Modern Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones have many features designed to improve the user experience, but some of them can cause annoyance in everyday use. One of these features is the intrusive sound emitted every time you touch the screen during dialing or typing messages. This beep, often called a “click”, is on by default in the shell of MIUI and HyperOS, which creates inconvenience in quiet places, in meetings or in theaters.
Fortunately, Android provides flexible tools to manage audio notifications, allowing you to completely get rid of unnecessary noise without having to turn off the sound of the entire device. In this article, we will discuss in detail all the available ways to turn off keyboard sound and system clicks on Xiaomi smartphones. We will consider not only standard settings, but also specific parameters for different versions of the firmware, and also touch on the topic of resetting sound, which is often confused with dial.
Understanding where the switches are hiding will help you customize your gadget. Below are step-by-step instructions that are relevant to most models, including the Mi Note series, Redmi Note and Xiaomi’s flagship 13/14.
Difference between system sound and system sound
Before settings, it’s important to clearly understand what sounds we’re going to turn off, as they’re logically separated in Xiaomi’s menu. Users often confuse the keystroke sound on a virtual keyboard (Gboard or Mi Keyboard) with the system sound “DTMF” (tonal set), which is heard in the speaker while you’re talking when you press numbers.
The first type is the touch or keyboard sounds, which are played through the main speaker or vibrator and heard when you type a message or dial a phone number before you call, and the second type is the dialing sounds that the person hears or you hear during the conversation, if the corresponding function is enabled in the caller.
The separation of these settings is not accidental. Turning off the system touch sounds will make the interface soundless, but will not affect the tone signals during a conversation. Conversely, turning off the tone of the set will not remove clicks when printing messages. For complete comfort, you need to check both parameters.
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The interface touch sounds and the tone dial sounds are different settings located in different menu sections.
Disabling the Gboard and Mi Keyboard keyboard sound
The most common source of noise when dialing or texting is the keyboard itself. Xiaomi smartphones often have Google's Gboard or Mi Keyboard installed by default, and the process of turning off the sound is similar, but the paths may vary slightly.
You have to go to the settings of the keyboard application itself, and you can do this in two ways: through the general settings of your smartphone, or directly from the input field. The second way is often faster and more convenient. Just open any application that requires input and call the keyboard.
At the top of the keyboard, find the gear icon or the four squares. If it's not, click on the three-dot icon or press the comma button to open the extra menu, and that's where the audio settings are hidden.
- 🔊 Open the keyboard settings through the gear icon in the top panel.
- 🔊 Go to Preferences or Sound and Vibration».
- 🔊 Find the item "Sound when pressing keys" and move the switch to the position "Off».
- 🔊 If necessary, also turn off “Vibration on press” if it interferes with you.
After these steps are done, the keyboard will become silent., in some versions of MIUI, the keyboard sound settings may be duplicated in the general settings of the system. If the change in the keyboard attachment did not help, check the global settings.
☑️ Checking the keyboard settings
Customization of system touch sounds in MIUI and HyperOS
If the sounds come not only from the keyboard, but also from other interface elements (for example, when unlocking the screen or pressing control buttons), you need to refer to the system settings of sounds and vibrations, this section controls the behavior of the operating system as a whole.
To access these settings, open the Settings app and search for the Sound and Vibration section. In newer versions of HyperOS, this section may simply be called Sound. Here we are interested in the subsection responsible for additional system sounds.
Inside the sound menu, scroll down to the "Additional Settings" or "Other Sounds" block, and that's where the system click switch is located, and it can be called "Touch Sound," "Touch Sound," or "System Haptic & Sound."
⚠️ Warning: Turning off the touch sound in system settings can also disable the audible confirmation when unlocking the screen and other system actions, making the interface completely silent in terms of tactile return.
Also in this section, you often find the "Clock Screen Sound" setting, and if you want your phone to be silent when you turn the display on and off, that item also needs to be deactivated, which is especially true for users who often lock the phone in silence.
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Use Do Not Disturb mode to temporarily turn off all sounds if you need to quickly silence your phone, but you don't want to change settings forever.
How to Remove the Tone Dialing Sound During a Conversation
Special attention should be paid to the situation where the sounds are heard directly during the call, called tonal signals (DTMF), which can be useful when dialing additional numbers or navigating in the voice menus of banks, but in ordinary conversation they are unnecessary.
The settings for this setting are not in the general audio settings, but directly in the Phone app. The interface may differ depending on whether you are using a standard Google Phone or a branded MIUI Dialer.
Open the Phone app and click on the three dots in the top right corner (or the gear, depending on the version). Select Settings. In the list that opens, look for Call Notifications or Additional Settings.
This is going to be Dial pad tones, and you're going to turn it off to stop hearing the dial beeps when you press the numbers during an active call, and this action doesn't affect the sound of the incoming call, it just affects the number set.
| Type of sound | Where to turn off | Affects |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard sound | Settings Gboard / Mi Keyboard | Print messages, dial number before call |
| System click | Settings → Sound → Additional | Unlocking, pressing the interface buttons |
| Tones of dial-up (DTMF) | Appendix Phone → Settings | The sound of numbers during an active conversation |
| The sound of lockdown | Settings → Sound → Additional | Clicking when turning on/off the screen |
Specifics of settings for different Xiaomi models
Xiaomi’s smartphone lineup is extensive, and the interface may differ not only from the MIUI version, but also from regional firmware (Global, China, EEA).For example, on Chinese firmware versions, some sound effects may be more aggressive and present in the “Sound Effects” section.
Owners of the Redmi series (budget segment) should pay attention to the simplified settings menu. If you do not find items, try searching for settings. Type the word "touch" or "sound" in the settings search bar, and the system will highlight the desired switch.
For flagship models such as Xiaomi 13 Ultra or Xiaomi 14, running on HyperOS, new features have been added to personalize sounds, where you can not only turn off the sound, but also choose its type or intensity in the section “Theme Store” → “Sounds”.
Hidden audio effects
Also worth mentioning is the Sound Improvement feature, which can distort the perception of silent clicks by making them louder, located under Sound and Vibration → Sound Quality. Disabling audio enhancements sometimes helps remove strange artifacts when typing.
Using Modes and Scripts to Control Sound
Instead of manually turning on and off sounds every time, Xiaomi suggests using automation. Operating modes (Sleep, Work, Meeting) allow you to set a sound profile that is activated on a schedule or geolocation.
Set up a “Meeting” or “Cinema” mode, where the touch sound and system clicks will be turned off by default, and you can switch to this mode with a single tap from the notification curtain when you enter a quiet room.
- 📱 Open "Settings» → «Sound and vibration» → «Sound modes».
- 📱 Select the “Meeting” mode or create a new one.
- 📱 Set the "Touch Sound" switch to the "Off" position».
- 📱 Save settings and use a shortcut in the curtain for quick access.
In addition, the Scenarios app (as part of MIUI tools) allows you to create complex chains of actions, for example, when you connect to a Bluetooth headset in a car, the phone can automatically turn on the dial sound, and when you turn off it, turn it off.
⚠️ Note: When using third-party launchers or those from the GetThemes store, the standard paths to audio settings can be changed or hidden.