Android 14 volume adjustment control adds one-button mute button

CTOnews.com, September 11, although Android 14 did not make major changes to the media player, it made a detailed adjustment to the volume adjustment control, providing a convenient one-button mute shortcut.

According to the changes found by foreign media 9To5Google, on Android 14 Beta 5.x (CTOnews.com Note: or earlier), click the speaker icon on the left side of the volume bar to mute the device immediately.

▲ image source 9To5Google in addition, you can unmute and adjust the volume to about 1/6 of the maximum volume by clicking the speaker icon after muting.

This shortcut button is suitable for speakers on the device, Bluetooth headsets, Dock speakers for Pixel tablets, and other Cast targets (Nest Hub, etc.), and the most common scenario is the device's system volume slider.

Of course, this is not a new feature in the current blooming Android ecosystem, but the support of the native Android 14 system means that there can be a more unified solution, which can also be called directly by system and application developers, making it more convenient.