Sounds are barely audible on my iPhone

Thanks for the reply.

I understand fully your advice. However this is not the first time I have encountered this problem.

My memory doesn’t serve me well as to a time frame in the past. I do remember that in each case, either lock sound, keyboard clicks and camera shutter button, which ever mode I was in, each time there was an activation the sound increased to what I assumed was a maximum level of which I could not determine. The side volume switch could be anywhere between min. to max. it made no difference to the number of activations before a maximum level was reached. In the case of keyboard sounds it was even more elusive at times with at a guess sometimes up to twenty taps to reach reasonable volume. Camera shutter performed the same way ie: several shutter activations before reaching a certain level.

No one to date could offer an explanation to this annoying problem.

As this is a new iPhone 12 I was to say the least dumbfounded. And yes I have reset all settings.

I do understand your post and fully agree what is normal procedure.

However I must emphasise that all these suggestions have been tried. The fact of the matter is that no matter what sound settings are applied. The end result is the same.

Again I will repeat what happens. If I activate to lock the screen several times in succession the volume increases each time. If I activate the camera shutter button several times in succession the volume gradually increase. If I type on Safari search bar, each key tap increases in volume. I am an Apple user since 2001 and have helped others over the years.

This one has me baffled as it has with others !!

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