[Q] how to silence everything but the alarm? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

There must be a way of muting all sound from the phone (calls,notifications,etc) except for the alarm .... Besides manually lowering the volume for each volume

michaelsp9 said:
There must be a way of muting all sound from the phone (calls,notifications,etc) except for the alarm .... Besides manually lowering the volume for each volume
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Try Silent Sleep from Google Play, works well for me or Mute Ringer.

Hold down power and press mute (speaker with a line through it icon)
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Check out AudioManager. It's a pay app but allows you to control all individual volumes. I use the widget on my home screen when I set my alarm on my phone and turn sound off and I can verify that the alarm volume is still on.
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depending on why you need this why don't try airplane mode?
even if you don't need data connection, is clear

stremax said:
depending on why you need this why don't try airplane mode?
even if you don't need data connection, is clear
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I still want to be connected to the internet to allow apps and stuff to update and work in the background I just want to be able to mute all the sound except the alarm in 1 click

My alarm stays on full volume regardless of all the other sounds. I put my phone on vibrate every night and it doesn't ever mess with the alarm volume
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michaelsp9 said:
I still want to be connected to the internet to allow apps and stuff to update and work in the background I just want to be able to mute all the sound except the alarm in 1 click
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Just put you phone in silent mode. Long press power and press silent.
Alarm will never be turned off regardless of the profile. That's a feature!
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Not quite what you're after but I use timerific to silence my phone at night
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michaelsp9 said:
There must be a way of muting all sound from the phone (calls,notifications,etc) except for the alarm .... Besides manually lowering the volume for each volume
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Not sure one ROM you're on... But lowering the volume using the volume rockers doesn't effect my alarm notification volume level.
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Locksmith81 said:
Not sure one ROM you're on... But lowering the volume using the volume rockers doesn't effect my alarm notification volume level.
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exactly the vol buttons only effects calls,music etc, the alarm has to be changed manually,
there's also quiet hours so you dont need to change it every night

Such a big discussion about nothing. When you put your phone on silent, meaning all the sounds are off, you will still hear the alarm.

I change it ask the time depending on my usage.
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Darn gesture typing.
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Vibrate problems

For somereason my phone will not vibrate when on silent or vibrate only options even though the vibrate setting is set on always
It works normal when set on loud but not on those two modes anyone else having this problem
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I guess no one else is having this problem?
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Sorry amigo, mine vibrates. If you press the side volume rocker down repeatedly it should switch to vibrate and then physically buzz. If not, you might have a good bad phone.
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I have the same problem. It's really irritating because I have my phone on vibrate most of the time. I think I'll just have to return it.

Back speaker clicks

Hi guys,
Someone else noticed a back speaker click (like when you pull a mic from an amplifier) when it turn on even when the volume is set to zero?
It's pretty annoying since when it's silence you hear that every time you receive a message or some app uses sound even when volume is turned off..
Any thought?
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Bump?

[Poll] Lowest volume down - you prefer silent or vibrate?

I find it odd that the lowest volume down setting is vibrate. To me, that's not the most silent state.
Which way do you prefer it, with the lowest setting being vibrate or actually silent?
I'm fine with it being vibrate. I use QuickSettings for changing profiles anyway.
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I agree, lowest setting should be silent, not vibrate.
Not a big deal, but just a bit strange if you ask me...oh well!
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totally agree.. i hate vibrate mode.
In some ways it makes sense to have the vibrate at the lowest setting. It's easy to get to because all you do is hold the volume button and you're there instead of holding it down and pushing up once. Or worse yet, hitting the volume down as many times as it takes to get down there.
I use vibrate a lot, never silence. If I'm somewhere where I can't mess with my phone or have it distract everything, I put it on vibrate so I at least know I missed something. My girlfriend puts her S3 on silence all the time but if she doesn't put it back on at least vibrate, you can't get a hold of her because of it or if she forgot where she put it down at, you can't call it to listen for anything. Unless I'm in a dead silent room where even a vibrate would be rude, I don't have a need for silent mode.
I voted for it to be vibrate, but should ALL phones have that configuration? Who knows. But for me, it works.
erikikaz said:
I find it odd that the lowest volume down setting is vibrate. To me, that's not the most silent state.
Which way do you prefer it, with the lowest setting being vibrate or actually silent?
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And what do you plan to do after this poll?
Well custom roms devs can use it for future Roms idiot
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Cell Master said:
Well custom roms devs can use it for future Roms idiot
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Hah this (but in a nicer way )
Maybe email HTC and suggest that they offer the option to switch between the two in the settings?
I mean, when I'm in a meeting, having a vibrating phone is not going to cut it. If I need to covertly unlock my phone to go completely silent, hitting volume down x 8 times then volume up is kind of silly. And still a bit scary if the volume up didn't register, or registered twice.
I am using vibrate always coz i don't know the different between vibrate and silent....
You guys can change the settings of Vibrate profile so that it is actually silent, can't you?
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Never used silent just vibrate
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GrantB13 said:
In some ways it makes sense to have the vibrate at the lowest setting. It's easy to get to because all you do is hold the volume button and you're there instead of holding it down and pushing up once. Or worse yet, hitting the volume down as many times as it takes to get down there.
I use vibrate a lot, never silence. If I'm somewhere where I can't mess with my phone or have it distract everything, I put it on vibrate so I at least know I missed something. My girlfriend puts her S3 on silence all the time but if she doesn't put it back on at least vibrate, you can't get a hold of her because of it or if she forgot where she put it down at, you can't call it to listen for anything. Unless I'm in a dead silent room where even a vibrate would be rude, I don't have a need for silent mode.
I voted for it to be vibrate, but should ALL phones have that configuration? Who knows. But for me, it works.
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Install Shush! on your girlfriend's phone!
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sudkcoce said:
Install Shush! on your girlfriend's phone!
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Maybe. Maybe. I'll have to show her this. Thanks.
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Lollipop notifications

This might be a stupid question and I'm sure it's been asked before but I can't find a thread about it...
At work I have my phone on silent and my watch still vibrated when I got emails or messages etc. I've recently upgraded to lollipop. Is there a way to allow watch to vibrate when phone is silent?
Sorry if its a silly question, still getting the hang on lollipops odd settings!
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Yes you need to have the phone set to "silent" and not on priority, the phone will not make noise but the watch will vibrate. Make sure that the volume settings on the watch (when you pull down from the top) is a set to "interruptions." You can also turn on "mute connected phone" in setting on android wear.
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Moto app bugs

Anyone else experiencing bugs with Moto assists? I've seen numerous reports of various bugs. Let's get them all out on the table in this thread.
When I go into driving mode my ring tone volume gets set to zero and then I'm unable to adjust it up ever again unless I reboot the phone. I spoke with Moto support and they had me clear cache through recovery but it happened again the next day.
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zregnier said:
Anyone else experiencing bugs with Moto assists? I've seen numerous reports of various bugs. Let's get them all out on the table in this thread.
When I go into driving mode my ring tone volume gets set to zero and then I'm unable to adjust it up ever again unless I reboot the phone. I spoke with Moto support and they had me clear cache through recovery but it happened again the next day.
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No issues here. Do you have an app that adjusts audio like an equalizer? Are you using xposed?
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PiousInquisitor said:
No issues here. Do you have an app that adjusts audio like an equalizer? Are you using xposed?
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Nope. No apps that adjust audio I'm aware of.
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zregnier said:
Nope. No apps that adjust audio I'm aware of.
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No xposed either? So you simply go to the Driving Action and it kills the volume? Does the volume slider work but the actual ringtone sound doesn't?
No xposed. Yes only ring tone volume gets muted. Rocker won't adjust, nor can I by going into settings. I have to reboot to enable it.
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I think I found the culprit! I use an app called Tablet Talk that syncs text messages with my Nexus 7. I was killing off apps one by one and when I killed this one my ring tone volume returned!
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There is also an app called Shush
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.publicobject.shush
that when you turn your volume down to mute a scroll circle pops up and you can select the amount of time you want before it turns back on your ringer volume to the loudness of your choice. During driving, weather its enabled or not it plays havoc with the phone when a call comes in and flashes uncontrollably with the contact on the screen.
Some apps dont play nice while driving mode is enabled and working

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