How to Turn Off The Duolingo Startup Sound (September 2025)

Duolingo is the world’s most popular language-learning app with varied features.

The app is not only one of the most downloaded learning apps but also has a huge fan following across the world.

Duolingo has recently rolled out a new update that has introduced some new features to motivate learners.

However, the new update has also brought some issues.

One of them is the new updated Duolingo startup sound effect that has left many looking out for ways to shut it down.

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In this guide, we have shared steps to turn off the Duolingo Start-Up sound on Android and iOS for a disturbance-free learning process.

Without any further ado, let’s get started:

Disable The Duolingo Startup Sound

Here are some easy ways to turn off the start-up sound on Android and iOS:

For Android:

  • First, launch the Duolingo app.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • Tap on your Profile icon.
  • When you do so, a new window will appear.
  • There, tap on the Settings icon as shown in the above image.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • After that, go to the Preferences.
  • When you go there, you will see a list of options.
  • Now, disable the Sound Effects toggle.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • Once disabled, tap on Done.
  • That’s it.

For Browser:

  • First, visit Duolingo’s official website.
  • After visiting the site, click on the More option from the left side panel.
  • When you do so, a couple of options will appear.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • Now, click on the Settings option.
  • In a new window, click on the Sound Effects Toggle.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • When you do so, it will turn Grey as shown in the above image.
  • That’s it.

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For iOS:

  • Open the Duolingo app on your device.
  • Now, go to your Profile.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • There, tap on the Settings icon.
Duolingo Startup Sound
  • In a new window, tap on the ‘Preferences‘ option.
  • When you do so, you will see a bunch of options.

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Duolingo No Sound Effects Guide
  • Now, disable the Sound Effects Toggle.
  • That’s it.

Mute Your Device

  • One can also mute the device to disable the startup sound. 
  • Do this before opening the Duolingo app.  
  • Launch Duolingo on your device.
  • Unmute the feature. 

The start-up sound plays only when the app is launched. Do avoid closing your Duolingo app. If it is not closed the sound will not play.  

We hope you found this guide helpful and for more queries share them with us in the comment section. 

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