Control the volume using a notification or an overlay (a floating widget)
Volume Control (with widget) lets you manage music and system volume from a notification shade or a floating overlay. It offers three modes—Notification, Overlay, or both—placing volume controls in your hands wherever you are. The app has a strong install base (500,000+ total, 3.4K in the last 30 days) and a solid rating (3.86 from 1721 ratings), though it is not ranked in any top list.
Pros & Cons
Three flexible control modes (notification, overlay, or both)
Music and global volume control from a single app
Floating overlay stays accessible across apps
Free to use
Lacks explicit dedicated control panel or on-screen buttons, a feature some competitors emphasize (based on common competitor keywords like panel and button)
Overlay permissions (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) may be restricted on some devices or ROMs
Not ranked in any top lists, which might affect visibility compared to leading tools
About Volume Control (with widget)
Volume Control (with widget) is a tools app developed by Nik Satyr.
Download Statistics
Volume Control (with widget) has been downloaded 580 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 3.4 thousand times.
User Ratings
Volume Control (with widget) is rated 3.86 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.7 thousand ratings.
App Information
Volume Control (with widget) is FREE to download. The APK download size is 4.96 MB. The latest version available is 2.1.8. The last update was on July 2, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Volume Control (with widget) requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2019.
Description
This app is aimed to make your volume control as comfortable as possible. With downloading VolumeController you may be free from hardware volume buttons.
The notification with audio controls will help you to adjust music volume from the notifications drawer: just tap volume up/down or mute button. Besides this mode allows you to control global notifications volume by using an expanded control panel.
An expandable overlay visible on top of all apps is also extremely useful — it provides you with music volume control right at your fingertips
Don’t forget about personalization: you can tune everything up in settings.
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Comments on Volume Control (with widget) for Android
★★★★★Odes Odes· Jun 14, 2025
Does what it described and no intrusive ads. Only thing its missing is a slider, perhaps an option to make the systems' volume pop up when interacting with the notif/widget
★★★★☆Jaco van der Walt· Apr 13, 2025
This app indeed works very well when you want to quickly control your phone volume by pressing the screen instead of the button. I would just suggest that the volume percentage icon of this app must stay visible until you stop pressing the volume up or down buttons.
★★★★☆Thomas James· Aug 24, 2024
The floating widget doesn't have a mute button? I have physical up/down volume buttons. I don't see the point. At least the notification has quick mute, so I guess I can stick with that.
★☆☆☆☆denmark eight· Jun 27, 2024
It's an okay app, but why do I need to manually start it every boot? Please make an option to have it run automatically on startup. *Edit: So O installed this on an old phone (Samsung A70) and it has an "Automatically Start on Boot" option. Why I don't have this on this phone, I have no idea.
★★☆☆☆Consultant BH· Apr 3, 2025
The app is very good the problem is I don't have control of the volume buttons on my screen I want them to be there and if I don't, I will remove them I need control of the volume buttons at all time
★★☆☆☆AbuDhifaf· Oct 26, 2024
Really cool. In case the screen is locked, need add ability to choose who will appear automatically as default Control the rise and fall of music or ringtone. Also I suggest that the division of the degree of rise and fall of sound be followed by numbers from one to 15. This is better and easier for the general concept than a percentage. After you fix that, I will vote number five immediately. THANK YOU SO MUCH…
Google Play Rankings for Volume Control (with widget)
This app is not ranked
Technologies used by Volume Control (with widget)
15 permissions·17 libraries
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a range of permissions, including network state, notification policy, foreground service, SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW (overlay), boot complete, and advertising IDs. This aligns with its overlay and foreground-operation features. Users should review overlay permission usage and install from trusted sources; the app is free to use and integrates with ad/analytics services as indicated by its requested permissions.
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