How Do I Mute and Unmute My iPad?
The iPad can be muted in several ways
Physical volume buttons The Settings app Control Center
Mute an iPad With the Volume Buttons
The easiest way to mute an iPad is using the volume buttons. Like any standard volume buttons, all you have to do to mute an iPad is to hold Volume Down until the sound is gone. Some models also have a hardware mute button.
Mute iPad Using Volume in the Settings App
Another way to silence is an iPad is to use the options in the Settings app. These settings don’t apply to every sound. They control ringers and alerts and alarms, but not, for instance, audio coming from a streaming video. To adjust those settings, follow these steps:
Quickly Mute an iPad With Control Center
Other than the Volume Down button, Control Center gives you two great, quick options. Here’s how to use them:
Set the overall volume for all ringers and alerts by dragging the slider to the volume you prefer. The iPads’s volume buttons won’t affect ringers and alarms unless you move Change With Buttons to on/green. You can also control iPad ringers and alerts by type in the Sounds section. Tap each type of sound and choose either silence or an alert tone.
