Apart from getting the long-awaited sleep tracker, iOS 14 has also improved the already existing health features like Hearing. For those uninitiated, Hearing was introduced in iOS 13 and it enables users to avoid being exposed to high levels of sounds. And with the latest update, you can even measure the volume level of anything that you are listening to. If this health feature falls under your radar, let’s find out how you can check the headphone audio level in real-time on your iOS 14 device!
Before getting started with steps, it would be better to answer a couple of main questions first up.
- How Would You Know Whether or Not the Volume Level is Healthy?
- Which Headphones Have the Support for This New Feature?
- Set Up the Headphone Level Checker on iPhone or iPad
- Use the Headphone Level Checker on iOS or iPadOS Device
So, How Would You Know Whether or Not the Volume Level is Healthy?
According to experts, 85 decibels is the highest safe exposure level up to a maximum of just 8 hours. Notably, 100 dB sound is considered safe for just 15 minutes a day. To put it in the right perspective, safe listening time decreases as the sound level increases.
Though the real-time headphone level feature is designed to support most headphones, the tech giant states that only Apple-certified headsets and AirPods will be able to deliver more accurate results.
Set Up the Headphone Level Checker on iPhone or iPad
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
Once you have set up the headphone level checker on your device, you can keep a tab on the volume level with ease.
- Now, find the Hearing button in Control Center. If it shows a green tick, that means the volume level is OK.
