How to bring the player to the lock screen Xiaomi: official and hidden ways

Xiaomi’s lock screen can be not only a protection for your smartphone, but also a convenient tool for controlling music. Many users of Redmi, POCO and other brands face a problem: the player does not appear on the locked screen, although the music plays.

The reasons for the lack of a player widget on the MIUI lock screen can vary from permissions disabled to firmware features. In this article, we will discuss all working methods, from standard settings to hidden system functions. Importantly, some methods require superuser rights (root), but most solutions are available without them.

Why the player does not show up on the lock screen Xiaomi

Before you set up the music display, let's get to the root of the problem. MIUI (especially in versions 12-14) has several factors blocking the player widget:

• 🔍 Disabled notifications for music app. The system hides the player if the application does not have the right to display notifications on the locked screen.
• 🔄 Optimizing the battery. MIUI aggressively closes background processes, including players, unless added to exceptions.
• 📱 Features of the shell: in some firmware (for example, for POCO F5 Redmi Note 12 – Player widget is disabled by default due to “clean” interface.
• 🔧 Cache failures: Damaged application or system data can block the display of items on the lock screen.

The problem may also be related to a specific music app, such as Spotify or VK Music, which sometimes conflicts with MIUI due to the limitations of Android 13+, and in such cases, changing the player or manually adjusting permissions helps.

If you use custom firmware (e.g. Pixel Experience or LineageOS), the problem may be that Google services are not properly integrated, requiring ADB customization.

Method 1: Enabling notifications for the player in the settings

The easiest and most versatile method is to check the permissions for the music app, and even if the player is working, without the right notification settings, it won’t appear on the lock screen.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find your music app (such as Mi Music, Spotify, or Poweramp) and tap it.
3. Go to the Notifications section.
4. Activate the switches: 🔔 Showing notifications 📱 On the lock screen (if there is such a point) 🔄 Importance of notifications → Choose High.

Auto-start

No restrictions.

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After this, restart the player and check the lock screen. If the widget does not appear, proceed to the next method.

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Method 2: Configure the lock screen through "Additional settings"

MIUI has a hidden section where you can manually activate music display, which works on most Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices with Android 10-14 firmware.

How to turn on:

1. Open the Settings → Lock screen.
2. Switch to Additional Settings (or Notification Settings in some versions).
3. Find the item Show music on the lock screen and activate it.
4. If there is no item, try an alternative path: Settings → Notifications → On the lock screen → select Show Content.

On some devices (e.g. Xiaomi 13 Pro or POCO X5), this item may be called: Widgets on the lock screen or Media Management. If you do not find an option, then your firmware does not support it, move to other methods.

Method 3: Using a third-party player with widget support

If the standard settings don’t help, try changing the music app. Some players (like Poweramp or Musicolet) have built-in support for displaying on the lock screen, even if MIUI blocks this feature.

Recommended players for Xiaomi:

To adjust the display in these players:

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Open the player settings and find the Lock Screen or Notifications section.
3. Activate the option to Show on the lock screen.
4. Set the style of the widget (if you have such an option).

Important: Some players (like Poweramp) require the purchase of a full version to unlock all the widget features.

Method 4: Enable via ADB (for power users)

If previous methods have failed, you can force the display of the player through ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which is suitable for advanced users and requires connecting the smartphone to the computer.

Instructions:

1. Turn on Developer Mode on Xiaomi: Go to Settings → About Phone. Tap 7 times on MIUI Version. Go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers. Activate Debugging on USB.

CMD

Terminal

adb devices

The name of your device should appear.

adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_media 1

Reboot your smartphone.

If the widget does not appear after the reboot, try an alternative command:

adb shell settings put secure lock_screen_allow_private_notifications 1

Warning: misuse of ADB can cause system failures. Do not change other settings unless you are sure of their purpose.

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If so, ADB-The widget never came out, see if the player's permissions are reset. MIUI Automatically disables notifications after manual changes to the system.

Method 5: Reset the lock screen settings

If the player has previously been displayed but Suddenly disappeared, the problem may be the failure of the lock screen settings, in which case the reset configuration without loss of data will help.

How to reset:

1. Go to Settings → Lock screen.
2. Then, turn it on (or reset it by default).
3. Confirm the action.
4. After resetting, reset the fingerprint/password and check the player's display.

If neither method worked, the problem could be hardware limitations. On some budget models (e.g. Redmi A1 or POCO C50), the player widget on the lock screen is disabled at the firmware level.

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On Android Go devices (such as Redmi Go), the player display feature on the lock screen can be completely removed to save resources.

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