How to Change the Lock Sound on Xiaomi

18.12.2020 Talmaran Xiaomi

Step one

You need to get a file manager to view system folders. By default, MIUI, which means everywhere except Redmi Mi A1, has its own Explorer, but to be sure of the availability of the necessary functionality, we recommend installing the ES Explorer application on the device. this is the best utility and is completely free. You can download it officially in Google Market.

Step three

To fully replace the sound, you need to replace the old file in the / system / media / audio / ui folder with a new one with an already selected signal. Such files exist in abundance on Android sites where you can download them. Another option is to do them yourself. Explain in the next step.

Step four

If the sound you want is recorded, or found in Mp3 format, it’s worth turning it all into OGG. This is done using an online sound converter, for example, https://convertio.co/ru/mp3-ogg/. here, using a clear interface, the file is converted to the desired format.

Pay attention to the volume of the new sound and if it hisses too much. it is likely that the new blocking tone will be annoying with something like this.

Instructions for changing system sounds in Xiaomi

The MIUI system add-on, created by the company specifically for its own smartphones, significantly modifies the work with the device. In many respects, this applies to simple audiovisual things. the Xiaomi device is easy to distinguish due to the recognizable ring and blocking signals. However, not all users like this approach. so many want to bring back the classic sounds from Android. We will tell you how to change the sound lock tone on Xiaomi.

Step-by-step instruction

An important point. the sounds of blocking change in the root directories of the system, and therefore you will need Root rights to get to them. In the case of Xiaomi, this procedure is complicated and time-consuming, moreover, it is unsafe for a smartphone if you do not know what you are doing. Therefore, we recommend that you study in detail the method of obtaining Root rights on your phone here, and only then change the system unlock sound. The instruction is written for smartphones, Root-rights for which have already been obtained.

Step two

In the explorer, go to the path / system / media / audio / ui, where a set of ogg files will appear. This is exactly what system sounds are. Let’s figure out what’s what:

Camera_click. the sound of the taken photo;
Effect_Tick. dull tap sound on the screen;
Lock. lock sound;
Unlock. sound for unlocking the screen;
LowBattery. low battery notification sound (from 20% and below);
VideoRecord. signal to start video recording.

Replacing each of these sounds will change the system, so we recommend making a backup copy of each file.

Step five

After the performed operations, restart your smartphone. Now system sounds have been updated with new alarms.

Instead of a conclusion

MIUI is a fairly closed system, and therefore even changing the lock sounds on Xiaomi is not so easy. you need to get Root rights, convert files into a special format, and then climb into the root system directories and replace the inhabitants there with new ones.

It is also worth paying attention to the smartphone model. recently Xiaomi has been releasing some devices with “pure” Android. For these models, the above method is no longer suitable. In general, it is not recommended to contact such a procedure for those who are poorly versed in the OS, but if they dare. we hope that our article will help change the system sounds on Xiaomi smartphones.

Step two

In the explorer, go to the path / system / media / audio / ui, where a set of ogg files will appear. This is exactly what system sounds are. Let’s figure out what’s what:

Camera_click. the sound of the taken photo;
Effect_Tick. dull tap sound on the screen;
Lock. lock sound;
Unlock. sound for unlocking the screen;
LowBattery. low battery notification sound (from 20% and below);
VideoRecord. signal to start video recording.

Replacing each of these sounds will change the system, so we recommend making a backup copy of each file.

Step four

If the sound you want is recorded, or found in Mp3 format, it’s worth turning it all into OGG. This is done using an online sound converter, for example, https://convertio.co/ru/mp3-ogg/. here, using a clear interface, the file is converted to the desired format.

Pay attention to the volume of the new sound and if it sizzles too much. it is likely that the new blocking tone will be annoying with something like this.

Step one

Step three

To fully replace the sound, you need to replace the old file in the / system / media / audio / ui folder with a new one with an already selected signal. Such files exist in abundance on Android sites where you can download them. Another option is to do them yourself. Explain in the next step.

How to change the lock sound on Android

The volume control on the side of the case is not the only one responsible for the sound on smartphones. Dozens of sound options are available for settings. from the sound of pressing the on-screen buttons to setting different melodies when calling from different contacts.

You can adjust the music equalizer, turn down the music volume without affecting the alarm volume, and even remove the click when the screen is turned off, putting the device into sleep mode.

Below are six sound settings on Android Lollipop and iOS 8.4.

Sound when buttons are pressed on the screen [Android and iOS]

For some, the sound when pressing the buttons helps, but for others it is annoying. You can turn it on and off.

On Android:

Settings. Language & Input. Keyboard & Input Methods. Choosing the keyboard to use.

For the default Android keyboard, tap Settings. Key sound. You can also configure the vibration feedback of the keys.

If you are using a third-party keyboard, the settings are to be looked for. For the popular SwiftKey keyboard, tap Sounds & Vibration and set your keystroke sound settings.

On iOS:

Click Settings. Sounds.

At the bottom of the screen, use the Keyboard Clicks switch.

Smartphone lock sound [Android and iOS]

There is something comforting in the sound of the device blocking, when you understand for sure that it is blocked and inaccessible to strangers. But if desired, this sound is muted.

On Android:

Settings. Sounds and notifications. Other sounds. Screen lock sound.

On iOS:

Settings. Sounds. Lock Sound.

We prohibit the volume buttons to change the volume of the alarm clock and ringtone [iOS]

An interesting problem for iPhone and iPad owners who use them as an alarm clock: the volume keys decrease the volume of music, YouTube videos, etc., but they can also decrease the volume of the ringtone and alarm clock. To fix the situation in iOS there is a setting that prohibits the volume button from changing the sound of the alarm clock and calls.

Settings. Sounds. Calls and alarms. Change with buttons. Set the switch to the “Off” position.

Note: on Android there is no similar setting, but there is a section Settings. Sounds and notifications with three separate sliders for sound settings.

Setting custom ringtones for individual contacts [Android and iOS]

Everyone knows that you can change ringtones and text messages. However, it is not so obvious that you can set a separate melody for each contact, so that, hearing it from afar, you know who is calling.

On Android:

Open the Contacts app (or the People app on Android KitKat), then tap on the contact card.

Click the Edit button (with a pencil image), then the button with three vertical bars at the top, then the Set Ringtone option. Choose a new ringtone.

On iOS:

Open the Contacts app, tap a contact, tap the Edit button, then go to the Ringtone field.

Press the current ringtone (probably the default) and select a new one.

While you’re here, there is a Text Tone setting at the bottom; it allows you to set a text message sound for a contact.

Vibration of the device when calling and pressing [Android and iOS]

Is vibration considered sound? It may well be when the device vibrates when making a call, emitting a buzzing sound.

Vibration can be turned off.

On Android:

Settings. Sounds and notifications. Vibration on call. Next, click Other sounds. Vibration feedback.

On iOS:

Settings. Sounds. Vibration when calling. You can also turn off Vibrate on Silent when vibration does not work with the selected silent mode of the device.

Adjusting Equalizer Levels [Android and iOS]

Android has five tuning bands and iOS has preset equalizer settings.

On Android:

Settings. Sounds & Notifications. Audio Effects (This is a button, not a title.)

Make sure the Audio Effects switch is on, then set the level to five columns.

If the device is connected to wired stereo speakers, click the Wired Stereo tab to select effect profiles (e.g. 3D Stereo, Home Theater, Live Stage, etc.) or Surround settings.

On iOS:

Settings. Music. Equalizer then select the preset option.

When creating the MIUI firmware, Chinese developers tried very hard to distinguish it from others as much as possible. For example, unique sounds for Xiaomi, so that you can guess the smartphone brand from the crowd. Many users are looking for ways to change the lock sound on Xiaomi.

If your smartphone is ready, then you need to get one of the file managers that allow you to view system folders. You can use Root Explorer or ES File Explorer, available on Google Play.

Android system sounds are located along the path: / system / media / audio / ui

Some sound names:

Camera_click. camera shutter signal;
Effect_Tick. tap sound on the screen;
Lock. sound to lock the screen;
Unlock. unlock the screen;
LowBattery. battery discharge;
VideoRecord. the sound of the start of the video.

All files are in ogg format. your sounds must be placed in the same format and with the same name, you can convert on your computer using special programs.

After the file has been replaced, restart the device and everything will work.

All these methods work on all devices that support MIUI: Xiaomi Mi, Mi Max, Redmi, Redmi Note and so on.

Step-by-step instruction

An important point. the sounds of blocking change in the root directories of the system, and therefore you will need Root rights to get to them. In the case of Xiaomi, this procedure is complicated and time-consuming, moreover, it is unsafe for a smartphone if you do not know what you are doing. Therefore, we recommend that you study in detail the method of obtaining Root rights on your phone here, and only then change the system unlock sound. The instruction is written for smartphones, Root-rights for which have already been obtained.

Step five

After the performed operations, restart your smartphone. Now system sounds have been updated with new alarms.

Instead of a conclusion

MIUI is a fairly closed system, and therefore even changing the lock sounds on Xiaomi is not so easy. you need to get Root rights, convert files into a special format, and then climb into the root system directories and replace the inhabitants there with new ones.

It is also worth paying attention to the smartphone model. recently Xiaomi has been releasing some devices with “pure” Android. For these models, the above method is no longer suitable. In general, it is not recommended to contact such a procedure for those who are poorly versed in the OS, but if they dare. we hope that our article will help change the system sounds on Xiaomi smartphones.

How to change system sounds on Android

Android system sounds usually contain camera shutter sounds, device power on, power off, low battery signal, menu click, etc.

It is enough to simply change them if the device is rooted.

Interface sounds are stored in the / root / system / media / audio / ui folder in ogg format

There you can also see what sounds are used by the device by default and replace them with your own.

Those. just make the sound you want in ogg format and put it instead of the file you want to replace.

The main thing. do not forget to make a backup, so that if something happens, everything can be restored.

Sounds must be made small both in duration and in size. otherwise the phone may not pick up them.

The names of the sounds can vary, often the following are used:

Effect_Tick.ogg	menu click sound
Lock.ogg	the sound of blocking (turning off) the device
Unlock.ogg	the sound of unlocking (turning on) the device
LowBattery.ogg	battery discharge sound
SystemError.ogg	error sound
SystemTurnOff.ogg	sound of complete shutdown

You can convert mp3 or wav file to ogg using the free program ffmpeg.

The archive contains sounds that I use cmd file for converting mp3 and wav files to ogg using ffmpeg (do not forget to write the path to the folder where you have ffmpeg in cmd)

Download sounds.zip. version from 06/27/14

If the file itself does not change, it means either a phone without root, or the system folder has not been remounted in write mode (all this, with the exception of root, can be done from EScommander, for example).

If everything is recorded, but no sound is heard, the problem is most likely that a lot of phone manufacturers are remaking stock Android “for themselves.” Therefore, not always and not all sounds can be replaced, and most importantly, their names may differ.

In this case, you need to download the “/ root / system / media / audio / ui” folder to your computer and find out which file is responsible for which sound and, in general, which sounds are available to change. Then change, observing the names that were in this folder.

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The sound is different from what it used to be?
If not, it may be that it stores the sound somewhere else. It even happens that the standard sounds are on the “default” path, but are not used by the phone, but are used in a completely different way. The firmware also depends on the manufacturer, in general.

In addition, I met phones where, when removing sounds, but a low discharge, he, not finding standard sounds, used something from the factory ROM.

Ask in the topic about your phone on w3bsit3-dns.com: http://w3bsit3-dns.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=488339

Option two.
Try to put a file with this name in the system sounds folder, and to make it work, first delete the sound in the system folder and only then copy another sound there. Then restart the device and listen.

Well, if it didn’t work out, then the only option is to make a dump of all files on the computer, and look for wav or ogg there. If not found, then search by the text entry of the line “ogg” or “wav”. perhaps the sound is in the data of some applet. And from where it is. to think and replace.

Sounds may not come from the standard android bundle.

As I said, they can be hardcoded in vendor applications that serve the OS. You need to dig into them most likely.

I would start by getting the unpacked firmware from the device and go through it with a full-text search on the line “ogg” or “wav”.

Well, system applications usually have names starting with “com.android.”.

Melodies for calls and alarms are very different for different phones. it strongly depends both on the manufacturer and on the model and version of the system.

However, they are almost always in ogg format and all are collected in one place. if you find one, you will find everything.

The location of their storage can be found very simply by installing ES-Explorer (or any other file manager) and searching for files throughout the device using the “.ogg” mask, or, if it does not find, “.mp3”.

Where there will be several such files. there most likely they are all stored.

aaaaa it all worked.

everything is as you said, but my mistake was that there are standard melodies up to 50 kilobytes in size, and a duration of a couple of seconds. and I put in a file of 200 kilobytes in size and duration of 1.5 minutes, apparently the system does not respond to such a large file. shorter cut the file to 2 seconds, becoming like everything within 15 kilobytes. moved it rebooted the device opened the list of standard melodies in the sound profile settings and it is there and plays and works.

who is a kettle like me and will suffer. on a note.

Well, great, that worked 🙂

And thanks for the correct clarification about the duration and size of the sounds. added to the article.

Ruth is standing fine?

The system directory for writing was exactly remounted?

If he swears at the record, then most likely there are problems with the rights.

Switch-on sound? When unlocking, which is played? This is either unlock.ogg, or the one that your developers came up with specifically for your smartphone.

You can go to the w3bsit3-dns.com forum, on the topic of your smart model and ask around there. Maybe someone was bothering.

However, there is a chance that it does not exist for your device at all. then only through custom firmware / utilities. Again, read w3bsit3-dns.com / XPDA.

Setting up sound and vibration in Xiaomi

Each smartphone user customizes the sound, ringtones, notifications and vibration on the device for himself. Someone needs the maximum sound and sound confirmation of each action on the phone, for others. maximum secrecy, silence, so as not to be distracted once again.

Let’s take a look at all the sound and vibration settings in Xiaomi smartphones.

Silent mode

First, there are two ways to quickly activate the Silent mode:

Volume key on the side of the case. Decrease the volume or tap the bell icon to turn off all sounds altogether.
Quick access menu. Swipe down twice on the screen and a menu will appear. Select a bell. ringtones and messages will be muted, vibration will remain.

General settings

Let’s go to Settings Sound and vibration. This section contains everything related to the sound on your device.

Volume settings:

No sound / do not disturb. Activate to turn off ringtone, notification sounds and vibration. There are 3 operating modes available, and they can be turned on on schedule:

Disabled. all sounds are enabled.
Silent. only ring and notification sounds are disabled.
Do not disturb. all sounds and vibrations are disabled except for the alarm.

Adjust the volume of ringtone, alarm and music on your phone. Installed separately.

Music and notification sound settings:

Ringtone. set a melody for an incoming call. There are about 30 standard melodies available, but you can also set your own mp3 music for a call (option “Select a melody on the device”).
Incoming SMS. sound of an incoming message. Choose a standard melody or any of your own. You can turn off the sound altogether.
Calendar. setting the sound when an event / reminder is triggered on the calendar. There is a choice of melody among standard and custom ones. You can turn off the sound.
Notification. notification sound. Choose from standard sounds and your own, downloaded to the phone. You can turn off the sound.

Vibration settings:

Vibration when calling. It helps a lot in noisy places. on the street or in the subway, when even a loud call is not heard.
Vibration in “Silent” mode. Leave vibration if you mute your phone so you don’t miss important calls and messages.
Vibration feedback. vibration on every touch of your phone screen. You can choose from weak, medium or strong vibration feedback. Seniors love to use this feature.

Setting up system notifications:

Dial tone. beep when dialing someone’s number.
Screen Touch Sound. Sound is played at every touch of the display.
Screen lock sound. it’s best to turn it off so as not to distract.
Screenshot sound. when you take a screenshot, there will be a sound signal.
Object deletion sound. there will be sound when the icon is deleted.

In general, I recommend turning on system sounds. they seem to “confirm” your actions, what you actually deleted, took a screenshot or dialed the number correctly (for the visually impaired).

Let’s summarize. We have analyzed all the settings for sounds for calls, SMS and notifications. Mute the sound at night (the alarm will not turn off), during school or an important meeting.

Turn off the screen automatically when you bring the phone to your ear during a call

Why doesn’t the screen go off on the phone when I put it to my ear? In this article, you will find information on how to enable the screen lock during conversation in the Xiaomi settings. If on your Xiaomi smartphone with an incoming or outgoing call, the screen stopped dimming and locked when you bring the phone to your ear, then you may have disabled this function in the Android settings. This could have happened completely by accident and you simply did not notice, or your children went through the phone settings and turned off the proximity sensor.

In our example, we will show how to turn on the proximity sensor on Xiaomi Redmi 4X so that when you bring the phone to your ear, the screen is locked and turned off. Perhaps the information will apply to other Android smartphones and tablets.

To automatically lock the screen on Android when brought to your ear, you need to do the following. We open the “phone” icon on Xiaomi and get to where we usually dial the number to call. Next, click on the touch button “menu” in the form of three horizontal stripes. (On some Androids, after opening the “phone”, the “menu” can also be opened with a touch button in the form of three stripes located under the screen on the left side. This button must be pressed and held a little to bring up the menu.) icons and buttons.

Next, in the menu window that opens on Xiaomi, select the item “Incoming calls” under which there will be a short description of possible settings (additional settings for the behavior of the device for incoming calls).

In the “Incoming Calls” settings on Hiaomi, we find and select the item “Proximity Sensor” under which it will be written (turn off the screen automatically when you bring the phone to your ear during a conversation) and turn it on. Done, now when you bring the phone to your ear, the screen turns off and locks, thereby preventing accidental taps and touches of the touchscreen.