Low volume is one of those issues that seems like a minor inconvenience at a glance but can be extremely frustrating to deal with. The music sounding quiet can be dealt with, but when you may’t even call anybody at all, that’s a big problem.
Fortunately, solving this problem is actually fairly simple. Often, rechecking all the volume settings and cleaning the speaker openings will resolve the issue for you.
In addition to this, there are other helpful solutions that we’ve listed in the article below.
Main Reasons Why the Phone Volume Is Suddenly Low
How to Fix Low Volume on Android and iPhone
A quick restart can do wonders if the issue is due to minor bugs or glitches. So, we recommend you restart your phone and try the solutions in the order they’re listed below.
Clean the Speaker Openings
Phone speakers tend to accumulate dust and dirt. Over time, this clogs the speakerand leads to an increasingly muffled sound. you may resolve this issue easily by cleaning the openings with a clean cloth or a soft brush. A few sprays of compressed air would be excellent as well.
Check Volume Settings
The volume button of your phone may not work sometimes, or a certain volume profile, like Media sounds or Call sounds may be turned down. you may check and ensure these aren’t behind the low volume issue with the following steps:
Modify Problematic Features
Modern phones have numerous features such as Equalizer, Sound Check, Media Volume Limiter, etc., for adjusting the sound. Any such features being enabled/disabled or malfunctioning can lead to the low volume issue, so it’s best to modify them individually as listed below.
Check Application Settings
If thevolume is low only on a specific app, we recommend checking the in-app settings, as adjusting the volume from there will likely fix this problem.
Also, if an app is running in the background and playing some audio, this will suppress the volume for anything else on the phone. Noise cancellation and equalizer apps are notorious for doing this. In cases like this, closing any open applications, especially the aforementioned types, should resolve this issue.
