How can I make silent mode affect media volume too?

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Silent mode is simple to toggle quickly and easily, but it only effects ringtone volume. I want it to work for media volume too, so I can use it to quickly toggle off game audio in public places. Is this possible? Or is there another simple solution? I have a Google Experience phone, so manufacturer-custom UI elements are no help.

Related Is there a one-click widget to make my phone completely silent? — GAThrawn, Feb 06 '12 at 22:23

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 21 '12 at 10:55

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RealSilent may do the trick for you:

Battery-friendly background service that will automatically mute
the media volume on your phone when you change the ringer to silent.

Features:
- Ability to mute on silent mode, as well as vibrate.
- Ability to restore media volume to what it was before going to silent/vibrate.

There's a bug report for this issue, but it hasn't been acknowledged by Google.

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answered Feb 06 '12 at 21:12

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Pulled from the app store although it still works on the latest Android version. Here is a github backup link – William Feb 21 '18 at 02:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 21 '12 at 10:49

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With Audio Muter you should be able to set the media volume to silent, however it's a paid app.

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answered Jul 21 '12 at 09:25

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 16 '16 at 19:39

Audio Manager (free) and Audio Manager Pro ($2.99) fully solve this issue very cleanly. It gives complete control over haptic feedback and the 6 distinct audio volume controls (including media volume), and lets you construct profiles that can be toggled with one-click widgets.

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