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How to turn off keyboard clicks on an iPhone

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Updated 11 October 2026 · Checked October 2026

Device: iPhone 17e · Software: iOS 27.0.1

Publisher: Saadat Rafiq

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Screenshot from the guide: How to turn off keyboard clicks on an iPhone

What changed: the screenshots are now our own iPhone 17e on iOS 27.0.1, dark mode, and the wording is checked against those screens.

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-off-keyboard-clicks-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 17e · iOS 27.0.1

In this guide
  1. Open Settings and tap General
  2. Tap Keyboard and find Sound
  3. Switch off Sound
  4. Go to Sounds & Haptics
  5. Tap Keyboard Feedback
  6. Switch off Sound
  7. If you do not see this option
  8. If this does not work
  9. Good to know
  10. Sources
Quick answer

Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, and switch off Sound. On iOS 27 there is also a separate Sound switch under Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback. Switch that off too if you still hear clicks.

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Device
iPhone
Shown on
iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
App
Settings
Path
Settings › General › Keyboard
Real screenshots
6 of 6 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

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  1. iPhone screen: Open Settings and tap General

    Open Settings and tap General

    Open Settings and tap General.

    On our iPhone the General page starts with About, Software Update and iPhone Storage.

  2. iPhone screen: Tap Keyboard and find Sound

    Tap Keyboard and find Sound

    Scroll down the General page and tap Keyboard. The page that opens is headed Keyboards.

    On our iPhone, Sound is in the third group, below Character Preview and Haptic Feedback. It was on.

  3. iPhone screen: Switch off Sound

    Switch off Sound

    Tap the Sound switch so that it turns grey. The keyboard then stops clicking when you type.

  4. iPhone screen: Go to Sounds & Haptics

    Go to Sounds & Haptics

    On iOS 27 there is a second, separate keyboard Sound switch. Go back to the main Settings list and tap Sounds & Haptics.

    On our iPhone it is in the group with Notifications, Focus and Screen Time.

  5. iPhone screen: Tap Keyboard Feedback

    Tap Keyboard Feedback

    Scroll down and tap Keyboard Feedback.

    On our iPhone it is in the same group as Lock Sound and System Haptics, and the row shows Sound while that switch is on.

  6. iPhone screen: Switch off Sound

    Switch off Sound

    The Keyboard Feedback page has two switches, Sound and Haptic. Tap Sound so that it turns grey.

What changed: the screenshots are now our own iPhone 17e on iOS 27.0.1, dark mode, and the wording is checked against those screens.

If you do not see this option

  • No Sound switch on the Keyboards page Go to Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback and switch off Sound there.
  • Sounds & Haptics is not in view Scroll the main Settings list, or type its name in the Search field at the bottom of Settings.
  • Keyboard Feedback is not in view Scroll down the Sounds & Haptics page. On our iPhone it is below Default Alerts and above Lock Sound.

If this does not work

  • You still hear clicks On iOS 27 the Keyboards page and Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback each have their own Sound switch. Check that both are off.
  • You want feedback without sound Haptic Feedback on the Keyboards page and Haptic on the Keyboard Feedback page are separate from Sound. On our iPhone both were off.

About this guide

The iPhone keyboard can play a click for every key press. To type quietly without silencing everything else, switch off only the keyboard sound.

Pictures labelled iOS 27.0.1 are our own, from an iPhone 17e.

Good to know

To feel a tap in place of the click: how to turn on keyboard vibration on an iPhone.

In short: Settings, General, Keyboard, Sound off. Also check Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback, Sound.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.

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