Sound, Ringtone, and Volume

You can adjust the ringtone volume for incoming calls and notifications as well as for music and video playback. You can set your device to silent mode and decide how long your device will be in silent mode manually. You can also preset when your device will be in silent mode automatically.

To adjust the ringtone volume with the volume key

Press the volume key up or down.

To Adjust the Media Playing Volume with the Volume Key

When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down, even when the screen is locked.

To Turn On Vibrate Mode

Press the volume key down or up until appears in the status bar.

To Activate Silent Mode

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Select a time interval.

Silent mode setting options

No end time

Keep the device silent until you manually turn the sound back on.

For one hour

Keep the device silent for one hour. You can tap the minus and plus icons to adjust the duration.

To Schedule Silent Mode Time Intervals

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Tap .
Find and tap Days and mark the checkboxes for the relevant days, then tap Done.
To adjust the start time, tap Start time and select a value, then tap OK.
To adjust the end time, tap End time and select a value, then tap OK. Your device stays in silent mode during the selected time interval.

Setting Exceptions for Silent Mode

You can select which types of notifications are allowed to sound in silent mode and you can filter exceptions based on who the notifications come from. The most common types of exceptions include:

Events and reminders
Calls
Messages
Alarms

To Allow Exceptions to Sound in Silent Mode

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Drag the slider beside Allow exceptions to the right.

To Set Notifications as Exceptions in Silent Mode

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Tap .
Under Exceptions in silent mode, drag the relevant sliders to the right.

To Associate Exceptions with Specific Contact Types

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Tap .
Find and tap Calls/messages from.
Select an option.

To Allow Alarms to Sound in Silent Mode

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Drag the slider beside Allow alarm to the right.

To Allow Exceptions to Sound during a Pre-Set Silent Mode Time Interval

Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.
Tap .
Drag the slider beside Exceptions to the right.

To Adjust the Volume Levels

From your Home screen, tap .
Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification.
Drag the volume sliders to the desired positions.

You can also press the volume key up or down and tap to adjust the ringtone, media playback, or alarm volume levels separately.

To Set Your Device to Vibrate for Incoming Calls

From your Home screen, tap .
Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification.
Drag the slider beside Also vibrate for calls to the right.

To Set a Ringtone

From your Home screen, tap .
Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Phone ringtone.
Select an option from the list or tap and select a music file saved on your device.
To confirm, tap Done.

To Select the Notification Sound

From your Home screen, tap .
Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Notification sound.
Select an option from the list or tap and select a music file saved on your device.
To confirm, tap Done.