iPhone 13 notification sound too low

It’s not an iPhone model problem. It’s a iOS problem. Your iPhone 8 plus has this issue too. Try this test with your 8 plus

Set the volume all the way up.

Then set a very loud ringtone like “Sonar” in classics and then set the same Sonar sound for the text tone and you will hear the volume difference.

Just to clarify, no bugs.

Running ios 15, on iPhone 8. Absolutely no sound issues.

All ringtone and notifications, videos etc, loud and clear.

I have now purchased refurbished iPhone XS, running ios 15.

The sound is even louder than the iPhone 8.

Been to local Apple Store again today, and the iPhone 8 and XS completely obliterates current 13 models, whose sound is most definitely weaker.

The Apple Store assistants were stunned!

Let’s see what happens next year with the iPhone 14 models.

Strange, I have two iPhones 8 running iOS 15 with this issue. Try this test with iPhone 8.

Set the volume all the way up.

Then set a very loud ringtone like “Sonar” in classics and then set the same Sonar sound for the text tone and you will hear the volume difference.

Please let me know

Yes i have the same issue it seems notifications sound is too low for iphone 13

firstly i thought its just my imagination but now im seeing lot of people are facing this issue

apple must do something about it

Tried as you suggested, no sound issues whichever notification sound is chosen, all coming through loud and clear. Just met up with a friend who has just got a 13 mini.

The look on his face when we compared said it all.

My son’s 13 pro can’t match my 8 or XS either. There’s no doubt for some reason, the notification sounds and sound in general for some reason, are weaker on current models.

The test must be done with one sound and must be the same for ringtone and text tone. I choose “Sonar” just because is loud by itself. This is the only way to check the difference in volume level.

The comparison between iPhone models is not a good way to verify the test.

It must be done with one device and with the same sound for both ringtone and text tone

same problem with my iphone 13 . messenger wont give any sound notification unless you reply back to sender . after that ill receive sound notifications from messenger . I missed so many other important notifications with my other apps . i already tried to troubleshoot with all the settings mentioned here and other online help forums but noting seems to fix the problem. i paid way too much to be having these issues !!

Reported more than 20 times in one year. Talked to Apple techs and they always want to check my phone. I told them to check their own phones suggesting a valid test by setting the same sound for both ringtone and text tone and verify by themselves. No way, they want to check my phone first.

I gave up

Sorry, but can’t shed any light on the difference between our iPhone 8 models.

As said previously, both 8 and XS running on latest ios 15, with no sound issues.

Just got back from cycle ride with XS in back jersey pocket, and heard both call and notification come through loud and clear.

This certainly wasn’t the case with the 13 I had for a short time, before I returned it.

Finally, the only issue I have with the sound is that notification tones don’t mute when on a phone call, causing acoustic shock, and cannot believe that Apple doesn’t consider this a safety issue.

Hey Mario you such a specialist and I don’t see a solution to this problem. Apple is loosing 1500€ from me cause I’m returning my 13 pro tomorrow. The arrogance is appalling. The phone does everything except being a phone. Back to Android!

i chatted with apple “ support “ Im receiving a new iphone 13 and sending back my old iPhone 13 . Hopefully this will fix my bundle of problems. So far my experience with the iPhone 13 has been nothing but a joke . Notifications are unreliable, whatever map I’m using freezes during transit very disappointed, my home app disconnects me and is unresponsive for how ever long it feels like . The support “ techs “ offer nothing but basic troubleshooting . iPhone 13 is buggin time to tune it up or recall ! Updates are always for features I don’t even use much . Fix the basics man !

And I find a bit strange that your iPhone 8 has no issue with notifications low volume.

I have tested five iPhone 8 and re- tested my wife’s one yesterday (all of them running iOS 15) and they had the low volume notification issue.

Can you post a video here performing the test I’ve suggested you with your iPhone 8? If yes don’t record the test using the iPhone recording screen but use another cell phone. The iPhone recording screen normalizes the and compress the volume level. It raises the lower sounds and lower the loud sounds.

Same issue with my iPhone 13. Notifications are at a lower volume, but when I go to a game it is very loud. I work in a loud environment and I am missing notifications.

I noticed when I get a call the first ring is loud then it volume turns down immediately after.