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Android: Turn Off the Screen Lock Sound

Every time you lock or unlock your phone, a short click plays through the speaker, even in a quiet room. Android ships with this sound switched on by default, and many people only notice it once they are in a meeting or trying to fall asleep. The setting sits inside the sound and vibration menu, not inside notification settings, which is why it is easy to miss.

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Turn Off the Screen Lock Sound auf Android

The screen locking sound comes from a single toggle inside the sound and vibration settings, separate from your notification tones or ringtone. It plays through the main speaker whenever the display locks or wakes, which is why it stands out in quiet rooms, meetings, or at night.

This sound is not tied to Do Not Disturb or Focus modes. Turning on a Focus profile mutes calls and notifications, but the lock sound keeps playing unless you disable it separately in the sound settings.

To turn it off, go to SettingsSound & vibration ➔ and toggle off Screen locking sound. Toggling it back on restores the click on every lock and unlock.

If you still hear a sound after disabling this option, check whether keyboard sounds or touch sounds are turned on separately, since those live in the same menu but control different actions.

Muting the phone or lowering media volume does not affect this sound, because it uses the system sound channel. The toggle in Sound & vibration is the only reliable way to turn it off.

Frequently asked questions

No. Do Not Disturb and Focus modes only affect calls and notifications. The screen locking sound is controlled separately under SettingsSound & vibration, so it stays off or on regardless of any Focus mode.