The keyboard sound on your phone is a useful feature, but it can be quite annoying if you're used to using your phone for extended periods. Besides being bothersome, it also drains your phone's battery . As you can see, there are plenty of reasons to turn off the keyboard sound. So, to find out how to disable the keyboard sound on any Android phone , keep reading.
The keyboard sound on Android can be a nuisance
The keyboard that usually comes by default on Android is Gboard , Google's keyboard app. This is a highly configurable app and, among other things, allows us to apply different themes and colors, adjust our spell-check preferences, or even select the font size that best suits us.
But there's something many of us have wanted to do since the first day we got our phones: I'm talking about turning off the keyboard sounds . Many people, myself included, aren't used to or don't have the patience to hear a sound indicating every keystroke on our phones.
Now, I understand that some people want to hear a sound every time they press the keypad, as it's a good way to confirm that a key has indeed been pressed . But for those of us who have been using our phones regularly for years, this can get tiresome.
And it's not just that hearing every keystroke might get tiring, but you might also worry that it drains your phone's battery. And I can tell you right now that your concern is well-founded: having sound enabled on the keyboard does increase battery consumption on your phone.
So, if you're tired of hearing the same sound every time you type, or you simply want to save as much battery as possible, I recommend turning off your keyboard sounds on Android. Let's look at two ways to do this.
How to remove the keyboard sound from the Gboard app
First, let's see how to mute the keyboard sound directly from the Gboard keyboard app (if you don't have Gboard installed, you can skip to the next step). Let me explain.
- open the keyboard by clicking on any writing area, for example a WhatsApp chat.
- Hit the gear shaped button to go to Gboard options.
- Within the options menu, tap where it says "Preferences".
- Now you will see the option that says «Sound when pressing keys», tap it and turn it off.
Okay, by following these steps you've just removed the keystroke sound from your Gboard keyboard on Android. However, if this hasn't removed the sound from your keyboard app, you'll need to find the settings button in your keyboard app and follow the instructions I've given you, as they'll be quite similar in most keyboard apps.
However, you should also know that you can disable vibration if it's enabled by unchecking the "Vibration when pressing keys" option . This also consumes a lot of battery and can become annoying. Unless you specifically want keyboard vibration for some reason, I would disable it.
But if we don't have Gboard on our phone and have switched to another keyboard app , we can disable the sound on key presses directly from the Android settings . Let's see how.
How to remove the keyboard sound from any Android mobile
There are many keyboard apps on the Google Play Store, and many of them offer interesting features worth exploring. However, if you're using an app other than Gboard, you'll most likely need to find out how to disable the keyboard sound in that specific app.
So, to save you the trouble of searching for specific instructions on how to mute your virtual keyboard, I'm going to show you how to mute it using Android's settings . While the process might be slightly different on different phones (I'll be doing it on a POCO), it's very simple. Let's see.
- First We open "Settings" from the gear-shaped button in the top menu.
- Now Tap on “Sound and vibration”.
- Swipe the screen until you find the option "Additional settings".
- Now the following will appear among the first options: “Dial pad tones”, disable this option.
Now go back and that's it, you'll have disabled the dial pad sound when you're making a phone call, or even the menu keys at the bottom. I understand you're here because you don't want to hear every keystroke. Or do you want to turn it off to save battery?
Similarly, remember that if someone in your circle wants to disable this option, you can always share this article with them.