When listening to music on your iPhone, incoming notifications usually send the volume temporarily down to get attention. Despite this being helpful, it is often frustrating when, for example, you’re playing music to guests at a get-together or trying to concentrate while working. We’ll look at them in this guide, but there are a few ways to stop your iPhone from reducing the volume when you receive notifications.
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- Silence the Annoying Apps
Despite the easiest answer to this issue, it is turning on Silent mode (which you can do with your iPhone by using the physical Ring/Silent switch or pressing and holding the Action button (on newer models)), which may be an effective solution for all scenarios. For example, if you’re waiting for a call or food to be delivered, you still may want some warnings to follow.
The most annoying thing is that if left unchecked, they can flood you with notifications and I find the most irritating social media apps like Snapchat. if you’re listening to music, they can make you feel or flow.
The solution is to disable notifications for the apps you know usually send a lot of unnecessary alerts your way.
On your iPhone, turn on the Settings app and navigate to Notifications. Search the apps in the list and tap on one .
Disable the Sounds toggle. Then continue to the next app and so on.
The notifications will still show up on your screen (according to your preferences), but you won’t hear them anymore.
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- Keep an Active Chat Open While Playing Music
A person is playing music and listening to music. If you’re actively chatting with someone while also listening, but don’t want it to interfere with your experience, then you can keep your chat window open when the music is being played.
It can be any messaging app like . When you receive a new message, the alert will be heard when it is used by (Messages or WhatsApp), with the app open. Unless you’re going to choose this solution, you will have to check your phone every time. So it’s good to increase the autolock time on your phones display when you want to do so.
Go to Settings -> Display & Brightness.
Towards the bottom, tap on Auto-Lock and increase the time to 5 or 10 minutes.
- Switch to a Custom Focus Mode
Alternatively, you can create a custom Focus Mode, where you can opt to silence specific sounds and notifications.
Navigate to Settings -> Focus.
Tap on the + button in the upper-right corner.
Select the Custom option.
On the next screen, name and select a color/icon for your new Focus mode. Press Next.
Tap Customise Focus.
Next, you can choose which People and Apps you want to receive notifications from when the Focus mode is active.
Conversely, if you listen to music while you’re working, you can also add a schedule so that this Focus mode automatically goes into effect at certain hours. No one will have to worry about manually turning it on a .
If you want to be in control, just mention the Control Center from the top. Click in focus mode toggle if is on?
choose the one you’ve just made up of s. Press on the three dots next to the Focus mode will allow you to set it for one hour or until evening. Now you can play music without a distraction.’ That’s what it is, for example, ?
Tip : working on a Windows PC? Here’s how to activate Focus mode on your device.
- Preventing Notifications from Lowering Volume in Your Car
A few options are there if you’re driving and want to listen to music without going back. Similarly you can opt out of texting apps notifications for s.
Go to Settings -> Notifications. Select an app such as Messages or WhatsApp.
If you turn off the toggle to Show in CarPlay, turn it off. For those who don’t know what, you should also see how to prevent music from auto-playing on Apple CarPlay.
If you’re driving, you can switch to Driving under Focus and this will disable all notifications and other alerts while you are driving (which may be safer option).
If you have to add this mode manually, press the + button in Focus (under focus) Note that it may be a necessary option. Which is selected from the list Driving.
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