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How To Turn Off Headphone Safety?

Many people like to listen to loud music, whether to tune out the outside world or they simply like the song. Listening to loud music over a long period of time can lead to hearing damage and that is why Apple decided to add the Headphone Safety option to your phones. Some people like this option but some don’t so this article will explain how to turn off headphone safety for those of you who want that.

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Headphone Safety: What Is It and Can I Turn It Off?

how to turn off headphone safety

Headphone safety is a feature Apple introduced with iOS 14. This feature notifies you when you’ve been listening to music at loud volume for a longer period of time and automatically lowers it down, because it can lead to hearing damage. If you are wondering if you can turn this option off, the answer is yes. A large number of Apple users are not thrilled with this option and here is how to disable it on different Apple devices. 

How to Turn It Off: Step by Step

Now we are going to show you how to disable the Headphone Safety step by step:

iPhone/iPad

  1. Unlock your iPhone/iPad
  2. Find the Settings icon and tap on it
  3. Click Sounds (and Heptics)
  4. Select Headphone Safety
  5. Tap the toggle button next to Headphone Notifications

or

  1. Unlock your iPhone/iPad
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Click Accessibility
  4. Scroll to the Hearing option and open Audio/Visual
  5. Tap the toggle button next to Headphone Notifications

If you want to turn it back on just follow the same steps. These are the two easy options you can use to turn off the headphone safety on your iPhone or iPod.

How to Turn It Off on Apple Watch: Step by Step

If you are looking for a way to turn off the Headphone Safety option on your Apple watch, just follow these three easy steps:

  1. Find the Settings on your watch
  2. Click Sounds
  3. Tap the toggle button next to Headphone Safety

Now you can easily repeat these steps if you ever need to disable or enable this option again.

How to Turn the Headphone Safety Off on Locked iPhones

If your iPhone is locked you might not have the option to turn it off in your country regularly, but there is a way to do it, just follow these steps:

  1. Unlock your iPhone
  2. Find the Settings icon and tap on it
  3. Open Bluetooth
  4. Click the Information Button (i) beside the device you are changing
  5. Click Device Type
  6. Select Other

Follow the same steps if you need to change the device type again.

How to Turn Off Headphone Safety on Android

On Android we have the option that is called Volume Warning or Media Volume Limit. Now we are going to show you how to easily disable this option on your Android device:

  1. Unlock your device
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Click Sounds and vibration
  4. Go to Volume
  5. Click the three dots in the right upper corner
  6. Select Media volume limit
  7. Tap the toggle button and it will change to off or on (depending on if you are turning it off or on)

These are the steps that you need to follow on your Android device if you want to disable or enable the Media Volume Limit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to disable or enable iPhone volume limit?

Through these steps you will quickly learn how to disable the volume limit on your iPhone:

  1. Unlock your iPhone
  2. Find the Settings app and tap on it
  3. Go to Sounds and Haptics
  4. Select Headphone Safety
  5. Tap the toggle button next to Reduce Loud Sounds (you can tap the one next to Headphone Notifications as well, read the article to know what it is for)

Now you are able to listen to your favorite song at maximum volume without your phone limiting you. If you would like to turn the volume limit back on, just repeat the same steps.

Can’t disable headphone safety? Read this!

If you find yourself in the situation where you do not have the option to turn off headphone safety, your phone could be locked and you can not do it regularly in your country. Try following the steps we provided above in the section „How to Turn the Headphone Safety Off on Locked iPhones“. We hope this will provide you the solution to your problem

Conclusion

This feature was added to help ensure the users health, even though not many users like it. If you need help with turning headphone safety on or off on different devices, just follow the steps listed above. We hope this article will be of use to you.