How to Control Volume on Smartphone and PC

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Do you want to know how to Control Volume on your smartphone or Windows 11 laptop, desktop, or tablet? Or maybe you want to know how to turn up the volume on a computer using the keyboard, so you’re looking for the shortcut key for sound volume on your PC.

The volume control is an important part of Windows 10 and Windows 11, no matter what device you’re using. That’s why Windows 10 and Windows 11 come with a number of built-in ways to change the volume. Android phones have a lot of settings and options that you can change. You can fix things that bother you or make them better if that’s what you want. The whole point is to help you use your phone better.

How to Control Volume On PC

Use the Keys on Keyboard

There are a number of multimedia keys built into your keyboard. Depending on the type of keyboard you have, there may be volume icons on some of the keys. Most laptops have the volume control keys on the F7 and F8 keys. On external multimedia keyboards, they are on the F2 and F3 keys.

To change the volume levels, press the keys that your laptop tells you to. Some devices may be set up so that you have to press the Fn key before you press the volume control keys.

Use Speaker Icon on the Taskbar

1. Please navigate to the speaker icon on the taskbar and click it.
2. You will see a volume control slider in the Quick Settings panel.
3. Click over the slider bar and drag your mouse to the right to increase the volume or to the left to decrease the volume.
4. You can also use the scroll button on your mouse, arrow keys on your keyboard, or click anywhere in the slider bar to alter the volume levels.

Use Volume Mixer From Settings

1. Open Settings by pressing Windows + I key simultaneously on your keyboard.
2. Navigate to Sound menu and choose Volume Mixer.
3. You will see a volume slider on the top of the volume mixer window. Slide it as per your need.

Used a Desktop Shortcut to Adjust Volume

1. Right-click on the empty area on your desktop and choose New > Shortcut.
2. In the text field for target location, copy and paste C:\Windows\System32\SndVol.exe
3. Click the Next button.
4. Provide a name to your shortcut. For example, “VolumeMixerShortuct” and click the Finish button.

How to Control Volume on Smartphone

By Adding Sound Widget

To do this, press and hold the home screen for a few seconds and then choose Widgets to open the widgets panel. Scroll down to the Settings option in the Widgets panel and press and hold the Settings shortcut to add it to the home screen.

When you add it, it takes you to a page where you can choose the shortcut. So, whatever setting you choose, a shortcut for that setting is made. Scroll down on that page and click the Sound and vibration button.

Using the Voice Assistant

First, make sure that you have enabled Google Assistant on your device. To do that, open the Google app > profile icon > Settings > Google Assistant. If you haven’t set it up, you can set it up from here. Just follow the step and it should barely take you a couple of minutes to complete the process.

Once done, just say “Hey Google, increase the volume“. It should increase the volume a bit. You can also say “Hey Google, set the volume to 80%” and it sets the volume to 80% irrespective of the current volume.

Enabling Accessibility Menu

• On your Android phone, open the Settings app > Accessibility > Accessibility menu.
• On the Accessibility menu page, enable the toggle beside the Accessibility menu shortcut option. In the pop-up, tap on Allow for Accessibility menu to have control over your device.
• Now you should see a shortcut at the side of the display, tapping on it opens the Accessibility menu that also includes Volume up and Volume down controls.

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