topic Re: On-screen volume display in TV

On-screen volume display

Sourshoes — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:51:07 GMT

Hello everyone, I cannot find the setting to disable the on screen volume display on my Q80T. Is there a hidden setting somewhere? If not, can we get the option added by Samsung?

Thank you!

Re: On-screen volume display

Muddybulldog — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:14:17 GMT

Desperately needed and shouldn’t be hard to implement. When used in concert with a Samsung sound bar the OSD doesn’t trigger IF you use the soundbar remote. No reason the same can’t be done when using the TV remote. Functionality is there. Just needs some logic options.

Re: On-screen volume display

Codsnake — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:04:40 GMT

I really want this feature as well.

Re: On-screen volume display

DaveBar72 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:45:39 GMT

This thread was started almost a year go and Samsung has not addressed it yet! I use a Sonos Arc and every time I move the volume 1 or 2 bumps, my wife can see I turned it up. Also, How do you change the name of the Source from Unknown to Tivo?

Re: On-screen volume display

Danot — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:45:14 GMT

Would love to get this sorted too. Thanks for posting this issue. If anyone knows of a fix since the original post I’d be keen to know it. Thanks

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Melscott — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:36:12 GMT

The volume osd drives me crackers! so many programmes have different volume levels that I am forever changing it and that screen message gets very annoying. Come on Samsung, do something about it for the people suffering!

Re: On-screen volume display

Ck89 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:09:06 GMT

FWIW, with a recent firmware update, the volume display pops up even when adjusting sound on a samsung sound bar with the sound bar remote. SO ANNOYING. Previously the volume icon did not come up on screen when adjusting with sound bar remote.

Re: On-screen volume display

nicandh — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:19:28 GMT

I contacted Samsung support through multiple channels - direct call, Twitter, etc. - literally begging them to fix this, and they all said that this was a feature, not a bug, thanks, we'll pass this along to our development team, etc.

My solution, which is not ideal, is to use a Logitech Harmony remote. I have a SONOS Arc, so when I change the volume for a given activity, it sends a command only to the SONOS soundbar, not the TV, so I avoid having to see any onscreen volume indicator.

The problem with this (other than the additional expense and complexity) is that Harmony doesn't support voice commands, so I'm unable to use that function either with the TV itself or with a connected media player.

Samsung, PLEASE make this change. It cannot be that complicated!

Re: On-screen volume display

Ck89 — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:16:26 GMT

This is certainly one solution. And props to you for trying to reach out to them on basically any available channel. I’ve had zero luck.

I also have a Logitech harmony but unfortunately, my sound bar is Samsung brand. So, even though my volume command is sent only to the sound bar - the TV still shows the dang volume level. This is the same result if I use the remote that came with the sound bar. Ugh.

Samsung, this is not a *feature*. It is an annoying bug. Roll it back, please remove this stupid volume osd. If I really want to know the volume level, I’ll read the display on the sound bar. Thanks.

Re: On-screen volume display

Sourshoes — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:11:28 GMT

I’m glad that I’m not the only one annoyed by this. It’s pretty annoying this hasn’t been addressed yet.

Re: On-screen volume display

PJS28 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:24:06 GMT

I wish they would introduce a setting for this. The pop up for the volume is doing my head in. It should be easy to apply this as an option in the firmware.

Re: On-screen volume display

RomBrz — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:42:23 GMT

In my case, what annoy me is that i have a wireless headset for my Xbox, paired directly with the Xbox, so to watch TV or Streaming i use the TV's sound, but when i play Xbox i mute the TV because i'm using my phone.

But if you mute the TV, this popup keeps showing and i have to change the audio mode to a "fake optical" to mute the tv without the annoying popup remembering me that i muted the TV.

Re: On-screen volume display

_Diablos_ — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:36:50 GMT

Yes this is a super annoying "feature". I'm seriously considering blacklisting samsung devices from my future purchases. First the HW-K950 flagship soundbar with a poorly documentet lack of support for atmos over Arc, and then this "high-end" Q80T TV with a massive, annoying and distracting volume display. Give us the option to remove it, or at least decide the size and location on screen. Feels like i'm buying cheap non-branded chinese copies.

Feels like they have no-one that actually quality checks the products anymore. Not everyone lives in houses. Quite a few of us live in apartments, and with major volume differences in dialouge scenes and action scenes, sometimes it sadly is necessary to micro manage volume.

Re: On-screen volume display

Ck89 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:35:33 GMT

I'm glad this thread is getting some traction. I 100% echo your sentiment here... the "by design" feature add to make this volume osd is SO Awful. Samsung please remove it or give the option to include it. Don't decide for us that adding it is what is best...

Re: On-screen volume display

axso033 — Thu, 06 May 2021 11:21:26 GMT

What is with showing the next and previous volume level? I can count - if I'm at volume level 20 I know the next number is going to be 21, and the previous number is 19.

This is absolutely insane. I can't wrap my head around the idea that some designer at Samsung thought this would be useful information to show onscreen that people needed to know.

The old Samsung TV I had from 8 years ago had an unobtrusive volume display - just showing the current volume level and nothing else - that didn't cover content. I want to buy a TV to watch the content! Not to see a user-interface! I want to buy the latest Samsung TV but this obtrusiveness is a dealbreaker for me.

Does anyone at Samsung have even a basic concept of good user-interface design?!?

Please can anyone tell me that there is a way to turn off this idiotic "feature"?

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Members_UfDsopY — Thu, 27 May 2021 16:29:26 GMT

Agreed, completely unnecessary and annoying

Re: On-screen volume display

BrBray — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:11:59 GMT

I recently installed an external sound bar that uses e-ARC, and I get a similar pop up that displays “Receiver (HDMI-eARC)” whenever I adjust the volume. I enjoy the sound bar, but now the TV? Not so much. It’s extremely intrusive during movies.

Re: On-screen volume display

Ck89 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:42:24 GMT

SAMSUNG - when are you going to address this!?

Re: On-screen volume display

BrBray — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 02:51:12 GMT

As a Bonus Feature (after installing the sound bar which uses e-ARC) I have to use the Samsung remote to exit out of the Home menu before resuming TV use, if I turned the TV off the night before while watching Netflix or Prime.

it seems as though outputting audio to the e-ARC is causing the poor TV to have an existential crisis.

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SamsucksHard — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:36:56 GMT

DUDE. EXACTLY… My wife is the Volume Nazi big time. And now bc of this POS menu system on a $4k TV, I can’t enjoy my god given RIGHT as a MAN to do as I please with my own electronics. SAMSUNG SUCKS. Now I remember why I wasn’t going to buy Samsung ever again. It’s this kind of cra-a-ap. LG, I’m coming home! (