How do I turn off the notification Sound on my Motorola phone?
Notifications can be helpful for staying on top of messages, alerts, and updates on your Motorola phone. However, constant notification sounds can also become annoying and distracting if you don’t need to be alerted about every single notification. If you want to disable notification sounds for some or all apps on your Motorola phone, this article will show you exactly how to do it.
We’ll provide step-by-step instructions to locate the sound settings, open app notifications, select the desired app, adjust its notification sound settings, and confirm the changes. By the end, you’ll know how to easily mute notification sounds on your Motorola phone for any app you want.
Locate Sound Settings
To locate the sound settings on a Motorola phone, the first step is to open the Settings app. On most Motorola models, the Settings app icon looks like a gear and is located on the home screen or app drawer.
To open the Settings app, simply tap the gear icon. This will launch the Settings menu where you can access various options and preferences for customizing your Motorola device.
Alternatively, you can pull down the notification shade at the top of the screen and tap the settings icon in the upper right corner to quickly jump into the Settings menu. This provides a handy shortcut to Settings without having to locate the app icon on your home screens.
Once you have the Settings app open, you will then be able to navigate to the specific sound and notification settings for your device, which will be covered in the next sections.
Open App Notifications
To open the app notifications settings on your Motorola phone, go to the Apps & Notifications section in your Settings app. Here are the steps:
- Open the Settings app on your phone.
- Scroll down and tap “Apps & notifications”.
- This will open the Apps & Notifications screen which shows a list of all apps installed on your phone.
The Apps & Notifications screen allows you to control notifications for each individual app. From here, you can select a specific app to open its notification settings and customize the notification behavior.
According to Motorola’s support page, “Go to Settings > Notifications > App settings, and select the app” to manage notifications for a specific app 1.
Select App
Tap on the app icon for the specific app you want to customize notifications for. This could be a social media app like Facebook or Twitter, a messaging app like WhatsApp or Snapchat, or any app that sends notifications. You can customize notifications on a per-app basis.
For example, if you want to turn off notification sounds for Facebook but leave them on for Twitter, you would select the Facebook app at this stage. Tap directly on the app icon, not the notification badge or number that may display over the icon.
This ensures you are modifying notifications for that individual app only. Each app’s notification settings are configured separately.
Open App Settings
To open the settings for a specific app on your Motorola phone, first tap the app icon to launch it. Then tap the 3-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the app screen. In the menu that appears, tap App Info [1]. This will open the App Info screen which shows the settings and details for that particular app.
Alternatively, you can go to the main Settings app on your Motorola phone. Tap Apps & notifications > See all apps. Here you will see a list of all apps installed on your device. Tap the app you want to modify, then tap App Info [2].
The App Info screen allows you to adjust various settings for each app such as notifications, permissions, data usage, battery optimization and more. This is where you can customize notification settings for each app.
[1] https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/70266/~/how-do-i-change-the-application-settings-on-my-motorola-xoom-family-edition%3F
[2] https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/148685/~/quick-settings—moto-g-power
Locate Notifications
To locate the notification settings for a specific app, open the Settings app on your Motorola phone. Then go to Apps & Notifications and select App Settings. This will show you a list of all apps installed on your device.
Tap on the app you want to adjust notifications for. This will open the app’s info screen. Look for the Notifications section here.
As an example, if you wanted to adjust notification settings for the Messages app, you would:
- Open Settings
- Select Apps & Notifications > App Settings
- Tap on Messages
- Scroll down and select Notifications
This Notifications screen allows you to toggle different notification options on or off for that particular app.
Open Sound Settings
Once you have opened the app’s notifications, you need to access its sound settings specifically. To do this:
- Tap on the app’s name at the top of the notifications screen.
- This will open a screen with various settings options for that app.
- Look for the “Sound” option and tap on it.
- This will open the sound settings where you can customize sounds for this app.
According to Motorola’s support article, you can access an app’s notification sound settings by tapping the app name, then selecting Sound. This allows you to change or mute the notification sound for that specific app.
Source: Managing Notifications – moto g power
Change Sound
Once you have opened the sound settings for the app, you can select your desired notification sound option. To turn off notification sounds, select the “Silent” or “None” option. This will mute notifications for that particular app. According to Motorola’s support article, “To turn notification sounds off, select None.” (source).
You can also choose another sound besides the default if you don’t want to completely mute the app’s notifications. Motorola provides a selection of notification sounds to choose from. Just tap on the sound you want to set it for that app.
Confirm Changes
After changing the notification sound setting, it’s important to double check that the new sound is properly applied. You can do this by triggering a test notification on your Motorola phone.
Go back to the app notifications screen and select an app that gives notifications, such as Email or Messages. Send a test notification to yourself from that app. When the notification comes in, listen for the new notification sound you selected to confirm it is now being used.
If the new notification sound is not being applied, go back to the Sound settings and check that the change was properly saved. You may need to toggle the setting off and back on to get it to take effect.
With the new notification sound confirmed, you now know that your Motorola phone will use that for future app alerts. You can customize notification sounds for each individual app if desired. Just go into the app’s notification settings and change the sound the same way.
Conclusion
To summarize, here are the steps to customize notification sounds on your Motorola phone:
1. Go to Settings and open the Sound & lights or Sound settings.
2. Navigate to the Default notification sound or App notifications menu.
3. Select the app you want to customize.
4. Open the app’s settings and go to Notifications.
5. Tap on Sound and select the desired notification sound.
6. Confirm the changes by going back to the main Settings menu.
7. Repeat for any other apps you want to customize.
Customizing notification sounds allows you to set unique sounds for different apps so you can easily identify notifications. Just follow the steps above to change default notification sounds or sounds for individual apps on your Motorola phone.