How to Change the Equalizer on Google Play Music on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on your equalizer and customize its settings on Google Play Music, using Android.

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Google Play Music was integrated with YouTube Music and discontinued in late 2020. (Posted 2020-10-18).

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The Google Music app looks like a white musical note in an orange triangle icon on your Apps menu.
This button is located in the upper-left corner of your screen. Your navigation menu will slide in from the left.

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This will open your music settings on a new page.
This button is located under the PLAYBACK heading. It will open your equalizer settings on a new page.
This will turn your equalizer on, and allow you to change your settings.
Tap your current EQ preset below theicon in the upper-left corner, and select a preset on the menu.
Long-press and move the vertical bars below the Equalizer heading to customize your EQ settings.
Tap the circle icon on the horizontal slider next to Bass boost , and drag it to set your equalizer’s bass range.
Tap the circle icon on the horizontal slider next to Surround sound , and drag it left or right to customize your music's surround sound field.
It will list all your reverb preset options on a drop-down menu.
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Select a reverb preset for your equalizer. Tapping a reverb preset on the menu will apply it to all your music.
- Your reverb options include Small room, Medium room, Large room, Medium hall, Large hall, Plate reverb, and None.
- Room and hall reverbs simulate the natural acoustic space of a room or a hall.
- Plate reverb adds a synthetic, artificial reverb effect on all sounds.
- If you don't want to add any reverb to your music, select None .
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I need to make the equaliser as before, how?

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Use these five EQ settings to help yourself process what frequencies are associated with what types of sounds: 1. Super Low (approximately 20 Hz to 60 Hz). These frequencies are the lowest audible sounds humans can hear. 2. Lower Mids (app. 60 Hz to 250 Hz). 3. Mids. 4. Upper Mids. 5. Super High.

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My vivo v11 is not showing equalizer option in Google play store app. I have updated it and reinstalled it several times but still equalizer option is missing. Now what can I do so that it shows ?

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Its not in Google Play Store. You must open Google Play Music app then go to settings > in the menu scroll you might see a dialog that states EQ. Open that and change what you want. Keep in mind though Google Play Music will be ending soon. Go to YouTube Music instead.

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