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My iPhone has started to turn down my sound to "protect my hearing". How to turn it off?
If there isn't a way make the way, because I'm not going to get another a separate device to just listen to music? Why was this even implemented? Do I really need to buy a new phone?
iPhone XS
Same issue here - incredibly irritating as I’m a) quite deaf and b) a professional musician currently using my phone as a recording booth...
I may have found a solution - it’s actually to turn ‘reduce loud sounds’ ON and set the decibel level to maximum (100db - which is still less than a french horn at full tilt 18 inches from my right ear. No I can’t move - it’s the one I’m playing!)
I wish Apple would stop trying to be a nanny and allow us to make our own decisions about stuff like this.
Nigel
And that my dearest, simply isn’t true. I’ve tried. I’ve removed and reconnected and tried. I’ve removed and restarted my phone and reconnected and tried. I’ve backuped my phone reset to factory settings, reconnected and tried... Simply isn’t true!
When riding my bike, connected to my Senna speakers in my helmet, protecting myself with custom made earplugs, they (apple) still make it their business without options for me to change it!
I am already deaf. I waited years for them to make a phone loud enough I can hear. Then they turn down my classic rock. Classic Rock doesn’t sound good when I can barely hear it!
they can’t ruin my hearing.
PieceofshPOSgoingincircles wrote:
Attitude much? I returned the 12 mini months ago.
So... you're just hanging around the forum complaining about something that no longer directly affects you? Well, I guess everyone needs a hobby.
Thanks for the info.
maybe you are lucky and never been stuck with defective Apple products.
no it is not a hobby. I’ve been trying for eleven months to get new hearing aids that actually work. which when the new pair finally arrives, again, I need a phone. It’s s major pain. To try to get a working product.
maybe you have good hearing and take it for granted.
this is not and games!
PieceofshPOSgoingincircles wrote:
maybe you are lucky and never been stuck with defective Apple products.
I had a screen go bad on my MBP. Apple took care of it. But, you didn't have a defective product. You had a product that was working as designed but that didn't suit your needs. Very different things.
no it is not a hobby. I’ve been trying for eleven months to get new hearing aids that actually work. which when the new pair finally arrives, again, I need a phone. It’s s major pain. To try to get a working product.
You don't have to get an iPhone if they don't suit you.
maybe you have good hearing and take it for granted.
I have a family history of hearing loss which is why I take care of it and why I appreciate the stance Apple has taken.
PieceofshPOSgoingincircles wrote:
It is not a hobby, not fun and not a game.
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why can apps like Volume Boost allow for louder volume (at $10 per month!) but when I go into the Apple Store wearing hearing aids and ask for a volume override so that I can hear my audiobook over the sound of my car engine they just tell me I need to turn my hearing aids louder? Not fair. If I go to my audiologist and get the volume cranked, when an ambulance goes by my ears will be damaged (because my hearing loss is high decibel therefore my hearing aids increase the high decibel range). Grrr
Sadly, hearing aids are not treated the same as other Bluetooth devices, they link via Accessibility in settings. I did try to “Forget this device” and link via regular Bluetooth but they just didn’t show up.
may have turned off the warning for me but not the ability to turn up the volume, guess I'm headed to the audiologists to see if they can increase the hearing aid volume without squeals and great annoyance :(
I have this issue as well, I am using a bluetooth speaker no where near my ears... while i am working. If this does not get changed soon this will be the last apple product i buy.
Better do a bug report. All we can do is provide the instructions.
Feedback to Apple with a Bug report
The workaround since 14.4 has been documented for weeks
Turn off headphone notifications
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph3c50f191/14.0/ios/14.0
Update solved it! Thx Apple!
Hello, I don't have an Apple watch and the sound limit is off
How to turn off hearing protection
