How to change the voice or mute voice navigation in Google Maps on Android

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Maps

Path

Maps › Settings › Navigation › Sound & voice: Muted

Real screenshots

3 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open Navigation settings

   Tap your profile picture, Settings, then Navigation.

   Done

2. 

   Choose the mute state

   Muted stays silent, Alerts only speaks only traffic alerts, Unmuted reads every turn. Guidance volume underneath has Softer, Normal and Louder.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Voice selection

   Ours said Default (English).

   Done

4. 

   Pick a voice

   Suggested voices come first; All voices lists every language. Default (English) speaks street names; some voices do not. We tapped Cancel and kept ours.

   Done

About this guide

The spoken directions are too chatty, too quiet or in the wrong language. All of it sits on one settings page.

The screenshots are from Google Maps 26.31.02 on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Maps looks the same on other Android phones; only the phone's own Settings screens differ by brand.

Good to know

The same page has Play voice over Bluetooth and Play voice during phone calls, which decide whether directions come through the car speakers.

In short: Maps, Settings, Navigation, Sound & voice: Muted, Alerts only or Unmuted; Voice selection for another voice.