Volume bar gone

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Volume bar gone

After I got iTouch 3.0 software update, for music/movies/YouTube I don't have a volume adjuster.

Help!

Thanks in advance.

iMac '08, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 30, 2009 9:31 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 1, 2009 3:46 AM in response to NinjaSnowmans

this is a new feature.
when you do not have headphones plugged in OR have your iPod docked into speakers, the volume controls have been removed. i actually think it makes it all look a lot neater without the unnecessary volume controls when docked. i really like it.

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Answer 2

Jul 1, 2009 8:02 AM in response to Anna Sandham

Yeah, really useful - NOT. With my Touch docked on the treadmill, I can no longer turn the volume up high enough to hear it. In the noisy environment of the gym, I needed to turn the volume on the dock AND the Touch up. Now I can't turn up the Touch and can't hear my movies. 3.0 s-u-c-k-s

Message was edited by: jkcousins

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Answer 3

Jul 1, 2009 9:02 AM in response to jkcousins

Double click on the Home button (settable in Settings, General, Home, iPod Controls (ON)) to show the volume control.

-fred

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Answer 4

Jul 1, 2009 10:09 AM in response to jkcousins

well i'm sorry to hear that. i guess that is a problem, but for MY dock changing the volume on the iPod doesn't have an effect on the volume coming from the speakers. aesthetically for me it's just nicer. i can understand your frustration.
maybe you can get round it by turning the volume up to full while you have headphones plugged in, then plugging it into your dock?

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Answer 5

tedora

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Jul 2, 2009 7:43 AM in response to Anna Sandham

I'm missing my own volume slider as well... can't get it back no matter what I do. Apple Gen. Bar is fully booked - can't get in to talk to someone... Frustrated.

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Answer 6

Jul 3, 2009 5:30 AM in response to Frederick Avolio

My settings already match what you suggested, but I still do not have the volume slider on the iPod Touch after upgrading.

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Answer 7

Jul 7, 2009 10:28 AM in response to Anna Sandham

I've had this problem, too. I wanted to listen to a track through my 2nd gen's speaker When I unplugged the headphones, the volume bar disappeared and no sound came from iPod's speaker.

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Answer 8

Jul 7, 2009 1:42 PM in response to NinjaSnowmans

This is an odd one because I've updated to 3.0 and the volume slider has been unaffected. It's still there.

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Answer 9

luvlabs

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Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM in response to NinjaSnowmans

My volume control shows up while it is in the dock as well. Have you reset your iPod? My advice would be to start there.

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Answer 10

Jul 10, 2009 11:35 AM in response to NinjaSnowmans

I figured out how to fix it. The reason it happened is b.c. your dock turned off while ur iphone/itouch was plugged in.

FiX:
1. Plug ur iphone into your dock (If airplane mode asked to turn on say yes)
2. Play a song
3. Pull out iphone/itouch while song is playing.
4. Problem solved ur volume bar should be there now.

Enjoy

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Answer 11

-Taps-

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Jul 10, 2009 2:39 PM in response to NinjaSnowmans

If the volume bar is gone, can't you just use the volume buttons on the side of the iPod? Just a thought..

-Taps-

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Answer 12

Jul 24, 2009 2:33 AM in response to NinjaSnowmans

Iagree. This is very frustrating. I now cannot adjust the volume when I use iTrip in the car unless I plug in headphones too, which is a pain. Anyone got any more suggestions?

Apple....pls put back the volume bar in your next update,

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Answer 13

Cottonx

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Jul 25, 2009 2:07 AM in response to FallenFoX

FallenFoX is right!!
I just made one small change on it. Now I have my volume bar back again.

I've plugged in the dock AND the headphones in the Line out connector of the dock.
Played a song and pulled the iPod out.

Voila. Volume bar back.

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Answer 14

AudreyG

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Jul 31, 2009 9:03 PM in response to Cottonx

I was having the same problem and googled for a solution! I found this and tried it just now. FallenFoX's solution worked perfectly. 🙂 Thank you!

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Answer 15

cdbosh

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Sep 4, 2009 11:25 AM in response to -Taps-

That solution doesn't work for us "first gen'ers".

Also, I think I saw another post elsewhere that the external volume controls are disabled when in this "dock connector" mode.

Yeah, this s u c k s - Apple, please release 3.0.1, eh? And fix this in that update...

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