Subj : YouTube Music listeners are getting a very handy new volume contr
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 16:45:08

YouTube Music listeners are getting a very handy new volume control

Date:
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Description:
A much-requested volume normalization control for YouTube Music appears to be 
rolling out for some users.

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'consistent volume' setting is spotted in YouTube Music It should prevent 
tracks being wildly different in their volume levels Not everyone is getting 
the feature right away 

Having a track come crashing in at an unexpectedly high volume level  or 
being much quieter than what's come before  isn't a great listening 
experience, and it's something YouTube Music is aiming to prevent with its 
latest feature update. 

As spotted by the team at 9to5Google , a new option called 'consistent 
volume' is now making its way to the YouTube Music apps for Android and iOS. 
The idea is, all your tracks, no matter where you've got them from, will use 
a similar volume range. 

Loud songs will still be loud and quiet songs will still be quiet of course, 
but it should help with tracks that have been recorded or converted at 
noticeably different volume levels, so your ears know more or less what to 
expect. 

The feature follows on from the 'stable volume' feature that's been available 
across different YouTube apps for some time . It's also something you can 
find inside Spotify's range of apps, where it's called 'audio normalization'. 
Slowly appearing 

It seems that the consistent volume feature is being rolled out quite slowly, 
or perhaps just being tested with a limited group of people for now. The 
9to5Google team has seen it on some of their phones, but it hasn't shown up 
for the Android Authority team. 

If you don't have it yet, you'll just have to be patient. To check if you've 
got it, open up the YouTube Music app for Android or iOS, then tap your 
profile picture (top right) and Settings , then choose Playback (Android) or 
Playback and restrictions (iOS). 

Here in the UK I can't see it on either my Android phone or my iPhone, so 
don't be surprised if it hasn't shown up yet for you. According to 
9to5Google, you need version 8.15 of the YouTube Music app, so check to see 
if any updates are pending. 

It's certainly a feature that YouTube Music users have been wanting, with 
Reddit threads going back years on the topic. As yet there's not been any 
official announcement about this from Google, but we'll let you know if one 
appears. You might also like Our review of YouTube Music and how it compares 
to Spotify Move Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music with just a few taps 
YouTube Music's AI radio officially gets a name



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/audio-streaming/youtube-music-listeners-are-ge
tting-a-very-handy-new-volume-control


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