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This is an old chestnut but I will roll it out again just in case something has changed.
I listen to a lot of live streaming sources on my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth to a couple of different speaker systems.
Some sources like streaming Radio, Netflix, you Tube and Spotify can have fairly low volume levels and all of the so called volume booster apps available for iOS turn out to be just equalisers and although Im not knocking the value of some of these apps to boost various frequency levels they do not increase the volume itself.
I used to have this issue with video my MBP years ago and overcame that problem with Boom 2. I run Boom 2 constantly in the background at 50% boost and adjust the overall volume with the system controls. So I don't actually listen to louder sound on my MBP but I have the option to increase the volume to audible levels when the source soundtrack is soft.
Why is there no equivalent app for iOS devices? There is if I jailbreak and there are some such apps available for Android. I had an app for Android phone which admittedly came with lots of warnings about potential hearing damage and speaker damage if used inappropriately but was terrific for a small Bluetooth speaker I had which had no built in volume controls and was otherwise so soft as to be almost inaudible for streaming radio.
I imagine that Apple does not want to cop law suits for damaged hearing and already incorporates settings in preferences to limit sound to safe levels but turning them off has little effect.
It seems to me that users should be able to make these decisions rather tham manufacturers. At the very least there should be apps available to increase system volume for specific situations like low volume on streaming media which we listen to more and more on portable devices.
I listen to a lot of live streaming sources on my iPhone 7 via Bluetooth to a couple of different speaker systems.
Some sources like streaming Radio, Netflix, you Tube and Spotify can have fairly low volume levels and all of the so called volume booster apps available for iOS turn out to be just equalisers and although Im not knocking the value of some of these apps to boost various frequency levels they do not increase the volume itself.
I used to have this issue with video my MBP years ago and overcame that problem with Boom 2. I run Boom 2 constantly in the background at 50% boost and adjust the overall volume with the system controls. So I don't actually listen to louder sound on my MBP but I have the option to increase the volume to audible levels when the source soundtrack is soft.
Why is there no equivalent app for iOS devices? There is if I jailbreak and there are some such apps available for Android. I had an app for Android phone which admittedly came with lots of warnings about potential hearing damage and speaker damage if used inappropriately but was terrific for a small Bluetooth speaker I had which had no built in volume controls and was otherwise so soft as to be almost inaudible for streaming radio.
I imagine that Apple does not want to cop law suits for damaged hearing and already incorporates settings in preferences to limit sound to safe levels but turning them off has little effect.
It seems to me that users should be able to make these decisions rather tham manufacturers. At the very least there should be apps available to increase system volume for specific situations like low volume on streaming media which we listen to more and more on portable devices.
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