Shortcut for muting only a single app

[Sinfin]

Hello everyone,

i search for a shortcut that can mute only a single app on iOS 15 (including annoying ads with sound) but don't change the actual system volume. Can this be done with the Shortcuts app?

Tanks for your helping.

 

[matrix07]

I think you can make it like ‘when I open this app then turn on mute’

Should be possible but I’m not sure about ‘when I close this app then turn it off’.

 

[Sinfin]

Thanks for your reply.
At the moment, I cannot try your tip. But i think your process would mute the whole system volume while the App XY is open.?

 

[BigBlur]

There is no way to mute a specific app, or mute the device through a shortcut. This is because it's a physical switch on the iPhones, and shortcuts need to be compatible across all devices.

The best thing you can do is what matrix07 described. You would need one automation to set the volume to 0% when the app is opened, and another automation to set the volume back to 50% or whatever you like when the app is closed. Of course you wouldn't be able to listen to background music or anything like that though.

For something slightly more complex, you could use the Get Device Details action to get the current volume, save that to a note or file, and finally set volume to 0% when the app is opened. Then when the app is closed, read the value from the note/file and set the volume back to what it was before.

 

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[teflocarbon]

There is no way to mute a specific app, or mute the device through a shortcut. This is because it's a physical switch on the iPhones, and shortcuts need to be compatible across all devices.

The best thing you can do is what matrix07 described. You would need one automation to set the volume to 0% when the app is opened, and another automation to set the volume back to 50% or whatever you like when the app is closed. Of course you wouldn't be able to listen to background music or anything like that though.

For something slightly more complex, you could use the Get Device Details action to get the current volume, save that to a note or file, and finally set volume to 0% when the app is opened. Then when the app is closed, read the value from the note/file and set the volume back to what it was before.

No need to mess around with notes.
Just use Data Jar!

‎Data Jar

‎Data Jar is a data store designed to be used with Shortcuts. The data store lets you persist key-value pairs. If you have used dictionaries and lists in Shortcuts, then you’ll find that the data format used by Data Jar is very similar. - Extensive support for Shortcuts, enabling you to read...

apps.apple.com

 

[BigBlur]

No need to mess around with notes.
Just use Data Jar!

‎Data Jar

‎Data Jar is a data store designed to be used with Shortcuts. The data store lets you persist key-value pairs. If you have used dictionaries and lists in Shortcuts, then you’ll find that the data format used by Data Jar is very similar. - Extensive support for Shortcuts, enabling you to read...

apps.apple.com

Neat! Thanks for sharing this.