Independent app volume control in iOS for iPhone..

I’ll be sure to buy a Samsung for my next smart phone if they don’t include this in an update some time soon. This is some basic level stuff, get it together Apple.

I don't understand why this hasn't been integrated already. There are many reasons to have this advanced volume control.

One of my first frustrations of many moving to a work iphone from a personal Android that's had this for years.

I have the same issue. When I try to lower or raise the volume by pressing the button, I only see the “Ringer” drop down text on the screen and corresponding volume reduction for the ring volume. I do not want to change ringer volume. If I press the the “Ringer” drop-down it does nothing. I expect it to let me choose to change app or media volume. Why does Android have this but iPhone doesn’t?

Picas,

That is not helpful. In the future please take a few minutes to read and understand the issue. Locking volume settings so it would be changed for ringer/media/and everything else is not a valid solution. It would be better if you said “iPhone does not have that capability” instead of posting this.

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I have a similar issue. I enjoy listening to podcasts and sometimes have to turn the volume way up because some podcasts don’t have great sound. Then my Ring camera notification goes off and nearly deafens me. It’s 2024. Isn’t there a way to adjust volume on each app? All these constant updates yet they don’t fix issues for everyday users.

I have iOS 18 and unfortunately Im also gonna move to Samsung my next phone if it doesn’t get added in the next update (ios 18.1 not 19 not waiting that long). When Im playing a game with a friend my games noise is interfering with the person Im calling with. I need to keep the noise of the game on cuz it helps me knowing whats going on in the game. I do feel like Android gives too much control over this and Apple being Apple they want to keep things simple. So I suggest having a toggle for media noise, a toggle for app noise and a main toggle. Media will only reduce noise on the current media thats played. Things like music and videos that use the player API (not sure how the api called but basically the one that also works with dynamic island and picture in picture). The app sound will only work on app individual so you cant change the volume of apps that are open in the background. Holding the sound slider in control center will reveal an additional media slider on the right and app slider on the left. If the main slider is changed it will also affect the other sliders noise level unless this option is turned off in settings. This means that if that option is off it will only change the noise level of everything except for media if it has a different noise level and if the app that is playing audio has a different noise level.

Hello Parsalon,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

Currently there isn't a way to adjust the volumes of individual apps as you're describing. If this is something you'd like to see Apple add in a future update, you can submit that feedback to them here: Product Feedback - Apple

Take care!

Lock the ringer and alert volumes in Settings

1. Go to Settings .
2. Tap Sounds & Haptics.
3. Turn off Change with Buttons.

Reply to Parsalon

Download " Ad Guard " in the App Store . I have been using the free version since

2019 , I forgot what it's like to see an ad . ✅

As has been pointed out, it’s up to the developer of the app to provide a volume control for their software.

It's up to Apple to either change this rule or provide a way to override the app volume settings.

latrobegirl66 wrote:

I have a similar issue. I enjoy listening to podcasts and sometimes have to turn the volume way up because some podcasts don’t have great sound. Then my Ring camera notification goes off and nearly deafens me. It’s 2024. Isn’t there a way to adjust volume on each app? All these constant updates yet they don’t fix issues for everyday users.

Go to Settings > Sound & Haptics > Change with Buttons. Shut this off and adjust your ring tone and alert volume to anything you want. The buttons will only change the volume of the podcast or any other media that you are listening to.

I don't care about ads. I am a developer myself. But I don't want the often explosive sounds of these commercials forced upon my ears while I'm listening to music.

codepawn wrote:

but devs dont add independent sound control and i could be wrong but i think you'll find even if they added it, it would be the global volume.

Nope! Each developer can add an independent volume control that is separate from the Global volume. Apple does it in Apple TV, Apple Music, Podcasts, QuickTime Player, and many developers do add it in their games for music volume level and game volume level.

The way it works is that you have the Global volume where you can make adjustments and the developer of the app has a volume adjustment they can make relative to the global volume. For example if your Global Volume is 100% and you choose a 50% volume in the game, then the volume of that app will be 50%. If the Global Volume is 50%, and the app volume at 50%, then actual app volume will half of what the global volume is.

That is why it would make no sense and be very confusing if there was another setting in the system where you could set the app volume. You would have the Global Volume, volume level in settings for each app, and then also the app could have its own volume level like it does now.

From a user experience, if you are playing a game/app, you are going to want to adjust the volume level in the app you are using, not quit the app and go to a System Setting to adjust the volume. If you have an app that does not have independent volume control, contact the developer and request the feature. If only takes a couple of lines of code along with a slider to adjust the volume in the UI. The volume level is then saved in the app, so next time you open it, the level will be the same as it was before. I have done it many times for the apps I have developed.

Each app has the capability to have their own independent volume control. The games I play all have their own volume level. Apple Music, Podcasts, GarageBand, and Apple TV all have their own volume levels that are saved between uses. The sound level in those apps don't affect ringer volume level. It is not that difficult for the app developer to include a volume setting in their app and save that value. Send them feedback.

I have downloaded 2 games that did not have an independent volume control and the ads played at full volume, but I just deleted them. I probably should have sent them feedback or wrote a review of the app in the store, but there are so many others that do maintain independent volume control, I didn't bother.