One volume for all apps

Is there a way to set the iPad Air to one volume for all apps? When I go into music and YouTube, it seems to
always change and raise the volume.


Thanks in advance.

iPad Air, Windows 7

Posted on Sep 17, 2016 3:34 AM

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Sep 18, 2016 5:36 PM in response to sabfa

First, can you please give the version of iOS that you're using. Second, there are two volume settings. The main volume control is the one in the Control Center, or on the Lock screen. The volume for sounds is in Settings > Sounds, and can be independent of the main control. So they can be louder or softer than music or videos. My sounds are set to half level, which is pretty soft. The main volume is pretty high. Neither one changes when I run different apps (YouTube, Slacker radio, videos in Chrome).


Could you take a screenshot showing the "bars" on your volume control? Try to avoid any personal data.

Sep 18, 2016 6:02 PM in response to Diana.McCall

Sorry I forgot to mention I'm using ios 10.


Does it make a difference if I use the "manual" controls to the right of the iPad to raise/decrease the volume. Does this override other volume settings?

Also, I noticed in this ios that when I'm in Youtube and music, each app has a volume slider for it. Prior, there was only one slider for all.

Sep 18, 2016 7:15 PM in response to sabfa

I think you're overthinking this way too much. Except for sounds, there is one control for volume in iOS 10, just like before. If you use the buttons on the side, they adjust the volume slider. When you play video or music from an app, its name appears in the Control Center, but that does not change the volume control. It does not mean there are different controls for the different apps. If some apps are louder than others, it's because their content is louder, same as TV commercials are louder than programs.

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