How to Put Your Music on Xiaomi’s Alarm: 3 Ways to Work

Tired of waking up to standard alarm clock tunes on Xiaomi and want to set your favorite song or unique sound? In this article, we will detail all the ways to put your ringtone on the alarm clock, from simple selection from the gallery to download custom audio files. This is suitable for all modern Redmi models, POCO and Mi on base MIUI 12/13/14.

Standard tunes in Xiaomi get boring quickly, and waking up to your favorite music or a loved one's recorded voice is much more enjoyable. Fortunately, the manufacturer provides several ways to personalize, from embedded tools to third-party applications. We tested all methods on current firmware and identified the only reliable workaround for MIUI 14, where the option of selecting custom tunes disappeared.

Note: If your smartphone is running MIUI 14+, some of the features may be hidden due to interface updates, in which case use alternative methods from the last section of the article.

1. Method: Selection of a melody from standard files

The easiest method is to use the built-in audio files that are already in your phone’s memory, which is fine if you downloaded music in.mp3 or.m4a format beforehand and saved it to the Ringtones or Notifications folder.

To set up this tune:

• 📱 Open the Clock app (icon with dial)
• 🔔 Go to the “Alarm” tab in the lower menu
• ⚙️ Click on an existing alarm clock or create a new one («+»)
• 🎵 Select the item "Alarm Melody" or "Sound»
• 📁 At the top of the screen will appear tab “Local music” – tap it

If you don't have a local music tab, you don't have any supported audio files in your phone's memory.mp3-file (for example, through a browser) and save it to the Music or Ringtones folder.

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If the desired tune is not on the list, try rebooting your phone – sometimes MIUI doesn’t immediately scan new files in memory.

2. Method: Using a File Manager

If the first method didn’t work, try manually pointing the path to the audio file through the file manager, which is universal for all versions of MIUI, but requires prior preparation:

1. Download or copy an audio file in.mp3,.m4a,.ogg or.wav format to your phone.
2. Open the standard Files app (folder icon).
3. Go to the folder where your audio file is stored (such as Downloads or Music).
4. Press your finger on the file → select “cut” or “copy”.
5. Go to the root memory folder of the phone and create (if not) the Ringtones folder.
6. Put the file in this folder.

Then repeat the steps from the first method - your tune should appear in the "Local music" section. If the file is not, check its format and name (should not contain special characters).

Method: Third-party applications for alarm clock

If the built-in MIUI tools don't allow you to choose a custom tune (relevant to MIUI 14), use third-party apps.

• 🔔 Sleep as Android – Supports any audio files, smart wake-up and integration with Google Fit.
• ⏰ Alarmy – allows you to install music from Spotify, YouTube and local files.
• 🎶 Ringtone Maker is not only an alarm clock, but also an editor for cutting melodies.

Example of settings in Sleep as Android:

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Open it and allow all the permissions you have requested.
3. Create a new alarm clock (+).
4. In the "Sound" section, select "Select audio file".
5. Show the way to yours.mp3-phone-memory.

Third-party apps have the advantage of flexibility in settings, such as Alarmy, which allows you to set up task-based awakenings (e.g. scanning). QR-code to turn off the alarm clock).

4 Problem Solving: The Melody Is Not Lost

If you have a custom ringtone set but the alarm clock is silent or plays a standard sound, check:

Pay particular attention to permissions: if you use a third-party app, make sure it has access to memory and notifications.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find your alarm app (e.g. Sleep as Android).
3. Open the “permissions” and enable all the necessary options.

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5. How to cut off an alarm clock song

Long tracks are uncomfortable for an alarm clock — the optimal duration of a melody is 20 to 30 seconds.

Method 1: Using Ringtone Maker

• 📲 Install the app from Google Play.
• 🎵 Select a track from your phone’s memory.
• ✂️ Drag the sliders to highlight the desired fragment.
• 💾 Save the clipped file to the Ringtones folder.

Method 2: Online services

Use the free tools:

• 🌐 MP3Cut — pruning.
• 🎛 Audio Trimmer – Support for all formats.

Tip: Choose dynamic snippets of a song (like a chorus) to wake up easier, avoid quiet intros that you can sleep through.

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Cut files take up less space and load faster when the alarm goes off, which is especially important for Xiaomi’s low-end models with slow memory.

Alternatives: voice alarms

You want to wake up to your loved one or a motivating phrase? At Xiaomi, you can organize this in two ways:

Option 1: Recording via voice recorder

1. Open the Dictophone app (or install Easy Voice Recorder).
2. Write down a voice message (e.g., “It’s time to get up!”).
3. Save the file in.mp3 format.
4. Move it to the Ringtones folder (as in Method 2).

Option 2: Text-to-speech (TTS)

Some applications (such as Alarmy) support Text-to-Speech.

• 🗣 Enter text (e.g., "Good morning! Today is an important day!»).
• 🎤 Select a voice (male/female).
• ⏰ Set that voice as an alarm clock.

Voice alarms are especially useful for people with hearing impairments or those who want to wake up to a personalized message.

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To make your voice recording sound clear, record it in a quiet room and keep the microphone 15-20 cm from your mouth.

7. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When setting up custom ringtones, Xiaomi users often face typical problems.

⚠️ Attention: If you are using MIUI 14 and do not see the Local Music option, do not attempt to modify system files via ADB — This can cause the Clock app to crash. Use third-party alarms instead.

Error 1: The file is not listed

Reasons:

• 🔍 The file is not saved in Ringtones, but in another folder.
• 📛 The file name contains Cyrillic or special characters (for example, my melody#1.mp3).
• 🔊 The file format is not supported (e.g..flac or.aac with high bitrate).

Solution: Rename the file to Latin (e.g. morning.mp3) and move it to Internal Storage/Ringtones.

Mistake 2: The alarm goes off without sound

Check it out.

• 🔔 Do Not Disturb (Settings) → Sound).
• 📵 Profile "Silent" or "Vibration».
• 🔕 Loudness of the alarm clock (a separate slider in the sound settings).

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 12) after upgrading to MIUI 14 reset alarm settings. Before updating the system, back up the tunes via Titanium Backup (root rights required).

FAQ: Answers to popular questions