If you’re using your Samsung Galaxy S7 to quietly take a photo, the camera shutter sound makes things a bit more difficult. You may want to silence the shutter if you’re taking a picture of a sleeping pet or quiet events like a wedding reception. Fortunately, you can disable the shutter sound on the device with these easy steps.
Option 1 – From Settings
- Open the “Camera” app.
- Select the settings gear located at the upper-left corner of the screen
- Scroll down toward the bottom and slide “Shutter sound” to “On” or “Off” as desired
Option 2 – Silence System Sounds
One some carriers, the camera shutter sound is controlled by the overall Android sound setting. You can turn the sound off by lowering the “System” volume. You can do this with these steps:
- Slide down the notification bar from the top of the screen using two fingers.
- Tap and hold the “Volume” speaker icon. Sound and notification settings should appear.
- Select “Volume“.
- Slide the “System” volume all the way to the left
Of course, don’t forget to enable the sound on your Galaxy S7 once you’re done taking photos.
Note: Some carriers and countries do not allow you to silence the shutter sound on the camera.
Jorge says
Is it possible to record only video (and not audio) with the camera? I couldn’t find an option in the configurations to disable audio recording.
HKS says
I purchased Galaxy S7 in India in October 2016. I have recently updated the OS to Android 7.0.
In my device when I open the Camera App, the Setting gear icon is on top right corner.
When I open the Settings, there is no Shutter Sound option anywhere.
Muting the System Sound works, but it is very primitive way of doing it.
Please help.
HKS says
Please tell if there is any way to get a Sound alert once the phone is fully charged. This was there in Samsung Note 1 and Panasonic T40 (Android 4.4).
HKS says
I purchased Galaxy S7 in India in October 2016. I have recently updated the OS to Android 7.0.
In my device when I open the Camera App, the Setting gear icon is on top right corner.
When I open the Settings, there is no Shutter Sound option anywhere.
Muting the System Sound works, but it is very primitive way of doing it.
Please help.
Kat says
I was hoping to find an actual fix. I’ve been turning down the volume in order to take pictures, and it is such a low- tech method as to be unacceptable on an expensive (to me) “modern” phone. The Galaxy S7 is disappointing.
Reema says
I bought samsung s7 from Korea and cannot off camera shutter even though trying both the options given. Is there any app or other way of doing it
Mesake says
I bought my new samsung s7 edge from Korea and cannot off camera shutter even though trying both the options given. Is there any app or other way of doing it?
Dawn says
Your option 2 worked an absolute treat for me, I have to take a lot of images for work, outside in a noisy environment, and it has been very frustrating trying to find the solution on the web, I can’t thank you enough.
Kind regards
Dawn