Paul

Q: Music volume lowers opening other apps

I have noticed with iOS 10, and I can't recall ever noticing this before, but when I am listening to music with the Apple Music app, Slacker, or any other popular music service, and I launch CERTAIN apps, like a game, the music volume drops to about 50% until I quit that app. I'm assuming this is by default, but I could be wrong.

 

This happens on my iPhone 7 Plus as well as my iPhone 6S Plus.

 

SO, 2 things.

 

1. Is music supposed to lower it's volume output when launching other apps at the same time?

2. If so, is there a way to turn this off so the music volume is untouched?

 

Hope this makes sense! Thanks!

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 19, 2016 1:29 PM

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  • by Paul,

    Paul Paul Sep 21, 2016 10:49 AM in response to Paul
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    Sep 21, 2016 10:49 AM in response to Paul

    No one at all?

  • by keehnfromhomewood,

    keehnfromhomewood keehnfromhomewood Sep 23, 2016 2:04 PM in response to Paul
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:04 PM in response to Paul

    i am having this happen to me as well. Im really frustrated looking for a solution. ive looked all over settings and cant find anything.

  • by Steve Ehrenberg,

    Steve Ehrenberg Steve Ehrenberg Sep 25, 2016 7:11 PM in response to Paul
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    Sep 25, 2016 7:11 PM in response to Paul

    I'm also noticing this. If I start some music up through the Music app and then load up Hearthstone (or just switch back to it) the music volume drops substantially. There really needs to be an option to turn this off if it's intentional. Are you using Bluetooth headphones? I'm wondering if it's only happening on a small selection of headphones and that's why there aren't a lot of reports.

     

    As a work around, what I've beeen doing is launching both Music and starting what i want to hear. Then I load up Hearthstone and THEN load up Messages. If I send myself a Message and then quickly double tap home and switch back to Hearthstone before the notification of a new message, the music goes back to full volume after the notification sound plays. Obviously, this works for me because I just spend an hour listening to music at the gym while playing Hearthstone that whole time. Obviously going to be a bigger pain if you need to switch apps a lot.