diff --git a/java/res/values-xlarge/config.xml b/java/res/values-xlarge/config.xml
index 40fdce0fd7bd5655a7576572d8d0c457e6a4cd94..f075b1b50841e95375d4789c8377ad0bb05cd78c 100644
--- a/java/res/values-xlarge/config.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-xlarge/config.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     <bool name="config_digit_popup_characters_enabled">false</bool>
     <!-- Whether or not Popup on key press is enabled by default -->
     <bool name="config_default_popup_preview">false</bool>
+    <bool name="config_default_sound_enabled">true</bool>
     <bool name="config_use_spacebar_language_switcher">false</bool>
     <!-- Showing mini keyboard, just above the touched point if true, aligned to the key if false -->
     <bool name="config_show_mini_keyboard_at_touched_point">true</bool>
diff --git a/java/res/values/config.xml b/java/res/values/config.xml
index ceb4f125238602054771093aa915005975dc8225..bf42589ea636f42dc1d6a9af401b58b06a576881 100644
--- a/java/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/config.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 <resources>
     <bool name="config_swipeDisambiguation">true</bool>
-    <bool name="default_recorrection_enabled">true</bool>
     <bool name="config_long_press_comma_for_settings_enabled">true</bool>
     <bool name="config_enable_show_settings_key_option">true</bool>
     <bool name="config_enable_show_subtype_settings">true</bool>
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@
     <!-- Default values for whether quick fixes and bigram suggestions are activated -->
     <bool name="config_default_quick_fixes">true</bool>
     <bool name="config_default_bigram_suggestions">true</bool>
+    <bool name="config_default_recorrection_enabled">true</bool>
+    <bool name="config_default_sound_enabled">false</bool>
     <bool name="config_use_spacebar_language_switcher">true</bool>
     <!-- Showing mini keyboard, just above the touched point if true, aligned to the key if false -->
     <bool name="config_show_mini_keyboard_at_touched_point">false</bool>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
index 9ea801ef79c3be4f1a334e712c4f5c5f99fb0e40..d031415d7c26a10c1516f4d2fde580946cc48c0e 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="sound_on"
                 android:title="@string/sound_on_keypress"
+                android:defaultValue="@bool/config_default_sound_enabled"
                 android:persistent="true"
                 />
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
                 android:title="@string/prefs_enable_recorrection"
                 android:summary="@string/prefs_enable_recorrection_summary"
                 android:persistent="true"
-                android:defaultValue="@bool/default_recorrection_enabled"
+                android:defaultValue="@bool/config_default_recorrection_enabled"
                 />
 
         <ListPreference
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index beb950c784bbe064ba0e3a06e454bcd6fb703692..181043da38beafd999b4143b03f3ef56c671b1f6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         // but always use the default setting defined in the resources.
         if (res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_enable_show_recorrection_option)) {
             mReCorrectionEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_RECORRECTION_ENABLED,
-                    res.getBoolean(R.bool.default_recorrection_enabled));
+                    res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_recorrection_enabled));
         } else {
-            mReCorrectionEnabled = res.getBoolean(R.bool.default_recorrection_enabled);
+            mReCorrectionEnabled = res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_recorrection_enabled);
         }
 
         mConfigEnableShowSubtypeSettings = res.getBoolean(
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         } else if (Settings.PREF_RECORRECTION_ENABLED.equals(key)) {
             mReCorrectionEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
                     Settings.PREF_RECORRECTION_ENABLED,
-                    mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.default_recorrection_enabled));
+                    mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_recorrection_enabled));
         }
     }
 
@@ -2121,7 +2121,8 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         Vibrator vibrator = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
         mVibrateOn = vibrator != null && vibrator.hasVibrator()
                 && prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_VIBRATE_ON, false);
-        mSoundOn = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SOUND_ON, false);
+        mSoundOn = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SOUND_ON,
+                mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_sound_enabled));
 
         mPopupOn = isPopupEnabled(prefs);
         mAutoCap = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_AUTO_CAP, true);