# Silent Mode Toggle

> Switch between sound, vibrate and silent mode from your home screen

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dc7.SilentModeToggle](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dc7.SilentModeToggle)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.dc7.SilentModeToggle`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** cug apps
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 306,998
- **Rating:** 3.61 / 5 (1,427 ratings)
- **Version:** 24.07.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-30
- **First published:** 2012-12-14
- **Size:** 133 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-05-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dc7.SilentModeToggle)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/cug-apps/silent-mode-toggle](https://sites.google.com/view/cug-apps/silent-mode-toggle)

## Description

**Silent Mode Toggle** is a handy Chrome extension that allows users to swiftly switch between sound, vibrate, and silent modes without navigating through multiple settings. Designed for convenience, it puts control directly on your home screen, ensuring you never miss a call or notification due to incorrect sound settings.

This extension enhances user experience by providing a simple toggle interface that saves time and effort, perfect for those who frequently need to change their device's audio profile. Whether you're in a meeting, at the gym, or relaxing at home, Silent Mode Toggle makes managing your device's sound modes effortless and immediate.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's simplicity, quick toggling of sound modes, and customization options, especially since many devices removed this functionality. The widget is praised for its ease of use and developer support. However, common problems include the widget icon not updating correctly, occasional unresponsiveness requiring resets, and compatibility issues on some devices. Recent updates introduced some buggy behavior and UI inconsistencies. Despite these issues, many long-term users find it essential and highly recommend it.

### Pros

- Simple and easy to use widget for toggling sound modes quickly.
- Highly customizable icons and colors for different sound states.
- Works well on newer Android versions, especially Android 12 and Pixel devices.
- Provides a much-needed toggle functionality removed from some devices by default.
- Developer offers good support and responds quickly to user queries.

### Cons

- Widget icon sometimes does not update or reflect the current sound mode correctly.
- Toggle periodically goes out of sync or becomes unresponsive and requires re-enabling listener service or resetting settings.
- Some compatibility issues on certain devices and Android versions (e.g., Samsung A15, Moto G7 Play).
- After recent updates, widget behavior changed unexpectedly, leading to confusion or broken functionality.
- Icon appearance issues such as misalignment and limited size customization options.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dc7.SilentModeToggle)