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How to turn off hearing protection

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

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 1:07 AM

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Posted on Dec 6, 2020 12:53 AM

Same issue here - incredibly irritating as Iā€™m a) quite deaf and b) a professional musician currently using my phone as a recording booth...

I may have found a solution - itā€™s actually to turn ā€˜reduce loud soundsā€™ 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 canā€™t move - itā€™s the one Iā€™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

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How to turn off hearing protection

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