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How to Improve Phone Sound Quality on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

How to Improve Phone Sound Quality on Pixel 11 Pro with Android 17

Adaptive Sound tunes the Pixel 11 Pro speaker to the room you are in. It lives in Settings under Sound & vibration — turn it on, then check the Spatial audio options on the same page.

✅ Tested on
  • DeviceGoogle Pixel 11 Pro
  • SystemAndroid 17
  • AppSettings
  • Also works onOther Pixel phones running Android 17
  • Last verifiedNovember 15, 2026

Every screenshot below is taken from the actual recording on this device — no stock images.

Steps

Swipe down to open Quick Settings

Swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings.

Swipe down to open Quick Settings

Swipe down again and tap the Settings gear

Swipe down again to expand Quick Settings fully, then tap the gear icon at the bottom right.

Swipe down again and tap the Settings gear

Tap Sound & vibration

In Settings, tap Sound & vibration — Volume and haptics.

Tap Sound & vibration

Scroll down and tap Adaptive Sound

Scroll down the Sound & vibration page to the Audio section and tap Adaptive Sound — it reads Off.

Scroll down and tap Adaptive Sound

Turn on Use Adaptive Sound

On the Adaptive Sound page, turn on Use Adaptive Sound — it improves speaker sound quality by adapting audio to your environment.

Turn on Use Adaptive Sound

Check Adaptive Sound is on

Go back to Sound & vibration: Adaptive Sound now reads On. That is the confirmation.

Check Adaptive Sound is on

Tap Spatial audio

On the same page, tap Spatial audio — it reads On / Wired headphones.

Tap Spatial audio

Check the Spatial audio options

The Spatial audio page shows Phone speakers off and Wired headphones on. Nothing is changed here — the video only reviews the options.

Check the Spatial audio options

Good to know

  1. Adaptive Sound uses the microphone to assess the acoustics near you, then adjusts the equalizer — the page says microphone audio is processed locally and deleted shortly after recording, and is never sent to Google.
  2. Adaptive Sound may be less noticeable at higher volumes, per the note on its page.
  3. Spatial audio is only reviewed here, not changed: Phone speakers stays off and Wired headphones stays on. Nothing on that page is toggled.
  4. The same Sound & vibration page also holds the volume sliders and the ringtone — the Ringtone row here reads The Next Adventure, set in an earlier recording.
  5. Do Not Disturb is active during this recording (shown under Modes) — it does not affect Adaptive Sound or Spatial audio.

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