Health keeps reducing Bluetooth audio volume

Hi, the Health app keeps reducing the volume of music I’m listening to because it thinks I’m listening on headphones at dangerous levels. But I’m not. My iPhone is connected to a Bluetooth-enabled hifi amp, which has its own master volume control. For the best sound quality/audio signal strength, I keep the volume on my phone turned up high, then control the volume on the amp. Is there a way to configure a Bluetooth audio device to something other than “headphones”, and therefore stop this from happening?

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 7:26 AM

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Ted_

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Posted on Mar 5, 2021 7:17 AM

Hi there, it works perfectly for me. In bluetooth settings, you click on the info for a device, and for many you can select if they are headphones or speaker, or car stereo. If you get it off of headphones it stops jumping in to reduce the volume. It was killing me before, but is totally resolved for me now!

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Jan 27, 2021 5:06 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

No they won't as it's not law to do this every 20 minutes, but 20 days in the EU. Also we are not in the EU. Apple have overstepped the actual law.

Mar 5, 2021 3:43 AM in response to TheyWantToControlUs

Tagging on to a month old post is trolling.

We've told you how to fix it.

Mar 6, 2021 3:58 PM in response to daren69

Not on my iPhone 11 I play walkup music for girls fast pitch softball and the volume turns down when Bluetooth to speaker don’t know why phones all updated

jamosJ

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Apr 27, 2021 5:52 PM in response to SandcastleLondon

Who are they to tell me how loud my music should be. Last I remember I paid them for the phone. Sounds like to me big tech sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong. This will be my last iPhone!!!

MoonJ.

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Dec 8, 2020 8:48 AM in response to SandcastleLondon

SandcastleLondon,

Thanks for that screenshot and additional information.

If you aren't seeing an option to turn this feature off, you may be in a region where headphones notifications can't be disabled. This article has additional information: Headphone notifications on your iPhone, iPod touch, or Apple Watch

Take care!

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Health keeps reducing Bluetooth audio volume