How do I fix random sound drops on my iPhone 12?

I’ve had this phone for a year and the only main problem is with the sound randomly it get quieter even when I have my volume all the way up then it randomly the sounds gets normal. Any fix to this problem


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iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 21, 2025 1:50 PM

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Apr 21, 2025 1:56 PM in response to Gabeiscrazyy

There are two possibilities:


  1. If you are streaming and your iPhone receives a notification it will lower the volume to allow the notification to sound. To turn this off set the Mute switch on the left side of the phone at the top to the back (mute) position.
  2. There is a feature called Attention Aware. It will lower notification, ring and other alert sounds if you are looking at the screen. To disable this go to Settings/Face ID & Passcode and turn the feature off.

Apr 21, 2025 2:00 PM in response to Gabeiscrazyy

Hello!


So you bought a used iPhone 12, had it for a year, and you’re experiencing issues with the volume. Boy oh boy where do we start?


First can you tell us if this is the volume volume, like the one you would adjust when listening to music, etc. Is that volume misbehaving? Or is it the ringer volume that’s fluctuating unexpectedly?


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Apr 21, 2025 5:50 PM in response to Gabeiscrazyy

Gabeiscrazyy wrote:

Yes it’s that volume the one you use for music, etc. I’m pretty sure the reason was because the attention awareness was on and I haven’t had issues yet. I’ll give you a update if the problem happens again.


Attention Aware doesn’t affect the volume that plays music to my knowledge. But we’ll not try to make a problem if there is none! 😊 Let us know if you run into any more issues.

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