How to completely or partially turn off vibration on Xiaomi smartphones: a detailed guide

Vibration on Xiaomi smartphones can be a useful feature, but it often annoys users — especially when it works at the wrong time. An unexpected hum in your pocket during an important meeting, an annoying typing jitter or constant vibrational calls from notifications can unbalance even the most patient owner. Fortunately, MIUI offers flexible vibration settings to turn it off completely or point-by-point — for individual events.

In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to turn off vibration on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices, from basic parameters in the audio menu to hidden options for power users. You’ll learn how to remove vibration when typing, incoming calls, notifications, and even in games. And if standard methods don’t work, we’ll show you how to solve the problem through developer mode or third-party applications.

Why Xiaomi’s Vibration May Not Work

Before we go into turning off the vibration, it's important to understand why it might not work the way you expect it to, and most often, one of three things that is problematic is:

• 📱 Settings MIUI default – after updating the system or resetting the parameters, the vibration can be turned on automatically for all events (calls, notifications, keyboard).
• 🔄 Application conflict – some messengers (for example, WhatsApp or Telegram) ignore system settings and use their own vibration parameters.
• 🛠️ Software failures – after a failed update or custom firmware installation, the vibration module may malfunction, including accidental triggers.

Another common reason is Do Not Disturb mode, which sometimes blocks the sound but leaves the vibration active, and game amplifiers (such as Game Turbo) that force the tactile recoils in games even if it is turned off in the basic settings can also be to blame.

How to turn off vibrations when calling and notifying

The easiest way to remove vibration is through the main audio menu, which works on all Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 12/13/14 and later versions.

1. Open Settings (the gear icon on the main screen).
2. Go to the section Sound and vibration.
3. Slip on Vibration.
4. Turn off the sliders: 📞 Vibration on the bell 🔔 Vibration on notifications 💬 Vibration on touch (for system buttons)

If you need to turn off vibrations only for specific contacts, do the following:

1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Select the contact you need and click Edit.
3. Scroll down to the Sound and Vibration block.
4. Set the value No vibration or Just sound.

Important! On some models (e.g. Xiaomi 13 Pro or Redmi Note 12), the vibration option can be duplicated in the Settings menu → Special features → Physical buttons. If the vibration does not turn off through sound, check this section.

Disabling keyboard vibration and system touches

Type-vibration is one of the most annoying features for many users, and fortunately, it can be deactivated separately from other settings, depending on which keyboard you use:

For standard MIUI keyboard (Gboard Xiaomi)

1. Open any field to enter text (e.g., in Messages).
2. Click on the icon. ⚙️ keyboard.
3. Select Settings → Sound and vibration.
4. Turn off the Vibration slider when pressed.

For Google Gboard (if installed separately)

1. Go to Settings → System and device → Language and input.
2. Slip on the Virtual Keyboard → Gboard.
3. Select Settings → Sound when pressed.
4. Turn off the vibration when you press the keys.

If the vibration remains even after turning off, try resetting the keyboard settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the keyboard (Gboard or MIUI Keyboard) and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse. → Clear the data.
4. Reboot your smartphone.

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If the keyboard vibration returns after the MIUI update, try installing a third-party keyboard (like SwiftKey or Fleksy) – these are independent of system settings.

Hidden vibration settings in developer mode

If standard methods didn't work, maybe the vibration is controlled by hidden parameters of the system, and to access them, you need to activate the developer mode:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Tap 7 times on the MIUI version (you will be notified "You became a developer!").
3. Return to the main Settings menu and open a new section for developers.

Method 2: Through Android permissions

If the application does not allow you to turn off the vibration, you can limit its access to the vibration engine:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the appropriate app (such as Facebook).
3. Slip the Permits.
4. Find the Vibration and turn it off.

⚠️ Attention! Some applications (e.g. banking or system) may not work properly after the vibration is turned off through permissions.

Problems and Solutions: Vibration does not turn off

If you have followed all the instructions, but the vibration is still working, the cause may be one of the following:

If none of these methods worked, there might be a problem with the hardware failure of the vibratory motor, in which case only the service center will help.

1. Install Phone Doctor Plus or AIDA64.
2. Run the vibration module test.
3. If the test shows an error, contact the service.

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If the vibration does not turn off in any way, try to temporarily install custom recovery (TWRP) and edit the file /system/build.prop, line ro.vibrator.force_disable=1. This method requires root rights and is suitable only for experienced users!

Additional Tips for Setup of Vibration

If you don’t want to shut down the vibration completely, but want to make it less intrusive, use these tips:

• 🔕 Reduce the intensity: in Settings → Sound and vibration → Vibration intensity can be reduced by recoil force.
• ⏰ Set up a schedule: Use Do Not Disturb Mode with exceptions for important contacts.
• 🎵 Replace vibration with sound: In some app notification settings, you can select sound only instead of vibration.
• 🔄 Use profiles: in MIUI There is a function called Sound Profiles, where you can save different combinations of settings.

For owners. POCO and Redmi with AMOLED-It's good to know that constant vibration can increase battery consumption by 5 to 10 percent. If you notice that the phone is discharged faster after activating the tactile recoil, try turning it off for a while to check the difference.

⚠️ Attention! On some models (e.g. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra or Black Shark), the vibration engine is used for additional cooling under intense loads. Completely turning off vibration can cause the device to overheat in games or video editing.

FAQ: Frequent questions about vibration on Xiaomi