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  • Here's how to make your Apple AirPods louder.

  • Use our clickable sections below to keep track of what step you're on during this tutorial.

  • You can always just use the volume buttons and slider on your iPhone if your AirPods are connected.

  • You can also use Siri to adjust your volume.

  • For first generation AirPods, you can double-touch the side of your AirPods to activate Siri.

  • Just say, "Hey, Siri", then say "Increase volume".

  • If you have second-generation AirPods or later, this also includes AirPod Pros, and you've set up the "Hey Siri" function on your iPhone, you can simply say "Hey, Siri," and then ask Siri to adjust the volume.

  • Asking Siri to increase your volume will increase the volume in 12 percent intervals.

  • You can also tell Siri to increase the volume by a specific percentage or to a specific percentage.

  • "Hey Siri, raise the volume by 40%." or "Hey Siri, raise the volume to 80%."

  • Make sure to be careful when telling Siri to raise the volume to a specific percentage, as the volume can get uncomfortably loud.

  • If these methods don't make it loud enough for you, you can also try to clean your AirPods.

  • Check out our video in the description below on how to properly do this.

  • It's also possible that your AirPods needs to be calibrated to your iPhone as your two devices may not be on the same page when it comes to the range of the volume.

  • First, put your AirPods in your ears and start playing music.

  • Then, using the volume buttons on your iPhone, turn the iPhone's volume all the way down.

  • You shouldn't hear anything from your AirPods now.

  • Swipe down from the top right of your iPhone to display the Control Panel, and tap the Bluetooth button to disable Bluetooth.

  • Start playing music again, this time through your iPhone's own speakers.

  • Using your iPhone's volume buttons, turn the volume all the way down.

  • Now, reconnect your AirPods.

  • Tap Bluetooth to turn it back on.

  • You might also need to open the Settings app.

  • Tap Bluetooth and tap AirPods to reconnect them.

  • Finally, play music again, adjusting the volume as needed.

  • If your AirPods are quiet when listening to music to the music app, there are a couple steps that can fix that.

  • First, go into "Settings".

  • Tap "Music".

  • Make sure that "EQ" is set to "Off".

  • If it's turned on, tap "EQ", and then tap "Off".

  • If one ear sounds louder than the other, an accessibility setting in the iPhone might be suppressing the volume in one ear. For this, you'll want to start the Settings app.

  • Tap "Accessibility".

  • In the "Hearing" section, tap "Audio/Visual".

  • Make sure that the left/right slider under "Balance" is balanced with the buttons in the middle.

  • If it's slid to the right or the left, slide it back to the center.

Here's how to make your Apple AirPods louder.

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