How to Remove Vibration on Xiaomi Notifications: A Complete Guide to All Models

Vibration at notifications on Xiaomi smartphones can be a useful feature, but it often becomes a source of irritation — especially at night or in quiet rooms. Even in Do Not Disturb mode, some applications continue to vibrate, and system alerts (for example, from Mi Account or Security) ignore global settings. In this article, we will analyze all the ways to turn off vibration, from basic MIUI settings to hidden settings for power users.

Complicating the problem is that MIUI interfaces change regularly — what worked in MIUI 12 may not be present in MIUI 14. We tested all methods on current firmware (2023-2026) and pointed out differences for older versions. If your Redmi, POCO or Mi vibrates for no reason, here's the solution.

1. disable vibration for all notifications via MIUI settings

The most obvious way is to globally disable vibration in system settings, which works on all Xiaomi models (from Redmi Note 10 to Xiaomi 13 Ultra), but has a limitation: some system applications (such as Security or Phone) can ignore this setting.

To turn off vibration for most notifications:

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the main screen).
2. Go to the section Sound and vibration (in) MIUI 14 may be called Sound and tactile sensations).
3. Select Vibration when notifying.
4. Move the slider to the off position or select the option No vibration.

Important! On some devices (e.g. POCO F4), this option is hidden behind an additional menu. If you don't find an item, tap the Additional settings at the bottom of the screen.

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2. Vibration setting for individual applications

If you only need to turn off vibrations for specific instant messengers (like WhatsApp or Telegram) and leave the rest of the notifications, use customized app settings. This method works even if the global vibration is turned on.

Instructions for MIUI 13/14:

1. Press the notification from the desired application (for example, Viber) and drag it left or right.
2. Click on the icon. ⚙️ Settings (will appear after swipe).
3. In the app notification menu, find the Vibration item (maybe in the Sound submenu).
4. Choose No Vibration or turn off the slider.

For older versions of MIUI (up to 12.5):

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the appropriate app (such as Facebook).
3. Tap Notifications → Vibration and turn off the option.

3.Use of Do Not Disturb mode for selective shutdown

Do Not Disturb (DND) mode in MIUI allows you to flexibly manage notifications, including vibrations, and unlike completely disabling, you can configure exceptions for important contacts or applications.

How to set up:

1. Open Settings → Sounds and vibrations → Do not disturb.
2. Activate the mode by selecting Schedule or Manual.
3. In the Rules section, select only important notifications.
4. In the Vibration submenu, turn off the option for unimportant notifications.

Nuance: In MIUI 14, we have a Quiet Mode option that completely shuts down the vibration but leaves audible notifications, which is useful if you want to hear calls but not feel the vibration from messages.

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4. Hidden settings through the developer menu

If standard methods don't work, you can use the developer menu, which requires caution, because incorrect changes can affect the stability of the system.

Steps to turn off vibrations through ADB:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone and tap the MIUI version 7 times.
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
3. Turn on USB debugging.
4. Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command: adb shell settings put global vibrate_on_notification 0

This method turns off vibration at the system level, including system notifications that ignore the usual settings. To return vibration, use the same command with 1 instead of 0.

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If after turning off the vibration through ADB, the phone stopped vibrating when calling, check the call settings in Settings → Sounds and vibration → Vibration when calling.

5.Out of vibration for system notifications

System notifications (such as those from Mi Account, Security, or Cleaner) often vibrate even when settings are turned off, and you need to use MIUI Hidden Settings or third-party utilities to disable them.

Method 1: Through MIUI Hidden Settings (requires root):

1. Install the MIUI Hidden Settings app from Google Play.
2. Go to the Notification Settings section.
3. Find System Notification Vibration and turn it off.

Method 2: App Ops (without root, but with limitations):

1. Download App Ops (such as App Ops Launcher).
2. Find a system application (e.g. com.miui.securitycenter).
3. Turn off the VIBRATE permission.

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Turning off vibrations for system applications can cause important alerts (such as low battery power) to be missed.

6 Problems and Solutions: Why the Vibration Doesn't Turn Off

If the vibration continues to work after all the manipulations, the reasons may be as follows:

Important! On some models (e.g. Redmi Note 11 Pro+), vibration can be associated with a tactile motor, which is used to feedback when pressed, in which case only a complete shutdown through the engineering menu (see spoiler below) will help.

7. Alternative methods: third-party applications and firmware

If none of these methods work, radical measures remain:

• 📱 Installing custom firmware (like LineageOS or Pixel Experience) will completely remove it. MIUI and its vibration settings, but will require unlocking the bootloader.
• 🔧 Using Xposed modules (such as NotifyClean or GravityBox) only works on rooted devices.
• 🛠️ Physical shutdown of the vibrator motor (extreme case) requires disassembly of the phone and soldering.

Warning: Castom firmware and system modifications may result in loss of warranty, unstable operation, or device lock. Before installation, back up your data via Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.

FAQ: Frequent questions about vibration on Xiaomi