facetime volume gets way too loud randomly

hi,

i facetime my friends at night a lot and sometimes the volume would get super loud and it won’t let me turn it down. it’s like at maximum volume and the only way to fix it is to hang up…

i never had this problem before updating to ios 15.1. i updated my phone to ios 15.2 the other day and it’s still happening. how can i fix this? it happens everyday

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Dec 17, 2021 12:15 AM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2022 6:29 AM

This also happens to me when i mute myself while I'm on a facetime call - It boosts the volume all the way up and i'm not able to lower it at all.


The only solution for this other than hanging up when it inevitably happens on every call, is to open up TikTok and play a video. I don't know why it works but it brings the volume down to its original level.

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Jan 10, 2022 6:29 AM in response to sriracha001

This also happens to me when i mute myself while I'm on a facetime call - It boosts the volume all the way up and i'm not able to lower it at all.


The only solution for this other than hanging up when it inevitably happens on every call, is to open up TikTok and play a video. I don't know why it works but it brings the volume down to its original level.

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Feb 15, 2022 7:59 PM in response to faith185

Same thing was happening to me, it started after the recent update. Nothing I do works and it only happens while I’m on facetime and I’m not using headphones. I’m pushing the side buttons and nothings happening. If I adjust the volume in settings it just keeps the volume at that level and if I change it with the buttons.

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Feb 28, 2022 3:49 AM in response to faith185

I have tried The side buttons and the control centre to change volume on FaceTime but it is persisting on full volume. The only way that I know of is to open TikTok and volume will return to original level. I am displeased on a daily basis because the volume will periodically turn all the way up without reason or any practical means of turning it down.

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Aug 30, 2022 10:16 PM in response to sriracha001

i have this same issue, i find ppl r recognizing you can open tiktok, bc when you open it the volume connects with the call volume, so you are able to then control the volume of the call as well again. another way i was able to fix it without hanging up or any of that was by connecting bluetooth headphones(mine are specifically raycons idk if the brand matters) or just by plugging my normal lighting connector heaphones in and unplugging them and i find i am able to regulate my volume again.

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May 11, 2022 6:47 PM in response to sriracha001

When i am on facetime with ANYONE this happens to me. it’s triggered randomly as well as when i turn on the flash light. i have to go to settings -> sound & haptics turn my volume up then back down and it helps for a good 1 minute. otherwise i have to hang up and call again until it happens again and repeat. this has been happening for the last six months and i’ve had this phone for two years 😡😡 PLEASE FIX

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Dec 17, 2021 6:27 PM in response to sriracha001

Hello sriracha001,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that your FaceTime volume increases and you are not able to turn it down.


Does this happen with more than one contact? Does this happen when you are using headphones or your iPhone speaker? This can help isolate where exactly the issue lies.


Are you using the side buttons, control center or how are you adjusting volume? Test from Control Center as well as side buttons if you haven't. If using the side buttons, check the 'Change with buttons' setting as mentioned in Adjust the volume on iPhone, then see if this continues.


Take care.


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Apr 9, 2022 12:56 AM in response to sriracha001

this has been happening since I updated to latest update.

the only way I can fix it is to take a screenshot that being said I didn’t know about opening TikTok would bring it back down to.


iv found that it happen when I’m muting myself or unmuting myself and it’s constant.

im in a long distance relationship so we are on FaceTime constantly and this is getting worse and worse dad by day.

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May 22, 2022 2:24 AM in response to faith185

december 2021… it’s almost June 2022 and STILL NO BUG FIX.

everyone I speak to about this issue has the same issue with FaceTime volume, when will it be addressed? when will apple stop blaming other apps and fix there **** problems!


im about 1 week away from trading my phone for a Samsung they don’t do it on FaceTime links. Sort ya **** Apple.

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Mar 21, 2022 10:05 PM in response to sriracha001

Hi,

so I am having the same issue as you. Whenever I am on a facetime call with anyone, the volume would be normal, until I go on Tik tok. When I would be on Tik tok, I could barely hear anything hit when I exit the app, the facetime volume wokld be very loud and I wouldn’t be able to turn it down unless I end the call. This only happens when I go on Tik tok and it’s very annoying. This started happening when I updated my iPhone to iOS 15.

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Mar 26, 2022 5:30 AM in response to faith185

This happens with more than one contact when I'm using speaker. I try adjusting using side buttons after watching a video and I go back into the facetime call and if I turn the volume down to off, it will no longer control the volume of the facetime call :(

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