Showing posts with label Sound. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sound. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Turn Off All Sounds in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you're in a situation where you don't want your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge plays any sounds, including via the speakerphone, e.g., when you're at library, when you're on a date, or in a meeting room, etc., you can enable the turn off all sounds feature to easily turn off all sounds in your phone without you have to change the sound profile or adjust the volume settings.


How to turn off all sounds?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to find Accessibility and then tap it.
    FYI, if you have enabled the direct access feature and selected the accessibility option, you can quickly access the accessibility menu from any screen by pressing the Home key three times quickly to open up the direct access menu and then tap Accessibility.
  3. Tap Hearing.
  4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Turn off all sounds to the right to enable this option. When the switch turns blue means this option is enabled and all sounds in your phone will be turned off.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Adjust Volume Level in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is in the sound mode, you can adjust the volume level for call ringtone, media(music, video, games, etc.), notifications, and system sound(touch sound, keyboard sound, etc.) according to your need. As the example, you can raise the call ringtone volume when you're in a noisy environment so you can easily know when you have calls, you can lower the media volume when playing games so its sound won't disturb others, etc.


How to adjust the volume level?
You can do so by using two different methods: from the settings menu and by using the Volume key.

Method #1: From the settings menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
  3. Tap Volume.
  4. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar of the Ringtone, Media, Notifications, and System to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume.

Method #2: By using the Volume key
  1. On any screen, press the Volume up key or the Volume down key. If you're playing a music or watching a video, it will automatically adjust the playback volume. If you're not, it will automatically adjust the ringtone volume.
  2. Tap to view the volume settings.
  3. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar of the Ringtone, Media, Notifications, and System to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Change Sound Profile in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has three sound profiles: sound mode(it's selected by default), vibration mode, and silent mode. When needed, you can easily enable the required sound profile to suit your need, as the example, you can enable the vibration mode if you'd like to be notified with vibration when you have calls or notifications, you can enable the silent mode if you'd like to silence all sounds except the media sound without turning off the phone, or you can enable the sound mode if you'd like to be notified with sound when you have calls or notifications.


How to change the sound profile?
As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the notification panel, from the settings menu, and by pressing the Volume up key(it works when you're not using your phone to play music or watch video).

Method #1: From the notification panel
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
  2. Tap Sound/Vibrate/Mute button to change the sound profile in your phone. The button will change depending on the sound profile you're using:
    • : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Sound. In this mode, your phone will play sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
    • : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Vibrate. In this mode, your phone will vibrate for incoming calls and notifications, play sound for media, and silence for system.
    • : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Mute. In this mode, your phone will silence all sounds except the media sound.

Method #2: From the settings menu
  1. On the home screen, tap Apps at the bottom right corner of the screen to go to the apps screen.
  2. Find the Settings and then tap it to go to the settings menu.
  3. Scroll down to find Sounds and vibration.
  4. Tap Sound mode and then select from the following options:
    • Sound: select this option to turn on the sound mode to have your phone plays sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
    • Vibrate: select this option to turn on the vibration mode to have your phone vibrates for incoming calls and notifications, plays sound for media, and silences for system.
    • Mute: select this option to turn on the silent mode to have your phone silences all sounds except the media sound.

Method #3: By pressing the Volume up key
When your phone is in the silent mode, press the Volume up key once to enable the vibration mode and twice to enable the sound mode. While, when your phone is in the vibration mode, press the Volume up key once to enable the sound mode.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Charging Sounds Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When the sound profile is set to sound, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will play a sound when you connect it to a charger. But, if you have updated your phone to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, you'll have an option that will let you set your phone to play that charging sounds or not.


How to enable or disable the charging sounds feature?
You can turn this feature on or off by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
  3. Scroll down the screen to the System section and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Charging sounds to enable or disable it. When the switch turns green , means the charging sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when a charger is connected to your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Still Get Message Notifications when Do Not Disturb Mode is Enabled and Messages is not Set as Exceptions in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

A couple weeks back, an insider asked me through her comment about why her phone still played notifications when receiving messages whereas she had turned on the Do not disturb mode and didn't set messages as exceptions. After some further investigation, it turned out that the stock Messaging app notification in her phone has been accidentally set as priority. Thus, if you're also experience this problem, you have to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification in your Samsung Galaxy S5 so that your phone will mute notifications(sound and vibration) when you receive messages when the Do not disturb is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions.


How to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom, and then tap App notifications.
  4. Scroll down to find Messages, and then tap it.
  5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Priority to the left to turn this option off. The switch turns gray when it's disabled.
  6. From now on, assuming that the Do not disturb mode is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions, your phone will mute notification(sound and vibration) when a new message arrives.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Block Application Notifications in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

For some reason, you'll probably want to block notifications of a certain app so that you won't be disturbed by notifications from this app. As the example, if you block Facebook app notifications, your phone won't show notifications on the status bar and play a sound or vibrate when receiving notifications from this app.


How to block notifications of an app?
Basically, there are some methods available that can be used to block app notifications, but as the example, we'll try to block notifications of the Facebook app by using two different methods: from the app manager menu and from the app notifications menu(you can use this method if your Samsung Galaxy S4 has been updated to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop).


Method #1: From the App manager menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap More tab.
  3. Tap Application manager.
  4. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to access the All tab. All installed apps will be displayed here.
  5. Scroll down the screen to find Facebook app, and then tap it.
  6. Clear the checkbox in the left side of the Show notifications option to disable it.
  7. A pop up window will appear to tell you that you may miss important alerts or updates if you disable app notifications. Tap OK button to continue.
  8. The notifications of the Facebook app has been disabled and all notifications from this app will be blocked.


Method #2: From the App notifications menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap My device tab.
  3. Tap Sounds and notifications.
  4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  5. Tap Application notifications.
  6. Scroll down the screen to find Facebook, and then tap it.
  7. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Block to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  8. The notifications of the Facebook app has been disabled and all notifications from this app will be blocked.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix No Notification Sound when New Messages Arrive in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Your phone plays a sound(message tone) when receiving a new message to help you easily know that you have a new one. Thus, it could be a big problem if you don't get the sound when receiving messages since you may miss important ones. However, if you're facing no notification sound issue, these are some actions that can be taken to fix this issue:


#1: Make sure to not set "silent" as message tone
You can assign the required sound as message tone by by using the following steps:
  1. Open the stock Messaging app.
  2. Tap at the top right to open up the additional options.
  3. Scroll down the options and then select Settings.
  4. Scroll down the screen and then tap Notifications.
  5. If Notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  6. Tap Notification sound.
  7. Select the required sound (make sure to not choose "silent").
  8. Tap OK button.
  9. The selected sound has been set as message tone.


#2: Make sure to not set "silent" as the general notification sound
If you assign "Default notification sound" as message tone in the stock Messaging app settings or for a specific contact, it means that the general notification sound will be used as message tone. Thus, you have to make sure that silent is not set as the general notification sound by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll down to find Notification ringtone, and then tap it.
  4. Select the required sound (make sure not to choose "silent").
  5. Tap OK button.
  6. The selected sound has been set as the general notification sound.


#3: Make sure your phone is not in vibration or silent mode
When your phone is in vibration or silent mode, the notification sound will be muted. Thus, you have to place your phone in sound mode to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving new messages by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
  3. Tap Sound mode and then select Sound.
  4. Your phone has been placed in the Sound mode.


#4: Make sure the notifications volume is not muted
You can adjust the notifications volume by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
  3. If needed, you can drag the volume adjustment bar under Notifications to the right to increase the notifications sound volume.


#5: Make sure the notifications of the Messaging app is not disabled or blocked
You can enable notifications of the stock Messaging app to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving new messages by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
  3. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to view the ALL tab. All installed apps will be displayed here.
  4. Scroll down the screen to find Messages, and then tap it.
  5. Check the box in the left side of the Show notifications option to enable it.
  6. The notifications of the stock Messaging app has been enabled.


#6: If Do not disturb mode is enabled, make sure to set messages as exceptions
When Do not disturb mode is enabled, you have to set messages as exceptions to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving message by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  4. Tap Do not disturb
  5. Tap Allow exceptions.
  6. If Allow exceptions is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  7. Check the box next to Messages to enable this option.
  8. If needed, you can choose whose messages will make your phone plays a sound by tapping Calls and/or messages from and then select from the following options:
    • All: select this option to allow notification sound for all incoming messages.
    • Favourite contacts only: select this option to allow notification sound for incoming messages come from those who are listed in your favourite list.
    • Contacts only: select this option to allow notification sound for incoming messages come from those who are listed in your contacts list.