Manage sound and vibration on your Samsung smartwatch

Last Update date : Oct 02. 2021
Manage sound and vibration on your Samsung smartwatch

Since it is strapped to your wrist all the time, it is a good idea to adjust the sound and vibration settings on your smartwatch to match your daily activities. Alerts and system notifications can be customized to your needs, so you can rely on your watch throughout the day even if your phone is not in reach.

Note: Information provided applies to devices sold in Canada. Available screens and settings may vary for smartwatches sold in other countries.

Note: On the Galaxy Fit2, you can enable and disable vibration from the Quick settings panel.

You can modify the sounds on your smartwatch to hear every notification and message. Or, if you do not like hearing constant alerts, you can mute all sounds to enjoy complete silence.

On your smartwatch, navigate to and open Settings. Swipe to and tap Sound and vibration. From here you can adjust the options for volume, ringtone, notifications, and more.

Sound and vibration settings on the watch

The following options are available:

  • Sound mode: Set the default sound style for your watch. Select Sound or Vibrate if you prefer to be alerted immediately, or select Mute if you would rather look at your alerts later. To have your watch vibrate while it rings, tap the switch next to "Vibrate while ringing" to turn it on.
  • Vibration: Adjust the vibration settings. You can change the vibration's length (Short or Long) or strength (Light or Strong) depending on your preference.
  • Call vibration: Change the vibration pattern for when your watch receives calls.
  • Notification vibration: Change the vibration pattern for when your watch receives notifications.
  • Volume: Choose the volume for your ringtone, media sounds, notifications, system alerts, and Bixby Voice.
  • Ringtone: Pick a unique option for your watch's ringtone, so you can hear exactly what you want when someone is calling.
  • Notification sound: Select your preferred sound for notifications.
  • System vibration: Enable or disable system vibration. If this feature is disabled, your watch will not vibrate when receiving system notifications or when performing certain functions.
  • System sounds: Adjust different settings for the watch's system sounds. For example, you can have the watch vibrate every time you select something.

Note: If "Mute all sound" is turned on in Accessibility, the watch will not make any sound.

You can control your smartwatch's sound settings directly from the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. The same option on your smartwatch will be available here as well, so you can easily adjust your watch without having it on.

Make sure your phone and watch are paired, and then open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. If you have more than one device, make sure to select your watch. Tap Watch settings, and then tap Sound and vibration.

Note: On some device models, you do not need to tap Watch settings; you can tap Sound and vibration directly from the watch's Home screen in the app.

Sound and vibration settings in Galaxy Wearable

The following options are available:

  • Sound mode: Set the default sound style for your watch. Select Sound or Vibrate if you prefer to be alerted immediately, or select Mute if you would rather look at your alerts later. To have your watch vibrate while it rings, tap the switch next to "Vibrate while ringing" to turn it on.
  • Vibration: Adjust the vibration settings. You can change the vibration's length (Short or Long) or strength (Light or Strong) depending on your preference.
  • Call vibration: Change the vibration pattern for when your watch receives calls.
  • Notification vibration: Change the vibration pattern for when your watch receives notifications.
  • Volume: Choose the volume for your ringtone, media sounds, notifications, system alerts, and Bixby Voice.
  • Ringtone: Pick a unique option for your watch's ringtone, so you can hear exactly what you want when someone is calling.
  • System vibration: Enable or disable system vibration. If this feature is disabled, your watch will not vibrate when receiving system notifications or when performing certain functions.
  • System sounds: Adjust different settings for the watch's system sounds. For example, you can have the watch vibrate every time you select something.

Note: If "Mute all sound" is turned on in Accessibility, the watch will not make any sound.

Thank you for your feedback!

The coding for Contact US > Call > View more function. And this text is only displayed on the editor page, please do not delet this component from Support Home. Thank you