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Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode: How to Fix

In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue wherein the Facebook Story is playing audio even in Silent Mode. There has been no denying the fact that Meta is aggressively pushing Reels over all its other features, across both its social media services. Since these short clips already have a massive fan following [though I have never been a fan of it], it only makes sense for this move.

Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode

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.

Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode

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

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:

  1. To begin with, head over to the Settings menu on your device.
  2. Then go to Apps > See All Apps and select Facebook from the list.
  3. Now scroll to the end and tap on App Details. You will now be taken to that app’s Play Store page.
    Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode
  4. So tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right and uncheck Enable Auto-updates.
  5. Once that is done, go back to Apps > See All Apps and select the desired app from the list.
  6. Now scroll to the end and note out its version number somewhere.
  7. After that, tap on Uninstall followed by OK in the confirmation dialog box.Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode
  8. Once done, head over to a trusted third-party site and download an older version of that app (verify the version from Step 6 above).
  9. Finally, install that APK file (enable Installation from Unknown Sources, if asked), and the issue stands rectified.
    Facebook Story playing audio even in Silent Mode

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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