The Complete Guide to Sound on the LinkedIn App
If LinkedIn videos play with no sound, your phone is probably fine — the app is doing it on purpose. LinkedIn starts its feed videos muted, every time, on every phone: not a bug, just how the feed is designed for a quiet office or a train. The sound is there, waiting behind one tap. The trouble starts when that tap doesn’t work, or when the setting behind it has gone wrong.
Muted on Purpose: How LinkedIn Autoplay Works
Every video in your feed starts playing automatically — and silently. The app mutes the audio by design so scrolling through webinars, company posts, and ads doesn’t blast sound at you. You’ll see a small speaker icon on the video, usually in a corner, with a line through it: the video is muted, and your volume buttons can’t do anything about it.
Tap the video once to open it, then tap the speaker icon — the line disappears and the sound starts. Once you’ve unmuted one video, later videos in the same session often play with sound too.
If you tap and nothing changes, try a different video first. Some LinkedIn videos are uploaded without an audio track at all, and no setting can add sound that was never recorded — a video that stays silent while the rest of the feed plays fine is almost always a silent upload, not a fault.
The Autoplay Setting That Decides Everything
If every video starts muted and you have to unmute each one by hand, the autoplay setting is doing it. LinkedIn lets you choose how videos behave in your feed, and the wrong choice leaves them silent or stops them from playing with sound at all.
Open the LinkedIn app, tap your profile photo, then go to Settings. Look for Account preferences — on some versions it’s under Data privacy — and find Autoplay videos, with options like Never Autoplay Videos and Wi-Fi connections only. If autoplay is set to never play videos, change it so videos play, then test again. Some versions also have a separate option for sound with autoplay; make sure sound isn’t switched off there.
An app update can move the menu or reset the choice, so if videos that used to play with sound suddenly start muted, check the autoplay setting first — not your speaker. The same setting exists on desktop too, under the Me menu, then Settings and Privacy, then Account preferences — changing it in one place doesn’t always change it in the other.
The iPhone Silent Switch Problem
On iPhone, the little switch on the side causes more LinkedIn silence than any app setting. Flip it and check for the orange stripe — if it’s showing, your phone is in silent mode, and plenty of apps will play videos without sound. It’s easy to flip by accident in your pocket. Newer iPhones have the same trap in the Action button or Control Center’s silent mode.
Even with the switch off, volume can fool you: your phone keeps separate levels for calls, alarms, and media, and LinkedIn uses media volume. Your ringtone can be loud while media volume sits at zero. While a video plays, press volume-up — on iPhone, check the indicator says media volume, not ringer; on Android, tap the arrow beside the slider to open all channels and turn the media slider up.
Notification Sounds Are a Different Setting
Video sound and notification sound are two separate things. If LinkedIn never makes a sound when a message or a mention arrives — while videos play fine — you’re looking at notifications, not playback.
On Android, notification sounds are set per app: open Settings, then Apps, then LinkedIn, then Notifications, and check sound is enabled for the categories you care about — you can even pick a different tone there. On iPhone, go to Settings, then Notifications, then LinkedIn, and make sure Sounds is on alongside Allow Notifications.
Inside the app, LinkedIn also lets you mute individual conversations: if one chat never makes a sound while the rest do, check whether you’ve muted it. And if you’ve muted a connection’s updates, their posts won’t reach you at all — a feed setting, not a sound setting, but it feels the same.
Bluetooth and the Missing Output
If your phone is connected to Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, a car stereo, or a smart speaker, LinkedIn audio may be playing through that device instead of your phone speaker. Everything on the phone looks normal while the sound goes off somewhere you can’t hear it.
Open Bluetooth settings and check what’s connected. Disconnect it or turn Bluetooth off temporarily, then play a video again. If you use wireless earbuds, put them in their case so the phone stops routing audio to them.
On iPhone, check the AirPlay icon in Control Center; on Android, the media output switcher in the notification shade. If the speaker sounds faint in every app, run the free speaker test on Fix My Speaker — a clear tone means the problem is inside LinkedIn, not your hardware.
When the App Itself Needs a Reset
Sometimes the app just gets into a bad state after an update or days running in the background. Close LinkedIn completely by swiping it away from recent apps, wait a few seconds, then reopen it and play a video. If the sound is still missing, restart your phone too — a stuck audio service affects every app, not just LinkedIn.
Clear the cache next. On Android, go to Settings, then Apps, then LinkedIn, then Storage, and tap Clear Cache — it removes temporary files without deleting your account or saved posts. Don’t tap Clear Data unless you’re prepared to sign in again. On iPhone there’s no cache button, so delete the app and reinstall it instead.
Then check for an update in the Play Store or App Store — audio bugs from a bad release get patched quietly. Turn on automatic updates so you don’t hit the same problem again. If a video still plays silently, switch between mobile data and Wi-Fi and replay it: a weak connection can make a video play with its sound track missing or delayed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do LinkedIn videos play without sound?
LinkedIn mutes feed videos by default. Tap the video, then tap the speaker icon to unmute it. If it stays silent, check autoplay, media volume, and Bluetooth.
How do I change the autoplay setting on LinkedIn?
Tap your profile photo, go to Settings, then Account preferences or Data privacy, and find Autoplay videos. Choose Never Autoplay Videos or Wi-Fi connections only, and make sure sound with autoplay isn’t switched off.
Why is there no sound on LinkedIn but sound works in other apps?
It’s almost always inside LinkedIn: a muted video, an autoplay setting, a stale cache, or an outdated app. Try unmuting the video, checking autoplay, and clearing the cache.
Why is LinkedIn sound quiet even when my volume is up?
Your media volume may be lower than you think, a Bluetooth device may be taking the audio, or the video was recorded quietly. Turn media volume all the way up while the video plays, disconnect Bluetooth, and compare with another video.