Headphone audio levels notification warning

I use my iPhone in the car on the way to work, playing music through the car speakers via aux.

Like previous posters have stated, I control the volume using the car controls, but iPhone can’t tell the difference and lowers the volume. I put it back up. Annoyingly it does it again 20 mins later, and every 20 minutes after that.

in frustration, I through my iPhone out the car window. So that’s a new phone you owe me Apple, for this stupid and INFURIATING new feature.

Honestly I don’t think Apple thought that fully through. I usually get that when I connect to the Bluetooth on the car and fair enough I have an Apple Watch and change the volume back there but as you say the notification stays there and I have to swipe it away WHILE IM DRIVING in order to see navigation instructions. Might die in a car crash but at least I’ll be able to hear it properly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I consider myself an Apple sheep but ffs this time Apple has gone too far with not giving you the option to disable it. I get that health and whatever but even though we know how bad sugar drinks are you can still buy them if you want to, I don’t see why I can’t properly blast music on my car if I want to.

My reduce loud sounds is off. I’m a fitness instructor and this is happening when I’m connected to Bluetooth on various club stereo systems. It’s ruining my classes. Causes a safety issue as people just stop as there’s no longer sound for them to step to. This needs sorting or I’ll have to get rid of my iPhone. It’s ruining my business and how dare you control the volume level of music I need to do my job!! I’m furious with Apple

My iPhone 12 Pro Max turns down my Bluetooth speaker and then incorrectly says they were headphones. Same in my car.

Definitely a bug in iOS to assume all Bluetooth connected devices are headphones.

Particularly annoying when my group are in the middle of filming a dance routine.

Hi Apple.

This is a real issue for fitness instructors. We connect our iPhone to the studio’s amp and speakers to teach our classes. I have disabled this function on my phone and still the volume cuts down suddenly in a class which is not only annoying, it’s a real deal-breaker in a class setting. The phone does not recognise between headphones and a speaker in a room. Teaching a dance class with really quiet music is just not acceptable. Already I have members that are dissatisfied and will vote by waking out. This reflects badly on me and the gym I teach in, when the issue is not of our making.

I would really like Apple to sort this out quickly and make the disable function truly disable. Otherwise I’ll be forced to look at other options, which I really don’t want to do as I have been an Apple customer since owning a phone. I don’t want to get yet another device to carry around the gym.

thanks.

As a further point to EllaJammer’s comments to you, which I reiterate, when you are considering how you are going to rectify this problem, please consider that not all phones have an option to turn some of these features off. I have an iPhone 7 with no plans to update it any time soon

Hi!

To deactivate this setting, go to Settings, go to Sounds & Haptics, then press Headphone Safety.

Here deactivate Headphone Notifications and Reduce loud sounds.

If you use an Apple Watch and you have Spotify installed on it, you may need to repeat these steps in the Watch app on iPhone or directly into the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

Exact same problem here. Bought some expensive wireless buds. Disappointed a little that they may not be quite loud enough. And when in a noisey gym and Apple decides I’m playing them too loud and just reduces the volume is bonkers. And it turned down my Bluetooth speaker whilst I was in the shower.

I read somewhere when searching earlier that this may be an actual health and safety law and can differ depending where you live. I’ve definitely seen some with the option to the feature off but many say they can’t, like myself.

I’m the UK.

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Yes i can’t turn it down either. No matter what i try. I listen to music where i can live up to the climax parts. It’s like you are taking a leap to fly and at the last moment you tumble with your face on the ground. It is really

butt hurting. I demand that this feature is removed with the next update or it will be the last time i use iOS! Greetings from a die hard music enthusiast............

I understand you. I just found out from a friend that the setting is not optional. I also like listening to music and my Apple Watch keeps turning down the volume. Maybe in the next update Apple will make this optional.

Same - except it does it while connected to my Bluetooth speaker in my car, which is old so music is only audible if the iPhone volume is turned all the way up. So every 10 minutes my music stops playing and I’m either scrambling to turn it back up while driving or stuck sitting in silence.

I have never had headphones connected to my IPhone SE and yes, same for me, how stupid? Now using my good old Kindle Fire HD to play music through my bluetooth speaker.

Apple need to sort this pdq.....

Perfect example of a good idea gone bad or badly implemented.

I drive a convertible and this "feature"is such an annoying pest and a distraction/safety hazard!!! I need my volume up and not messed with. I need to listen to music at the volume that I think is appropriate for my environment, top down or up.

I'm NOT using headphones or earpods. I'm simply connecting my iPhone via Bluetooth to my car sound system.

This pesty feature is broken. When disabled, it still is on! I have to reach to my phone to turn the volume up, thus causing a distraction and a safety hazard.

Fix this bug, Apple. Make it work only on headphones and headphones only. Also when disabled it should operate just like that: disabled! Do it fast in the next iOS update, please! Just look at the many unhappy customers because of this"pest".

How come this isn’t happening to friends on other makes of phone if it’s the law and it’s only just started happening? Is it a new law? I won’t have a choice but to switch to another brand of phone soon if that’s the case unless Apple find a way to differentiate between headphones and speakers as I’m a a zumba instructor and not teaching at the moment because of Covid but when I go back next year I’ll be using my phone to play the music through the gym sound system and this can’t happen in the middle of my classes. It will ruin them and drive people away. I don’t want tk have to do that though because I’ve only ever had Apple phones and love everything else about them.

Try going into the health app and deleting all the 'hearing' records - not sure if it works yet, but it has reset all of my warnings back to zero so I am hopeful I can use my phone in my car again! - Health app > Hearing > 7 day record > Data sources & access > (iphone name).