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Xiaomi: Turn Call Waiting On or Off

If you are already on a call and a second call comes in on your Xiaomi phone, a tone and a pop-up usually appear. When Call waiting is switched off, that second caller hears a busy signal instead and nothing shows up on your screen. With Dual SIM, this setting applies per SIM card, so one line can behave differently from the other.

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Turn Call Waiting On or Off auf Xiaomi

Call waiting on a Xiaomi phone decides what happens when a second call arrives while you are already talking. With the feature on, MIUI plays a short tone and shows a pop-up, so you can accept, decline, or ignore the new call without dropping the current one.

Turn it off and any incoming call during an active conversation goes straight to a busy signal or voicemail on the caller's side, with no notification appearing on your screen.

On Dual SIM devices, MIUI treats each SIM as its own calling account. You need to check both accounts separately if you want the same behavior on both lines.

To change the setting: Tap on PhoneOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Calling accountsTap on Call waitingChoose a SIM card (Dual SIM)Enable or disable Call waiting.

If the toggle looks greyed out, your carrier plan or the current network mode may not support call waiting on that SIM. In that case the setting will not react until you switch network mode or confirm the feature with your carrier.

Frequently asked questions

Each SIM in a Dual SIM setup is a separate calling account in MIUI, so the toggle under Tap on Calling accountsTap on Call waiting must be enabled for each SIM individually. Some carriers also do not activate call waiting by default on prepaid or secondary lines.