For hearing protection, the volume is not only limited in special headphones for children. Many headphone manufacturers also offer a limit via their apps or on the devices.
Once broken, always broken: If you want to prevent irreversible damage to your hearing from music that is too loud, you can often set a limit directly on your smartphone. For example, iPhones offer the possibility of monitoring whether the headphone volume has been so high for a certain period of time that it could damage hearing.
Headphone volume should not exceed 85 decibels
Is this function under tones&haptics>headphone security activated in the settings, you will receive a warning message. The volume will automatically decrease the next time headphones are connected to the phone, explained Apple.
The desired maximum sound level in decibels (dB) can also be set on a scale and, for example, for children under settings>screen time>restrictions protect against changes. as limitwhich should not be exceeded permanently, is 85 dB.
“Increase the volume above the safe value?” Android smartphones therefore ask when you cheerfully turn up the headphone volume and warn: “A high volume can damage your hearing.” You have to react to that. The volume can only be increased further if you confirm this with “Ok”.
In addition, there may be functions with Android that the manufacturer of the smartphone has integrated. Also Samsung offers an individual media volume limit for its popular Galaxy smartphones when headphones are connected. The function is below settings>sounds and vibrations>volume to find.
Set maximum headphone volume
There you tap on the menu symbol, then on Media Volume Limitation and can set the maximum volume. If necessary, for example when children are given the smartphone to listen to music, the set volume can also be protected from changes with a PIN.
By the way, if you use acoustically closed headphones or those with active noise cancellation, also known as Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), you can generally get by with lower volumes, especially with ambient noise.