How to turn on Dolby Atmos and use the equaliser on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-on-dolby-atmos-and-use-the-equaliser-on-a-xiaomi-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

7 of 7 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Sound & vibration

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Sound effects

   Open Settings, Sound & vibration and scroll down. Tap Sound effects, near Additional settings.

   Done

2. 

   Allow the permission if asked

   The first time, ours said Permissions required: Allow this app to connect to nearby devices in Settings. Tap Settings.

   Done

3. 

   Tap App permissions

   Settings opens the Earphones app's App info page. Tap App permissions.

   Done

4. 

   Allow Nearby devices

   In App permissions, tap Nearby devices and choose Allow. Ours then listed Nearby devices under Allowed. Go back to Sound effects.

   Done

5. 

   Choose Dolby Atmos

   Tap Sound effects at the top. Ours offered Dolby Atmos (ticked) and Xiaomi Sound.

   Done

6. 

   Pick an equaliser preset

   Tap Graphic equalizer. The presets are Custom, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Hip Hop, Blues, Electronic and Metal; Custom lets you drag the bands below.

   Done

7. 

   Check the preset is on

   Tap a preset. Ours outlined Rock in blue and moved the equaliser bands; we set it back to Custom.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking in the Music app? Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide gives a second route: in Music's settings, tap Headphones & audio effects, then Sound effects, to choose Dolby Atmos or Xiaomi Sound, and Graphic equalizer for the presets. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• Picked Xiaomi Sound instead? With Xiaomi Sound, the Dolby effects heading changes to Mi Sound; Graphic equalizer and Earphone controls stay.

  

• Headphone buttons? Under Earphone controls, Headphone remote buttons and Assign buttons set what wired headphone buttons do. Ours said Control volume level.

  

If this does not work

• Want a quicker switch? Xiaomi says you can turn Dolby Atmos on from Control Centre: how to edit the Control Centre on a Xiaomi phone. Source: How to turn on Dolby Atmos on the Xiaomi 14T?
• Sound effects shows a permission message instead? Sound effects needs the Earphones app's Nearby devices permission. If you tapped Don't allow, go to its App info, App permissions, Nearby devices and choose Allow (steps 3 and 4).

About this guide

Sound effects on HyperOS 3 is run by a system app called Earphones, which is why it can ask for a permission the first time.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3 and Android 16, in Light mode, taken on 23 October 2026. Dolby Atmos was already selected and the equaliser on Custom. For the pictures we allowed the permission, picked Rock and Xiaomi Sound, then set both back.

Good to know

Add the Dolby Atmos tile: how to edit the Control Centre.

In short: Settings, Sound & vibration, Sound effects (allow Nearby devices once): Dolby Atmos or Xiaomi Sound; Graphic equalizer presets.

📷 See real photos from the Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.