Xiaomi might be best known around the world for smartphones, tablets and smart-home devices, but the company is quickly building another connected platform: the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Models including the Xiaomi SU7 and Xiaomi YU7 run Xiaomi’s own connected vehicle software and put digital entertainment at the centre of the driving experience. For music fans, that means there are several different ways to listen to music inside a Xiaomi car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depending on your car, software version and region, you can use built-in music apps, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth, USB playback and Xiaomi’s phone-to-car connectivity features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is how music works inside Xiaomi cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi has built native music services directly into its car infotainment system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In China, Xiaomi vehicles have supported popular services including QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music and KuGou Music. Xiaomi has also been expanding Apple Music integration across its vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means drivers don’t necessarily need to connect their phone every time they get into the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, music can be controlled directly through the large central touchscreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like modern smart TVs, the idea is increasingly that the car itself becomes another connected device capable of running entertainment services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple Music has become increasingly integrated into Xiaomi’s vehicle ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi has said the YU7 supports Apple Music for high-quality online music streaming, while software updates have also expanded Apple Music and Apple CarPlay integration across Xiaomi vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is particularly interesting because Xiaomi isn’t restricting its ecosystem to Android or Xiaomi phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple CarPlay can also be displayed as part of Xiaomi’s infotainment interface rather than behaving like a completely separate system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For iPhone owners, that makes it easier to move between listening on an iPhone and listening inside the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some Xiaomi cars support Dolby Atmos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The higher-end audio system available in the Xiaomi SU7 uses a multi-speaker 7.1.4 configuration designed for immersive audio. Dolby says the SU7 series can play Dolby Atmos Music, with Dolby Atmos coming as standard on certain higher-specification versions and being offered as an audio option on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Xiaomi YU7 can also be equipped with a 25-speaker system supporting Dolby Atmos. Xiaomi has said compatible Dolby Atmos material can be played from services including NetEase Cloud Music and QQ Music, while Apple Music Dolby Atmos can also be supported through CarPlay with the appropriate YU7 audio configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For music fans, this is potentially one of the most interesting features of Xiaomi’s cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dolby Atmos mixes can place individual parts of a recording around the listener rather than relying entirely on traditional left and right stereo channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A car cabin is an unusually good environment for this because manufacturers know almost exactly where every passenger will be sitting and where every speaker is positioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bluetooth remains one of the easiest ways to play music from a phone inside a Xiaomi car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Connect your smartphone to the vehicle and audio from compatible apps on the phone can be played through the car’s speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is useful if your preferred streaming service doesn’t have a native Xiaomi car application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spotify users, for example, may find Bluetooth or CarPlay particularly useful depending on the software and services available in their particular market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disadvantage is that Bluetooth audio can potentially use additional audio compression compared with some direct streaming or wired playback methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For casual listening this may be difficult to notice, but listeners using Xiaomi’s higher-end 25-speaker systems may prefer a higher-quality source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi’s infotainment software also supports USB music playback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recent Xiaomi HyperOS vehicle updates specifically reference USB Music alongside Bluetooth Music and native services including QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music and KuGou Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That makes USB useful for anyone who has their own music collection rather than relying entirely on streaming services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It could be especially attractive to listeners who have collected high-quality digital music files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where Xiaomi becomes particularly interesting is its wider ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi isn’t designing its cars as isolated products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phones, tablets, smart-home devices and vehicles are increasingly connected through Xiaomi HyperOS and Xiaomi HyperConnect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi says both the SU7 and YU7 support its cross-device connectivity system, allowing compatible Xiaomi devices and cars to communicate with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For music, the long-term opportunity is obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A track playing on your phone could increasingly follow you between headphones, home speakers and your car without having to manually restart your listening session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is an idea already familiar from Apple and Google ecosystems, except Xiaomi now controls another major device: the vehicle itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cars have always been important places for music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is changing is how closely the vehicle itself is becoming integrated into the digital music ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of simply plugging a phone into an auxiliary input, modern cars increasingly have app stores, streaming accounts, internet connections and sophisticated multi-speaker systems of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xiaomi is pushing heavily in this direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SU7 and YU7 combine large infotainment displays, native streaming services, smartphone integration and optional immersive Dolby Atmos systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Xiaomi’s automotive business expands, music streaming services may increasingly view Xiaomi cars in the same way they already view smartphones, televisions and smart speakers: as another major place where people consume music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For listeners, that should ultimately mean more choice over how and where they listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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