How to make music louder on iphone

Do you want to make your iPhone speaker a bit louder than it normally is, even when the volume is cranked all the way up? We show you how to do just that!

All recent iPhones have a stereo speaker system (one inside the earpiece and the other at the bottom) which delivers twice times the audio output of older devices and increases the dynamic range.

While you can always crank the volume up when listening to music, watching videos, or making calls through the speakerphone or the earpiece, this nice little trick will make your iPhone speaker louder than it normally is.

Before we get to it, this trick applies to any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch model.

How to make your iPhone speaker louder

1) Open Settings on your iOS device.

2) Tap Music in the list.

3) Tap EQ underneath the Audio heading.

4) Select the Late Night equalizer setting.

Now play some loud music on your iPhone while toggling between the Late Night equalizer and the Off setting in order to hear the difference in volume output for yourself.

Depending on your hearing, you should notice either a subtle or significant difference. To me, the difference is clear: the Late Night setting makes the iPhone speaker louder than any other EQ preset.

The best thing about this nifty little workaround is that it also works even if you listen to music through AirPods or other headphones rather than through the iPhone speakers.

As the name implies, the purpose of this EQ setting is to boost the quiet elements when watching videos or playing movies at night. Equalizer settings primarily apply to the songs played through the stock Music app.

They are also carried over to other apps and games, including system features like phone calls. Keep in mind that some apps, like Spotify, may use their own built-in audio equalizer that will override the system’s current equalizer setting.

I learned about this cool tip through The Loop’s Dave Mark.

Besides the EQ tip, make sure you turn off Sound Check in iPhone Settings > Music. Plus, the volume of your music also depends on the sound file type. For example, songs purchased through iTunes or downloaded in 320kbps will generally sound excellent, while the experience during low-quality stream, downloaded in 64kbps or 128kbps from the internet, will mostly sound fainter.

And that’s all there’s to it, gals and boys! If you know other ways to make your iPhone speaker louder, please share in the comments section!

Most iPhones don’t have bad speakers, but they’re not the loudest things in the world either, and even if you’re using headphones or external speakers you might sometimes find the volume just isn’t quite as high as you’d like.

But there are ways to make your iPhone louder, whether you have access to external speakers or not, so you can get more out of your music, podcasts, and other media.

So below, we’ve detailed several simple ways to give your iPhone a volume boost.

Turn off ‘Reduce Loud Sounds’

Apple actually artificially limits how loud your iPhone can get when using headphones, but handily you can disable this setting and give your buds a big loudness upgrade.

The setting in question is called Reduce Loud Sounds, and it’s a toggle that you can find in Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Headphone Safety. Just turn this toggle off and that limitation will be removed. Alternatively, you could leave it on but adjust the upper limit, which defaults to 85 decibels.

Just be aware that this limit is in place to protect your hearing, so be careful about removing or increasing it.

Adjust the equalizer

Adjusting your iPhone’s equalizer (EQ) can affect how music (played through the Music app) sounds in numerous ways, and that includes the volume, but the tweak you’d need to make here isn’t obvious.

Head to Settings > Music > EQ, and then select the ‘Late Night’ mode. We’d think something with that name would make things quieter if anything, so as not to disturb people sleeping nearby, but in fact this serves to raise the volume of quiet parts of songs.

It does also slightly reduce the volume of loud parts, but the effect can still lead to your music sounding louder overall, especially in the parts that are most in need of a volume boost.

Use an app

While Apple gives you a couple of tools to boost the volume of your phone, app makers have come up with others, so downloading an app can help you out too.

There’s a variety to choose from, including Volume Booster (opens in new tab), Max Volume Booster (opens in new tab), and others, so check those ones out or browse the App Store for alternatives.

However be aware that those examples and many others charge a subscription, so they’re not free to use. As such, we’d consider them something of a last resort.

Change the volume level in Spotify

If you tend to listen to your music through Spotify, then there’s an option within the Spotify app that can increase the volume.

Head to Settings > Playback, and then find the Volume Level heading. Under that, tap Loud to increase the maximum volume of music playback. Be aware however that doing this can diminish the audio quality.

Make sure the speakers aren’t covered or blocked

This is an obvious one, but if you’re listening to something through your iPhone’s speakers, you should make sure they’re not blocked, either by dust and debris, or by your hand. If you do see any obstructions, try blowing on the speaker grille.

This is unlikely to be an issue, but it’s worth checking if your phone seems quieter than you think it should be or usually is.

Use a speaker – or a bowl

Another obvious way to boost the volume of your iPhone is to listen through external speakers or headphones, as these will typically be far louder than the smartphone’s speakers.

If that’s not an option, then try putting your iPhone in a bowl or glass, with the speakers pointing downwards. This should cause the soundwaves to bounce upwards and amplify the volume.

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