iPhone Volume changing despite being dialed all the way up?

I have a IPhone 12 Mini running 16.4.1. I usually listen to music through headphones but on the rare occasion I listen to music straight from the phone I have an issue where the volume lowers itself to almost inaudible despite having been turned all the way up. When I press the volume up button it always shows that the volume is dialed all the way up but nothing changes. Playing the music through the phone speakers also kills my battery completely; Depleting a 70% or higher battery to 20% or lower in less than 30 minutes. It’s not the worst cause I don’t usually use my phone speakers but sometimes I like to play music in the back at work but its annoying to have a constantly changing volume and a dead cellphone by the time I leave for the day. Any ideas?

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Posted on May 5, 2023 7:06 PM

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My volume goes back down when set. Can’t get it to stay loud. I am hard of hearing

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Dec 23, 2024 1:30 AM in response to Alykat64

ITS A FACE ID SETTING CALLED ATTENTION AWARE FEATURES!!!!, my phone has been going quiet while staying max volume for a while now,


( sounds pretty much equivalent to when you use an app such as YouTube or instagram while on a FaceTime call)


the main culprit is this quite terribly working new awareness alert feature that straight up lowers the volume if it recognizes you’ve looked away from your phone *via Face ID* OR if it defects you in a public space with surrounding voices.

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May 5, 2023 9:15 PM in response to Alykat64

Your iPhone and the country that you live in protect you with the safety norms. Due to regulations and safety standards, headphone notifications can't be turned off in certain countries or regions.



Reduce loud headphone sounds in Settings · Go to Settings , then tap Sounds & Haptics (iPhone 7 and later) or Sounds (earlier models). · Tap Headphone Safety.


Use headphone audio level features on iPhone - Apple Support



Headphone notifications on your iPhone, iPod touch, or Apple Watch

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPod touch.
  2. Tap Sounds & Haptics, then tap Headphone Safety.
  3. Turn Headphone Notifications on or off.

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Jun 27, 2024 7:05 PM in response to Alykat64

Hey! If you’re still having this problem


screen time > scroll to “content and privacy restrictions” > scroll down to “reduce loud sounds” should be all the way at the bottom. if everything is greyed out just turn the first option on!

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Apr 8, 2024 3:37 PM in response to Alykat64

If people are having this issue while using Youtube, i gave the answer. While using Youtube and watching/listening go to the settings icon in Youtube and look for and click on “additional settings” Then look for “Stable Volume”, and turn it off. Afterwards, the volume was DRASTICALLY louder!! Hope this helps someone

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Mar 20, 2024 2:34 AM in response to Alykat64

This happens to me all the time. I will put the volume all the way up and it will literally go almost all the way down by itself right away. It’s really annoying cause at night I’ll put it all the way up for my alarm and I won’t be able to hear it in the morning cause it’ll be almost all the way down. You have to go to sound and haptics in settings, click headphone safety, and then turn off reduce loud audio. That’s helped me. It’s really annoying cause I liked this option for when I listen to music and shows through my earphones and it didn’t used to adjust by itself. I don’t know if it’s the new updates but it’s really inconvenient.

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