Mac OS X only: If you're the type to leave your computer on overnight—say to complete a big BitTorrent download or something along those lines—you may also have been woken up by an unexpected beep ...

The MicSwitch tool allows users to mute or unmute their system microphone using a predefined system-wide hotkey. Therefore, any program that utilizes a microphone can be stopped instantly. Launch ...

Messages don't always arrive on your iPhone or iPad at the most convenient time. Fortunately, iOS allows you to mute conversations conducted over the stock Messages app, so you don't have to silence ...

Organizers and participants can mute and unmute someone or everyone in Microsoft Teams. Thanks to the mute function, participants can turn off the audio from themselves or specific meeting ...

If the notifications from a particularly active group chat or an over-eager friend are getting on your nerves, it's very easy on an iPhone to mute them and give yourself a break. Of course, you can ...

A new study shows that pressing the mute button on popular video conferencing apps (VCA) may not actually work like you think it should, with apps still listening in on your microphone. More ...

The Google Chrome team is currently testing a new option that will allow users to permanently mute audio coming from a website (URL). The option is only available via the Google Chrome dev branch, ...