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How to silence Galaxy Note 4?

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More and more people are aware of mobile etiquette.  In some locations, you should silence your Galaxy Note 4.  This guide show you how to silence Galaxy Note 4: enter silent mode, enter vibration mode, stop touch sounds of keyboard, and stop reading of incoming messages and notifications.

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1) How to enter Galaxy Note 4 silent mode and vibration mode?
1.1) Method 1: from notification panel to silence Galaxy Note 4
1.2) Method 2: using power button to silence Galaxy Note 4
1.3) Method 3: using the volume rocker to silence Galaxy Note 4
1.4) Method 4: using Settings–Sound — Sound mode to silence Galaxy Note 4
2) How to adjust the volume of Galaxy Note 4 ringtone and notifications?
3) How to stop Galaxy Note 4 keyboard touch sound, screen touch sound and dialing pad tone?
4) How to stop Galaxy Note 4 reading incoming messages and notifications?
4.1) 1. Settings–Accessibility –Vision –TalkBack.
4.2) 2. Quick settings– Car mode
4.3) 3. Settings–Language and input–Read notifications aloud
4.4) Can you silence Galaxy Note 4 now?

How to enter Galaxy Note 4 silent mode and vibration mode?

Like many other phones, Galaxy Note 4 has 3 sound modes: sound, vibration and silent.

Please note these 3 sound modes are for ringtones and notifications only. The media player and alarm have their own sound settings.

There are 4 quick ways to quickly change the phone mode to silence Galaxy Note 4 or exit silent mode.

Method 1: from notification panel to silence Galaxy Note 4

You can access the notification panel by swiping down from the status bar (top of the screen) with one finger as shown below.

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Once notification page is open, you can tap speaker icon (Sound, see below). The icon will change to vibration and the phone enters vibration mode as shown below.

In vibration mode, the Galaxy Note 4 ringer and notification tones will not be played. But if you set vibration notification, the phone will vibrate once the notification comes.

In vibration mode, tap the speaker icon again, Galaxy Note 4 will enter silent mode or mute mode (see screenshot below).

In silent mode (mute mode), ringer and notification will be muted and vibration will not be activated as well.

When you tap this icon again, it will enter normal sound mode again. So, this button cycles through sound mode — vibration mode –mute mode.

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Method 2: using power button to silence Galaxy Note 4

Update: this method works on Galaxy Note 4 with Android KitKat 4.4. If you have updated your Galaxy Note 4 to Android Lollipop, the sound mode option was removed from power options. You have to use other methods mentioned in this guide.

You can also press and hold the power button (for about 2-3 seconds) to get the power button options on the screen.

In the device options shown on screen, you can choose sound mode, vibrate mode and silent mode (mute mode) as shown below.

Just tap the sound mode you want to enter.

Tap anywhere outside this popup window  to close the device options window.

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Method 3: using the volume rocker to silence Galaxy Note 4

The third quick way to silence Galaxy Note 4 is to keep pressing the volume down button.

Once the volume level reaches 0, Galaxy Note 4 will enter vibration mode if you press the volume down button more.

To exit vibration mode, tap the volume up button.

When you press volume up or volume down buttons, the screen will display the sound level.

This method will  not work if you are watching videos or listening music. Because when the speaker is currently used  by media playing apps, the volume button is binding to the volume for the media player.

Method 4: using Settings–Sound — Sound mode to silence Galaxy Note 4

The fourth method to silence Galaxy Note 4 is accessing  Settings–Sound — Sound mode as shown below.

After tap sound mode, you are given the 3 options for the 3 sound modes.

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How to adjust the volume of Galaxy Note 4 ringtone and notifications?

Sometimes, you may want to adjust the ringer volume, instead of silencing Galaxy Note 4.

You can access the Galaxy Note 4 volume settings through Settings–sound –volume as shown below.

You may noticed that ringtone, notifications, media, ans system all have individual volume level settings.

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How to stop Galaxy Note 4 keyboard touch sound, screen touch sound and dialing pad tone?

In Galaxy Note 4, you can silence the keyboard touch sound, screen touch sound and dialing pad tone in one location.

Go to Settings –Sound, scroll down to find these options.

To silence Samsung keyboard, uncheck Sound when tapped under Samsung keyboard category.

Dialing keypad tone, screen touch sounds  and screen lock sound are under Feedback category.

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How to stop Galaxy Note 4 reading incoming messages and notifications?

Sometimes, you may notice Galaxy Note 4 reading all incoming messages, notifications and callers name.

Now you want to stop such reading. But you forget where to turn them on/off.

In Galaxy Note 4, there are several different settings that can lead to reading messages, reading notifications, reading emails, reading calendar events, and announcing incoming calls.

Here is the check list if you want to disable (or enable) audio output for messages, notifications and  calls.

1. Settings–Accessibility –Vision –TalkBack.

If TalkBack is enabled, Galaxy Note 4 will provide spoken feedback to help blind and low-vision users.

It will not only read messages, notifications and announce incoming calls, but also describe what you touch, select and activate.

2. Quick settings– Car mode

Galaxy Note 4 car mode allows you to control Galaxy Note 4 using voice commands, instead of hands.

Or course, all incoming messages and notifications will be read. The incoming calls will be announced.

To access card mode, you can swipe down from the status bar with 2 fingers as shown below.

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In quick settings panel, you can tap car mode to activate it (green).  Tap it again to deactivate the car mode as shown below.

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3. Settings–Language and input–Read notifications aloud

Another setting that also triggers reading the messages and notifications is under Settings–Language and input–Read notifications aloud.

You can actually fine tune this feature to let Galaxy Note 4  read calls, messages and emails from certain contacts (priority contacts).

It can also announce the calendar event info and alarm info if enabled.

Of course, if you want to silence Galaxy Note 4, you can uncheck them so that  Galaxy Note 4 will not read such messages and notifications.

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Can you silence  Galaxy Note 4 now?

If you have any problems or questions to silence Galaxy Note 4,   please post them in the comment box below.

We will try to help you find a solution.

More how-to guides , tips and tricks for using Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are available at Galaxy Note 4 how-to guides page.

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  1. Sondra E Epperson says

    How can you change the default sound of screen touch on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 without having root access to your phone or just turning it off? My husband wants a siund but the drip sounds makes me insane! Is there a way to select a different sound somewhere that we just have not located?

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  2. Amy says

    So is there REALLY no way to quickly silence a text ringtone that is incoming? On my Galaxy S6 edge , all I had to do was push the volume key or the power key, or open the message app, (either the default message app or messages+ app. ) On my Note 5, I can’t find a way to quickly silence. Like if you are in a meeting and forgot to turn your volume down. THIS IS CRAZY if there is no way to silence quickly, with the push of a button. The gesture thing doesn’t work in this case either… (turning over) I have seen this asked before, but no answer. Please someone answer! Thx!

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  5. L says

    How do I silence my notifications while still having my ringer on loud (By silence, i mean NO vibration or noise). When I go to bed I lower the Media and notification bars all the way down (so that my phone doesn’t go crazy with social media notifications or texts messages) but I like my ringer to be loud incase there is an emergency. However, when I lower the bars (using the bottons on the left side of the phone) my phone still vibrates LOUDLY when I receive any notifications. Is there an easy fix to this instead of changing the settings on my phone or on my social media pages?

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  7. Doug says

    This is somewhat related to this issue, as it relevant to ringer volume: when I remove a ringing phone from my belt-clip, the ringer volume attenuates. is there a way to not deviate from the selected ringer volume?

    Thank you

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  8. Mellissa says

    I have tried all four ways to silence my note 4 but only one way works. I was always able to use the volume button to silence my note but for some reason that does not work anymore. Thank button only controls the call volume now. How do I fix this problem

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  9. Felix A. Cruz says

    I have a Samsung Note 4 and every time while i’m conversing with another cell phone party we both hear this annoying keypad tone as if someone was holding down or pressing on the keypad. I’ve tried everything I could think of from going to silent mode to resetting my phone and physically changing it to another unit, but to date this annoying keypad tone persist. My carrier tech support as well as Samsung tech support can not tell me why this still persist. All I get is more questions and no answers. I think it’s time to change to another model or phone.

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  10. Mike says

    How do you silence a text notification alert while it’s coming in? The gestures, power button and volume methods only work for incoming call sounds but not notifications from emails, texts etc. I do not want to silence these alerts before hand but be able to quickly silence them once they start. Every phone I’ve owned prior allowed this through a quick button press but not the Note 4 with 5.0.1 on T-Mobile.Thanks for your time.

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  11. Brian says

    I *want* my note 4 to read my preferred contacts name out loud when they text me, however, I can’t find a way to control the volume of the announcement. It seems to only announce it at full volume. Any idea how to adjust that volume? I’ve tried playing around with the different volume settings to no avail.

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  13. kellicat says

    I have an issue I have yet to see in this comment thread. I have a Note 4 on Sprint running Lollipop, and the left-side volume key will completely mute the phone ringer if I accidentally hit it in the exact center between volume up and volume down. The only way to get it to rind again is to hit that button again in the exact right spot. No amount of hitting the sound setting in the quick drop-down menu or in the full settings menu, or simply increasing the volume with the side key will turn the muting off. As you might imagine, I have no idea when this has happened since there is no indication the ringer is muted, and I miss countless calls. Any hints?

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  16. Pootle says

    My Note 4 used to have the sound option buttons you describe when I pressed and held the power button – I used it all the time in meetings because it was quick. Since it updated itself to Lollipop these icons have disappeared, and I have to open my lock screen, drag down the notification bar and cycle through the sound options. Is there a way to add the icons back to the power button?

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  17. Shawn says

    So the note 4 doesn’t have a mute option when on a call or am i missing this option. Btw I’m not talking about muting notifications just muting the receiving caller while talking so they can’t hear me

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  18. Khaled Alfailakawi says

    How can I Get rid of sound interruptions and easily turn down my sounds settings when I press the sound button in my note 3?

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  19. Jarod says

    Is there a way to fix the increasing ringer on the Note 4? I want the ringer to be the same volume start to finish.

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  20. Jose Antonio says

    every time i get a text message on my galaxy note 4 it says out loud . message received by number 548 etc how i can turn this off ? thanks in advance

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  23. Ravi. says

    Wish it had a silencing button on the side – like the iPhones – just a click really. I have a four digit security code which I have to activate if I am to swipe down the screen. Takes time. In my case, the best option seems to be the volume button. Samsung should seriously think of an iPhone like silencing button.

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  25. sharer says

    When someone sends me a text, they can always see when I read the text because the date and time when I read it shows up on their phone. How can I block this on the galaxy? It’s simple on the iPhone. ..yyou can just turn it on/off. But I have looked everywhere on my galaxy 4 and can’t find this option. Any help please?

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  26. lisa says

    can you tell me how to turn off the ring from the incoming phone call if I’m in a meeting and the phone is in my purseand I forgotten to turn the phone off? Is there a single button or stroke can push while its on lock screen?

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  28. Mark says

    Coming from iPhone 4 to Galaxy Note 4 on AT&T…
    Two things: 1. there appears to be absolutely no way that I can simply turn the phone ringer off a yet keep my morning wake up alarm and timer alarm active. (iPhone had a very convenient physical toggle switch which only turned the ringer off while leaving alarms audible. Loved it.)
    2. There is no “Car Mode” on my Note 4.
    I am a chef so it’s very important that I have an audible timer but being at work, equally important that the phone does not ring. Any simple solution because I’m starting to miss my iPhone something awful? Thanks!

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  30. Regina says

    Hello, everytime I press the power button, i get a weird beep on my phone and its annoying. It just started less than a week ago. Also when the GPS locator is searching it make the noise too.

    HELP! How do I get rid of it

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  31. Daniel says

    Hi,

    My Note 4 still pops reminders for calendar activities, even though I’ve set:
    2. Settings – application settings – messages – notifications – repeat message alert. Make sure it is off.

    What am I missing?

    Thanks.

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  32. kristen says

    Is this for a note 4 ? Because I went to settings and messages and unchecked preview and lock screen but it still pops up saying I have a message or missed message .

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  35. Mohamed Helmy says

    Note 4
    i want to enable vibration in silent mode and disable it in sound mode but the problem it should be disabled or enable in both together which was different in note 2
    i don’t like vibration in sound mode , i just need it in silent mode

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  36. Aslan Cohen says

    The mute button does not work when I am in a phone call. I can hear the other person, but my voice is muted. Pressing the mute button does not solve the problem.

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  39. Daren Doughty says

    Seems to be all apps that appear in the notification bar, in total silent mode when I get a notification my note 4 will give a small vibrate then keep reminding me intermittently with a small viral rate every so offen.

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  40. Daren Doughty says

    Even when my Galaxy Note 4 is on silent it still Vibrates when I get a notification, and vibrates at set intervals until I clear the notifications.

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