Can I mute one app without muting my whole phone?

Yes, you can mute a single app on your Samsung Galaxy phone without silencing everything else. Samsung's One UI gives you per-app volume control, so you can keep your music, calls, and alarms at full volume while keeping one noisy app completely quiet. Below, we cover exactly how to do it and answer the most common follow-up questions.

Does Samsung let you control volume for each app separately?

Yes, Samsung Galaxy phones running One UI include a built-in feature called App Sound. It lets you set an individual volume level for each app on your phone, completely independently from your ringtone, media, or notification volume. This means you are in full control of how loud or quiet any specific app is at any given time.

You can find this setting inside the main Sound menu. From there, you can see a list of your installed apps and slide the volume for each one up or down. It works for streaming apps, games, social media apps, and most other apps that produce sound. This is one of the more useful and underused features in One UI, and it is available on most Galaxy smartphones and tablets running recent versions of the software.

It is worth knowing that this feature controls the sound the app itself makes, such as music, video audio, or in-app effects. It is separate from notification sounds, which have their own controls. We will cover that distinction in more detail below.

How do you mute a single app on a Samsung Galaxy phone?

To mute a single app on a Samsung Galaxy phone, go to Settings, tap Sound and vibration, then tap App sound. From there, find the app you want to mute and drag its slider all the way to the left. That app will now be silent while everything else on your phone continues to work normally.

Here is a step-by-step breakdown:

1. Open the Settings app on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
2. Tap Sound and vibration.
3. Scroll down and tap App sound.
4. You will see a list of apps. Find the one you want to mute.
5. Drag the volume slider for that app all the way to zero.

That is all there is to it. The app will stay muted until you go back and adjust the slider again. You do not need to restart the app or your phone for the change to take effect.

If you want to mute an app's Android notifications rather than its in-app sounds, that is a slightly different process, which the next section explains.

What's the difference between muting an app and muting notifications?

Muting an app silences the sounds it makes while you are using it, such as video audio, game effects, or music playback. Muting an app's notifications silences the alert sounds it sends when you are not actively using it, such as a message ping or a news alert. These are two separate settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone.

Here is a simple way to think about it:

• App sound (in-app audio): Controls what you hear while the app is open and running, like a YouTube video or a game soundtrack.
• Notification sound: Controls the alert you hear when the app sends you a message or update while it is running in the background.

To manage Android notifications for a specific app, go to Settings, then Notifications, then App notifications. Tap the app you want to adjust and you can either turn off all notifications or choose which types of alerts it can send. You can also silence notification sounds while keeping visual banners turned on, which is useful if you still want to see alerts without hearing them.

If an app is bothering you both while you use it and when it pings you in the background, you may need to adjust both settings separately.

Why is an app still making noise even after I turned it down?

If an app is still making noise after you lowered its volume in App sound settings, the most likely reason is that the sound is coming through a different audio channel. Some apps play audio through the media volume channel rather than their own app channel, which means the App sound slider may not fully control them.

A few other common reasons this happens:

• The app uses system sounds: Some apps trigger system-level sounds that are controlled by a different volume setting entirely.
• Notification sounds are separate: If you turned down the app's in-app audio but not its notification sounds, you will still hear pings and alerts.
• The app has its own internal volume setting: Many streaming and media apps have a volume control inside the app itself. Check the app's settings or player controls.
• The change did not save: Go back to App sound in Settings and confirm the slider is still set to zero. Occasionally a phone restart can reset app-specific settings.

If none of those fix it, try lowering the media volume using the physical side buttons while the app is open. That directly controls the audio channel most apps use for playback.

Can you mute app sounds without putting your phone on silent?

Yes, you can absolutely mute specific app sounds without putting your entire phone on silent. Using the App sound feature in One UI, you can turn down individual apps to zero while keeping your ringer, calls, alarms, and other apps at their normal volume. Your phone stays fully active and functional for everything else.

This is especially useful in situations like these:

• You want to browse a noisy social media app in a quiet room without missing a call.
• You want to silence a game your child is playing without disabling your alarm.
• You want to mute a video app during a commute without turning off your music.

Silent mode, by contrast, mutes almost everything at once. It is a blunt tool. The per-app volume control in One UI is the precise alternative, giving you the flexibility to curate exactly what your phone sounds like throughout the day without constantly adjusting your overall volume settings.

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