iOS 11.4: iPhone Music App Beeps Between Songs?

Turning the volume to max on iPhone doesn't resolve the problem. No matter I change the volume after in the headphones, the beep is still there between songs.

Really I think it should be a problem with Bluetooth profiles or something like this. I have Xiaomi Mi Sports Bluetooth that has an independent volume control and it does not beep. Bose SoundLink controls iPhone volume and it does not beep.

But SoundPeats Q9A and Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC controls iPhone volume and they are beeping. Maybe it is a problem with aptX codec, AD2P profile, BT version or whatever... iOS 12.0.1 launched yesterday didn't solved the issue.

Anyway best solution is Apple to fix it. We don't want a confirmation that I've just pushed one button, I know what I'm doing in my headphones.

Me too, I think that‘s a problem with Bluetooth profiles on iphones.

I have Bluetooth Speakers with an independent volume control and it doesn’t beep.

My Sennheiser HD 4.40BT controls the iPhone volume and they are beeping.

They were peeping with ios 11.4, with ios 12 and they’re peeping with ios 12.01

I don’t want a peep when one song leads to another! It *****!

And: No, adjusting the volume on the iPhone to Max doesn't help!

So please, verify that as a bug and fix our problem!

iPhone 8 and Sennheiser HD 4.40BT

Actually, after some testing, I don't think it is entirely about how the volume is controlled.

Here's a list of my devices and how they behave (and this is true on iOS 11.4 thru 12.0.0)

BEEP BETWEEN SONGS

Soundpeats Q800 headphones (BT 4.0)

- beep with volume change, whether changed on phone or on headphones

- volume on phone linked to volume on headphones

Taotronics BT headphones (TT-BH07) (BT 4.1)

- beep with volume change, whether changed on phone or on headphones

- volume on phone linked to volume on headphones

DOES NOT BEEP BETWEEN SONGS

Plantroics Explorer 50 BT Headset (BT 3.0)

- beep with volume change

- volume independent from phone. Volume change on phone makes no beep.

ANKER Soundcore Mini (BT 4.0) and Soundcore 2 (BT 4.2) - both behave same way

- NO beep with volume change

- volume linked to phone volume

2014 BMW

- NO beep with volume change

- volume independent from phone. normally have phone volume at max and control volume with car.

Based on that the problem appears to be independent of BT version but related to whether your headphones are tied to your phone's volume and beep at you to indicate volume changes. It is as though the headphones are detecting a volume change when the songs change.

I just want to add some Headphones with beeping problems:

BEEP BETWEEN SONGS

Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT headphones

- beep multiple with volume change, whether changed on phone or on headphones, beep between songs

- volume on phone linked to volume on headphones

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BT headphones

- beep multiple with volume change, whether changed on phone or on headphones, beep between songs

- volume on phone linked to volume on headphones

different Teufel headphones with Bluetooth

beep between songs

Bat what Setting of my iphone persuedes the headphone that there is a volume changing??

UPDATE to the max volume "fix" (which initially didn't appear to do anything for me)

The cause of the beeping appears to be the use of the volume controls ONE THE IPHONE.

While not an actual permanent fix, I found what I will call a work-around that stops the beeping (at least for me, YMMV). I had started telling the story of how I came to this, but it is far longer than anyone is probably interested so I'll spare you the details. Here's what I found:

While playing music with BT headphones connected:

1) turn the volume up to maximum

2) using the volume control ON THE HEADPHONES adjust the volume back down as needed

3) beeping between songs should be GONE

4) don't use volume controls on the phone

Changing the volume by using the slider in the app or physical buttons on the side of the phone will cause the beeping to return. To stop the beeping again you need to set the volume to max again using either the phone or headphones, but from then on ONLY use the headphones to control the volume.

This is hardly a permanent fix. If you're like me, at times you may still like using the music app or buttons on your phone to change the volume because it is harder to find the controls on your headphones. In any event, I'll be curious to hear if this works for anyone else.

Hallo and thank you for that "fix"!

I've heard about that "work-around" before and it worked with IOs 11.4 and my Sennheiser HD 4.40 headphones.

But now -with IOS 12.01- it doesn't work anymore, at least not with my Sennheiser HD 4.40

Thank you anyway!

Ok, that's weird that it works on both of my headphones and not your Senns. I just updated to 12.0.1 and it still works for both of mine, again as long as I don't adjust the volume on my phone itself after I've turned it up to max. So does it not work even if you leave it at max and let the song play through the end of the song and into the next?

I forgot that my kid has a pair of Bose On-ear BT headphones that are a couple years old so I just tested those. They do not give you any sort of beep as feedback for volume changes, so as you would expect the beeping between songs doesn't happen on those at all. Quite frankly, if this issue doesn't effect Bose nor Beats headphones it is not surprising that Apple has ignored it. It would be nice if someone that has a popular youtube channel that owns and reviews tons of headphones noticed this and then made a stink about it. I also wonder how many people it is happening to and they don't care enough to complain.

Thank you very much for your reply!

So it works if I turn the volume at Max and KEEP it at max: The beep is gone.

But it blows my ears away, it's far too loud!

I connected my Phones to an iphone X and IOS 12.1 (a beta version) and there was no beep between the songs.

I don't know if there is no beeping sound because of the iphoneX OR because of the new IOS-Version.

I think there are a lot of people with our beeping problem, there are a lot of forums around and a lot of people just don't care enough.

Using fix suggested is not working for me:

- Volume max on iPhone: I don't want to deaf yet. Anyway beep still sounds.

- After that, min volume on headphones: Beep still sounds while decreasing volume... No matter headphones has an independent volume control or not.

- After that, control volume with headphones: Still beeping, no matter if it has and independent volume control or not.

Volker W. Hautsch, do you think iOS12.1 (beta) is fixing beeping problem? I don't have an iPhoneX but if the beta is fixing the problem maybe we have to wait some weeks to have iOS 12.1 released and then forget about beeping problem!

Hello,

I don't know if IOS 12.1 is the solution for our beeping problem!

It could be, that the iPhone X to which I connected once my Sennheisers solved the problem.

I for myself I'm using an iPhone 8 and IOs 12.01 with the beeping problem.

Perhaps there is someone working for apple who could tell us if apple is working for a solution (in IOS 12.1 or later)!

Just one question!

I adjusted the volume of all of my songs in itunes:

I right clicked on the song name and selected “Get Info”

I Clicked on the ‘Options’ tab and moved the Volume Adjustment slider and increased a songs volume by sliding all the way to the right (20% for example)

I did that with all my songs!

Now there is that beeping sound between two songs.

Right now I adjusted the song volume of all my tunes back to normal (to 0%)

And the beeping is gone!

Can anybody verify that behavior?

If you have that beeping problem between the songs: have you adjusted the volume of your songs?

Maybe that’s the reason:

After each song the iPhone adjusts the volume of the next song (let’s say to 120%) and the beep indicates the volume adjustment.

I would like to hear your opinion!

i faced the same problem with a pair of Teufel BT Mute headphones.

after reading many suggestions, i tried them out, as well as combinations of the aproaches.

what helps for me so far (with iOS 12.0.0):

- turn the volume completely up on the iPhone (slider or button doesn't seem to make a difference).

- then reduce the volume by the volume-control-buttons on the headphones.

and the beeps are gone. so far at least.

I found something else to try that’s working for me so far. (Sennheiser HD 4.50 Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones). Thought to try as the issue seems related to volume control.

I’ve updated to iOS 12.0.1

In Settings > Music > Playback section

Turn off Soundcheck

This solved the beep between songs for me. It did come back at one point but I turned Soundcheck on and off again, closed and reopened music and turned my headphones off/on and whatever the mixture was it’s now gone again. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Maybe others will benefit from trying Soundcheck off.