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How do I turn off sound?

Learn how to customize your move sound notifications on Chess.com for both the website and mobile apps.

Updated over 2 months ago

Move sound

You can customize the sound you hear when a move is made—whether it's your move, your opponent's, or a game you're watching. Here's how:

Web

  1. Click 'Settings' in the bottom left corner of any Chess.com page to open the 'Board & Pieces' settings.

  2. Scroll down to the 'Sound' section, and toggle the sound on or off. If enabled, use the 'Sound Theme' dropdown to choose your preferred sound.

    • You can click on the speaker icon to test each sound.

  3. Click 'Save Sound Theme' to apply your changes!

An image showing the Sound section on the Board & Pieces setting page on Chess.com

Mobile

  1. Tap 'More' in the bottom right and select 'Settings.'

  2. From the settings menu tap 'Board' and toggle off the 'Sounds' option:


Mobile notifications

Android

  1. Go to your phone settings and tap 'Apps & Notifications.'

  2. Select the Chess.com app.

  3. From here, you can enable or disable notifications for the app:

An image showing the Chess.com app info on Android with an arrow pointing to the Notifications option

iOS

  1. Go into your Apple device's settings and tap 'Notifications'

  2. Select the Chess.com app

  3. From here, you can enable or disable move notifications, notification sounds, and badges:

An image showing the Chess.com app settings on iOS with an arrow pointing to the Allow Notifications toggle

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