Navigation voice volume in Apple maps is missing in iOS 15. It is annoying to hear the map whispering the direction if I play music in my car. I don’t even use the Apple Music app. I use Spotify. How on earth can Apple bring back the Navigation voice volume in Apple Maps.
iPhone XR
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.
Looks like we can only adjust the volume while Siri is saying something. The volume buttons controls the volume of Siri while it’s being used.
during navigation prompts or other sayings.
I found it easier to adjust when I say “hey Siri, say something” then I adjust the volume while it’s saying something.
Just so everyone is aware you can still adjust your navigation volume but only when the navigation voice is speaking. I have to do this through my car stereo whilst connected through Apple CarPlay.
Agree though that’s this issue needs to be addressed.
I don't know if each app is controlled differently yet; aka youtube having its own setting vs spotify.
Basically, you can set Siri to 50% on the iPhone volume setting, but also set it to 70% on the car setting and they will combine to form a sound level. You could then set Spotify to 70% on the phone, but 80% on the car for a combined volume level.
You have to go to settings > sounds & haptics > increase ringer and alerts volume.
I found that the only acceptable FIX to me is to switch to Waze. Volume is adjustable, and I can see the speed traps too. I have had it with Apple maps!!
AlanKnecht wrote: "Great step backwards, Apple. 😒"
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Can confirm that as of iOS 15.2 this is still an issue. No separate volume setting for Apple Maps exist. Definitely a bug as it used to be there. Reported feedback to:
Sorry, but the volume of Maps, Apple Music, SIRI, everything is a global setting. You can ask SIRI the volume and the response will be in volume percentage. I even have a shortcut that raises my volume to 90% when my iPhone connects to my car’s BT, and back to 55% when connected to my home WiFi.
I was finding days when both the Map voice navigation and Music were at the same relative volume, but that is at lower speeds. I wanted to see if my car’s adaptive volume setting (based on speed) was the culprit, but I haven’t had time.
PS: if you search in settings, Apple left behind the Navigation Voice Volume, but it can no longer take you to that setting.
Stadge81 wrote: "Please return to the pre-ios 15 functionality."
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It’s why I stoped using apple maps and deleted it. I use Waze and gmaps now, both let you independently control navigation voice volume, Waze is better at it. Why apple removed such a basic and elementary setting for a navigation app is beyond me.
I reported this as a bug. Not hearing navigation while playing music is a bug, not a feature.
Sweet, so the answer is to switch to Waze!
You have to go to settings > sounds & haptics > increase ringer and alerts volume> Depending on how high or low it’s set, it might be too loud or too low. It worked for me.
I am having the same issue unable to adjust maps voice volume as the functionality seems to have been removed. I made me real angry that there is no solution from Apple so I have stopped using Apple maps and now use Google Maps which has the ability to change volume levels. Very disappointed with Apple
This has been mentioned before, but this doesn’t work in my car (Nissan) via BT. The volume is global.
”SIRI, set volume to 50%”
will result in Media Volume and the global volume (including the side up/down controls) being set to 50%
”SIRI, set SIRI volume to 75%”
will result in SIRI’s voice being set to 75%, but this only seems to impact SIRI responses and not Map navigation.
You also get the current absolute volume settings from SIRI:
”SIRI, what is the current volume?” or “SIRI, what is the current SIRI volume?”
On some drives the music and nav volume are more relative to each other. I am still not 100% if this is due to my car’s speed sensitivity volume setting or the individual tracks loudness.
This shouldn’t be so messed up.
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