Volume REALLY quiet

[jon4lakers]

Even when its on the loudest. Any ideas?

[psychofreak]

Headphones as well? Or just the built in speakers?

Make sure the speakers aren't covered.

[jon4lakers]

just speakers...they are clear. Any ideas?

[tttexxan]

I thought so too at first but have you been out driving yet...Its almost like it acclimates to the environment around...I was having to turn my down after awhile..

[jon4lakers]

Im just in my apt and i can barely hear them...they are REALLY quiet.

Am i missing some setting?

[iPhonatic]

i have the same problem. the ringer volume is LOW, even at its loudest setting. i wonder if that can be changed with an update. hope so.

[jon4lakers]

I have a genius appointment in the AM. Ill let you know what happens.

[billchase2]

yeah, please let us know. i have mine cranked up in my apartment and i can hear it okay.... but there's no way i'd be able to hear it in a noisy environment (unless tttexxan is right and it changes to the environment... which would be SWEET!)

[Pillows]

I have a genius appointment in the AM. Ill let you know what happens.

Plz do! Got 2 phones yesterday (one for myself, one for the wife). Mine works just fine, but her speaker is barely audible. Settings are the same on both, volume is maxed out, not on mute or anything. HELP!

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[meagain]

Maybe try playing music in the background, etc. to see if it changes.

[fkalwar]

Im just in my apt and i can barely hear them...they are REALLY quiet.

Am i missing some setting?

Ok I was looking around the forums for this exact question. Ok this might sound really stupid but do you guy still have the plastic on the iPhone...the one that covers the screen? Because my plastic is still on ( i always do that with new electronics) and I can barely hear the person Iam talking to, but I was thinking maybe the plastic is covering it up so we cant hear as well? Is this really dumb?

[vespagirl]

Ok I was looking around the forums for this exact question. Ok this might sound really stupid but do you guy still have the plastic on the iPhone...the one that covers the screen? Because my plastic is still on ( i always do that with new electronics) and I can barely hear the person Iam talking to, but I was thinking maybe the plastic is covering it up so we cant hear as well? Is this really dumb?

It's the plastic. I had it on mine as well because I was loath to take it off and I was really reallyconcerned about the low volume, even after I hiked it up. Took off that sticker, problem solved.

[iPhonatic]

i originally had the plastic on, and it made listening to someone on the phone impossible. couldnt hear a word they were saying. When I removed it, it was much clearer, and I could hear them perfectly.
The ringer volume is still ridiculosly low though at it's loudest point. I pray that changes sometime soon.
I'd also like to see some more apple ringtones up for sale on itunes

[billchase2]

no plastic on mine... still quiet

[fkalwar]

i originally had the plastic on, and it made listening to someone on the phone impossible. couldnt hear a word they were saying. When I removed it, it was much clearer, and I could hear them perfectly.

thanks, ill def try that...but i would like to have a plastic protector on my screen.

The ringer volume is still ridiculosly low though at it's loudest point.
thats odd, i hear some other people having the same problem, but I wonder which ringer are you using? I am using the "Time Passing" with the volume set about half way, and I can hear it pretty well.

[AirmanPika]

If anyone is holding their iPhone on the side that has the home button then they are likely blocking the speakers that are beside the dock port. Even slightly covering these causes a significant volume drop.

[jon4lakers]

I just got back from the apple store. The phone was defective and was replaced immediately. When you go (be sure to make an appointment) make sure they swap sims, and put your old card in the new phone.

[MBHockey]

It's only the bottom left. That's the only speaker, the other is a mic.

[AirmanPika]

It's only the bottom left. That's the only speaker, the other is a mic.

Ah that it is. Thanks for that.

[Pillows]

I just got back from the apple store. The phone was defective and was replaced immediately. When you go (be sure to make an appointment) make sure they swap sims, and put your old card in the new phone.

Thanks for that. We've got an appt for tomorrow 11:45am (soonest we could get). It's definitely NOT the plastic or hand blocking the speaker for us. Mine works fine, my wife's seems to be toast. I'm hoping they can exchange her's as easily. Aren't they running out of phones?

[hmp]

It's the plastic. I had it on mine as well because I was loath to take it off and I was really reallyconcerned about the low volume, even after I hiked it up. Took off that sticker, problem solved.

I had the low volume issue as well. I setup an appointment and went to the Genius Bar. The guy took off the plastic and it sounded 100% louder. I can't even turn up the volume all the way because its so loud...lol.

[MedRed]

I had this problem. Just found this thread. Removed the plastic... problem fixed.

[ctakim]

It's only the bottom left. That's the only speaker, the other is a mic.

Thanks, I was wondering about this and asked in another thread. I only get sound out of the left and I wondered if it had two speakers. Now I know.:)

[Djmx]

Hmmm mine is low to speaker.. n stuff i'm not sure if it's defective.. there is no plastic... but speaker is low...should i go to the Genius Bar...? i dono..

[note235]

okay when your having a conversation
is it suppose to be really low?

[Djmx]

No.. i might just go to the apple Genius Bar and show it and compare other iphones demo ones and see what happens

[CubeHacker]

What is "really low" to one person might be "really loud" to another. Best you can do is compare yours to another iphone to see if they perform the same.

[Pillows]

OK. Here's the deal on the speaker. Some people were complaining about their speaker being low, only to find that they still had some plastic covering the speaker or were blocking it with their hand.

If that's all it is for you, great!

We bought 2 phones, one was fine, the other had a speaker that could barely be heard. We took it into the apple store yesterday (no, we didn't have any plastic or hands blocking the speaker) and they confirmed that the speaker was defective. Unfortunately, they were out of replacement phones. Apparently they had stockpiled some phones for the purpose of swapping with defective ones, but they ran out of these. Solution...we're going back monday morning at 10am to swap out the phone.

Hope that helps.

[FreeState]

Here is what I did and it worked - for me anyway.

I had the volume all the way up and it still was not loud enough (plastic is off). So while I was taking to someone I went into settings/sounds and the volume was all the way up. So I slide the volume control down and then up - wow it was so loud I had to turn it down. It sounds like a software bug to me - but this did fix the problem on my phone and my partners phone.

[MBHockey]

I tried it, i think it helped, but in Settings-->Sounds, isn't that the Ringer volume?

[billchase2]

Here is what I did and it worked - for me anyway.

I had the volume all the way up and it still was not loud enough (plastic is off). So while I was taking to someone I went into settings/sounds and the volume was all the way up. So I slide the volume control down and then up - wow it was so loud I had to turn it down. It sounds like a software bug to me - but this did fix the problem on my phone and my partners phone.
didn't seem to work for me.

[chiefillini]

:mad: Same problem here, just setup appointment for 2 tomorrow. Talked with one of my friends and he said he could here his as well. With mine there is just a faint whisper when you place the speakers right up to the ear. If they don't give me a new one/fix it, than I am getting all my money back.
-Later

[FreeState]

I tried it, i think it helped, but in Settings-->Sounds, isn't that the Ringer volume?


I believe its the master volume - I may be wrong though. Good to hear it helped. The speaker phone is still very quiet on m partners phone though...

[jecapaga]

Let me first say I love 98% of the iphone experience so far. Including walking into my very crowded local apple store and walking out with one in 90 seconds. They had the line to the cash register clearly open and the crowd was pushed aside buying accessories and what not. But the volume level is seriously weak. I've missed multiple text msgs and phone calls cause i just couldn't hear it AT ALL. And the volume for a txt msg is far different than a phone call. It would be nice to set different ringers for things like txt msgs..so far it seems I have to just sit with the wimpy tone. I have it set for my alarm in the morning and I'm definitely using a backup alarm. Also the regular headset speaker was at a tolerable level when maxed out. I hope this is addressed in a software update. And yes I have my plastic off. This is my first post after being lazy and just reading this great site for a lonnnng time.

[Djmx]

oops...

[rperk901]

OK...I fell for the plastic left on as well...it tionwas covering the speaker hole. Wish I would have just cut out the hole and left the rest..oh well. As for the settings, go into settings, iPod, then turn off he volume limit....tah dah!

Now I have a quesion. Does anyone know what the icon of a car does at the bottom right corner of Maps does? Enter an address and then hit it...it does nothing that I can tell...can't seem to find anything on it in fingertips, etc.
Thanks

[meagain]

Are you guys turning up the volume through 'settings' and also the physical button on the side?

[macbook123]

We bought 2 phones, one was fine, the other had a speaker that could barely be heard. We took it into the apple store yesterday (no, we didn't have any plastic or hands blocking the speaker) and they confirmed that the speaker was defective. Unfortunately, they were out of replacement phones. Apparently they had stockpiled some phones for the purpose of swapping with defective ones, but they ran out of these. Solution...we're going back monday morning at 10am to swap out the phone.

Hope that helps.

My volume is o.k. when listening to songs or watching a movie, but it's really low when used as speakerphone. Is this the problem you had? How did you demonstrate the low volume to the Mac genius?

[Rooskibar03]

OK...I fell for the plastic left on as well...it tionwas covering the speaker hole. Wish I would have just cut out the hole and left the rest..oh well. As for the settings, go into settings, iPod, then turn off he volume limit....tah dah!

Now I have a quesion. Does anyone know what the icon of a car does at the bottom right corner of Maps does? Enter an address and then hit it...it does nothing that I can tell...can't seem to find anything on it in fingertips, etc.
Thanks

The little car turns on the traffic indicators on the map. If you area supports it, and only on certain roads, you will see the road overlayed with a Red, Yellow or Green line.

The color indicates traffic flow on that road.

[chiefillini]

Update to my previous post. Took the phone in this morning and had the mac genius look at. One of the first things he did was check the volume by taking it all the down and than all the way from the settings. Still had no volume so they decided to replace the unit. Well that was all good except they were all out of the 8 gig, so left knowing that I would get a new one sometime. Than 2 hours later get a call from the store manager that they had one for me. The new one sounds awesome, very pleased that the speaker actually works.

Here are a few pointers for those that may have to get a phone exchanged.
-if you can bring in your macbook with the itunes that you use. This way you and mac genius can activate your new phone on the spot and check for any problems. I brought mine just in case and I am glad I did.
-I had to call ATT from the mac store as we were setting it up because the system kept kicking the phone out because of the new IMEI number. They just swaped out the SIM cards. When going through the setup it looks like its trying to add another dataplan, but don't worry it won't put 2 dataplans on the same phone. I had the ATT check my account after we got done and everything was fine.

The lady I talked to ATT was awesome and very helpful, treated me and the mac guy with top notch class. They must be getting bonus on customer service or are very happy to be on the att apple team. The Mac genius and store manger very helpful.

Nice job APPLE.

[Djmx]

wait t he replacement u got u just popped the sim card and did it work or u had to go activate it again. i aksed them they said u just pop the sim and ur ready to go... please let me know... cuz i'm gettin a new iphone n i wanna just pop the one i had b4 please let me know..!

[applehappy]

I had a low volume issue as well. Genius Bar at my local Apple store replaced it right away. He was nice enough to change the IMEI# on my art acct and swap the Sim card. Walked out in 30 mins with a fully functional iPhone!