Learn how to fix missing Android 5.0 Lollipop silent mode issue without rooting your phone or spending any money. We’re going to show you a free app that lets you undo silent mode on Android 5.0 so you can turn off the ringtone and vibrations and still receive notifications on the screen.
In less than a minute, you can add silent mode back to any Android device running Android 5.0 Lollipop without rooting, unlocking, or even installing an app from outside the app store.
The free SoundHUD app allows users to customize the volume control on Lollipop with access to a single slider as well as three volume controls, so you can independently change the ringtone, alarms and notifications without diving into settings. An excellent and nice fix for the missing Android Lollipop silent mode.
How to use Android 5.0 Lollipop silent mode without root?
SoundHUD from Great Bytes Software is based on Noyze, which offers a similar service but is no longer available on the Google Play Store. Here’s what you need to do to use silent mode in Lollipop.
Android 5.0 Lollipop Silent Mode Guide
Download SoundHUD From Google Play to your Android 5.0 Lollipop device. The app is free to try for 14 days so you can be sure it works. You will have to pay $1.49 to unlock all the features after the trial.
After installing SoundHUD, you need to turn it on in accessibility settings. From here you can go to the app on your home screen to change the settings. For a true silent mode in Lollipop you need to turn off all Priority Interrupts. To do this, go to
Turn off Priority Interrupts for silent mode on Android 5.0.
To change the look of the SoundHUD volume controls, you can go back to the SoundHUD app and set up shortcuts for long-pressing the volume up and down. Strangely, you cannot use a long press to mute the ringtone.
This app fix silent mode on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
In the settings, you can choose to show three volume sliders at once or expand them when you tap the arrow. This way you can easily control alarms, notifications and ringtone. You can customize the color of the volume sliders to match your theme and other customizations.
Customize sound controls and colors with SoundHUD.
That’s all you need to do to get a Lollipop silent mode on your device. We’ve already seen Samsung offer a fix to add a silent mode for some Galaxy S5 Lollipop devices, and we have a chance to see Android 5.1 offer a fix for this missing Android 5.0 silent mode bug.
