I can't get sound on my Facebook videos! It works fine on my computer but after I upgrade to iOS 13, there is no sound on Facebook videos on my iPhone. I have tried to delete and reinstall the iOS update but get no luck. Any suggestion to fix Facebook videos no sound problem? It's driving me crazy...
Sometimes you may suddenly lost sound on Facebook video playback, frustrating. Users may experience Facebook video sound not working problem during playback or after uploading on computer, iPhone, iPad, Android etc due to different reasons. Here we will analyze and solve the Facebook video sound problem on a case-by-case basis. If your Facebook videos have no sound, you will find a fix here.
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How to Fix Various No Sound on FB Videos Problems
1. There is no sound on Facebook videos on iPhone iPad
As the user mentioned above, you may all of sudden run into Facebook video sound not working error on iPhone iPad. The reason can be the Facebook app problem, or the changed iPhone iPad settings after you upgrade to new iOS 10.12 for example. When your Facebook videos have no sound on iPhone XS/XS Max/XR/X/8/7/SE/6S, iPad Air 2/mini 4 etc, try the fixes below:
- First of all, check if the silent/ loud toggle button on the side of the device is switched to the loud mode.
- If you have Facebook video sound problem after iOS upgrading, get into the device root directory and go to /System/Library/LaunchDeamons and locate the file com.apple.iapd.plist.
- If vibrate, just flip vib off then fast forward or rewind Facebook video to get sound.
- Turn off the hidden Mute button on iPhone iPad: swip up on bottom of iPad > check if the mute button is white > click on the Mute button to grey.
- Check if it is the bluetooth taking over the sound.
- Delete and reinstall the Facebook app.
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2. Facebook videos no sound in Chrome/Firefox/IE etc
If you can't get sound on Facebook video but can play sound in local desktop videos, the browser software may be the cause to the no sound on Facebook videos error. If this happens to you, fix the Facebook video sound not working in Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari as below:
- Check the browser's volume level: click the speaker icon in the notification area.
- Disable browser extensions, especially those relating to audio/video. And clear cache, cookies and history.
- Ensure the browser is in its latest version. Remove and reinstall the browser or switch to a different browser.
- Fixes to Facebook videos have no sound/audio on different browsers:
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* IE: Close all Internet Explorer windows > Open desktop Internet Explorer. Go to Tools, Internet Option > Select the Advanced tab > Scroll down to "multi-media" sub-heading > Make sure the box next to "play sounds in web pages" is checked > Click ok > Restart Internet Explorer.
* Chrome: Menu > Settings > Show advanced settings > System> UNCHECK "Use hardware acceleration when available > Restart Chrome.
* Firefox: Tools/Options/Content > Click on exceptions and add www.facebook.com > Click allow and then close.
3. No sound on FB videos on Computer/Laptop
Can't get audio on Facebook on a PC/Mac is also a common problem. There are various different reasons for this problem and here we have gathered all the possible solutions to FB videos sound not working problem on computer/laptop. Just follow the guide below to fix Facebook video not playing with sound on computer:
- Sound settings. Always check if you have turned off the sound on your computer. This is easy to miss but works for some users.
- Ensure that you have installed the most recent drivers for your sound card and motherboard.
- Check if it is the Adobe Flash Player that should be responsible for the Facebook videos no sound error. Make sure that you're running the latest version.
- After you update to the latest Flash player, check if the Flash player turn down the volume slider.
- For no sound on Facebook videos on PC (if you upgrade from Windows 7 to Win 10):
- The Facebook videos may be uploaded with sound errors.
* Type the Audio Control Panel into Cortana and selected Creative Audio Control Panel.
* Select speaker configuration under speakers and changed the setting to 2/2.1 speakers.
4. Facebook videos have no sound on Android Samsung phones/tablets
Like the problem on iPhone iPad, you may get errors with Facebook videos on Android/Samsung devices. If you have audio out of sync, audio not working error on Facebook videos, you may try some common fixes in the iPhone iPad section, or check the following fixes:
- First of all, check if the silent/vibrate switch is turned on.
- Hold on the power button to restart the Android/Samsung device.
- Insert your headphones into the headphone jack then take them out may solve Facebook videos no sound.
- Make sure the Android device has the latest software update, to check go into settings > about device > software update > check for updates.
Also see: how to fix YouTube no sound problem
5. How to fix no sound on Facebook videos calls
The final error is the sound problem during a Facebook video chat. Some users are complaining that they can't get sound on Facebook videos when they talk to somebody. "I can see the screen, but there is no sound on the speaker of my laptop." Here are some suggestions you my try:
- Unplug your headphones and put it back.
- Update to the latest sound drive.
- Check if your headset or speaker devices are muted.
- Close any speaker-relating apps.
- Check the sample rate of your sound card.
- Try re-installing the driver of your sound card.
