u/FuryHek

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Xiaomi 17 ultra CN rom audio issue

Has anyone else experienced random speaker/audio glitches on HyperOS/Xiaomi phones?

I have a Xiaomi 17 Ultra (China ROM) and since day one I’ve had this weird issue where the phone speakers randomly become distorted/muffled, almost like underwater audio. Sometimes one speaker sounds wrong, notifications sound broken, Instagram Reels glitch, alarms sound weird, and even phone calls can get affected.

The strange thing is:

- it happens randomly,

- Bluetooth earbuds seem completely fine,

- and reopening the app or reconnecting the call usually fixes it instantly.

Example:

One Instagram Reel sounds normal, I swipe to the next one and suddenly audio becomes distorted until I close/reopen Instagram. Same thing can happen with notifications or calls.

I already tried:

- rebooting,

- switching between Dolby Atmos and Xiaomi Sound,

- disabling immersive sound,

- clearing app cache.

Nothing fully fixes it.

This really feels like some HyperOS speaker DSP/audio routing bug rather than physically damaged speakers, especially because it recovers instantly after restarting apps.

Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix?

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u/FuryHek — 22 hours ago