iOS 14 and iOS 14.0.1 Sound Issues

I just ended up turning off all the volume on my phone and putting it on silent mode because I couldn’t take the randomly loud noises. Getting a text alert at like 10x the volume just kept scaring the crap out of me.. So I “fixed” the problem but it’s annoying as **** to have to have my phone next to me at all times in case I don’t hear it vibrate if I get a call...

Not really. The only other really frustrating problem is while typing text messages it freezes. So I will type like 2 words and it’s frozen and won’t write it and then all of a sudden it types what I wrote. I didn’t explain that well but it’s like a freeze after 1 letter and then it will “catch up”. Just really annoying

This isn’t a “solution” but what I did is just turned all the volume off and put it on silent mode too (switch on the side of the phone). Sound issues are no longer a problem. Presents new problems of not knowing someone calls or texts if I don’t always have my phone right next to me but it did bypass the volume insanity. Hopefully there is an update soon but until then, this is a bandaid solution..

Same issue here since I updated to ios 14 or 14.01

Nothing worked to fix it. I still cannot user the ear speaker to talk with someone, I have to use a headset or the loud speaker that is annoying (specially when I'm at my office). Hopefully the next update will fix it, that sucks indeed.

i Had to plug my phone into my computer. Open iTunes. First Press the sound up button release the the sound down button my phone. Then hold the power button in until a message pops up on the computer screen. It will say downloading or something. The phone goes to the apple symbol. This takes a long time for the download to finish. About 25 minutes for me. Once it finished iTunes said complete my phone was reset I had to put in my info on my phone but all my info came back. With the update and sound. I got this from apple

This is the most ridiculous answer Apple could provide to fix this issue. I simply refuse to spend hours resetting my phone and get the iCloud backups plus 300Gb of music I have on my phone. I demand an firmware update that fixes the issue on my iPhone Xs Max. The iOS 14 upgrade to my iPhone 8 Plus didn’t mess with the sound.

Yes, I did. After reading all the responses on here, I powered it off, restarted it and I had the sound bars back - hey, that was an improvement!! Then I powered it off again and it immediately came back on ... ummm. I powered it off again and again it turned itself back on and my sound was back! Hope this makes it easier for someone else.

Did you restart it by doing the volume up the volume down then holding the power button until the Apple logo showed up? Or just hold down the power button? Or did it from settings? If it helped I want to do it but I want to know which way you did it. Thanks!

i plugged it into the computer. Opened iTunes. press the up button release then press down button release. Then hold the power button. Hold it until the apple symbol. Shows on the phone it should say downloading on the computer.

I just fixed it! Sounds & Haptics -> Reduce Loud Sounds was OFF. Turn it on and you get a slider for maximum volume, default 85db. Just turning it on fixed the sound, but I also moved the slider up 1 notch to 90dB

I am experiencing, when on a call, me dropping in and out - similar to loss of signal but signal always good. Everyone I speak to says the same thing. On earbud, loud speaker no such issue. Still experiencing WiFi dropping and I know this is not the network as computer works fine. This is constant. Update iPhone X on 14.01....don’t do it kids. In fact start by not downloading 14.0 that’s where the trouble started.

Well, I posted a comment on Facebook asking if any of my friends had experienced the "low volume" issue on their Iphone following the iOS 14 upgrade, and that Apple Support was no help and that I had tried ALL of the suggestions, short of replacing my phone. The very next phone call I received, everything is working fine now. Coincidence? or just Luck?

Sounds & Haptics -> Reduce Loud Sounds was OFF.

Turn it on and your volume should be restored immediately.

You also get a slider for maximum volume, default 85db. You may adjust this louder.

Leave the Reduce Loud Sounds ON

this works with 14.0.1

Apple what a shame. My ear speaker is so low since I updated my iPhone X with IOS 14.0.1, that's ridiculous, I cannot hear anyone. I have to open the speaker to listen someone. And no update to fix it yet....well....

No, for me increased the issues. Wifi up and down and not network. People all of sudden cannot hear me on call. (Cleaned the mic as noted above - no difference) when I call someone every first time it fails and I have to call people twice to make a call.

in summary no don’t upgrade to 14.1 as now my phone is just very annoying and having to use landline as a result and computer for internet. Virtually ruined my use of it.