Control notification sound

Change notification volume

To adjust the volume level of all notifications:

  1. Press a Volume button and on the screen tap .
  2. Adjust the Notification volume slider.

Change notification sound

You can modify the notification sound for all apps, or assign a distinctive sound to notifications from a specific app, replacing the default.

Set default notification sound

  1. Go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Default notification sound.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To change it, choose a new sound.
    • To turn notification sounds off, select None.

Set notification sound for a specific app

  1. Touch & hold the app icon.
  2. Tap > Notifications.

  3. Tap the category for enabled notifications, then tap Sound and select a unique ringtone, or set it to none.

If you can't hear a notification

If an app's notifications are silent but you want to hear them:

  1. Touch & hold a notification.
  2. Tap Default.

To let an app's notifications be heard when Do Not Disturb is on:

  1. Touch & hold the app icon.
  2. Tap > Notifications.
  3. Tap the category for enabled notifications and turn Override Do Not Disturb on toggle on switch.

Silence an app's notifications

To temporarily silence notifications from all apps, use Do Not Disturb.

Change to Silent

If you want an app's notifications to be less intrusive, you can categorize them:

  • Default: You'll hear a sound and feel vibration (if on), get a message on your lock screen, and can see the app's icon in your status bar.
  • Silent: You won't hear a sound or feel a vibration. The notification icon will still show in the status bar, unless you hide them.

Option 1: On a notification

  1. Touch & hold a notification.
  2. Tap Silent.

Option 2: In Settings

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications > App settings, and select the app.
  2. Tap the type of notification to change.
  3. Tap Silent.

Hide silent notifications

  1. Go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Do Not Disturb.

    Or, in quick settings, touch & hold .

  2. Tap Display options for hidden notifications.

  3. Select what to allow or block:

    • No sound from notifications: You will see notifications in the pull-down list of all notifications but won’t hear their sound.
    • No visuals or sound from notifications: You won’t see or hear notifications.
    • Custom: Start with not seeing or hearing notifications, and make small adjustments, like allowing notification dots on app icons.

Hide status bar icons for silent notifications

To hide the icons for silent notifications from all apps:

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Turn Hide silent notifications in status bar on toggle on switch.

  3. Restart the phone to apply the new settings.

    You won't see the icon in the status bar for any silent notifications. When you swipe the status bar down, the icon appears in the pull-down along with the notification.

TipTo hide status bar icons for a single app, open the app and look in its settings. Only some apps let you do this.