How to turn on the sound when printing on the keyboard of the Xiaomi phone: 3 working ways

The audio typing experience on Xiaomi’s smartphone not only adds tactile recoil, but also helps avoid typos — especially on touch keyboards. However, once MIUI is updated or resets, this feature often turns off automatically. In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to bring back the familiar keyboard sound, including hidden settings and solutions for third-party keyboards.

Complicating the problem is that MIUI interfaces change regularly: versions 14 and 15 have different paths to keyboard audio settings. We tested instructions on Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13T and other devices from 2022-2026. If your phone is older, check the firmware relevance in Settings → About Phone → MIUI version.

1. Standard method: settings of the system keyboard Xiaomi

Most Xiaomi smartphones use the Mi Keyboard (formerly Xiaomi Keyboard) to enable the sound of the taps:

  1. Open any application to enter text (such as Notes or Messages).
  2. Tap the input field to make the keyboard appear.
  3. Click on the gear icon (⚙️) in the top row of the keyboard - this will cause the settings menu.
  4. Select Sound when pressed (or Sound Effects in older versions).
  5. Move the slider to the position on.

If you don't click Sound on the menu, you have another default keyboard on your device (like Gboard).

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2. Customize the sound in Gboard (Google Keyboard)

Gboard is a popular alternative to Xiaomi's standard keyboard, to include the tap sound:

  1. Open Phone Settings → Applications → Application Management.
  2. Find Gboard in the list and tap it.
  3. Select Keyboard Settings → Themes, Sound and Vibration.
  4. Activate the Sound option when you press the keys.

Gboard can also set the vibration and sound of the space key separately. If the sound doesn't appear, check:

  • 🔊 Multimedia volume (adjusted by volume buttons when playing music).
  • 📵 Vibration mode or Do not disturb in the curtain of notifications.
  • 🔕 Disabled system sounds in Settings → Sound and vibration → Other sounds.
📊 What keyboard do you use on Xiaomi?
Standard Mi Keyboard
Gboard (Google)
SwiftKey
Another.
I don't know.

3. Hidden MIUI settings: key sound via "Special features"

If the keyboard sound is not enabled through the standard settings, the problem may be the system constraints. MIUI 14/15 has a hidden setting that blocks the interface sounds:

  1. Go to Settings → Special Opportunities → Hearing Improvement.
  2. Scroll down and find Monozvouk (for headphones).
  3. Make sure it is turned off, otherwise the keyboard sounds may not play correctly.

Also check Settings → Sound and Vibration → System Sounds. Press Sounds should be activated here (not to be confused with Locking Sounds!).

Why does the sound of the keyboard disappear after the update?
When you update MIUI, you reset settings for some system applications, including the keyboard.This is due to Xiaomi's security policy, which returns "sensitive" settings to default values. To avoid the problem, back up your settings to Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset before you update.

4.Sound problems: what to do if nothing works

If the keyboard sound never came up, the reasons may be deeper:

Problem.Reason.Decision
It's sounding, but it's very quiet.Limiting the volume of system soundsIn Settings → Sound turn off Safe Volume
The sound only works in headphones.Phone speaker damagedCheck the speaker via ##36446337## (Equipment Test)
The sound disappears after the rebootKeyboard cache failureClear the cache in Settings → Applications → Keyboard → Storage
No "Push Sound" item.Modified firmware installedUpdate MIUI through Settings → System Update

⚠️ Note: On some models POCO (for example, POCO F4) Keyboard sound conflicts with Game Turbo feature.If you play games, temporarily turn off Game Turbo in the notification curtain.

5. Alternative keyboards with sound

If standard solutions didn’t help, consider third-party keyboards with advanced audio settings:

  • 🎹 SwiftKey – allows you to download your own pressing sounds (format.mp3).
  • 🔊 Chroom – keyboard with adjustable volume of sounds and vibrations.
  • 🎶 Fleksy – supports themes with built-in sound packages.

To install an alternative keyboard:

  1. Download the app from Google Play.
  2. Go to Settings → System → Language and input → Current keyboard.
  3. Select a new keyboard and follow the instructions on the screen.

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If you type frequently at night, you can turn on Quiet Key mode in Gboard and SwiftKey – the sound will only play when you hold the keys.

6. Reset keyboard settings to factory

If all methods have been tried, but the sound has not appeared, reset the keyboard settings:

  1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
  2. Find your keyboard (Mi Keyboard or Gboard) and tap it.
  3. Select Warehouse. → Clear the data.
  4. Confirm the action and restart the phone.

⚠️ Warning: Clearing the keyboard data will remove all saved words from the dictionary and personal settings. Before reset, sync your data with your Google account (for Gboard) or Xiaomi (for Mi Keyboard) before resetting).

Once the keyboard is restarted, it will return to factory settings, and the tap sound should start to work, and if the problem persists, it could indicate a hardware fault in the speaker or a MIUI system failure requiring flashing.

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On Xiaomi models with stereo speakers (such as the Xiaomi 13 Pro), the keyboard sound can only be played through the top speaker. This is normal behavior, not a breakdown.

FAQ: Frequent questions about keyboard sound on Xiaomi

Can I change the sound of my own press?
The standard Mi Keyboard keyboard doesn't. But Gboard and SwiftKey can download custom sounds through the Topics and Sounds menu, file formats.mp3 or.wav, no more than 1 second.
Why does the sound of the keyboard only work in some applications?
This is due to the settings of individual apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram can block system sounds to save battery. Check the audio settings inside the problem app.
How to turn off the keyboard sound at half volume?
There is no such feature in MIUI, but you can use the Volume Panel app from Google Play to separately adjust the volume of system sounds and media.
The keyboard sound disappears when the Bluetooth headphones are connected.
This is a MIUI 14/15 bug. Solution: Turn off your headphones, go to Settings → Connected devices → Headphones and reset them, and switching your media profile in the notification curtain will also help.
There's no keyboard sound on the POCO X3 Pro, but it's all on. What's the matter?
On some POCO models, the sound of the keyboard conflicts with the DynamicSound function. Turn it off in Settings → Sound and Vibration → Sound Effects.