How to quickly remove sound when pressing keys on Xiaomi Redmi

Modern Xiaomi Redmi smartphones are equipped with a lot of audio signals that accompany every action in the interface. Clicks when printing, the sound of a lock screen or system clicks can be annoying, especially in quiet rooms, cinemas or while sleeping. Many users face a situation where even after putting the device into silent mode, the keyboard continues to emit loud clicks when typing.

This is because in the MIUI or HyperOS shell, system sounds and multimedia sound are controlled by separate sliders. The standard volume button often changes the volume level of the application that is currently active, ignoring the system clicks of the interface. To completely eliminate intrusive sound, you need to perform a complex setup of several menu sections.

In this article, we will discuss in detail all the ways to turn off keyboard sounds and system notifications on Xiaomi smartphones. We will look at both the standard settings available to each user, and deeper parameters that will help achieve perfect silence. Careful follow-up steps will allow you to customize the device exactly as convenient for you, without excessive noise background.

Setting the volume of system sounds through the menu

The first and most logical step is to check the basic volume parameters. Unlike many other operating systems, Android on Xiaomi devices allows you to flexibly manage different types of audio. First, you need to access the advanced adjustment menu, since the side buttons often change only the volume of the media player.

Press any of the volume buttons on the side of the body. A slider will appear on the screen with a down arrow or a gear next to it. Press this control to turn the full mixer around. Here you'll see separate scales for media, bells, alarms and, most importantly for us, System or System Sound.

Put the System slider back to zero, and that's the parameter that handles system clicks, lock sound, and other interface signals, and then the standard clicks on the menu navigation should disappear, but that doesn't always turn off the keyboard's sound, because it's often considered a separate application with its own settings.

It's worth noting that some versions of MIUI may not have a system sound slider in quick access, so you need to go to the basic settings of the device, find the "Sound and Vibration" section. Within this menu, there's often a "Touch Sound" switch hidden, which you also need to deactivate to achieve complete silence.

Disabling the sound of the Gboard keyboard and other applications

The vast majority of Xiaomi smartphone users use Google’s virtual Gboard keyboard or standard MIUI Keyboard.These apps have their own internal audio settings that take precedence over system-wide settings. Even if you’ve turned down the system volume to zero, the keyboard can continue to crack when you type.

To fix this, open any application that requires text input, such as "Notes" or messenger. When the keyboard appears, look at the top bar for a gear icon or a four-square icon. Go to "Keyboard Settings" or "Preferences." That's where the switch is.

Find the keystroke sound and turn it off. In some versions of Gboard, this option may be called "Key Sound." Once the switch switch to "Off," the keyboard becomes completely silent. It's important to check this setting for each input language if you use multiple layouts, although most of the time the setting is global.

⚠️ Note: If you use a third-party keyboard, such as SwiftKey or Yandex.Key, the path to settings may be different.Look for the Sound and Vibration section inside the settings of the keyboard app itself, not in the phone settings.

You also need to check the vibration settings in the same menu. Often users turn off the sound but forget about the tactile response, which can also be intrusive. The Vibration-on-Push slider is better also to move to a minimum value or turn off completely if you prefer to type in complete silence and without tactile sensations.

Managing sound profiles and mode "Do not disturb"

For those situations where you need temporary silence, such as during a meeting or watching a movie, it is more convenient to use special audio profiles. Xiaomi smartphones have a mode "Do not disturb", which has its own fine-tuning, it allows you not only to drown out calls, but also to turn off all system sounds of the interface.

You can activate this mode through the notification curtain (swipe from top to bottom) or through the sound settings. However, standard on-mode may miss some system sounds. For maximum efficiency, press and hold the Do Not Disturb icon to get into its advanced settings. You can block any sounds, including system sounds.

Also included in the MIUI shell is the Sound Profile feature, which allows you to quickly switch between General, No Sound and Vibration modes. Switching to No Sound mode usually automatically turns off all sounds, including keyboard clicks, but this depends on the Android version and the specific Redmi model.

A convenient solution is to set the automatic turn on quiet mode on a schedule. In the section "Sound and vibration" look for "Schedule mode." You can set a time, for example, from 23:00 to 07:00, when the phone will automatically go into silent mode, removing all unnecessary sounds for the night.

Specific settings for different Redmi models

Xiaomi Redmi’s smartphone lineup is vast, and software on different models may differ. Budget Note models often have a simplified settings menu, while flagship series can have advanced audio customization capabilities.

For example, in older versions of MIUI (based on Android 9-10), the keyboard sound settings could be located directly in the main system settings menu, in the "Language and input" section. In newer versions, such as MIUI 13, 14 or HyperOS, the emphasis is shifted to the settings of the keyboard application itself, and the system sounds are placed in a separate subsection "Additional settings".

If you can't find the right switch on the standard path, search by settings. Click on the magnifier icon at the top of the Settings menu and type in "key sound" or "system sounds." The system will tell you where the menu item is for your particular Redmi model.

Owners of Poco or Redmi K series gaming smartphones should pay attention to the Game Turbo, which allows you to adjust the behavior of the phone during the game, including completely disabling all sounds and notifications, which can also help in certain use cases.

Using themes and third-party solutions for silence

One of the unique features of Xiaomi's ecosystem is the Themes app, which allows you to change not only wallpaper and icons, but also system sounds, and there are themes that by default do not contain sound files for keyboard clicks or replace them with barely audible whispers.

To use this method, open the Themes app on your desktop. Search for "Silent keyboard" or "No sound." Find the right theme for sounds and apply it. Note that only the System or Sounds component is used, you don't have to change the entire interface for that.

⚠️ Warning: When installing third-party themes, always check the permissions they request. Some unofficial themes may contain ads or collect data. Use only proven high-ranking themes in the official Mi store.

There are also third-party apps from the Google Play store that allow you to control the volume of individual applications, programs like Volume Control can force you to zero the volume of system processes even if standard methods do not do this, but using such tools requires caution and permission for special features.

Problem Solving: If the sound is not removed

There are situations where all the switches are twisted to zero, the themes are applied, and the keyboard continues to make sounds. This can be caused by a software failure or an application conflict. The first thing you try is to reboot the device. This trivial action often clears temporary caches that could have saved the old audio settings.

If the reboot didn't work, check if Touch Sound is on in the special features. Go to Settings → Advanced Settings → Special Options. Make sure it doesn't activate features that duplicate system sounds for people with hearing or vision impairments.

At the very least, you can try resetting your keyboard to factory settings. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps, find your keyboard (Gboard or MIUI Keyboard), select Memory and press Clear All Data. Importantly, this will delete your vocabulary and input history, but return the audio settings to the original state where they can be properly disabled.

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If the keyboard sound comes after the system update, try clearing the Themes app cache and restarting the phone. Often updated audio packets conflict with the cached data of old themes.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Completely shutting down the sound on Xiaomi requires setting up two independent settings: the system volume slider and the internal settings of the keyboard application.