Yes, you can always mute your phone when you receive an incoming call at an inappropriate time by simply pressing the power button. In fact, many of us have damaged the power button on our phones due to this specific issue, and I’ll be honest with you, I was one of you. So, I decided to rely on muting the phone by placing it face down, and there’s another feature which is lowering the phone volume when you pick it up. These features are great because they help you maintain peace and quiet in the evenings when your family members are asleep or during study sessions without missing any important phone calls you may be expecting.
These features are clearly available in modern Android versions, but they are also available for older versions. But even if you have trouble finding them within the phone settings, there’s no need to worry, we will guide you on how to activate the mute or lower volume feature by simply placing the phone face down using the default Android settings or through the Google Phone application.
Muting the Ringtone from Phone Settings
Go to Phone Settings, then Apps, then System Apps Settings, and then Call Settings. The path to Call Settings may vary, so search for it until you find it, and you will find “Incoming Call Settings”. Here you can enable the “Turn over to mute” feature, which means that when you receive a call and the phone is on a horizontal surface with the screen facing upwards, you can flip the phone face down to mute the ringtone instantly.
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You can also enable the “
Quiet ring when lifted” feature which helps lower the ringtone volume when you hold the phone in your hand when you receive a phone call. If these features are not already available within the phone settings, you can rely on the Google Phone app on your phone.
Muting the Ringtone Using the Google Phone App
Go to the
Google Phone app by clicking on the call speaker, then at the top of the screen click on the three vertical dots and choose
Settings from the menu. At the bottom of the screen, you will find “
Advanced Settings” by clicking on it, you will find the feature “
Flip phone to activate silent mode“. This way, you can turn the ringer to silent by simply flipping the phone face down. That’s all, don’t forget to check out 10 settings in the Google Phone app that you might not have known about
