Having sounds turned on in LinkedIn can be annoying and distracting, especially if you’re trying to browse quietly. Luckily, LinkedIn makes it easy to disable sound effects and audio notifications across the platform. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk through the steps to turn off LinkedIn sounds on both desktop and mobile.
Turning Off Notifications Sounds on Desktop
The easiest way to turn off LinkedIn notification sounds on desktop is to adjust your notification settings:
- Click on the Me icon (your profile picture) in the top right corner of the screen.
- Select “Settings & Privacy” from the dropdown menu.
- Click “Notifications” on the left sidebar.
- Under “Customize your notifications” uncheck the box next to “Play sound effects for notifications.”
This will prevent any dings, chimes, or other sounds from playing when you receive notifications in LinkedIn on your desktop. The notifications will still appear visually, just without audio accompaniment.
Muting Tab Sounds in Desktop Browser
In addition to notification sounds, you may also hear audio when engaging with posts or content on LinkedIn. To disable these tab sounds:
- Click on the Me icon (your profile picture) in the top right corner.
- Select “Settings & Privacy”.
- Click on “Privacy” in the left sidebar.
- Under “How others see your LinkedIn activity,” uncheck “Play video and audio files on LinkedIn tabs.”
This will prevent sounds from auto-playing when you open posts or content with audio/video. The visual elements will still play, just without sound.
Customizing Feed Sound Settings
You can further customize which parts of LinkedIn play sounds by adjusting your feed settings:
- Click on the Me icon (your profile picture) in the top right corner.
- Select “Settings & Privacy” from the dropdown menu.
- Click on “Preferences” in the left sidebar.
- Under “Feed customization” click on “Feed sound settings.”
- Toggle off/on sound effects for different parts of the feed like reactions, comments, messages, etc.
This gives you granular control to disable audio notifications for specific feed interactions. You can keep sounds for some things while muting audio cues for others.
Silencing LinkedIn on Mobile Devices
If you want to eliminate LinkedIn sounds when using the mobile app, you have a couple options:
Muting Notifications in Settings
To mute notifications sounds:
- Open the LinkedIn app and tap on your profile picture.
- Tap “Settings.”
- Tap “Notifications.”
- Toggle off “Sounds” to disable notification sounds.
This will prevent any dings, chimes, vibrations, or other sounds when you receive LinkedIn notifications on mobile. The notifications will still appear visually.
Silencing Device Sounds for the App
Another option is to silence notifications for LinkedIn at the device level:
- iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings > Notifications > LinkedIn and toggle off Sounds.
- Android: Go to Settings > Apps & Notifications > LinkedIn > Notifications and disable notification sounds.
This mutes LinkedIn notifications without affecting your notification settings within the app itself. The method may vary slightly depending on your mobile device and OS.
Disabling In-App Sounds on Mobile
In addition to muting notifications, you can also turn off other audio cues when using the LinkedIn mobile app:
- Tap your profile picture and go to “Settings.”
- Tap “Accessibility.”
- Toggle off “Play sounds” to disable all audio effects within the app.
This will prevent any interactive sounds, video sounds, or other audio from playing as you scroll through content. Everything will be muted for a quiet browsing experience.
Troubleshooting LinkedIn Sounds
If you’ve turned off sounds but are still hearing audio cues in LinkedIn, here are some troubleshooting tips:
- Double check your notification and feed sound settings to confirm audio is disabled.
- Force quit and restart the LinkedIn app to refresh the sound settings.
- Update to the latest version of the LinkedIn app in case it’s a bug.
- On desktop, check your browser tab sound permissions and mute tab audio.
- On mobile, check OS notification settings for LinkedIn and confirm sounds are off.
- Log out and back into LinkedIn to refresh sound preferences.
- Clear the app cache/data and re-launch LinkedIn to reset sound options.
Stuck with unwanted audio? Try reaching out to LinkedIn Customer Service for additional help troubleshooting and ask about any known sound bugs.
Conclusion
With a few simple toggles in your settings, you can easily turn off sounds in LinkedIn across desktop, mobile, and notifications. Adjust notification, tab, and feed preferences to mute audio cues according to your needs for a calmer, quieter browsing experience. Feel free to customize which sound effects to keep or disable. And if sounds persist, double check your settings or contact customer support.
