Having the volume set to 1% on an iPhone 16 Pro Max with a shortcut is equivalent to 20% on an iPhone X. The speakers are powerful, but the minimum volume is too loud. Is this only happening to me? Is it a hardware issue? Can it be fixed with an update?
iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
UPDATE:
Today, I visited a K-tuin store (an official Apple reseller), and they told me they had no record of that issue. I played the same song on an iPhone 16 Pro Max they had on display and compared it with mine, and that one didn’t have the problem. So, in principle, this issue has a solution.
Therefore, I recommend that you all reset your phone to factory settings. I’m going to try doing it tomorrow or in the next few days to see if it works. I don’t think this issue will be fixed with a software update.
Likewise, I’d like to remind you that this forum is not a place for Apple to fix anything. If you have an issue, you should contact technical support and report it, because this forum has no reach.
If the problem persists, I will go to an Apple Store to see if I can request a phone replacement. Lastly, I’d like to remind you that your device has a one-year warranty, so don’t wait until the last minute to address your issue.
I don’t have these options on my phone??
While this setting reduces the volume of the lowest "step" when adjusting via volume buttons this does not actually reduce the minimum possible volume you can set with manual manipulation of the slider or setting the volume via a shortcut. It simply changes the highest value on scale and as such the preset steps you can select via the buttons change. Without the limit you can set the volume to 0.003 via a shortcut before it cuts out (at 0.002), if you set the max limit the lowest value you can set via shortcut is 0.007 (cuts at 0.006). However the volume of 0.003 without and 0.007 with the limiter is the same. While this may help people who don't want to manually change the volume but just use the buttons it does not actually reduce the minimum volume the speakers can produce before the software cuts it off.
Here is the used shortcut so you can try this for yourself https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4395ed456c434ac3866784e6c1410c17
iPhone 16 Pro Max minimum volume too loud
