You may have run into trouble with WhatsApp notifications being silenced.
The following can be thought of as being what causes WhatsApp to be silent.
- You are connected to a Bluetooth device
- You have set certain apps to be silenced
- You have enabled Silent mode
- Your smartphone is broken
In this article, we’ll be looking at what causes the inconvenience and how to fix the problem.
Reasons why your WhatsApp is silent
You should check on the following when WhatsApp is silenced.
You are connected to a Bluetooth device
You should check if you aren’t connected to a Bluetooth device.
It may be that no sound is made because you are connected to a Bluetooth device.
You should check on this from the settings menu.
You have set certain apps to be silenced
You should check if you haven’t set certain apps to be silenced.
You can adjust the settings of the sounds for each app.
You should check on this from the settings menu.
You are in silent mode
You should check if you haven’t enabled silent mode.
As with phone calls, no sound will be made while you are in silent mode.
You should check the settings on your device.
Your smartphone is broken.
You should check if your smartphone isn’t broken.
If your smartphone is broken, in some cases this can lead to there being no sound output.
This may well be the reason behind there being no notification sounds.
What solutions are there when WhatsApp is silenced?
You are connected to a Bluetooth device
You should disconnect from Bluetooth devices if you haven’t already.
You can do so by toggling the Bluetooth settings to OFF in the settings screen.
Doing so may allow the sound to be turned back on and solve the problem.
You have set certain apps to be silenced
You should correct your settings if certain apps are set to silent.
Correctly adjusting the settings may solve the problem and turn the sound back on.
If this doesn’t fix the problem, you should try rebooting your device.
You are in silent mode
You should disable the function if you have enabled it.
You can disable the silent mode from your device’s settings.
Doing this may solve the problem.
Your smartphone is broken.
There isn’t much you can do if your smartphone is broken.
We recommend you take it in to a local smartphone shop for repairs.
Doing this may solve the problem.
Summary
- You are connected to a Bluetooth device
- You have set certain apps to be silenced
- You have enabled Silent mode
- Your smartphone is broken
Those were the solutions to the main causes for there being no sound made from WhatsApp.
I hope the article was of use to all WhatsApp users.