Huawei How to Enable or Disable System Sounds
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Outgoing message sounds
If you send a message from your Huawei device, you will hear a little audio signal by default to signal the message is sent. You can (de-)activate this if wished.




- Open Messages
- Open the menu
- Open the settings
- Activate or deactivate Hear outgoing message sounds
Mute camera tone
By default, the camera sounds are turned on. If you don't want a sound for each picture you're taking, you can deactivate this in the camera settings.



- Open Camera
- Open the settings
- Activate or deactivate Mute
Keypad tones
For the keyboard input on the Huawei smartphone, a sound can be (de-) activated, which provides you with acoustic feedback for each letter. You can choose between "Standard", "Melody", or "None" for the keypad tones.





- Open the settings
- Tap on Sounds & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Tap on Keypad tones
- Choose between None, Default or Melody
Screen lock tone
If you lock and unlock your Huawei smartphone using the power switch, there will be a little sound whenever you lock your screen. This tone can be (de-) activated at any time in the settings.
Note: If the Huawei device is set to "Mute" or "Silent", there will be no sound when locking.



- Open the settings
- Tap on Sound & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Activate or deactivate Screen lock
Screenshot tone
You can decide for yourself whether a short acoustic signal should be heard after a screenshot has been taken with the Huawei smartphone.




- Open the settings
- Tap on Sounds & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Activate or deactivate Screenshot
Startup sound
You can activate or deactivate the sound you hear when you start your device in the settings.




- Open the settings
- Tap on Sounds & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Tap on Startup sound
Touchscreen sounds
If you navigate through the menu, the settings, or use the browser with the Huawei smartphone, an acoustic feedback sounds as soon as a function, such as "Back" or "Activate", is tapped. The tones of the touchscreen can be switched on and off.




- Open the settings
- Tap on Sounds & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Activate or deactivate Screen touch sound
Dial pad sounds
We can enable or disable the dial pad tones of the phone app on the Huawei smartphone at any time. When enabling the dial pad tones, we can choose between the following options:
- Default: Default Beep
- Melody: Ascending and descending dialing tones





- Open the Settings
- Tap on Sounds & vibration
- Tap on More sound settings
- Tap on Keypad tones
- Choose None, Default or Melody