It can be very annoying at times when you want to take a picture with your android phone and it makes a sound because you don’t want the sound to disturb other people. Turning off the camera sound on your android phone varies depending on the phone but most android phones have similar settings when turning off camera sound.

Here are 3 methods to turn off phone camera sound:

Method 1. From your phone Camera Settings

Method 2. Activate Silent Mode

Method 3. Using your device volume button

Part 1. How to Turn Off the Camera Sound on Your Android Phone 

Let's discuss the above steps on how to turn off your device camera one after the other.

Method 1. Phone Camera Settings: Turning off your camera sound from the camera setting is very easy. All you have to do is to follow the steps below: 

Step 1. Open your Android phone Camera

Step 2. Go to your Camera Setting

Step 3. Then tap the shutter sound icon

Method 2. Activate Silent Mode

You can disable the camera sound by activating the silent mode on your Android device by doing these steps.

1. Go to your Phone Settings.
2. Tap “Sound”.
3. Then reduce the media volume

Method 3. Using your device volume button

Press the Volume Down button by the side of your phone while seeing the volume slider on the screen reduce and then vanish to do this. The phone will go into vibration mode until the volume is all the way down, and then most models will totally turn off the sound. The shutter noise should be muted by vibration or completely quiet.

Note: Remember to turn the volume back up if you want to hear your ring.

A simple way to turn off the camera sound on your Android phone is by muting the system sounds with these steps.

1. Press the volume button.
2. Tap the downward arrow.
3. Disable the system sounds by dragging the “Media” volume all the way down. 

Part 2. How to Fix Videos Not Playing on Android Phone

We've been getting complaints from customers saying their phone can’t play videos from Gallery, it says it can't play video. This kind of issue can be frustrating especially when you’re trying to watch a movie or an important video on your phone.

There can be many reasons for your videos not playing on an Android phone, such as:

• Your video is corrupt
• The media player is outdated
• Android OS is not updated
• The video is not downloaded completely from the source
• Your mobile SD card is corrupt
• You downloaded an untrusted software/app

This is why at Carlcare, we tend to provide solutions to phone related issues. So fret not, all you have to do is to follow these easy steps below. 

1. Restart/Reboot your device
2. Clear cache on your Android phone
3. Update your Android OS
4. Factory Reset your Smartphone

Step 1. Restart/Reboot your device: The simplest troubleshooting method that can assist in playing your videos is to reboot your smartphone. First, shut down every app on your phone. Reboot or restart the phone. Next, check to see if your videos are playing in the Gallery.

Step 2. Clear Cache on your Android Phone: Cache data is necessary to speed up loading, but clearing the cache is also crucial for addressing a number of difficulties that could develop as a result of incorrect cache data.

• Go to Settings
• Storage/ Application Manager
• Delete Cache on your smartphone to clear data.

Step 3. Update your Android OS: To solve the problem with videos not playing, update your Android OS. It is usually advised to backup your mobile data, such as contacts, photos, and videos, before updating the Android OS.

Although an OS update does not result in data loss, any technical issue that arises during the procedure could result in the loss or corruption of your mobile phone's data. Therefore, it is preferable to be safe than to regret later.

Step 4. Factory Reset your Smartphone: The last resort is a factory reset if none of the solutions mentioned above work to play your Android phone videos. Your smartphone will be completely reset and become brand new. So, make sure you have a backup of all of your contacts, photographs, videos, and other smartphone data before doing so.

Note: It's not necessary you factory reset your phone. All you have to do is to book a reservation with us and we'll help you fix your phone update issue without delay.

So you don’t  need to worry yourself about videos not playing on an Android phone. Instead, try the above methods and enjoy the videos again on your Android mobile.

About Carlcare

Carlcare is the Official after-sales service center for all Infinix, Tecno, Itel and Syinix brands. Carlcare provides support services in the form of professional repair and maintenance service ensuring that your phone is kept in optimal shape while you enjoy using it. You won’t find a better support out there except Carlcare