How to display the Headphone Audio Level in Real Time On iPhone (iOS 14)

An iOS 14 hidden feature allows you to display the audio level of your headphones in real time on an iPhone and iPad.

All that you have to do is to add the Hearing toggle to the Control Center and play audio on your iPhone. Tap on the Hearing toggle and an expanded view of the real time Heaphone Level feature is displayed.

The feature works with most Bluetooth headphones like AirPods, Earpods as well as third party non Apple headsets.

Important: The safe headphone listening limit is between 20 and 80 decibels (dB). The range is marked with green on the headphone level intensity visualisations.

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0:00 Start

Hi everyone and welcome to the iPhoneTricks.org YouTube Channel. In this episode I'll show you another hidden iOS 14 feature that allows you to check your headphone audio levels in real time!

0:17 Adding Hearing Toggle to Control Center

In order to achieve this we first have to add the Hearing toggle to the Control Center. To do it open the Settings app, tap on Control Center. Scroll all the way down to the more controls section. Tap the green + icon, available next to Hearing, to add it to the available Control Center controls.

0:40 Connecting AirPods to iPhone

Next, swipe-down for the Control Center. Make sure that your AirPods or any other wired or wireless headset is connected to your iPhone.

0:57 Playing Audio On iPhone

Play music, a podcast or any other audio on your iPhone.

1:03 Hearing Toggle displays real time Audio level

Notice how the Hearing toggle displays in real time the audio levels of your headphones. Green graphics means that you are listening in the safe range. If the real time audio levels are displayed in yellow it means that the volume is too loud and you should get back to the safe listening levels.

1:25 Hearing toggle Expanded View

Tap the Hearing toggle to bring up the expanded view and have a better view of the real time headphone audio level feature.

2:03 Conclusion

That's how you can check the headphone audio levels in real time. It works with most wired and wireless headsets like AirPods, EarPods, Earbuds and so on. Thanks for watching. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video. See you in the next one!

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