How to play one app's sound on a different device on a Samsung Galaxy (Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5)

What changed: added what our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 shows: it has no Separate app sound.

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-play-one-app-s-sound-on-a-different-device-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

If you do not see this option

• You have a Google Pixel. Our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 has no Separate app sound: a Settings search for separate found nothing. Its Sound and vibration page has volume sliders that apply to all apps, plus Audio will play on, which moves all sound at once.

  

• Your speaker is not in the Audio device list Samsung says Bluetooth devices only show in the list while they are connected. Connect the speaker or headset first. Source: Useful audio settings on the Galaxy phone including Separate app sound
• You see a switch instead of Turn on now Samsung's steps, written for an older One UI, say to tap the switch to turn Separate app sound on, then Select to pick the app. Source: Useful audio settings on the Galaxy phone including Separate app sound

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Sounds and vibration › Separate app sound

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

What we did

Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing

Our phone

Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Separate app sound

   Open Settings, Sounds and vibration and tap Separate app sound.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Turn it on

   Tap Turn on now. It is off on ours.

   Done

3. 

   Choose the app and the device

   App picks the app or apps; Audio device picks where their sound plays. On our phone both rows are greyed out because Turn on now is still off. They stay greyed out until the feature is on.

   Done

What changed: added what our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 shows: it has no Separate app sound.

Watch these steps

If this does not work

• The app still plays through the phone Samsung says Separate app sound only works when the device you pick is different from the main audio output. If the speaker is already the main output, all sound goes there. Source: Useful audio settings on the Galaxy phone including Separate app sound
• You picked the wrong app Samsung says to tap Select and choose the media app whose sound should go to the other device, then go back and choose the Audio device. Source: Useful audio settings on the Galaxy phone including Separate app sound

About this guide

Example: music from Spotify plays on a Bluetooth speaker, while other apps stay on the phone. The audio device must be different from your main output.

Good to know

To move all sound at once, use Media output in the quick panel instead.

In short: Settings, Sounds and vibration, Separate app sound, Turn on now, choose App and Audio device.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.