But things begin to go south when they incorporate some unwanted Reels features into its other elements, such as Story. For the unaware, the Reels’ audio tends to superimpose itself over your device’s current audio settings. So even if the latter is set to Mute, Reels wouldn’t respect that and would still play its audio. Unfortunately, the same setting seems to have made its way over to Story as well.
Many users have voiced their concern that Facebook Story is playing audio even when the device is set to Silent Mode. What is even more concerning is the fact that the same behavior is being shown by the Instagram story as well. On the fortunate side though, there does exist a nifty workaround that shall help you out. And in this guide, we will make you aware of just that. Follow along.
Fix Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode
Whether this is a deliberate change or a bug is yet to be ascertained, but one thing that has been verified is the fact that the latest update is the culprit behind this fiasco. So to rectify it, you will have to downgrade Facebook to the earlier stable build. Here’s how it could be done: That’s it. These were the steps to fix the issue wherein Facebook Story is playing audio even when the device is in silent mode. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue, let alone give out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when any of these two things happen, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
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