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Xiaomi: Set a Custom Timer Ringtone in the Clock App

If the timer on your Xiaomi phone keeps playing the same generic tone, you probably want something you actually notice - or one you can tune down for lighter naps. MIUI lets you swap the timer sound for a pre-installed ringtone or your own .mp3 file, but the option sits several taps deep inside the Clock app and is easy to miss. Picking the wrong file type can also mean silence instead of a sound.

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Set a Custom Timer Ringtone auf Xiaomi

The timer in the Clock app plays a fixed default sound because MIUI treats the timer separately from your general notification and ringtone settings.

To change it, open Clock, tap the Menu icon, then go to Settings ➔ Timer ringtone. From there you can pick a pre-installed tone, a custom ringtone already saved on the phone, or browse to any .mp3 file stored in your file manager.

This setting only controls the timer sound. Alarms and general notifications each have their own separate sound setting elsewhere in the Clock app or system sound menu, so changing the timer tone will not affect those.

If the timer stays silent after you pick a new tone, check that the ringer is not set to Silent or Do Not Disturb. Both override the selected timer ringtone at playback time.

Large or long .mp3 files can add a short delay before playback starts. Shorter audio clips tend to trigger more reliably as timer alerts.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. During selection in Timer ringtone, choose the option to browse files and pick any .mp3 stored on the phone through the file manager.

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Android 11 · MIUI

Xiaomi A1Xiaomi Black Shark 2 ProXiaomi Mi 10 5GXiaomi Mi 10 LiteXiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 8Xiaomi Mi 8 ProXiaomi Mi 9Xiaomi Mi 9 LiteXiaomi Mi 9 ProXiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 9 SEXiaomi Mi 9TXiaomi Mi 9T ProXiaomi Mi Max 2Xiaomi Mi MIX 3Xiaomi Mi Note 10Xiaomi Mi Note 10 LiteXiaomi Mi Note 10 ProXiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Pad 3Xiaomi Mi PlayXiaomi Mi5s PlusXiaomi Poco F2 ProXiaomi Redmi 1SXiaomi Redmi 3SXiaomi Redmi 4 PrimeXiaomi Redmi 4 ProXiaomi Redmi 4aXiaomi Redmi 4XXiaomi Redmi 5AXiaomi Redmi 6AXiaomi Redmi 8Xiaomi Redmi 8AXiaomi Redmi 9Xiaomi Redmi 9AXiaomi Redmi K20 Pro PremiumXiaomi Redmi K30Xiaomi Redmi K30 ProXiaomi Redmi K30 Pro ZoomXiaomi Redmi Note 8Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 8TXiaomi Redmi Note 9Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro MaxXiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Y3

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