News sites and ad-heavy pages often blast audio the moment they load. Edge on Android has a global sound permission that can silence every site at once, or leave a few trusted ones audible.
The same switch works in reverse. Set the default you want most sites to follow, then add per-site exceptions for the URLs that need the opposite behavior.
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Mute Sound for All Sites in Edge on Android
News sites and ad-heavy pages love to blast audio the moment they load. Edge on Android has one global switch that silences every site at once, and turning it on leaves your per-site exceptions untouched.
- Launch the Microsoft Edge app on your Android phone.
- Tap the
menu in the bottom toolbar and choose Settings. - Tap Privacy and security, then Site permissions.
- Tap Sound. On current Edge builds this page is labeled Mute sites that play sound.
- Toggle Mute sites that play sound to On. The line under the switch confirms every site is silenced.
Reload a site that used to autoplay. You will know it worked when the page loads quietly and the player stays paused until you tap play.
Allow Sound for All Sites in Edge on Android
Muted everything and now you want the audio back? Flip the same switch the other way. It works in both directions, so nothing else on the page needs to change.
- Open Microsoft Edge on your Android phone.
- Tap the menu, then Settings.
- Tap Privacy and security, then Site permissions.
- Tap Sound.
- Toggle Mute sites that play sound to Off. New tabs can play audio again.
Play a video to confirm. If it still runs silent, the Edge setting is not what is blocking you.
TIP: Edge controls browser audio only. When a video plays but you hear nothing, check your phone’s media volume and the speaker icon on the tab before you change anything else.
Add a Sound Exception for a Specific Site
A single noisy site is no reason to mute everything else. Edge keeps a site-exception list for exactly this, and it never disturbs the global switch.
Two patterns cover most cases. Block one site that will not stop talking while everything else plays, or unmute one trusted site while the rest of the web stays silent.
- Follow the first four steps above to reach the Sound page.
- Set Mute sites that play sound to the side you want most sites to follow: on for mostly muted, off for mostly audible.
- Scroll down and tap + Add site exception.
- Type the site URL, for example facebook.com, then tap Add.
- Open the new entry and switch it between Allow and Block, depending on whether that site should play audio.
The exception applies on the next page load, so reload the tab you were testing with.
Sound is not the only permission that decides how a page behaves. If a site keeps throwing redirects at you, the pop-up and redirect controls in Edge on Android’s pop-up settings sit on the same Site permissions page.
Block Autoplay Audio on Every Site
A page that starts talking the instant it loads is usually an autoplay problem, not a sound permission problem. Edge splits the two into separate controls, and that catches people out.
Sound decides whether a site can emit audio at all. Media autoplay decides whether embedded videos and iframes start on their own, without a tap from you.
- In Microsoft Edge, tap the menu and choose Settings.
- Tap Privacy and security, then Site permissions.
- Scroll to and tap Media autoplay.
- Toggle off Allow sites to autoplay media to keep every embedded video paused until you press play.
Use + Add site exception below the autoplay toggle to let a few trusted pages start video on load. The same Site permissions page also holds JavaScript and pop-up controls, so if pages misbehave in other ways, JavaScript permissions in Edge for Android are the next thing to check.
Bottom Line
Edge on Android gives you one master switch per media type and a per-site exception list for everything else. Set the master toggle to the behavior you want most sites to follow, then add overrides for the handful of URLs that need the opposite.
That is the whole system, and it holds on other devices too. The same flow controls sound access for websites in Edge on a computer: different labels and screenshots, nearly identical menu path.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Edge still play sound after I turn off “Mute sites that play sound”?
Three usual suspects: a per-site exception set to Allow, the system media volume muted at the Android level, or the Media autoplay toggle still letting embedded video through. Recheck the exception list on the Sound page, raise the volume slider, and switch autoplay off too.
Is the sound setting the same in Chrome on Android?
Yes. Both browsers share the Chromium Site permissions framework, so the Sound and Media autoplay toggles behave the same way: one global switch plus per-site exceptions. If you also use Chrome, the same flow lives under Chrome’s Site settings page.
Does this change affect the ringer or notification volume?
No. The Edge sound permission only controls audio a website plays through the browser. Your ringer, alarm, and notification volumes are set at the Android level and stay exactly as they are.
Do the same settings apply in an InPrivate tab?
Yes. Sound is a global Edge setting, so InPrivate tabs follow the same Sound and Media autoplay rules as your normal tabs. Any exceptions you have already added apply everywhere.
