Apple volume turned down when using headphones

For some reason, Apple have decided to let my phone analyse how I’m using headphones when listening to music, and then unexpectedly turning down the volume without even asking me. I can turn up the volume again, but this is extremely annoying.


I find this a problem because:-

this was not mentioned in the notes of what the update would include;

I listen to very varied music, so it can go from very loud to very quiet, so this makes the quiet bits too quiet to hear;

notifications come up every time it does this, with a sound that also interrupts the music;

if I am in a loud environment, the music is turned down too low to hear properly;

there does not seem to be any way of stopping this that I have found.


Does anyone know a way of stopping this. It is exceptionally annoying, and I have had to start reusing an old iPhone just to play my music through my headphones. This will not be updated as I know that this would happen again.



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Posted on Nov 9, 2020 12:15 AM

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Posted on Nov 11, 2020 8:48 AM

Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Reduce Loud Sounds


Is it marked Allow? If it is mark Don't Allow


Then go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Headphone Safety > Turn off Reduce Loud Sounds if turned on

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Jan 4, 2021 10:09 AM in response to Piki88

It’s impossible to roll back on a major iOS update. Your best bet is to buy a second hand iPhone with your desired iOS version installed and resist updating.

Feb 8, 2021 1:27 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Even the notification “You should turn down your volume” is annoying. No matter, it’s given me an excuse to buy decent headphones, DAP and a Tidal subscription.

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