyboard and find the gear icon or the four-square icon in the toolbar. Go to Settings and select Sound and Vibration (or similar in meaning, such as System Sounds) and the main switch is located here, responsible for playing sound effects when you enter the characters.

⚠️ Note: In some versions of the shell MIUI The keyboard's sound setting can be tightly tied to the system profile "Sound." If the slider in the keyboard settings is inactive, try to reduce the volume of the system sounds with volume buttons when media content is not playing.

Special attention should be paid to text prediction and autocorrection sound. The standard keyboard can make specific sounds when correcting errors or suggesting word variants. To ensure complete silence, it is recommended to check the subsection Additional or Advanced settings, where individual toggles for autoreplace sounds may be hidden.

If you use third-party themes for the system, they can override standard audio files, in which case disabling the sound through the settings may not work if the theme forcibly activates its audio effects, in which case the only solution is to return to a standard theme or manually delete the theme sound file from the file system, which requires superuser rights.

Use of Do Not Disturb and Silent modes

The fastest way to turn off all sounds, including the keyboard, without diving deep into the settings of a particular application is to use system profiles. The Do Not Disturb mode on Xiaomi smartphones allows you to flexibly configure exceptions, but by default it often silences system sounds, including keyboard clicks.

You can activate this mode through the control panel (curtain) by swiping down from the top edge of the screen. Find an icon with a crescent or ban sign. However, to be sure that the keyboard sound will be turned off, you need to check the settings of the mode itself. Go to Settings → Sound and vibration → Do not disturb.

In the mode settings menu, find the section that handles system or interface sounds. Make sure there's a restriction on how to play them, and the advantage of this method is that you can create a schedule: the phone will automatically go into silent printing at certain times of the day, such as at night or while you're working.

• 🌙 Complete silence: The mode blocks all incoming calls and notifications, as well as interface sounds.
• ⏰ Automation: You can set up the activation mode on a schedule or when connecting to a specific Wi-Fi.
• 🔊 Flexibility: Allows exceptions for selected contacts, leaving the keyboard silent.

Remember, Do Not Disturb mode can stop alarm clocks unless the appropriate exceptions are set up, so before activating this mode to turn off the keyboard sound, make sure that important system functions remain available.

Disabling vibration and tactile response

Often users want to remove not only the sound, but also the vibration that occurs with each press. Vibromotor consumes battery power, and its constant operation can significantly reduce the battery life of the device. On Xiaomi smartphones, the tactile response settings of the keyboard and system are separated, which allows you to fine-tune the device to yourself.

To turn off vibration, it is when typing that you need to go back to the keyboard settings (Gboard or MIUI). In the Settings → Keyboard settings (or "Preferences") section, you can find Vibration when pressed. Here you can not only turn off the function, but also adjust the vibration duration if you want to leave a barely tangible response.

There is also a system setting that affects the vibrancy of the interface as a whole. It is on the path of Settings → Sound and Vibration → Vibration on touch (or “Tactile Response”). Disabling this setting will make it silent not only the keyboard, but also the pressing of buttons in the menu, switches and other system controls.

It's important to distinguish between system vibration and the vibration that the keyboard itself creates as an application. If you've disabled the system tactile response, but the keyboard is still vibrating, then the setting is inside the input application itself. Conversely, if the keyboard is off and there's vibration, check the general settings of the phone's sound.

Comparison of settings of popular keyboards on Xiaomi

Users often install alternative keyboards such as Yandex Keyboard, SwiftKey, or Grammarly, each with its own unique settings interface. Understanding the differences in menu items helps you find the right option faster and avoid getting confused in multiple switches.

Below is a table showing approximate paths to audio settings in various popular Android-based text input apps:

As you can see from the table, the menu structure of most modern keyboards is standardized. The main difference is that there is a separate volume slider. In some applications, such as SwiftKey, sound can only be adjusted as a percentage (On/Off), whereas Gboard allows you to choose an intermediate volume value.

When you install a new keyboard, Android can activate all sound effects by default, so after you first install any new application to type text, you should immediately go to its settings and adapt them to your preferences, turning off unnecessary sounds and vibrations.

Solving keyboard sound problems

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the settings seem to be turned off, but the sound is still present, or, conversely, the keyboard is silent, although it should be sounded, such anomalies can be caused by software conflicts, errors in the operation of the MIUI shell or third-party applications that intercept the audio stream.

One common reason is memory cleanup applications or boosters that can aggressively shut down the processes of system services responsible for sound, and the problem can be caused by the power saving mode on, which limits background activity and can incorrectly process system sounds.

If standard methods don't work, try resetting your keyboard. Go to Settings of the phone → Advanced Settings → Language and input. Select the keyboard you use and find Reset, which will return all settings to factory values, after which you can reset the sound.

⚠️ Warning: Resetting keyboard settings can remove saved vocabulary and frequently used word history.Be sure important data is not lost before performing this operation, or sync the keyboard to the cloud.

In rare cases, the problem lies in the damage of the system files of the audio driver after a failed firmware update. If the keyboard sound is completely lost and is not restored by any settings, it makes sense to check for system updates or reset the phone to factory settings, previously saving a backup of the data.

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If the sound of the keyboard is unpredictable, first check if the vibration only mode is enabled in the general sound settings of the phone, as it takes precedence over the application settings.

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