Can I control sound through headphones while connecting to a device via HDMI?

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can I control sound through headphones while conecting to a device via HDMI

I have a tablet with kitkat 4.4. I would like to listen to a movie with headphones connected to th tablet while connected to my tv with an hdmi cable. Is this possible?

 

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Re: can I control sound through headphones while conecting to a device via HDMI

Welcome to Android Central! I don't think so--HDMI carries both video and audio signal.