Wanting to limit the sound or volume of our phones is not crazy, especially if we want to take care of our hearing and of those people who normally use our mobile phones to listen to videos or music, such as our children, friends, partner or relatives.
Within the settings of the operating systems, both Android and iOS, we find different ways to achieve our goal. Although, we already made it clear that the options will be totally different. So we will see it at all times separately. And it is that, in recent times, we are seeing how the percentage of people with hearing problems has been increasing.
In part, it is due to the fact that many users are exposed to higher sound levels than necessary, putting their hearing health at risk. For this reason, with these little tricks you can ensure that you never exceed the volume you set on your terminal.
What is the proper volume?
It is clear that it is difficult to avoid different noises throughout our day, especially this will depend on our work. But, something that we can control is the volume with which we listen to our favorite songs, series or movies. Especially if we use headphones.
The human body is not designed to listen at high levels, so, in the medium and long term, hearing damage can increase if we do not set a limit on the volume of the mobile, whether it is an Android or an iPhone. In any case, the proper range will be to keep the sound between 60 and 85 decibels (dB) to minimize damage.
If for any reason it goes up and exceeds 100 dB, experts recommend that it only be for 15 minutes. In the case of using headphones, the volume can range between 75 dB and 136 dB maximum. Therefore, knowing these methods, you will be able to adjust the sound of your Apple or Android smartphone so that you end up with hearing problems in the future, whether you are yourself, your child or your partner.
Limit it on Android
In phones with the operating system, it will depend largely on the customization layer and the settings that it can offer us to control the sound of the device in this aspect. In any case, we will tell you about an app with which you can block the volume of your mobile, basically it will be to install an audio limiter.
with an app
Within the Google store that we have access to on our Android mobiles, there are different applications with which we will have the function of limiting the volume of the device at all times. In this way, every time we go to leave the phone with a child, we can set a maximum decibel limit so that their hearing cannot be damaged.
In this case, we bring you the Volume Limiter app. To do this, the first thing you should do is download it from the app store from the following link:
When you have it installed, it will be as simple as opening it and entering the Maximum volume limit section. Here we can not only set it for music, games and others, but also for the sound of the calls themselves. We can even exclude different applications so that they are not affected by this app.
From settings
In this case, it will be more exclusive, since it will depend on the functions offered by the personalization layer of our terminal. By default, on Android mobiles we do not find a tool that allows us to put a maximum on the volume of the device. For this reason, we must investigate within the sound configuration of the smartphone.
To do this, it will be as easy as going to Settings> Sound . Inside, we must find a section called Volume > enter this section. Then, if we do not see any option, click on the three vertical points that will appear at the top right. By tapping on these, we should find the Volume Limiter feature. However, if we do not have any alternative, it means that the software layer of our phone does not have this sound tool (in our case we have used a Samsung mobile that does offer it).
Control sound on iPhone
Unlike Android phones, within iOS we do find the function that allows us to put a limit on the volume of the iPhone . Although, it is not as effective as in the case of native mobile apps or settings with the operating system. Why do we say this? Well, because it will only allow us to set the maximum level for when we are using headphones.
It is clear that the main danger is in the constant use of headphones, since when the desired volume is exceeded, it will be more harmful than if we are listening to music or watching a movie with the iPhone’s speakers. Therefore, to configure this function, we will have to follow these steps: go to Settings > Sounds and vibrations > Headset security . Here inside, we must enable the option to Reduce Loud Sounds. This tool began to be implemented in Apple phones that had updated the version of their operating system to i OS 14 .
In addition, we will see how when activating this tool, a bar is displayed with which we can raise or lower the decibels, it even gives us examples such as ‘As loud as the noise of a traffic jam’ or ‘As loud as the noise of a motorcycle’ . Therefore, in these cases, it will be a good idea to reduce it so that, when you want to increase the volume level, it does not leave the device when we have some headphones connected.
In older versions of iOS, we found another option for this, although it was based exclusively on the Music app on Apple devices. We could see it from Settings> Music> Volume limit (within the Playback section). Even the recommendation given by the European Union itself could be enabled, setting the limit at 70% of capacity.
If you want to go one step further, you can try downloading an application from the App Store, although the options offered by the Apple store are so minimal that we even have to pay to use them. More than anything, because although we found some free options, you will see how the reviews are not on their side.