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

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Screen Lock Sounds Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can set your phone to play a click-like sound when you're pressing the Power key to lock the screen and performing screen lock type to unlock the screen by enabling the screen lock sounds feature.


How to enable or disable the screen lock sounds feature?
You can turn on or off this feature 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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Screen lock sounds to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the screen lock sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play sounds when you're locking and unlocking the screen.

As a note, when you're using swipe as the screen lock type, your phone will play different sounds when locking and unlocking the screen, depending on the screen lock effect you're using. As the example, if you choose water droplet as the screen lock effect, your phone will play a water-drop-like sound when locking and unlocking the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Dialling Keypad Tone Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound mode as the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can enable the dialling keypad tone feature to have your phone plays a tone when the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app is tapped.


How to enable or disable the dialling keypad tone feature?
You can turn on or off this feature 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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Dialling keypad tone to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the dialling keypad tone feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when you tap the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Touch Sounds Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can enable the touch sounds feature to have your phone plays a sound when you make selection on the screen(e.g., tap an app or widget icon, tap an option, etc), or when you tap the Back key or the Recent apps key.


How to enable or disable the touch sounds feature?
You can turn on or off this feature 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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Touch sounds to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the touch sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you tap the screen or the soft keys(the Back key and the Recent apps key).

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Volume Level in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is set to the sound mode, you can adjust the volume level for call ringtone, media(music, video, games, etc.), system sound(touch sound, screen lock sound, keyboard sound, etc.), and notifications to suit with your need. As the example, you might want to lower the call ringtone volume when you're in a quieter environment, or you might want to raise the notifications volume when you're waiting an important message and don't want to miss it, etc.


How to adjust the volume level?
As the example, we'll adjust the sound level 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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Volume.
  4. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar next to Ringtone, Media, Notifications, or 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.
  2. Tap next to the call ringtone volume adjustment bar to go to the volume settings menu.
  3. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar next to Ringtone, Media, Notifications, or System to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume.

As a note, when you're playing media files, e.g., music, game, video, you can adjust the sound by tapping the volume icon within the app or by pressing the Volume key.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Sound Profile in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

In the normal condition, you will probably choose to set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode so you can easily know when you have calls or notifications by hearing the sound. However, you can change the sound profile to the vibration mode if you want your phone only vibrates when you have calls, or to the silent mode if you want to silence all sounds except the media sound without turning off the phone.


How to change the sound profile?
As the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the notification panel and from the settings menu.


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 the sound mode. 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 the vibration mode. In this mode, your phone will vibrate for incoming calls, play sound for media, and silence for notifications and system.
    • : this button will display when the sound profile is set to the silent mode. In this mode, your phone will mute all sounds except the media sound.


Method #2: From the settings menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Sound mode and then select from the following options:
    • Sound: select this option to turn on the sound mode and set your phone to play sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
    • Vibrate: select this option to turn on the vibration mode and set your phone to vibrate for incoming calls, play sound for media, and silence for notifications and system.
    • Mute: select this option to turn on the silent mode and set your phone to mute all sounds except the media sound.

As a note, when your phone is in the silent mode, press the Volume up key once to switch to the vibration mode and twice to the sound mode. When your phone is in the vibration mode, press the Volume up key once to switch to the sound mode.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Quickly Enable the Priority Interruptions Mode via the Quick Settings Panel in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, the interruptions setting is set to Always interrupt which mean all notification sounds and vibrations will be allowed. But, if you want to allow some notifications and mute others, you can set your interruptions setting to priority interruptions mode so you can select the required notifications as your priority interruptions. Once you have configured your priority interruptions mode, you can quickly enable this mode via the quick settings panel. This will save you more time since you can skip some steps compared if you have to enable this mode via the general settings menu.


How to quickly enable the priority interruptions mode via the quick settings panel?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. While your phone is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen using two fingers to open up the quick settings panel. Here all quick setting buttons will be displayed.
  2. Tap Always interrupt button . The button switches to Priority only and this icon is displayed in the status bar as a sign that the priority interruptions mode has been enabled.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Use Priority Interruptions Mode in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you have updated your Samsung Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, you'll have some new features in your phone, one of which is the interruptions feature that can be used to customize the notification sound settings in your phone. By default, this feature is set to Always interrupt which mean your phone will sound or vibrate for all notifications. However, if needed, you can set this feature to Priority only so you can set your phone to sound or vibrate for the selected notifications only.


How to enable the priority interruptions mode?
You can do so using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification 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. Tap Interruptions.
  5. Tap When calls and notifications arrive and then select Only allow priority interruptions.
  6. Select Indefinitely if you don't want to set timer for the priority interruptions mode, or select the other option(For 8 hours, For 4 hours, For 3 hours, For 2 hours, For one hour, For 45 minutes, For 30 minutes or For 15 minutes) if you want to set timer for the priority interruptions mode. As the example, if you select For 45 minutes, then the priority interruptions mode will be turned off and switched to Always interrupt after it has been activated for 45 minutes .
  7. Tap Confirm button.
  8. The priority interruptions mode has been enabled and you'll see this icon is displayed in the status bar.


How to set priority interruptions?
When the priority interruptions mode is enabled, you can select the required notifications you want your phone to sound or vibrate for by using the following steps:
  1. While you're in the Interruptions menu, scroll down the screen to the Priority interruptions section.
  2. Here, you can enable the required options you want to set as priority interruptions:
    • Events and reminders: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for S Planner events and personal reminders.
    • Calls: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming calls.
    • Messages: check the box next to this option to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming messages.
    • Allowed contacts: this option will be available if you have set Calls and/or Messages as priority interruptions. You can use this option to choose whose calls and/or messages will make your phone plays notification sounds or vibrates. You can select All to allow notification sounds or vibrations for all incoming calls and messages, Favourite contacts only to allow notifications sounds or vibrations for incoming calls and messages come from favourite contacts, or Contacts only to allow notification sounds or vibrations for incoming calls and messages come from those listed in your contacts list.


How to set schedule for the priority interruptions mode?
If needed, you can set your phone to automatically turn on and off the priority interruptions mode by using the following steps:
  1. While you're in the Interruptions menu, scroll down the screen to the Set priority interruption period section.
  2. Set the days:
    • Tap Days.
    • Select the required days within a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) you want your phone to automatically turn on the priority interruptions mode.
    • Tap Done button to save the changes.
  3. Set the time:
    • Tap Start time to set the time you want your phone to automatically turn on the priority interruptions mode. Tap OK button to save the changes.
    • Tap End time to set the time you want your phone to automatically turn off the priority interruptions mode. Tap OK button to save the changes.