iOS16 possible fix for VO volume with Bluetooth/airplay.

By Lee, 21 July, 2022

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Hi All, running iOS16 beta with iPhone13pro I've noticed that VoiceOver no longer changes volume when using bluetooth and/or airplay. The fix for iOS15 and lower was to turn off sounds. Now in iOS16 so far it seems that apple themselves are automatically turning off sounds in certain apps to stop VO acting crazy with the volume. It is a little odd though as for Audible and easyreader sounds seems to be turned off automatically. For apple music app it isn't but the volume still works as expected. The only odd thing is that once connected you can't lower the volume of VO and it seems to be set at a specific volume no matter how high or low you had the volume before connecting.

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