For Samsung Galaxy users, SoundAssistant offers advanced volume control features. This app allows you to customize the look and position of the volume slider, add a floating volume button, and manage ...

Volume control is a simple premise on Android phones. You hit your volume rocker, set your volume, and go. You can also set your notification, call, and media volumes independently. However, that is ...

It can be annoying if you forget how loud your iPhone volume is set. You can be in a public space and pull up a video but not realize where your volume is set, causing the audio to blare out of your ...

For reasons that have always been unclear, Windows does not include standard keyboard shortcuts for turning the volume up or down. Sure, most laptops have volume buttons on their keyboards, and some ...

If you're having a hard time hearing business presentations, productivity "mood" music or your video conference calls, your volume may be set too low. Windows 7 includes a convenience volume control ...

You might have noticed that your iPhone shows a useful playback controls widget on the lock screen whenever you're listening ...

Android’s volume controls are slowly getting better and more intuitive, but third-party tools are still required for some settings—like individual app volume levels. If you want to shut up Snapchat ...

In 2022, Apple removed the iPhone’s volume slider that surfaced on the lock screen when playing media. The company has now revived lock screen volume controls through the iOS 18.2 update. The new ...

Have you ever run into a situation where you want to raise the volume of a downloaded clip to make it audible, only to find that the Volume icon is missing from the Taskbar of your Windows 11 or ...

Apple TV remotes may have smart features that change the way you stream, but these little devices still possess the tried and true features common in all remote controls. Sure it may have a ...

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If you've ever grumbled about a terrible user interface, now's the time to take a step back and be thankful this lot aren't left to their own devices to design the UI for your favourite apps. We're ...