With Custom Equalizer (EQ), you can use sliders to adjust 5 different frequency bands and save your preferred settings. You can also choose one of the presets, like "Heavy bass" as a starting point. These settings don’t apply to phone call audio.
Customize your Equalizer
On a Pixel phone with Android 10+:
- Go to Settings
Connected Devices.
- Under "Saved devices," tap your paired Pixel Buds' Settings
For quick access:- Swipe down from the top of your screen for Quick Settings.
- Touch and hold the Bluetooth menu.
- Go to your paired Pixel Buds’ Settings
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- Tap Sound.
- Choose an Equalizer preset from the dropdown menu. To customize individual frequencies:
- Choose a frequency from the list.
- Touch and hold, then slide to your preferred level.1
- Tap Save.
On other Android devices:
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Open the Google Pixel Buds app
.
- Tap Device
- Choose an Equalizer preset from the dropdown menu. To customize individual frequencies:
- Choose a frequency from the list.
- Touch and hold, then slide to your preferred level.1
- Tap Save.
Choose a Preset
You can choose one of these presets as a starting point to get audio that works for you.
- Default: Google-tuned to work best across all types of audio content
- Light bass: Reduces bass to highlight everything else
- Heavy bass: Boosts lower frequencies to put bass first
- Balanced: A more neutral sound that balances the instruments in all ranges
- Vocal boost: Makes vocals stand out
- Clarity: Boosts the highs for better understanding of the words in speech and more sparkle and brilliance in music
- Last saved: Restores your last saved equalizer setting
1Pixel Buds must be connected to the phone to activate this feature.