Navigation voice volume

The trick is to adjust the volume on the *car* radio while Siri is speaking. The CarPlay app will distinguish to adjust that volume rather than the music volume. You’ll even see a different icon on the volume bar when adjusting during that time.

So. Not an easy fix to explain. But here it is. Driving and I ran into the same problem. What you have to do is 1) get directions as normal 2) mute Siri 3) unmute Siri 4) tape the black box, top left, that display the directions to hear Siri speak. As she speaks adjust the volume. You should see it display volume as “Nav volume”. When she stops speaking the volume the returns to set the “main volume”. They are now separate adjustments and Siri can only be adjusted during the preview as she is speaking.

I should amend my “solution a bit” it’s not quite as contrived as I thought, but still a mess. It’s a bit confusing. Especially without documentation. Adjusting the volume while music plays adjusts the music. Adjust the volume while Siri is speaking directions will adjust the Navigation volume. So as SIRI is speaking quickly adjust the volume. You should see the “nav volume” title appear, but you only have as long as SIRI speaks to make the adjustment. As soon as SIRI stops, the volume will default to “system volume/ music volume”. Terrible I know, but there it is.

Hi appleclouduser,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. You've mentioned that the volume is low when directions are being given if you're listening to music in your car. If you go to Settings > Maps > Navigation & Guidance, is the voice volume set correctly? Can you try adjusting the sound with the volume keys on the side of your device?

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Kind regards.

Wow, I have been pondering how to fix this issue for ages. And to think the answer is so simple, just ask Siri a question and then use the volume buttons to adjust Siri’s volume.

Then when your using Apple Maps, you should be finally be able to hear Siri at a sensible volume! Hurrah !!

Hi after my earlier post I found this purely by accident. I can adjust my maps volume separate from music. If you use you car volume when the map voice is talking I could adjust the voice volume. Once voice stops it returns to what the music was set too, whilst the map volume remains at the knee set level. Hope this works for others. This was in Mitsubishi

Admittedly, this is a workaround not a fix, but if you are using Spotify, you can turn down the volume of your Spotify app and the map will be louder in comparison. In the Spotify app, from the home page, tap the settings gear, go to Playback, and set the volume level to quiet. This worked for me, but I don't know if this is possible with the Apple Music app or any other music app.

Hope this helps until we eventually get a fix.

I had been having this problem and I may have a solution that I stumbled on. When not driving, I opened up the maps app and went through the motions of setting a location to drive to. While sitting at home doing this I increased the volume on side buttons and it seems to be louder now. It did not match the volume I had it for music, but now it does. I hope this helps.

Newly updated 15.2.1 does not return the navigation volume feature. Search in Settings still shows the setting, but the results simply land in Maps’ settings.

That said, I do experience slight improvement using Settings > Music > Soundcheck ON. It seems that the LUFS level on some Apple Music tracks is not as loud as others. Earlier articles mentioned this setting had zero effect on streaming music. This is no longer true, and Soundcheck seems to set a Music volume between them.

Using the same song from different albums:

LOWER LEVEL EXAMPLE

https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-stop/1443919162?i=1443919221

HIGHER LEVEL EXAMPLE

https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-stop/1445882873?i=1445883162

jes-soto wrote: "...Turning up the volume makes the music way too loud..."

Does turning up Siri's speaking volume help?...

To know Siri's current speaking volume: "Hey Siri, what's your volume?"

To set Siri's volume: "Hey Siri, speak at 50%." (or other %.)

...OR:

Whilst Siri is speaking, press the volume buttons up or down. (If Siri isn't currently speaking, ask Siri to tell you a joke.)

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LongTimeAppleUser4 wrote: "This is a deal breaker for me; it makes maps unusable with other apps..."

To know Siri's current speaking volume: "Hey Siri, what's your volume?"

To set Siri's volume: "Hey Siri, speak at 50%." (or other %.) ...Or: "Hey Siri, speak louder / softer."

Or:

Whilst Siri is speaking, press the volume buttons up or down. (If Siri isn't currently speaking, ask Siri to tell you a joke.)

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Currently you can do this by asking Siri to speak louder. “Hey Siri, can you speak louder please?”

I reinstalled the Apple Maps app, and then the volume is normal now.

I was having the same issue. I couldn't really hear the navigation voice while playing the music. I did look for the feature to increase the volume on maps but like everyone else it wasn't there.

Adjusting the volume while in maps and music does seem to only increase the volume globally. However, I noticed that when I was just using maps and music separately, the volume was acceptable for the two apps independently. While only using Maps only I decided to max out the volume and I did the same on Music on my iPhone (of course using the main volume control in my car to keep the volume down). Now when I play both maps and music, the navigation volume over rides the music volume. Not sure if that was the solution but I'm good to go now. Good luck.

No, not really.

I created a feature request but I might have been the only one.

Someone had said here earlier, "Wait for Siri to start speaking navigation instructions and while she is still talking, adjust the volume of your phone and it'll actually adjust the volume of the navigation volume (her instructions)".

I haven't tried it yet myself. Our state has a hands free law and I don't want to break the law while exceeding the posted speed limit. "Two wrongs don't make a right" darn it 😂