Volume limit had been reset after the iOS 14 update

That setting has moved to Sounds and Haptics, Headphone Audio, Reduce Loud Sounds

They have instituted this new “reduce loud noises” under headphone safety, but it is absolutely not the same thing and almost completely unhelpful. I have used volume limit forever and it’s helpful EXACTLY the way it was. This new setting is not at ALL an adequate replacement. I don’t care about tracking my headphone usage or any of that bs, I just want to limit my volume manually.

what a useless deletion. This probably affects only a small group of people, but this is legitimately a make or break issue for me. Can’t even email Apple to express my frustration.

Reduce loud sounds is NOT the same as volume limit was. Volume limit allowed me to scale the volume slider making it easier to adjust at low levels. Doesn't anyone else get it ?

You can't email them but you can fill in this feedback form

https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Which is better: reducing the volume across the board, or leaving it as it is, except for the parts that cross a certain threshold of noise?

I actually prefer it the new way, i.e. only reducing the loudest sounds while leaving the quieter sounds just as audible as before. On the other hand, Beelock makes a valid point that the old function reduced all sounds, which expanded the volume slider to allow more precise adjustment with the volume buttons.

I would say reducing sound across the board is better, for me personally. I without a doubt prefer it the previous way. One reason being what Breelock mentioned about precision in changes. Listening to music on very low volume has become extremely difficult.

Also though, it doesn’t reduce the sound as much as I want it to. I have it turned to the lowest setting (so it reduces the most sound), and it’s still too loud. So really, the setting (for my purposes) isn’t meeting the standards of the previous setting at all.

My phone spontaneously updated two days ago, so this is very fresh for me. Thank you for the feedback form suggestion.

Well this is the only thing that I found to fix your solution, If you don’t have beats or AirPods, Then idk

Me too. Why ? I'm so tired of this @#$% even though I found it in haptics it's not the same can't use it the same as far as I can tell...

No sound and haptics setting here

Beelock, I get what you are saying. I was replying to Saidck

Update your iPhone's iOS, then go to Settings, Sounds and Haptics, Headphone Audio, Reduce Loud Sounds

On iPad the order is Settings, Sounds, Reduce Loud Sounds

This was the order for iOS14.2

I haven't checked for 14.3 yet.