Modern Xiaomi smartphones are famous for their functionality, but standard software sometimes behaves unpredictable, especially when it comes to multimedia. Users often face a situation where a favorite album or podcast suddenly begins to play in a chaotic order, knocking mood. This can occur due to glitches in sorting algorithms or the randomly activated mixing feature that is built into most audio players by default.
It can be difficult to figure out how to return orderly listening, because the interfaces of different versions of the MIUI and HyperOS shells are different. Sometimes the settings are hidden in non-obvious menus, and in other cases the problem lies in the app cache or file version conflict. Understanding the logic of how the Android audio subsystem works based on MIUI will help you quickly find the right switch.
In this article, we will go into detail all possible ways to eliminate random playback, we will touch on standard system tools, popular third-party applications, and even touch on system settings that can affect the order of tracks. Careful follow the instructions will allow you to enjoy the music exactly as the artist intended.
Diagnostics of the problem: why the tracks play indiscriminately
Before you start taking action, you need to understand the nature of the chaos in your playlist, and users often confuse the function of “Shuffle” with the wrong sorting of files or bugs of the media file itself. In Android, the order of playback may depend on track metadata, such as: ID3-tags that contain information about the artist, year of release and album.
If you notice that the mixing only occurs in certain folders or with specific file formats, the problem may lie in the indexing of the media library. The system may have misread tags, which caused the sorting algorithm to "go wrong." Checking the integrity of files and their metadata is the first step to solving.
⚠️ Note: If the problem is only with streaming music (online), then the cause may be on the server side or an unstable Internet connection, and not in the settings of the Xiaomi smartphone itself.
Also worth considering is that some third-party audio management applications or equalizers can intercept playback control and impose their algorithms, and disabling such add-ons often helps regain control of the player.
Disable stirring in the standard Mi Music player
Xiaomi smartphone owners most often use the Mi Music app, which is pre-installed with a minimalist design. To remove random order, you need to find the corresponding button on the play screen. It usually looks like two crossed arrows or an icon with interlaced lines.
Click on the screen to open the control panel, and carefully examine the bottom of the interface. If the stir icon is illuminated or has a color indicator, the function is active. Single tap should switch the mode to sequential or repeat one track.
☑️ Shuffle's Disablement Algorithm in Mi Music
In some versions of the MIUI shell, the menu can be hidden behind additional buttons. Try tapping three dots in the corner of the screen or swiping up to see the full list of available playback options. There may be a List Mode switch that compulsively puts tracks in order.
Hidden Equalizer Settings
If the button doesn't respond or the state doesn't persist after the screen is turned off, it's possible the app requires updating or cleaning the cache.This is a common problem on devices with a lot of accumulated music.
Set up track order in Google Play Music and YouTube Music
Many users prefer the Google ecosystem by installing YouTube Music or the Google ecosystem_legacy_ The interface of these apps is significantly different from the standard Xiaomi, where the control of the order of playback is often placed at the top of the screen or hidden in the menu "queue".
To disable stirring in YouTube Music, follow the following steps:
- 🎵 Open the app and run any track from the desired album.
- 🔽 Click on the mini player at the bottom of the screen to turn it on the full screen.
- 🔀 Find the "Shuttering" icon (two crossed arrows) above the progress bar.
- ✅ Make sure the icon has turned grey or disappeared, which means activating sequential mode.
Importantly, in the free version of YouTube Music, algorithms can impose stirring in certain listening modes, such as track-based radio, in which case you can’t completely remove the random without a Premium subscription, as this is a service restriction, not a phone bug.
⚠️ Note: In Radio or Mix mode, algorithmic mixing is the basic principle of operation and is not disabled by standard interface tools.
If you use local files through Google, check the library settings, and sometimes it ticks "Sort by Added Date," which can be chaotic when synchronized with the cloud.
Use of third-party players: PowerAmp and Musicolet
When standard tools don't meet the requirements, powerful third-party solutions come to the rescue, with PowerAmp and Musicolet being market leaders for Android, providing detailed control over play queues and allowing you to create complex sorting rules.
PowerAmp manages through the queue menu, and by clicking on the list icon, you can manually drag and drop tracks, change their order, and disable any randomization modes, and the advantage of this player is independence from Xiaomi system libraries, which guarantees stable operation.
Musicolet is remarkable for being completely offline and not ad-supported, and there's a separate play-mode switching button in this player that cycles around: "Orderly," "Repeat All," "Repeat One." Random order here is turned off by explicitly choosing "Orderly."
| Player. | Type of management | Difficulty setting up | Support for formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi Music | Automatic / Button | Low. | Standard. |
| PowerAmp | Manual/Quest | Tall. | All (Hi-Res) |
| Musicolet | Cyclical switch | Medium | Tall. |
| YouTube Music | Online algorithms | Low. | Flowing |
Installing a third-party player often solves the problem of “glutty” behavior of a standard application, and they also allow you to create smart playlists where the order of the tracks is fixed rigidly and is not subject to changes in the system.
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When installing a new player, immediately assign it to the default application to open audio files so that the system does not reset the choice every time you start the music.
System settings and cleaning of media library cache
Sometimes the problem is deeper, in the Android system processes, and if none of the players are keeping order, maybe the media scanner cache is damaged, and it's a service that indexes all the audio files on the device, and resetting it can help.
To perform this operation, go to the system settings:
- Open the smartphone settings.
- Go to the Appendix -> All Appendices.
- Find Media Storage or Music on the list.
- Select Memory and click Clear Cache.
After this procedure, the phone can think for a few minutes, re-scanning the memory. Don't be afraid if the music is temporarily lost from the lists - this is a normal process of reassembling a library.
adb shell pm clear com.android.providers.media.moduleThis command for ADB (Android Debug Bridge) lets you do the same thing more deeply if you have access to USB debugging. However, for most users, standard cleaning through the settings menu is enough.
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Cleaning up media storage cache is a radical, but often the only way to fix sorting errors when software techniques don't help.
Problems with Bluetooth devices and automotive systems
Special attention should be paid to situations where music plays indiscriminately only when connected to Bluetooth headphones or a car radio. the AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile), which is responsible for management, can conflict with the versions of Android on Xiaomi.
In developer options, there is a customization of the AVRCP version. Changing the protocol version (for example, from 1.5 to 1.4 or 1.6) can cause the car headset or headphones to correctly transmit commands to control the playback order.
- 🔧 Go to Settings -> The phone.
- 👆 Press 7 times on Version MIUI, activate the developer menu.
- 📡 Go to the Supplementary -> For developers.
- 📻 Find the item Version. AVRCP Bluetooth and try to change the value.
Often, it is the incompatibility of Bluetooth protocol versions that causes the Play Next command to be ignored or run chaoticly, and experimentally selecting the version on the developer menu is a viable method.
⚠️ Warning: Changing the settings in the developer menu can affect the stability of other Bluetooth devices.Remember the original values to return everything as it was.