maxbigdog
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Q: iPhone Podcast Volume is Buggy

This started happening to me about a week or so ago (about July 20, 2015).

 

I start a podcast, and the volume is low. I hit the "go back 15 seconds button", and the audio rewinds 15 seconds and starts playing at what I consider a "normal volume".

 

Also, here's what I experience: I have a set of podcasts on my on-the-go playlist. One podcast ends (I already did that "rewind" trick on that one, so the audio was fine), and the next one starts. The new podcast ALSO has low volume. If I do the "rewind" trick, then the volume comes back to an acceptable level.

 

As far as I can tell, I am current on all software as of July 26 2015. I just upgraded the OS last night, and the problem persists.

 

It's really annoying. Any ideas?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jul 26, 2015 8:48 AM

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Q: iPhone Podcast Volume is Buggy

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  • by sentinalmaster,Helpful

    sentinalmaster sentinalmaster Jul 29, 2015 10:09 AM in response to maxbigdog
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    Jul 29, 2015 10:09 AM in response to maxbigdog

    I have the same problem and want to add my own troubleshooting info:

     

    1. I began experiencing the problem at least 2+ months ago.
    2. The problem seems to occur when running the first podcast after starting the Podcast App. All subsequent podcasts from different subcriptions work fine, at least immediately after the problematic first podcast.
    3. If multiple podcasts from the same subscription are listened to one after the other, the problem persists through subsequent podcasts.
    4. I was able to recreate the problem again after removing the App from the "Task Manager (double button click and swipe)" and then opening the Podcast app again.
    5. This appears to happen whether or not the podcast in downloaded first or streamed from the Internet.
    6. It occurs on the start of the podcast and every time I press play after having paused a podcast.
    7. Pressing the 15 second rewind or forward buttons temporarily fixes the problem until the pause button is pressed again or a new podcast is started.
    8. Temp solution: Pressing the rewind button and then the forward button, or vise-verse, will increase the volume without changing your position in the podcast.
    9. I tried to submit a bug report about this, but cannot find where to do so officially.

  • by AnthT,

    AnthT AnthT Sep 2, 2015 11:55 AM in response to maxbigdog
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    Sep 2, 2015 11:55 AM in response to maxbigdog

    Yup, I have exactly the same issue

  • by J.Rai,

    J.Rai J.Rai Sep 10, 2015 10:00 AM in response to maxbigdog
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    Sep 10, 2015 10:00 AM in response to maxbigdog

    This is also happening to me, exactly as described by the others. It was been happening for a long time however - well over a year, possibly 2.

     

    I don't know if this is common with the others but I tend to use Bluetooth headphones.

     

    iPhone 5s

    iOS 8.4.1

  • by morro316,

    morro316 morro316 Sep 26, 2015 2:03 AM in response to maxbigdog
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    Sep 26, 2015 2:03 AM in response to maxbigdog

    Still having this even from switching from my iPhone 6 to my iPhone 6S Plus! Baffling!!

  • by Daxrob,

    Daxrob Daxrob Oct 8, 2015 10:21 AM in response to maxbigdog
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    Oct 8, 2015 10:21 AM in response to maxbigdog

    Having the same issue too. Already tried to factory reset the phone and restore the backup.

    Nothing to do.

  • by UKCodeMonkey,

    UKCodeMonkey UKCodeMonkey Jun 15, 2016 5:10 AM in response to sentinalmaster
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    Jun 15, 2016 5:10 AM in response to sentinalmaster

    I raise bugs at https://bugreport.apple.com/, I'm not sure if you have to have a developer account though. I do although I don't pay for full developer access (not sure on the correct term for paid developer account).