Turn off startup sound?

[rdsense]

How do you turn off the jingle the GS3 plays during startup?

I like to turn off almost every sound my phone makes except for ringer/notifications/media and this is the only one I haven't been able to figure out.

Sent from my Gamecast

 

[MBSMD]

Requires root and a modification to the boot animation.



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[funkylogik]

yeah boot screens are somethin that really need custom rom'd man. just put ur finger on the speaker

 

[funkylogik]

....i use a really nice 3rd party lock screen with a great theme but wish i could turn its sound off, it gets annoying..

 

[davidlnewman]

Try Silent Boot in the Play Store

 

[funkylogik]

Try Silent Boot in the Play Store

is that non-root m8? its not something that id ever need coz my phones like always switched on lol but id have thought a non root app could only work once the phone has booted..

 

[davidlnewman]

One does not need root for this

 

[rdsense]

Silent Boot didn't work for me
Guess I just won't turn off my phone so I don't have to hear that annoying sound

Sent from my Gamecast

 

[534n]

This is easy to do if your phone is rooted, and requires no modification to any boot animation or anything.

Open a root explorer, go to /system/media/audio/ui.

Rename the following two files as shown below (not mandatory for the names to match mine, they are just for example)

PowerOn.ogg -> PowerOn.ogg.disabled
PowerOff.ogg -> PowerOff.ogg.disabled

From here, you can also get rid of camera and other annoying sounds from the phones UI.

Hope this helps answer your question, but there is no non-root method that guarantees silence.

 

[funkylogik]

This is easy to do if your phone is rooted, and requires no modification to any boot animation or anything.

Open a root explorer, go to /system/media/audio/ui.

Rename the following two files as shown below (not mandatory for the names to match mine, they are just for example)

PowerOn.ogg -> PowerOn.ogg.disabled
PowerOff.ogg -> PowerOff.ogg.disabled

From here, you can also get rid of camera and other annoying sounds from the phones UI.

Hope this helps answer your question, but there is no non-root method that guarantees silence.

other than my hi-tech method of covering the speaker with a thumb even a finger if you wana get more technical

 

[KreepyKen]

Hope this helps answer your question, but there is no non-root method that guarantees silence.

Not entirely true. Mute your phone before you turn it off or restart it, and you will not hear the sound on startup. It's not a permanent fix, but it does the trick if you remember to do it.

 

[jeffreii]

Not entirely true. Mute your phone before you turn it off or restart it, and you will not hear the sound on startup. It's not a permanent fix, but it does the trick if you remember to do it.

Yeah and I remember hearing about an app specifically for this purpose - it would mute your phone automatically before a reboot and then unmute once the phone is back up. Simply and uncomplicated but it would seem to work.

Too bad I forgot what the app was!

EDIT: Looks like a partial fix, without root, with "Silent Boot" app. As recommended in this thread:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-s-iii/190128-how-silence-boot-sounds.html

 

[f1nzup]

Try Silent Boot in the Play Store

I second this. It works great for me and I am not rooted.

 

[funkylogik]

can i ask why amyone wants it silenced lol?

 

[KreepyKen]

can i ask why amyone wants it silenced lol?

For when you're starting up your phone during Church service? Or at a funeral? Or during a staff meeting? Or when your wife is trying to have a conversation with you?

 

[Zhara]

can i ask why amyone wants it silenced lol?

Because it's annoying, and people like to stare when your phone makes noise lol. And all the reasons KreepyKen listed...

Does turning the system volume all the way down help? If I do that on my E4GT, the boot sound doesn't play at startup. This didn't work on my old Optimus S though, and I don't have a SGS3, so if it doesn't work I'm sorry, just throwing it out there

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch

 

[534n]

Not entirely true. Mute your phone before you turn it off or restart it, and you will not hear the sound on startup. It's not a permanent fix, but it does the trick if you remember to do it.

That is the point though. It makes you manually silence it every time and I believe it does not disable the power down sound. Also if you forget to unsilence it when you turn it back on you may miss stuff.

 

[534n]

Because it's annoying, and people like to stare when your phone makes noise lol. And all the reasons KreepyKen listed...

Does turning the system volume all the way down help? If I do that on my E4GT, the boot sound doesn't play at startup. This didn't work on my old Optimus S though, and I don't have a SGS3, so if it doesn't work I'm sorry, just throwing it out there

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch

That is essentially what the Silent Boot app does. It mutes your phone before it shuts down and then unmutes it after it starts up.

 

[KreepyKen]

That is the point though. It makes you manually silence it every time and I believe it does not disable the power down sound. Also if you forget to unsilence it when you turn it back on you may miss stuff.

If you mute the phone, you will not hear either the shutdown or startup sounds. That's why they call it "mute."

I keep my phone on mute around 75% of the time, and I don't hear either sound.

The OP asked for suggestions, and in an attempt to be helpful, I offered what works for me. If you have memory problems, find a different solution that works better for you. No need to thumb your nose at an idea because it is incompatible with your personal limitations.

Sent from my Pebble Blue SGS III.

 

[534n]

If you mute the phone, you will not hear either the shutdown or startup sounds. That's why they call it "mute."

I keep my phone on mute around 75% of the time, and I don't hear either sound.

The OP asked for suggestions, and in an attempt to be helpful, I offered what works for me. If you have memory problems, find a different solution that works better for you. No need to thumb your nose at an idea because it is incompatible with your personal limitations.

Sent from my Pebble Blue SGS III.

Oh come on man I wasn't even disagreeing with you, just pointing out an unmentioned fact lol. I am not even sure how what I said could be construed as thumbing my nose.