Notify Both

How to set up Notify Both on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO

HyperOS switches off a few settings that Notify Both needs. This guide shows each one. It takes about two minutes.

Before you start

Open Notify Both. Under Setup you see five steps. Each step has a button that opens the right settings screen, and shows a ✓ green tick once it is done. When all five are green, the top of the app says Setup complete.

The five steps at a glance:

  1. Allow notification access so the app knows when a notification makes a sound.
  2. Turn on Autostart so HyperOS lets the app run in the background.
  3. Remove battery restrictions: allow background usage, choose Unrestricted, and set Battery saver to No restrictions.
  4. Turn off "Pause app activity if unused" so Android keeps the app's access.
  5. Set the alarm volume at least as high as the notification volume.

Why these settings matter: how HyperOS handles notification sounds with Bluetooth.

The screens below are from a POCO phone with HyperOS. On your phone the names may differ slightly.

1

Allow notification access

Lets the app know when a notification makes a sound.

In the app
Step 1 in the app, with the Open notification access button
Then on your phone

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Notification read, reply and control list with Notify Both
Tap Open notification access, then tap Notify Both in the list.
Allow notification access switch turned on
Turn on Allow notification access.
HyperOS red Danger warning with the confirmation box ticked
HyperOS shows a red Danger warning. Tick the box and tap OK.

About the red warning: HyperOS shows it for every app that uses notification access, such as smartwatch and notification history apps. The list on that screen is Xiaomi's general text for this permission. Notify Both only uses the access to know when to play a sound. It does not read or save your messages, never sends your personal data anywhere and does not collect any data from your phone.

2

Turn on Autostart in HyperOS

HyperOS won't start the app in the background until this is on.

In the app
Step 2 in the app, with the Open Autostart list button
Then on your phone
Background autostart list with Notify Both switched on
Tap Open Autostart list, find Notify Both and turn it on.

HyperOS turns Autostart off again every time the app is reinstalled. If the app stops working after a reinstall, check this step first.

3

Remove battery restrictions

Stops the phone from pausing the app to save battery. There are two settings.

In the app
Step 3 in the app, with the Open list and App info buttons
Part A: tap Open list

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App battery usage list with Notify Both
Find Notify Both in the list and tap it.
Allow background usage switch
Make sure Allow background usage is on, then tap it.
Unrestricted battery option selected
Choose Unrestricted.
Part B: go back to the app and tap App info

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App info page with Power highlighted
Tap Power.
Battery saver set to No restrictions
Under Battery saver, choose No restrictions.

This does not make the app drain your battery. It only wakes up when a notification arrives. On the test phone it showed about 1% battery usage.

4

Keep the app active when unused

So Android doesn't remove the app's access if you don't open it for a few months.

In the app
Step 4 in the app, with the Open setting button
Then on your phone
App info page with Pause app activity if unused turned off
Tap Open setting and turn off "Pause app activity if unused".
5

Check the alarm volume

The app plays notification sounds as alarm sounds, so they can reach the speaker and the headset together.

In the app
Step 5 in the app, with the Sound settings button
Then on your phone
Sound and vibration settings with the Alarm and Notifications volume sliders
Tap Sound settings. Set Alarm at least as high as Notifications.

The sounds follow your notification volume, but they can't be louder than the alarm volume. Setting the alarm to maximum is the simplest choice.

✓

Test the speaker and headset sound

Connect your Bluetooth headset, then scroll down in the app to Test and tap Test the app.

Within a few seconds you should hear a notification sound where you chose: the speaker, the headset or both. If you don't, look for a step without a green tick.

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