Phone for Windows 7

Question

Is there a way to mute the sound that sounds when a MessageBox is displayed?

Answer 1

There is a way - you have to show MessageBox using XNA

There are several articles around -

• http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/GuideBeginShowMessageBox-Wrapper.aspx (thanks for the link from @mrlacey / @wpug )
• http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/delivering-message-using

You need to play with the MessageBoxIcon method:

MessageBoxIcon is not really an icon (yes, I know - that name says so). In Windows Phone 7, it will detect the short sound that will accompany the message. And here you have several options: Alert, None, Error, Warning

However, it should be warned that using XNA methods is a bit inconvenient, as they are non-blocking methods (and you may also need to see how they interact with the back button)

Some people also wrote their own inbox - for example, http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/tomershamam/archive/2010/10/19/windows-phone-7-custom-message-box.aspx

Answer 2

At this time, the user cannot mute this sound, and the developer cannot mute this sound.