Galaxy Buds · Display & Sound

Choose an equalizer preset or build a custom sound profile

Galaxy Wearable includes several equalizer presets tuned for different music styles, plus a Custom option on Pro models for manually adjusting individual frequency bands, and an Adapt Sound feature that tailors output to your hearing.

What you should know

  • Open Galaxy Wearable, tap the earbuds image, then scroll to Equalizer.
  • Pick a preset — Bass Boost, Soft, Dynamic, Clear, or Treble Boost — or select Custom on supported models to drag individual band sliders.
  • Turn on 360 Audio (with head tracking on Pro models) under Advanced for supported streaming content to get directional, spatial sound.
  • Under Labs, run 'Optimize sound for me' (Adapt Sound), a short in-app hearing test that builds a personalized EQ profile automatically.
  • Equalizer changes only apply while the connected phone is the active audio source — a second paired phone keeps its own separate setting.

Why it matters

The default preset rarely matches every genre or every listener's hearing, and a mismatched EQ is a common reason buds are dismissed as 'muddy' or 'tinny' when the hardware itself is capable of much better sound with a few adjustments.

Best practices

  • Run the Adapt Sound hearing test in a quiet room for the most accurate personalized profile.
  • Reset to a stock preset before troubleshooting audio-quality complaints, since a heavily customized EQ can mask other problems.
  • Avoid maxing out Bass Boost at high volumes — it commonly introduces audible distortion on smaller earbud drivers.

Common problems and fixes

Custom equalizer option isn't available
Custom band EQ is limited to Pro-tier models; base models only offer the fixed presets.
Sound quality dropped noticeably after an update
Check whether Adapt Sound or a preset changed unexpectedly, and confirm the Bluetooth codec (e.g. Samsung Scalable Codec) hasn't fallen back to a lower-quality mode due to interference.

Tips and tricks

  • Switching to the Clear preset before video calls reduces low-end rumble and makes voices easier to understand.

Frequently asked questions

Does the equalizer setting sync across all my paired phones?

No — equalizer and sound settings are stored per phone in each phone's Galaxy Wearable app, not on the buds themselves.