Owning a Xiaomi smartphone offers many opportunities to personalize the multimedia experience, but standard settings often require manual adjustments. Many users find that when playing favorite tracks on the screen only the album cover is displayed, and the lyrics of the song remain hidden, this is especially true for those who like to sing along in karaoke or just better perceive the music visually.
There are several effective ways to do this, depending on the music player and audio file format chosen. The built-in MIUI or HyperOS algorithms do not always automatically find the lyrics for all songs, especially if the tracks are downloaded from local sources rather than streaming services, so the user often has to take the initiative.
In this article, we will discuss in detail how to implement the lyrics of the song on Redmi and Poco devices, using both standard tools and third-party software. You will learn about file formats, encoding features and ways to automate the process, so that your playlist always pleases not only with sound, but also with visual accompaniment.
Features of working with lyrics in MIUI and HyperOS
The Chinese manufacturer’s operating shell has its own metadata processing specifics. Unlike pure Android, where each player can interpret the presence of text differently, Xiaomi’s ecosystem seeks unification, but often limits functionality to basic features. A standard music service is able to display synchronized text, but only if it is correctly embedded in a file or accessible through an online database.
The key is support for the LRC format (LyRiCs), which allows you to synchronize lines of text with time stamps of the track, ensuring that words are scrolled in time to music, and if you use a simple text file without time codes, the player can show it as a static picture or ignore it altogether.
⚠️ Note: When manually adding files, make sure that the text encoding is set to UTF-8. Otherwise, instead of words, you will see a set of incomprehensible symbols and "Krakozyabr".
System restrictions also apply to access rights. Modern versions of Android strictly control the access of applications to the file system, so the player can simply "do not see" the file you downloaded with text if it is in the wrong folder.
File Preparation: Formats and Encodings
Before you start the technical part of the download, it is important to prepare the source materials. The main format for storing the lyrics of songs is the extension.lrc. This file is a regular text, where each line begins with a time stamp in the format [mm:ss.xx], Indicates when the relevant phrase should be displayed.
If you find text in.txt, you need to convert it. There are special online services and desktop programs that allow you to place time stamps manually or automatically. For Russian-speaking users, it is critical to monitor the encoding, since standard ANSI or Windows-1251 often lead to errors in the display of Cyrillic on mobile devices.
Also worth paying attention to is the naming convention, which means that for automatic synchronization to be successful, the file name with the text must be exactly the same as the audio file name (without the extension). track_01.mp3, The text should be called track_01.lrc.
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Use the program. Mp3tag on a computer for mass introduction of text and covers directly inwards MP3-This ensures that the text is preserved even when you transfer the song to another device.
Use of the built-in Mi Music player
The Mi Music app has basic functionality for displaying lyrics that is activated automatically when the Internet is available. However, local files often require manual intervention. The action algorithm involves placing a text file in the same directory where the music is located, or embedding it in tags.
To activate the display, you need to open the playable track, deploy the player to the full screen and find the Text button or the icon (bubble). If the text does not appear, try clicking on the menu (three dots) and select the option "Find the lyrics of the song." The player will try to find a match by the track title and the artist in his database.
In some versions of the firmware, manual search is available, and by clicking on the appropriate button, you can enter a request and select the appropriate option from the list, and after selecting, the system will save the association for this file, and the text will be loaded automatically in the future.
☑️ Checking the settings of Mi Music
Customization of third-party players: Poweramp and Musicolet
If Xiaomi’s standard tools don’t suit you, the best solution is to install a dedicated player. Poweramp is considered one of the best audio players for Android due to its powerful engine and flexible customization of the display of lyrics. It can search the Internet for text on its own, if the appropriate option is enabled in the settings.
To set up Poweramp, go to Settings → Song Text → Online Texts. Here you can select a source (like LyricWiki or Google) and enable automatic download. The app also supports displaying translations, which is relevant for foreign tracks. The interface allows you to customize the font, color and size of the text, adapting it to any Redmi Note or Xiaomi 14 screen.
Another great option is the Musicolet player, which is completely offline and doesn't require permissions to access the Internet, which makes data security better. LRC-You just put a text file next to the music, and the player automatically picks it up, allowing smooth scrolling.
| Player. | Auto-search for text | Support for LRC | Font setting | Offline mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mi Music | Partially. | Yes. | No. | Yes. |
| Poweramp | Yeah (plugins) | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Musicolet | No. | Yes. | Limited. | Yes. |
| VLC Player | No. | Yes. | No. | Yes. |
Automatic search through plugins and services
For advanced users who want to automate the process 100%, there are special plugins and services. One popular solution is the use of the QuickLyric plugin (or its forks), which integrates into many popular players. This tool scans your media library and automatically downloads texts for all tracks that do not have them.
The plugin installation process requires downloading APK-file from a reliable source, as Google Play may not have the original application. After installation, you must provide the plugin with access to the file system and allow background activity. In the plugin settings, you can specify the search language, source priority and format of stored files.
Where to find reliable APK-file?
It is recommended to run this procedure only when connected to a Wi-Fi network, and the databases are not perfect: for rare remixes or local artists, text may not be found, and you still have to add it manually.
Solving problems with coding and synchronization
A common problem users have is to desynchronize text and music, which can be due to different bitrates of files or errors in ID3 tags. If text runs ahead or lags behind, try using a tag editor on a PC to reset the metadata and re-write it, sometimes just renaming the file to remove special characters helps.
Encoding problems are solved by resaving the file in the correct format, on a computer this can be done through Notepad (Save as → UTF-8) or specialized editors, and on the smartphone itself you can use file managers with text editing function, although this is less convenient.
⚠️ Note: Some players do not support tags ID3v2.4 They only work correctly with ID3v2.3. If the text doesn’t appear, try changing the version of the tags in the editor.
Also worth checking is the MIUI energy saving settings. Aggressive battery optimization can "kill" the player's background processes, which can interrupt text loading, add the music app to the exclusion list, or set "No Limits" mode in the battery settings.
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Matching the names of a music file and a text file (LRC) is 90% of the success of manually adding lyrics to Xiaomi.