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Xiaomi: Change Call Waiting Notification Sound

If the call waiting tone plays continuously instead of just a short beep, or a second incoming call barely gets your attention, the notification style set for call waiting is likely the cause. Xiaomi phones let you pick between a single tone, a repeating tone, or a tone combined with vibration, and the wrong choice makes overlapping calls easy to miss or annoying to handle.

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Change Call Waiting Notification Sound auf Xiaomi

Call waiting notifications on Xiaomi phones work independently from your regular ringtone. This setting only controls how a second, incoming call is signaled while you are already on a call.

MIUI offers three notification styles: a tone played once, the same tone repeated continuously, or a shorter tone paired with two vibration pulses. Which option suits you depends on how you usually hold or carry your phone during calls.

If the tone repeats continuously, a brief distraction can make you miss the second caller entirely before the tone ends. If it plays only once, a noisy environment can drown it out. The combined tone-and-vibration option is usually the most reliable for calls taken in your pocket or on a desk.

To change the behavior, open Tap on PhoneOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Calling accountsTap on Advanced settingsTap on Call waiting notificationChoose an option.

If call waiting does not trigger any notification at all, check that the call waiting function itself is enabled in the same Advanced settings menu, since the notification style only applies once waiting is active.

Frequently asked questions

Call waiting notification only controls the sound style. If call waiting itself is turned off, no tone plays at all. Check the option above Call waiting notification in the same Advanced settings menu and make sure call waiting is enabled.