How to completely remove vibration on Xiaomi: from keyboard to notifications

Vibration on Xiaomi smartphones is a useful feature that helps you not miss important notifications or confirms clicks on the screen. But sometimes it becomes an annoying factor: distracting during games, disturbing sleep or simply causing discomfort. This is especially true for owners of Redmi Note 12, POCO X5 or Xiaomi 13T models, where the vibration output is set by default to maximum intensity.

In this article, we'll look at all the possible ways to turn off vibrations, from standard MIUI settings to hidden developer settings, how to remove vibrations when typing, when making calls, when notifying, and even in games, and if your smartphone vibrates on its own, you'll find a solution to this problem.

1. Turn off the vibration of the keyboard

The most common source of irritation is vibration when you press the keys, which can be turned off in MIUI for both the standard Gboard keyboard and the branded Xiaomi Keyboard.

For Gboard (keyboard from Google):

1. Open any field to enter text (for example, in Notes).
2. Click on the icon. ⚙️ keyboard.
3. Go to Settings. → Sound and vibration.
4. Turn off the Vibration switch when pressed.

For the Xiaomi Keyboard:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → System and device → Language and input → Xiaomi Keyboard.
• 🔧 Select Keyboard Settings → Vibration.
• ❌ Turn off the Vibration option when pressed.

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If after turning off the vibration still remained, try to restart the smartphone – sometimes the settings are applied only after the reboot.

Some models (such as the POCO F5) may require additional haptic feedback disabling in the developer settings.

2. Vibration settings in developer parameters

Hidden MIUI settings allow you to fine-tune the vibration output or completely deactivate it, but first you need to turn on the developer mode:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Press 7 times in a row on the MIUI version.
3. Enter the password from your Mi Account if required.

Now, the developer menu will be on the main settings menu. Go there and find:

• 📱 Turn off vibration when touching – removes response when pressing the screen.
• 🔕 Vibration when dialing - duplicates the keyboard setting.
• ⚡ Vibration intensity – regulates the force of recoil (you can set to a minimum).

On Xiaomi 14 and later, the vibration parameters may be in the section Additional settings → Special features → Physical feedback.

3. Disable the vibration of notifications

Notifications from messengers, social networks and system applications are often accompanied by a vibration.

1. Go to Settings → Sounds and vibration → Vibration.
2. Turn off the Vibration switch at notifications.

For individual applications (such as WhatsApp or Telegram):

• 📲 Open the application settings (long tap on the icon) → Information on the annex).
• 🔔 Go to Notifications. → Notification channels.
• ❌ For each channel, turn off the vibration.

On the POCO X6 Pro and other new models, you may need to disable Adaptive Notifications in your Mi Account settings, as they automatically enable vibration for “important” messages.

4 Vibration on calls and alarm clock

Even if you turn off the notification vibration, it can persist when you make incoming calls or when your alarm goes off.

On some firmware (e.g. MIUI 14 for Redmi Note 11), the alarm clock vibration is tied to the system sound profile. If you use No Sound mode, the alarm will vibrate too. To avoid this, set a separate sound profile for the alarm clock in the settings of the Watch app.

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Vibration on calls can remain active if Do Not Disturb mode is enabled with contact exceptions. Check DND settings in Settings → Notifications and Status bar → Do Not Disturb.

5.The problem: The smartphone vibrates on its own

If your Xiaomi vibrates for no apparent reason, it could be due to:

• 🔄 Failure of sensors (for example, a gyroscope or accelerometer).
• 📱 Background processes (optimizers, antiviruses, games).
• 🔋 Battery problems (battery swelling can put pressure on vibrator motor).

First, check the task manager:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Task Manager.
2. See which applications actively use the vibromotor (icon) 📳 wave-shaped).
3. Stop suspicious processes.

If the problem has not gone away, calibrate the sensors:

Enter the phone code ##4636##


Go to "Equipment Testing" → "Sensors"




Press each sensor and check the reaction.

Check the task manager for background processes |

Calibrate the sensors using ##4636##|

Disable battery optimization for system applications |

Try charging from another adapter (exclude power problems)-->

On HyperOS models (Xiaomi 14, POCO F6), spontaneous vibration can be associated with the Adaptive Vibration Response function – turn it off in Settings → Special Features → Physical Feedback.

6.Switching off vibrations in games

Many mobile games (like PUBG Mobile or Genshin Impact) use vibration output to enhance immersion.

🎮 In the game settings:

• 🔧 Go to Settings. → Sound and vibration (in the game itself).
• ❌ Turn off Vibration or Haptic Feedback.

📱 System settings (for all games):

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select a game (e.g. Call of Duty Mobile).
3. Go to Permits. → Vibration.
4. Disable access to the vibrator.

On some devices (such as Black Shark 5), the vibration in games is controlled through Shark Space's proprietary software. Go there and turn off the game's Rifle.

7. Reset vibration settings to factory

If you've tried all of these, but the vibration still persists, you may have had a software failure, and then resetting the settings will help.

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
2. Select Reset all settings (does not delete files!).
3. Confirm the action and wait for the reboot.

After reset, the vibration will be turned on by default, but you can turn it off again according to the instructions above.

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Before resetting, save important settings (such as Wi-Fi hotspots) using Backup to Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.

If the reset does not help, there are two options:

• 🔄 Update firmware (sometimes bugs with vibration are fixed in new versions) MIUI).
• 🛠️ Contacting the service center (if the problem is hardware - for example, the vibromotor is defective).

FAQ: Frequent questions about vibration on Xiaomi

If none of these methods worked, it may be a hardware malfunction, in which case we recommend that you contact the official Xiaomi service center for a diagnosis.