How to Turn Off Headphone Safety

Headphone safety is a feature that is designed to protect your hearing from damage. It does this by limiting the volume of your headphones to a safe level. However, there may be times when you want to turn off headphone safety. For example, if you are listening to music in a noisy environment, you may need to turn up the volume higher than the safe level.

Here are the steps on how to turn off headphone safety on your iPhone or Android device:

iPhone

Open the Settings app.
Tap on Sounds & Haptics.
Tap on Headphone Safety.
Toggle off the Reduce Loud Sounds switch.

Android

Open the Settings app.
Tap on Sound.
Tap on the Headphone icon.
Toggle off the Safety Headphones switch.
What happens when you turn off headphone safety?

When you turn off headphone safety, your headphones will no longer be limited to a safe volume level. This means that you can turn the volume up as high as you want. However, it is important to be aware of the risks of doing this. Listening to loud music for extended periods of time can damage your hearing.

Should you turn off headphone safety?

Whether or not you should turn off headphone safety depends on your individual circumstances. If you are concerned about damaging your hearing, then it is best to leave headphone safety turned on. However, if you need to turn up the volume for other reasons, then you can turn off headphone safety. Just be sure to be careful and don't listen to loud music for too long.

Here are some tips for protecting your hearing when listening to music with headphones:

Keep the volume at a safe level. The safe listening level is 85 decibels (dB) for up to 8 hours per day.

Take breaks from listening to loud music. If you are listening to loud music for more than 2 hours per day, take a 15-minute break every hour.

Use headphones that fit snugly over your ears. This will help to keep the sound from escaping and damaging your hearing.

Avoid listening to music in noisy environments. Noise from other sources can make it harder to hear the music at a safe level.

By following these tips, you can help to protect your hearing and enjoy listening to music with headphones for years to come.

How to Turn Off Headphone Safety