Samsung screen recording has no sound? How to fix it

By · 2 min read · 4 steps · Updated 5 October 2026 · ▶ Video demo

Short answer

Open Settings, Advanced features, Screenshots and screen recordings and tap Audio to record. Choose Media for the phone's own sound, or media and microphone to record your voice as well. Calls and many video and game apps cannot be recorded with sound.

Device
Android
Shown on
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
App
Settings
Path
Settings › Advanced features › Screenshots and screen recordings › Audio to record: Media
Real screenshots
2 of 4 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
2 official, linked below

Step by step

  1. Android screenshot: Open the screen recording settings

    Open the screen recording settings

    Settings, Advanced features, Screenshots and screen recordings. Scroll to the Screen recordings section.

  2. Android screenshot: Change Audio to record

    Change Audio to record

    Tap Audio to record and choose what the recording should hear: the phone's own sound (Media), your microphone as well, or nothing. Ours was set to Media.

  3. 1Swipe down2Screen recorder3Choose sound4Start recording

    Or choose the sound when you start

    When you start Screen recorder from the quick panel, Samsung shows the sound options before the countdown. Pick one there and tap Start recording.

  4. Usually recorded without sound or not at allPhone calls and internet callsVideo callsApps that protect their content

    Know what never records sound

    Some apps block recording to protect their content, and Samsung's Screen recorder does not record phone calls, internet calls or video calls.

About this guide

A silent screen recording on a Galaxy is almost always the sound setting, which can be set to record nothing. If the setting is right and one app is still silent, that app blocks recording.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

Good to know

How to record the screen, step by step: how to record your screen on a Samsung Galaxy.

In short: Settings, Advanced features, Screenshots and screen recordings, Audio to record: Media, or media and microphone. Calls and protected apps stay silent.

Sources

Links checked on 4 October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.