How to Turn Off Keyboard Clicks on iPhone and Android

Every keystroke on your phone comes with a little click. Harmless at home, but embarrassing in a quiet meeting, a library, or a classroom — and the fix is not where most people look. On iPhone it hides in Keyboard Feedback; on Android it lives inside the keyboard app you actually type with, which is not always the one your phone brand suggests.

On iPhone: turn off keyboard clicks in Keyboard Feedback

The option has been called Keyboard Feedback since iOS 16, with separate switches for sound and vibration.

1. Open Settings and tap Sounds & Haptics.
2. Scroll down and tap Keyboard Feedback.
3. Turn off Sound to stop the click on each key press.
4. Turn off Haptic too if you don't want the small vibration either.

The change takes effect immediately in every app that uses the Apple keyboard. Many people keep Haptic on and Sound off — a silent tap confirmation without the noise.

On iOS 15 and older, the screen looks different: open Settings → Sounds & Haptics and turn off the single Keyboard Clicks switch. On iPad, go to Settings → Sounds and turn off Keyboard Clicks (most iPads have no haptic feedback, so there is only a sound option). For a walkthrough with screenshots, see this iPhone keyboard feedback guide.

On Android: first check which keyboard you actually use

The typing click comes from the keyboard app, not from the phone's ringer or media volume — which is why the fix lives in the keyboard's own settings. A Samsung phone can run Gboard or SwiftKey instead of Samsung Keyboard, so the phone brand alone doesn't tell you which instructions to follow.

To check: open a message, tap a text field, and look at the keyboard's settings gear or toolbar menu. Or open the Settings app and search for On-screen keyboard — the result lists your installed keyboards and shows which one is the default. This Android typing-sound guide covers the same three keyboards step by step.

Turn off typing sounds in Gboard

Gboard is the default keyboard on Pixel phones and many other Android phones.

1. Tap a text field to bring up Gboard.
2. Tap the settings gear on the keyboard (or the toolbar icon, then the gear).
3. Select Preferences and scroll to Key press.
4. Turn off Sound on keypress.

If you like the clicks but find them too loud, leave the sound on and lower Volume on keypress on the same screen instead. Haptic feedback on keypress on the same screen controls the vibration separately.

Turn off sounds in Samsung Keyboard

1. Open a text field so Samsung Keyboard appears, then tap its settings cog in the toolbar.
2. Choose Swipe, touch, and feedback, then Touch feedback.
3. Turn the Sound switch off. The Vibration switch on the same screen controls the buzz under your fingers.

You can reach the same menu without opening the keyboard: Settings → General management → Samsung Keyboard settings, then continue from step 2. Alternatively, some Galaxy phones expose it under Settings → Sounds and vibration → System sound — toggle off Samsung Keyboard there; the companion vibration switch is under System vibration. This guide documents both routes.

Dial pad tones and other system sounds

The beeps you hear when tapping numbers in the Phone app are dial pad tones — a separate setting from keyboard clicks, so the steps above won't silence them. On a Pixel (or any phone using Google's Phone app), open the Phone app → More → Settings → Sounds and vibration and turn off Dial pad tones (it may be named Keypad tones). On a Samsung Galaxy, open Phone app → More → Settings → Call alerts and ringtone and turn off Keypad tones, or use Settings → Sounds and vibration → System sound → Dialing keypad. If the setting seems missing, search Settings for "keypad". This dial pad tones guide covers both routes with screenshots.

Two more sounds people often want gone:

• iPhone screen lock sound: Settings → Sounds & Haptics → Lock Sound.
• Android touch, charging, and lock sounds: Settings → Sound & vibration → System sounds & vibrations (Pixel); Settings → Sounds and vibration → System sound (Samsung).

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