SOLVED! Why is Apple CarPlay volume so low compared to Sirius or FM HD radio?

[@lancem5965]

Go to settings. Music. Turn sound check off. Saved you five minutes

[@MrLee-bq8db]

Thanks. Straight To The Point

[@gooutsideandtravel6099]

Anybody know the android equivalent?

[@Jaysinthecut]

Dude thank you I was wondering why it sounded so low in the car

[@landenvanrhee7065]

I love you for that

[@Nutty2087]

Thanks bro that long ass preamble was driving me crazy

[@jhern011]

This guy loves the sound of his own voice, save yourself 6 minutes. Settings > Music > Scroll down and turn sound check off.

[@Bo-hb3eo]

Why do you think I don’t have music in my settings?

[@kashh9229]

appreciate you

[@LL-jx8di]

I think there’s a certain amount of minutes you need to post so you can be monetized lol which he’s trying to do 🤣

[@shannineashford5735]

Thank you

[@labrianperkins3097]

That still didn’t work

[@angelo5238]

Wow! This has been driving me nuts ever since I bought my new truck. At certain points in a song you want to crank it hard and rock to that guitar riff but it just wasn’t happening. Can’t wait for my next road trip to really enjoy my tunes. Thanks so much!!

[@justin2knives]

BRO.... Found this video in a random forum while trying anything and everything to troubleshoot my premium alpine sound system and why the quality suddenly dropped off when streaming and using CarPlay. The stupid ass sound check feature must have been turned on after an iPhone update. I wish I would have found this video so much sooner. I've been to the dealership twice, online countless hours, updated and reset nearly everything on the Jeep and it was just this stupid little setting. Thanks my man!

[@_icscata_]

Settings->Bluetooth->Car media name (i)-> Device type -> Car stereo. This fixed the dimmed volume for me.

[@colbystearns5238]

Thank you for this! It's been driving me crazy wondering what was making my music so quiet lately or if I was going deaf, but after turning off the Sound Check which I didn't realize was on after getting my new phone, much better! I noticed it just makes my metal songs more quiet which kind of goes against the whole point of that type of music.

[@1981brwhite]

Omg! I’m so glad I ran across this video! Was so frustrating that I could never figure out why Apple Music was so much lower than standard radio music. Thank you so much!

[@gangSTARdancer]

As a fellow metal head myself.. this is such a huge help! We need to turned up to 11 lol

[@imrodmartin]

2 years later - and still dumb that you need to do this! Thank you so much!!!!!! I’m on a 2023 Goldwing motorcycle and it was driving me nuts lol. Appreciate it!

[@chaotictattoo]

I had to skip ahead because I didn’t feel like I was going to get to the solution or answer

[@isaacmutisya5009]

For real, it’s unnecessarily long.

[@Littleredrumcooler]

This is why the dislike button needs to have a count again

[@letsplaynay9936]

Exactly get to the damn point 🙄

[@TheRealJuseBeats]

@@isaacmutisya5009 Patience

[@christianalexander3989]

So did you get to the solution?

[@wade9907]

"Sound Check" was disabled already. This video is basically only for people who use Apple Music. I use Spotify and Pandora, and to have my music actually "rocking out" loud, my volume ends up on like 68. Having to turn your volume up to 68 is absolutely absurd. You have to turn it way down if you get a phone call, or switch to radio, or you will blow your speakers and eardrums out. I hope they fix this nonsense soon.

[@mwood341]

I also have Sound Check disabled, and I also have Apple Music but I typically use KZbin Music in the car. I’m just now realizing it might be the source that’s the issue. Gonna try a few things tomorrow and see how it turns out.

[@dharial-mutairi927]

@@mwood341I’m also using KZbin music, have you figured anything out?

[@targetstrike420]

@@mwood341did you find the solution?

[@TheChillGamer2K]

This just helped so much, I was so pissed on how low my CarPlay was I was getting ready to buy a new head unit and speakers, this just saved so much money. Thank you.

[@kennybales9786]

I can stop taking my blood pressure meds now. Thank you so much!

[@edhill8568]

Fantastick. That fixed my wife's carplay integration on her new Mazda. I am so glad I don't have to deal with any of these problems with my Tesla. Zero buttons compared to wife's over 50 buttons. It's incredible how easy a good 15" screen UI is compared to buttons.

[@kellythomas765]

what a difference! I was about to have a amp installed. Also on i phone, if you go to music in settings and then go to EQ and select Late Night this will also increase volume.

[@TriniTrish06]

Me too!!! Lol

[@jayshu7715]

You need an award for this video.

[@mdnite2941]

Thanks! This has been driving me insane trying to figure this out! 👍

[@wknowlesfilm]

You’re a legend in my book. I’m over here with the new 19 speaker 950 watt McIntosh system going insane because my 04 4Runner had better sound lol. Thank you so much for this.

[@IncompetentSouls]

You are both a gentleman and a scholar, thank you very much sir. This has been driving me insane lol!

[@wizstick2230]

i listen to metal and suddenly my speakers were super quiet after using the talk/listening feature so i’ll have to give this a shot i hope it works thank you fellow metal brother

[@victoriamartinez1079]

Oh my goodness I love you. I just bought a new car and the stereo sometimes loud sometimes isn’t I was going absolutely bonkers. I was gonna take my car back to the dealer and feel really stupid and tell him why my radio is so low, but thank you so much. I hope that makes the difference.

[@simont6361]

I got a ram 1500 limited I was about to take it to the dealership but I did notice the difference between radio and Apple car play, needless to say I follow your instructions and my system is working like a champ

[@austenderuiter37]

THANK YOU. I’ve always had sound check off and didn’t think about checking it. iPhone did an update and it must have turned it back on. It’s been driving me nuts. Thanks to you, I’m back to working on going deaf in the Jeep.

[@scottlawrence8325]

That’s awesome! I have an eBay android based radio and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why the sample song that comes preloaded on the radio was louder then my Apple Music. Thanks so much for showing us!

[@rogerf3622]

Thanks! Fought this issue again just today and now stumbled on your video. Awesome.

[@nikkalettmalone1230]

This helps a lot thank you so much. It’s been driving me crazy trying to figure out why my music isn’t loud enough. 😂😂

[@tonybelfast1389]

this could have been a 5 second long video dude this was panful but a good fix

[@828cali]

I thought it was just me. Thank you for this.

[@Whosidk100]

Guys, just turn off your ringer on your phone and you should be able to adjust your volume instead of it being stuck on guidance volume. That was the solution I was looking for

[@ChocDipz]

Will turning that feature off make the sound quality better too? When I use CarPlay the music sounds so distorted or slightly muffled

[@chills5814]

well I have a brand new 23 cs and I have the same issue but mine is with all the audio sources. my volume is low no matter what I do. I can turn the volume all the way up and I can still have a full conversation with the person next to me please help

[@kuzeytekinoglu2306]

Did you fix this problem ?

[@jayd4714]

Omg!, I was gonna replace the whole sound system!!! You are amazing thank you!!!!

[@frendom5240]

Same. Lol

[@sammb.1570]

Thank you, that helped it immensely. I was wondering that as well since I connected my iPhone 15 to apple car play and I kept bringing up the volume because I couldn't hear it so, now I know, thank you again.

[@sarahfarrell4833]

My sound check is off and I am still having this problem!

[@Potatoheadjoe46]

Me too so annoying

[@sneakhead87c.15]

Finally!! I got a 2018 Dodge Durango and I was messing with the EQ, didn’t think to turn the sound check off!!!! Thanks

[@catalinneculai4541]

Wow. You are a star. I bought a new car-play and the sound it was sometimes ok sometimes bad. I thought it is because of the connectivity..I switched between bluetooth to aux and drive me crazy..I wanted to return the product and to gave a big negative review. Now I sorted the sound quality thankfully

[@SoulTouchathePoet]

Glad I came across this video. When I get to my vehicle and this was the issue, I'm going to be very happy

[@benharris4218]

Skip to 2:10

[@trojkeddd]

Is this only if you are using Apple music app or it's for Apple car itself generally? The reason I'm asking is because I can't find that music setting on my iPhone?

[@atticusv11]

I can’t find that music setting either

[@barbrahenley1071]

I think I have a different issue with volume when connrect yo Apple CarPlay. My volume is loud and no matter if I lower it using my phone or the car volume buttons on the steering wheel or console it is still loud and when I look at my Apple Music the bar where it tells you how low/high the volume it is is greyed out or doesn’t show it and can move it with finger

[@TheReelToneMF]

I'm literally on a call with Apple Support about this issue. Driving me absolutely nuts. I think something got screwed up in an update for Carplay or Ios 17.1 or 17.1.1

[@julianayala152]

Oh man god bless you, finally I’m able to listen my music loud

[@WEIRDED_BEARDO]

Sound check wasn’t enabled for me yet the volume using CarPlay is stupid low. I still have to crank it up to 90% to hear anything coming from my phone at a reasonable volume. 🤷‍♂️

[@bigmoni5538]

i have the same problem, E.P. Scott can u pls make a video to fix that?

[@victortobar8881]

Me too

[@Jdwebberjr]

Likewise

[@joshuagarza3]

Same here

[@henryblankvoort]

me too :P

[@Iamthegame19]

has this helped with anyone who doesn't use apple music. I only use spotify so wondering if anyone had any thoughts?

[@tommedvedich]

I think there’s a similar setting “normalize volume”

[@pammerryweather7914]

Didn't work for me. Jensen aftermarket ALWAYS starts at 11 for iphone maps, audible books, all of it. And every time I start the car, I have to start over to bring it up to 20 or so. I'd hoped your system would fix that, but no luck. Glad you fixed it for others!

[@jeffharder8706]

My big problem volume wise is using maps for navigation when I have music playing (Apple music) at any decent volume, I can barely hear Siri. Her volume is up all the way. Even went to the dealership and they couldn’t really help. Any ideas how to make her louder?

[@danielcastillo5237]

Wait for siri to talk, once she starts talking turn your volume up, it literally only works if she’s talking already and while she’s talking if not you’re going to end up just turning your music volume up. Hope this helps you Btw I suggest turning your music volume mostly down first so you can tell the difference

[@grandam.]

I was wondering for years why some songs were loud and some was making me maxing out the volume.

[@ironmainiac1783]

This was exactly my problem! Fixed it! As one metal head to another, thank you!

[@tjam4229]

Thumbs up m’man!! I turn my car off, the Bluetooth kicks the phone off, and I get a BLAST of LOUD music from the FM radio before I open the car door. (Which turns off the infotainment system/radio completely) I know you get what I’m taking about, because I see you drive a Chevy too! Wait…I just checked my phone, and I have “sound check” off, and I still have a huge volume difference between the music that comes from my phone, and the music that comes from the car. Ugg

[@jamesgula8545]

I'm very grateful for this advice. The problem has been driving me nuts.

[@farhadsepahbodi654]

I love the drama you bring to this!

[@FlukeTog]

You’re a godfam music SAINT ! You go to Heaven for this. Thank you dude. I was losing it.

[@chosbach411]

Ty for sharing your findings on this. Appreciate the details and troubleshooting effort.

[@rink85]

You found the hole 😅 This is really helpful. Since one year I was facing this issue. But did or recognize that. Somebody attached the android phone and it was quite loud. I thought my system is buggy.

[@raytogwell8910]

Thank you couldn't find a cure any where else ,you saved my sanity!!!!!!

[@rinnylin]

I’ve had this issue since I got my Malibu. Next time I get in the car I’m gonna see if this helped. Thank you!

[@frankjr75]

Thank you for posting the video I actually found a workaround where I reverted back to 15.3.1 on my iOS on my i phone which got rid of the problem I did try your Soundcheck on off but because I’ve blocked all updates on my iOS it’s no longer is an issue and when using the iPhone, sound check function like you did my sound is unaffected. but like yourself it drove me crazy and I found a blog that said Apple had an attenuator function and didn’t let me anyone know, and like a lot of other people I like my music loud ! Rock on ! thank you very much for your post and hopefully turning off sound check will allow me to continue purchasing iPhone because I was gonna go back to android because of this issue so I’m going to try it out on my wife’s phone which has iPhone iOS 16+ and I’m gonna try to see if sound check on/off on her rogue works tonight thanks again!

[@backwoodsbrew1771]

Cant thank you enough for this! Your an ABSOLITE LEGEND in my book bro

[@skatethemonsterbull]

My sound check’s been off, it’s still too low

[@TheAbid327]

Same issue with me

[@KillXTravisBickleX]

Same 😅

[@kassandrarangel1738]

SAMEEEE ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY

[@realwando]

Understood the SoundCheck thing...my issue is why can't I adjust the EQ settings while using CarPlay on my UConnect radio? It sounds great on Bluetooth but as soon as I hook up the USB it goes to this different sound that's not adjustable...

[@NoNicheBuzz]

Thanks It made my 15 inch subwoofer go silent. It kept saying I reached the recommended limits for the bass I have 2 subwoofers professional installed. It reset 30 every days I get 3 days worth of bass then no sound again. I thought it was a shortage in the cords or witing issues.

[@dafixxradioshow]

My sound check was already off to adjust on AirPlay...I wish this helped me for my car audio

[@jayrocket]

Amazing I thought I was going crazy for everyone looking for the answer it’s at 3:59 for Apple Music!

[@sanchez5596]

thank you!! i was about to pay 100$s for a system. but thank you!' you saved me lots of money

[@justinforemaster93]

That was great man. Laughed my a$$ off and fixed my issue at the same time!

[@kyliemarie4249]

literally😂😂😂

[@Shane23Armada]

My 2023 armada , the Bluetooth call sounds cheap muffled and low I try many times to fix but still nothing

[@cherimorales4349]

Thank you so so so much!!! I’ve been googling for days to find a solution. So glad I found u!

[@CyberWolfVR]

What about the common problem with hands free calling via Bluetooth with iPhone to car stereo??? My volume is always low with phone calls but soon as I hang up, music from stereo is so loud! This problem is also very annoying too!!! I have checked my sound check and it was already off. Any ideas to solve this one please??? Thanks!

[@cameronfisher4789]

i’m having the same problem, did you ever find a solution?

[@reggiem1668]

I’ve never had problems with streamed music volume (Pandora, KZbin, etc). My problem is with MP3 file playback whether I’ve downloaded or playing one that’s been texted to me etc. Car volume has to be almost maxed out. Then, if I forget to turn it back down….😵‍💫🤯. Any solutions for this? Sound checking makes 0 difference. “Late Night” EQ only slightly better

[@stuartbgraber]

Very helpful tip. Any thoughts on why Android Headend Stereo connected to iPhone 13 Pro only allows callers to barely hear me when speaking? I can hear callers very clearly but they can barely hear me at all. Very frustrating and dangerous when receiving phone calls. All other CarPlay functions work just fine. Any thoughts you might have on how to repair this problem greatly appreciated.

[@calebsaunders562]

Does your system have an external microphone?

[@stuartbgraber]

@@calebsaunders562 Yes the built in one that came built in with the Jeep. I thought the new head end when plugged into internal loom will activate the microphone for Apple CarPlay. I can hear callers clearly but they cannot hear me clearly. It’s like my voice is being filtered somehow?

[@MeirCohen.kingbibi]

Thank you very much !!! I really didn't know what is happening with the apple car play on my new Volkswagen tiguan allspace premium elegance 2022. I knew that something is wrong but now I understand why👌😊

[@sandyd2527]

WOW! Thanks I was going crazy trying to figure that out. Especially with the GPS voice. My poor family had to keep quiet in the car so that I could hear the directions, LOL.

[@wade9907]

With CarPlay, when the assistant is talking, quickly turn the volume up or down. That will change the navigation volume only. You have to be quick as its only when it's talking. ie: "In a 1/4 mile, turn left on 19th street".

[@0910mev]

It solved the problem immediately, thank you!!!!!

[@marisalindstrom8998]

So my son is having the same problem except that it’s the phone volume that is extremely low when his apple phone is connected, when he calls or I call him I cannot hear him? If he disconnects the phone and talks over Bluetooth it’s loud. The problem is his phone needs to be connected to use navigation. Any suggestions on how to fix that?

[@donsheldrick5868]

This is the exact problem I have. Did you find a solution yet?

[@marisalindstrom8998]

@@donsheldrick5868 no solution yet, I’m going to take the truck for service and have them look at it and see if they can figure it out? Sorry to hear your having the same problem, it’s so frustrating.

[@donsheldrick5868]

@@marisalindstrom8998 is it a Ford truck by chance? That’s what I have.

[@marisalindstrom8998]

@@donsheldrick5868 yes it’s a 2021 Ford Ranger

[@Dakiller1009]

It's a known apple car play issue. It won't ever get fixed. I have a headunit with Android auto and Apple carplay and Android auto does not have this issue. Apple car play on the other hand. Generally lower volume all around. But way worse on phone calls. It actually seems to get quieter as the call goes on? I Can not hear the other person on the line at all without putting the volume to max. Then when you forget to turn the volume back down after the call, a Siri voice prompt from navigation etc will blow your speakers off and scare the shit out of you. I have none of these issues on the exact same head unit with my android phone plugged in.

[@shaneitsaname6135]

My 2021 Ford Ranger has this problem . I turned off sound check and guess what ? It did sweet F.A ! Still quiet . Still the same . Any other great ideas ?

[@lantarsroar87]

Hello, great video. Seems to have helped many people. Can you tell me if this aplies to an Echo Auto. I have that in my car and the volume is always lower than say my radio or my Serius. It is so annoying! I just checked my setting and my Sound is already off ugh. Anything thoughts? Thanks in advance. You into Maiden?? My favorite!

[@lantarsroar87]

*****my Sound Check is already off i meant to say....

[@jacobbaese868]

You are a beautiful human being. Thank you

[@owenpoole3757]

This is exactly what I was looking for. After an update on my phone I had a noticeable decrease in volume, and couldn’t figure out why.

[@protolexis]

Yeah but does this affect Spotify that's played through Carplay as well?

[@mesomellow]

Thank you brotha u just saved me a whole stereo upgrade.

[@matcatameba]

It makes the ringer volume ear splitting loud if i change my music on settings like you suggest. There has to be another way

[@dannywhitaker7091]

This has driven me mad for so long! I haven’t checked it out yet, but I will be doing very soon.

[@mnash96]

Thank so much. This was driving my wife and I insane!

[@ryandiiorio9894]

Thank you 100% helped out! I knew it was a phone setting.

[@brodie29a]

Don’t gm factory radio have an aux loudness setting, I know my 13 Cruze had it and my 12 sonic

[@scottmcdonald3345]

Thank you, thank you. I have had this annoying problem for years. You are awesome!

[@LJ-lq5lo]

OMG!!!! you don't understand what this means to me! lol Seriously! I was considering getting a whole new sound system or taking the damn car back! Thank you!

[@5tarScream]

FINALLY!!! This was driving me NUTS! Thanks!!! Ps. Great taste in music. 🤘🏽

[@tommedvedich]

Amazing! Thanks so much for this! My issue is with Spotify. There’s a similar setting in Spotify. So i think you might have hit the nail on the head for that as well! I noticed this lack of volume and having to turn the volume literally all the way up while having the windows down on the highway. And I’ll have to check tomorrow and see if its fine with Sirius or if the speakers are just trash!

[@XxCheetahCheatsxX]

What is the setting in Spotify?

[@elssuhhhh9620]

yesss i use spotify and my car is doing this with my normal bluetooth plug in i plug in my cigarette lighter plug in

[@Tygxs-]

How did you fix for Spotify

[@sturner202]

@@Tygxs- if anyone is having this problem with Spotify just go to settings, then playback, then audio normalization and turn that off

[@michaelwarren7743]

@@sturner202 Thank you so much! Weird, only had the problem in our toyota, no problems in the subaru.

[@enzopaduano6803]

I have a 2018 jeep grand cherokee, is it normal that when I use the car navigator, uconnect, the navigation audio only comes out from the driver's side speaker? the music is heard in all the speakers, but the navigator's voice comes out only from the front left speaker ...

[@Djzel22]

How are you liking the car? I just bought a 2018 jeep grand Cherokee

[@Aloha745]

Great advice!! Do you happen to know why the volume would change when using navigation? For example, sometimes when I’m listening to music (doesn’t matter which song), I can barely hear the spoken directions. Other times it’s fine. I’ve tried adjusting the volume on both the car (which only makes the music louder) and my phone (which does nothing). Would sound check be the possible cause for this as well? It’s been driving me crazy!!

[@rockygonzales7216]

If you’re using an iPhone. You will have a speaker button at the top right of the screen below a button that looks like a road Click on that and it’ll allows you to adjust for Siri to speak over the music or at the same level

[@chanceculp3101]

Turn the volume up when you hear the voice for navigation. In my car I have to turn the navigation volume up when it is announcing directions, but if I try turning it up while music is playing it won’t increase the volume for the navigation

[@hughcenterville8999]

I would never have found this on my own. Many thanks!

[@alangallarcon9254]

Mine is off and still

[@kelsszzz7320]

I been having this problem so long thank you !!!!!!!!

[@eddie_arlindo]

Thank you, I didn’t know about this sound check thing 🙌🏾

[@thebookstersclub6309]

Omg just thank you may all the gods bless you for posting this🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ismaelfonseca3789]

Can you do a similar video but for Android Device(GS10+) please! 🙏 I have a 2018 Mistabishi Outlander SE and the problem I have is this: (My "Phone Calls" through the cars "Bluetooth"(cord or no cord) is SIGNIFICANTLY Lower compared to the cars Radio. - Ps. I'm using Android Auto: which the "Phone Call Bluetooth" Maxes out at 11 audible level... :( while My cars radio maxes out at around 33 audible level... huge difference. I would sincerely appreciate it please!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Thank you and have a great day!

[@305MACHO]

Man I really thought this would work but it didn’t for my situation. My mustang defaults to a certain sound setting where only the front speakers are playing and bass treble and mods are in the middle. No matter what I do it never saves to what I want. This started randomly. Music sounds distorted. I gota keep researching

[@licensedtwochill]

I was seriously about to trade my truck in over this, thank you sir.

[@HANZOJACKSON-bc7dq]

Top 5 video ALL TIME I WAS GOING CRAZY

[@professoroops3741]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS ABOUT TO THROW MY RADIO OUT I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH ON IT 😂