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How to turn off Headphone Safety on iPhone

Hi, does anybody know how to turn the headphone safety setting off on the new iso update???


cheers.


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iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 10, 2020 12:41 AM

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Sep 23, 2021 10:57 PM in response to Gillgillgill

This was SO helpful! Thank you sooo much!

Apple, I’ve loved your products for so long and keep getting iPhones when I could easily upgrade to Android - but this is enough. Like. This screenshot from your own website’s info on volume control…

unacceptable.


Give us the warning, sure, but then let us deal with our own consequences. Also, if I’ve got my phone plugged in to car audio and you’re telling me my “headphones” are too loud… that’s just plain dumb.


Cut it out. Don’t make me regret my decision to upgrade to iPhone 12. I WILL switch to a Google Pixel if this continues.


Sep 24, 2021 6:48 AM in response to Gen0521

"Give us the warning, sure, but then let us deal with our own consequences."


But you won’t deal with your own consequences. You’ll hire an injury lawyer and sue Apple for your loss of hearing and want millions of dollars in damages. You’ll allege Apple maliciously failed to protect your hearing by allowing you to turn the volume up so high it damaged your hearing.


My oldest son stood too close to the stage at a rock concert and has partial hearing loss in one ear.

Nov 2, 2021 7:49 PM in response to bondo86

Solution - Apple made me totally furious with this "feature" but I think I have a fix. Software Version 14.3 (even in USA) no longer allows you to turn off headphone safety. Here is the workaround. The lightning to 3.5mm audio adapter has a unique code in it. When you plug it in for the first time iPhone asks if it is a headphone or other device. If you say headphone Apple will lower the output level slightly and monitor your usage and volume over time. If you exceed their limit they force the volume down (like a control freak nanny would do). So when you plug in the adapter choose other device. If you have already chosen headphone you can reset the adapters by going to Settings / Sound & Haptics / Headphone Safety and click Forget all Adapters. Now the next time you plug in the adapter with your headphones choose other device. 

Dec 20, 2021 9:12 AM in response to bondo86

At last! I have found the answer to this and came straight here to tell everyone! I looked this up months ago when I got my new phone but didn’t have the option that people were referring to!


I have now found it in a different place! Pretty sure Apple do this on purpose so some people give up, which I had pretty much done, until today, of course, when I was annoyed yet again by the notification.


So, go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Headphone Notifications - switch button to Off


You’ll get a pop-up saying that you should only do it if you use hearing aids/devices, but just tap Turn Off anyway and you’re done, at last! FINALLY!!!


Edit: As I hit Post on this answer I noticed someone has already answered this! Gutted! Thought I was the first on here to find it!


😂😂🙄☹️😢

Jan 25, 2022 2:28 AM in response to drummerben04

Yeah this is a huge annoyance for me. I use an external headphone amp, and I turn the device way up and lower my amp for the best experience. It thinks I'm using headphones and will limit my activity. When I'm working out in the field, I like to blast my music at full max, because I'm working so far away you can barely hear it. The software cannot tell the difference. Thankfully there is a way around it.



Jan 29, 2022 1:21 AM in response to drummerben04

Incredibly enough out of accident I had the lightning earpods plugged in after I had registered the 3.5mm adapter.


For some reason now when I have the lightning earpods in (not even 3.5mm headphones) I can now select whether it is headphones plugged in or not. This is running IOS 14.4.


This could be a glitch, but I know my lightning earpods are no longer recognized as headphones, because it doesn't respond to "reduce loud sounds".


So even when the lighting earpods are connected, you go to lightning adapters and turn off "connected to headphones". This has worked well for me. I am receiving no more warnings.


You can select this when any lightning connection is plugged in. I cannot speak for BlueTooth but it works. You just have to register the 3.5mm adapter with your phone as an "other device". Then you can disconnect the adapter and plug anything else into your phone, and the software will believe that is what is connected and bypass the headphone restrictions if you keep it turned off.



How to turn off Headphone Safety on iPhone

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