The only thing worse than a meeting that’s already pretty dull is one where you’re struggling to hear or keep your headphones on. Microsoft Teams has the ability to adjust volume settings while in a meeting but it’s not exactly clear where these settings are. Here’s how to raise or lower the volume in a Teams meeting.
Adjust Volume in the Teams Desktop Client
Step 1: While in a Teams meeting, click the 3 dots in the options bar and select Show device settings
Step 2: In Device Settings at the right of the Teams meeting, adjust the volume bar under Speaker to lower or raise the volume
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Adjust Volume via the Windows Volume Mixer
If you’re unable to adjust the volume in the Teams client, then you can always use the Windows volume mixer instead.
Step 1: Right click the speaker icon at the bottom right of your computer’s task bar and select Open Volume Mixer
Step 2: Find Teams in the Volume Mixer and use the slider to raise or lower the volume
Sound settings (searched in the bar, should say ‘control panel’ under the right one) and then under the “Communications” Tab I found my problem. “When Windows detects communications activity: And the option “Reduce other sound volumes by 80%” was checked.
So having skype open likely made windows think teams was needing to be quiet. Helpful, but not helpful
Best wishes mates
I had an issue with very low volumes, while using PC Speaker for Teams calls. Seems to have been resolved as follows:
in System Sound Settings in Control Panel, go into Device Properties. There is a setting for Spatial Sound Format. This has a dropdown box, with options for “Off”, or “Windows Sonic for Headphones”. “Off” was selected as default.
Select the “Sonic” option, then select “Off” again. This has doubled my call volume.
THANK YOU !!!
Hi,
Is there a way to change the volume in Teams for Android? Teams does not answer to the Android system volume control.
That’s interesting… so using the physical volume buttons while in a meeting does not lower / raise the volume?
no
Increasing volume is possible. But there is a lower limit set on how ‘low’ the audio from Teams can be. It can’t go any lower. There is no in app setting to configure for this and system wide control doesn’t work.
Is there any way I can lower the volume of an individual
Unfortunately, not that I am aware of.
Is there a way Teams can automatically lower my PC’s other audio sources, like we could in Skype and Lync?
Please say how to decrease volume in mobile
lower the volume of your phone
I cannot turn the volume down 🙁 not in the mixer nor in the Device Settings in Teams…
Hi Ulrik,
Is the option greyed out for you or just not showing?
same
not showing
There is a lower limit to how low one can set Teams’ audio output to be. The system wide setting doesn’t allow Teams’ volume to go any lower. This is the only app that I am aware of that tinkers with system wide volume control and takes away even the basic premise of volume control away from user.
THANKS GOOD
Is there a way to adjust the volume of the Teams app without adjusting the master volume on mac?
Hi,
Unfortunately I don’t have access to a Mac to test this… if you find out, please let me know and I’ll gladly add a section for Mac to the article!
On my MacBook Air, the Teams volume is coupled to system volume. So no, does not appear to be possible.
My hack – add another audio device just for Teams, and select that as the output in the app. I’m using a cheap BT headset.
You can keep a different sound output for the rest of the system, e.g. built-in speakers.
You can also go to settings: Audio App settings and there ou can fine (in my case) 3 Teams app Icons, and just try to adjust them and you will see you can look it up in soundmixer too
(one icon could not be adjusted on my pc)
What do I do if I’m a student/attendee who doesn’t have control over device settings?
Thankssss
Am I not able to turn the volume of the teams meeting down without turning all the volume on my computer down?
Hi,
If you’re using Windows then you can use the Windows Volume Mixer to adjust the volume only for Teams.
Great tip! Didn’t see that one!
im on chrome os and i cant do it on the browser
If you’re using Teams through Chrome you should be able to open the volume mixer and lower the volume level of Chrome instead.
Thank you!