Samsung screen recording has no sound? How to fix it

What changed: every step re-shot on our own Galaxy S26 (Korean model SM-S942N) on One UI 9, dark mode, with the steps rewritten for the One UI 9 screens.

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5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9, Android 17 (build S942NKSS4BZIG)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Advanced features › Screenshots and screen recordings › Audio to record

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open the screen recording settings

   Open Settings, Advanced features, Screenshots and screen recordings, and scroll to Screen recordings. On ours, Audio to record read Media.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Change Audio to record

   Tap Audio to record and choose None, Media for the phone's own sound, or Media and mic to add your voice.

   Done

3. 

   Or choose the sound when you start

   Start Screen recorder from the quick panel. The Start recording with Screen recorder? sheet has its own Audio to record choices, with Media selected on ours. Check Area to record, then tap Start recording.

   Done

4. 

   Record and stop

   Tap Start recording. The toolbar at the top right shows the time; tap the square to stop.

   Done

5. 

   Check the recording

   Recording saved. appears at the bottom. Open it in Gallery and play it to hear the sound.

   Done

What changed: every step re-shot on our own Galaxy S26 (Korean model SM-S942N) on One UI 9, dark mode, with the steps rewritten for the One UI 9 screens.

Watch these steps

If you do not see this option

• No Screen recordings section in Settings Start Screen recorder from the quick panel instead. Its start sheet has its own Audio to record choices: None, Media and Media and mic.
• No sound choices when you start On our S26 they sit under Audio to record on the Start recording with Screen recorder? sheet, above Show taps and touches.
• Menu names look different On older One UI versions a few names and positions may differ. Use Search in Settings and type Audio to record.

If this does not work

• The whole recording is silent Check that Audio to record is not set to None, in Settings or on the start sheet. Choose Media or Media and mic.
• Your voice is missing Media records only the phone's own sound. Choose Media and mic to add your microphone.
• One app stays silent Samsung says some apps block recording to protect their content, so their sound will not be captured. Sources: Record and capture your Galaxy phone or tablet's screen, How to record your screen on your Samsung Galaxy device
• Calls are silent Samsung's Screen recorder does not record phone calls, internet calls or video calls. Sources: Record and capture your Galaxy phone or tablet's screen, How to record your screen on your Samsung Galaxy device

About this guide

A silent screen recording on a Galaxy is often down to the sound setting, which can be set to None. If the setting is right and one app is still silent, that app blocks recording.

The screenshots are from our Samsung Galaxy S26, the Korean model SM-S942N, with One UI 9 and Android 17 (build S942NKSS4BZIG), in Dark mode. Menus can differ on models sold in other regions. We made one short test recording with Media selected and deleted it.

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, or the Screen recorder start sheet: Media, or Media and mic.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy S26 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.