While notification rings are a good way to learn about incoming messages, texts sent, email received etc, there are times when we don't want them. For those moments, Silent mode is used. However, on some Android devices, Silent mode does not mute the camera shutter sound. Although there are devices like HTC One and Z1 which have a option in the camera settings to turn the shutter sound off, some devices even lack that feature.

To mute the shutter sound on Android devices which do not offer the feature - here are some ways to help you mute your camera sound. This guide has methods for both the rooted and unrooted Android devices.

How to turn off camera shutter sound on unrooted devices:

To mute your Android device, you no more need to have your device rooted. XDA devprovidence'app namedCamera Mutewas originally developed to mute the annoying sound of camera on Galaxy Note 3. However, this app is working on both the stock camera app and the Samsung Galaxy devices. A few devices from other OEMs can also use this app to disable the camera shutter sound. Android devices on which Camera Mute app is working are these:

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 &Galaxy Note 3Samsung Galaxy S2,Galaxy S3,Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy GrandSamsung Galaxy Note 10.1Lenovo P780LG G2Huawei Ascend D1 XL

This app does not require root access as it temporarily enables silent mode on the device when you launch the stock camera app on your device. To disable camera shutter sound on unrooted Android devices, downloadthis app, copy the Apk to your device and then install it.

To use: open the app drawer, launch Camera Mute and enable it. Ta da!

Download link:CameraMuteV1_2.apk

How to mute camera shutter sound on rooted Android devices:

Beside using the app above, there are a few other ways to mute camera shutter sound if you have got the root privilege on your Android device. Here are some ways:

Install a mod to mute camera sound. You will find an Xposed module to turn off shutter sound.Install a custom ROM that already has a mute shutter sound feature.You can also install an app that mutes camera sound.Ultimate Sound ControlandCamera Sound Off! are some good ones!There also are some third-party camera apps that let you capture pictures withoutshuttersound. TryQuite Camera,Silent Camera, andApps Like These.You can also modify file names on the device system to mute camera shutter sound. This method requires aRoot Explore Appon your Android device. Here is how:Open root explorer appNavigate tosystem >media >audio >uiTap onmount r/wand scroll down toShutter.oggand rename it toShutter.ogg.bakNow renameShutter_multiple.oggtoShutter_multiple.ogg.bakThat's it!