iPhone Volume Not Staying Where Adjusted

For those of us who chose to have different volume settings for ringtones and notifications, compared to the music, videos, and app volume, the mute button does not apply to this audio. I frequently have notifications, ringtones, and alerts muted while listening to audio in an app.

The buttons on the side are slower and inconvenient compared to the control center slider. I also have an issue with my slider not staying down when trying to turn the volume down completely. The volume will often return to about 25% of what it was before I turned it down. This all happens while I am staring at the control center and is not due to changing apps. Frequently I have to slide the volume to zero 2-3 times to get it to stay at zero.

In case it is not clear why this would be needed, Lawrence, there are many times that it would be inappropriate for me to watch a video with my volume on, so I ensure that my volume is all the way off before opening an app like TikTok, for example. Meanwhile, my mute slider has never left the mute position.

Previously I have never had this issue, I have owned 3 separate Apple iPhones over a period of almost 11 years This has been a reoccurring issue since around the time that this post originated and I have found this post in my recent search for answers. I'm assuming it was part of an update and was hoping there was a setting that could be turned off.

I would be happy to see some real answers come from this post.

I too am having this issue.

Did anyone ever figure out how to stop this from happening?

The volume setting is “context sensitive”. That means if you set it while using an app, it will apply only to that app. If you set it on the Home screen that will only affect the volume for the ringer and notification sounds.

I’m surprised you go to the Control Center, when you can just use the volume buttons on the left side of the phone.

I’m having volume issues too. Ot will not change separately for different apps. It’s always the same volume on everything. I use the side button to lower volume or silent and it shows that it’s in the proper position but still getting sound alerts. Same problem when I use slider. It seems that the only thing that is affected is media volume, remember, this is the same issue whether I turn it down on Home Screen, in phone app, messaging app, or anywhere else. Always have had this issue, with my iPhone 15 pro and my old iPhone pot 10 max.

I’m having the same issue! If I use the control center to turn the volume all the way down, it will turn itself back up a little bit. If I keep the control center open after adjusting the volume, I can watch it turn itself back up. I always have to turn it back down at least a couple times to have it actually stick.

I came here with the same issue but think I’ve found a fix (for my scenario at least). Simply setting the volume slowly while in the control centre seems to do the trick. It looks like the ui struggles to keep up with the values being set when flicking up or down on the slider.

This happens to me when running Waze or Apple Maps while listening to Apple Music or Podcast. The volume is interrupted by an announcement from the mapping program, then never returns to full volume. I have yet to figure out how to get full volume back without ending the podcast, the directions, and restarting each. I am current on software, new 15 titanium pro, and it also happened on my last 13 pro max.

The other options include the Mute switch on the left side of the phone, or Do Not Disturb when you want the phone to be quiet.