Music on Xiaomi: how to use and customize for yourself

Xiaomi’s Music app is not just a standard player, it’s a powerful tool for managing audio collection, streaming, and personalizing sound. Even power users often overlook hidden features that can dramatically improve the listening experience. In this article, we’ll look at not only basic actions (playback, playlist creation), but also advanced settings, from fine-tuning the equalizer to integrating with Mi Account to synchronize tracks between devices.

The thing about the Xiaomi Music app is that it's very connected to the brand ecosystem, like on devices with a brand. MIUI 14+ The player will automatically pick up tracks from Download, Mi Cloud and even offer recommendations based on your preferences, but to unlock the full potential, you need to properly configure the application and understand the logic of its operation.

Installation and first launch of the Music app

On most Xiaomi smartphones (Redmi series, POCO, Mi: Music is the default app. If it's not available, download it from the Mi App Store or Google Play (named Mi Music or Music by Xiaomi Inc.). ROM) and Chinese ROM) The functions may differ, for example, in the Chinese version there is integration with the QQ Music and KuGou.

When you first start, the application will request permissions:

• 📁 Access to files – to scan audio files on the device.
• 🔊 Change the sound settings – to control volume and equalizer.
• 🌐 Internet – for streaming and cloud synchronization (optional).

⚠️ Note: If you refuse access to files, the app will not automatically find music. To fix this later, go to Settings → Annexes → Music. → Permits and turn on Warehouse.

Once the permissions are granted, the app will offer:

1. Scan the device for audio files (takes) 1-3 minutes depending on the amount of memory).
2. Sign in to Mi Account to sync playlists (optional, but recommended).
3. Select the theme (dark/light) and the interface language.

Application interface: understand the menu and panels

The interface of the Music app on Xiaomi is divided into 4 key tabs (bottom of the screen):

• 🎵 My music – local tracks, albums, artists.
• 📱 Playlists – collections you have created and automatic (for example, “Recently added").
• 🎧 Playback - current track, queue, mini player.
• ☁️ Cloud – tracks from Mi Cloud (if you are logged in).

In the upper right corner there are three points (⋮) — This is a menu of additional functions:

• 🔍 Search - by track title, album or artist.
• ⚙️ Settings – here the equalizer, theme, notifications are configured.
• 🔄 Scan files – forced library update.
• 📤 Import/Export – Backup of playlists.

The mini player (bottom of the screen) allows you to control playback from any part of the application. Click on it to deploy the full-screen player with the album cover, song lyrics (if any) and buttons:

• ⏮️ Previous track.
• ▶️/⏸️ Reproduction/Pause.
• ⏭️ Next track.
• 🔁 Repeat (one track/full playlist).
• 🔀 Stirring.
• ❤️ Add to “Favourites".

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If the mini-player interferes, it can be rolled down by swipe gesture or turned off in settings (Settings) → Interface. → Showing a miniplayer).

How to add music to your app: Local files and the cloud

The Music app automatically scans the Music, Download and Ringtones folders on internal memory and SD-map (if it's connected) but sometimes tracks don't show up. Here's what to do:

1. Check the file format. Supported:.mp3,.flac,.wav,.aac,.ogg. Files.m4a (Apple may not be reproducing.
2. Renovate the library manually. ⋮ → Scan files.
3. Move your files to the right folder, like creating a Music folder in the root directory of internal memory.

To add music from Mi Cloud:

1. Sign in to Mi Account in the application settings.
2. Go to the tab. ☁️ Cloud.
3. Click Download next to the desired track or album.

⚠️ Attention: Cloud tracks take up space on the device after booting. To free up memory, delete them through Settings → Warehouse → Clear the cache.

Creating and Managing Playlists

Playlists in the Music application can be created in two ways:

1. Manual: Go to the tab 📱 Playlists. + Create a playlist. Set a name and add tracks through + Add music.
2. Automatically: the application itself generates playlists such as "Favorites", "Recently added", "Frequently played".

To edit the playlist:

• 📝 Press three points (⋮) near-playlist.
• 🔄 Choose Edit to change the order of tracks or remove them.
• 🗑️ To delete the playlist, select Delete (the tracks themselves will remain in the library).

On devices with MIUI 14+ The function "Smart playlists" appeared - they are automatically updated according to the specified criteria (for example, "Traces of duration" > 5 Minutes" or "Music with a 5 Star Rating. " To create a playlist like this:

1. Press. + Create a smart playlist.
2. Set rules (genre, duration, rating, etc.).
3. Save it – the playlist will be updated automatically.

Add a cover (click on the playlist icon) → "Change the cover")|Sort tracks by mood (vigorous) → calm)|Set transitions between tracks (in playback settings)|Sync with Mi Cloud for backup-->

Sound setting: equalizer and effects

One of the key benefits of the Music app on Xiaomi is a built-in 10-band equalizer with presets.

1. Open any track.
2. Click on the icon. ⚙️ top-right corner of the player.
3. Select the Equalizer.

Available presets:

• 🎧 Headphones - high and low frequencies are strengthened.
• 🔊 Dynamics – optimized for external speakers.
• 🎤 Vocals – emphasizes the average frequencies.
• 💃 Dance - bass reinforced.
• 🌙 Night – High frequencies are reduced for comfortable listening.

For manual adjustment:

• Select User-Selected.
• Move the sliders for each frequency (60Hz to 16kHz).
• Save your preset by Save as...

⚠️ Attention: Equalizer settings are reset when you connect Bluetooth headphones with your own DSP (For example, Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro. In this case, use the equalizer in the headphone app.

Additional sound effects:

• 🔄 Mi Sound Enhancer – improves sound on cheap headphones (included in Settings) → Sound. → Improvement of sound).
• 🎛️ 3D-sound – creates a surround sound effect (works only with headphones).
• 🔇 Normalizing volume – aligns the sound level between tracks.

Synchronization with Mi Account and backup

If you use multiple Xiaomi devices (like a smartphone and tablet), syncing playlists through Mi Account will save you time.

1. Open the Settings. → Account.
2. Sign in or select an existing account.
3. Turn on the option of synchronizing playlists.

What's synchronizing:

• 📋 Reproduction lists (titles and track order).
• ❤️ Selected tracks.
• 🎵 Listening history (if history synchronization option is enabled).

What's not synchronized:

• 📁 Local audio files (only links to them in playlists).
• 🎛️ Equalizer settings.
• 🔊 Customized presets of sound.

To back up playlists to the device:

1. Go to Settings → Import/Export.
2. Choose Export Playlists.
3. Specify the folder to save (the file will be in the format.m3u).

⚠️ Warning: When you reset your phone to factory settings, the local playlists will be deleted. To restore them, import the saved ones.m3u-file through the same menu.

Hidden functions and life hacks

The Music app on Xiaomi hides a few useful features that few people know about:

• 🎤 Karaoke mode: when playing a track with text, click on the song line - the text will increase, and you can sing along (does not work on all models).
• ⏱️ Sleep timer: in the player settings (⚙️ → Timer) can be set to automatically turn off music through 15/30/60 minute.
• 🔄 Autostop when you turn off headphones: turn on Settings → Reproduction → Stop when the headphones are turned off.
• 📱 Widget to the main screen: add through a long press on the desktop → Widgets → Music (sizes available) 4×1 and 4×2).
• 🔍 Search by song lyrics: If the track has built-in metadata with the text, you can search for phrases right in the app.

For users MIUI 14+ Ambient Sound is available, which mixes the music being played with the sounds of the environment (such as rain or forest:

1. Open the player.
2. Click on the icon. 🌿 top-right.
3. Select the background sound and adjust its volume relative to the music.

On devices with a Snapdragon processor 8 Gen 2+ (for example, Xiaomi 14 Ultra) is available in Hi-Res Audio mode to play tracks as before 32 bit/384 kHz. To activate it, go to Settings. → Sound quality → Turn on Hi-Res.

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Sync with Mi Account and backup playlists are mandatory steps if you change devices frequently or reset settings.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions