How to fix iPhone 12 Pro Max Poor Speaker Volume ?

Many iPhone 12 Pro users are reporting low volume of speaker, the volume of the speakers on the iPhone is very low. Although the iPhone volume setting are set to max level but the iPhone 12 speaker volume is very low. If you keep iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 , it can clearly observed that iPhone 12 speaker has lower volume then iPhone 11 speaker.

iPhone 12 speaker low volume issue fix

Many users are facing low speaker volume issue in iPhone 12 after iOS update. Before the update the iPhone 12 speaker was working fine but after iOS update the speaker volume has gone very low. The issue can be seen while on call in speaker mode of listening to music. If you answer a call on the iPhone speaker , it is very difficult to hear the caller due to low sound in iPhone 12 Pro Max speaker. 

How to fix iPhone 12 Pro Max speaker volume too low after iOS update: iOS 14.6

Fix 1: Turn on Sound and Haptics

Sound and haptics setting in the iPhone can control level of speaker sound in the iPhone. To check the settings Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics->turn the volume to max level.  This should fix the problem.

Fix 2: Turn off Bluetooth 

If you are using external devices using Bluetooth on your iPhone then these devices may control sound setting on the iPhone. To make sure to avoid these situation turn off the Bluetooth in the iPhone to disconnect all external device and check the speaker volume on iPhone 12.

Fix 3: Hard reset the iPhone

Restart your phone. Power down by pressing the side bottom and volume up. Wait for a couple of seconds and restart your phone. This may help to fix any minor software glitch in the iPhone

Fix 4: check Screen protector

In some cases the wrong screen protector can block the speaker of iPhone and thus making sound level very low. Make sure right screen protector is used in right directions (not upside down). 

Fix 5: Check for hardware fault

In a rare scenario, low volume of iPhone speaker can be due to dust in the speaker (short fine bristle brush can help ) or damaged hardware. To check that you should take your iPhone to Apple store and ask for hardware replacement. 

Fix 6 : Update the iOS

If the iPhone speaker problem started after iOS update then there are chances then the iOS software release has some issue that caused the issue. Please make sure to update the iPhone to latest version to get a permanent fix for the issue. 

Source: Shudtech