Question

I am making a learn-the-alphabet app for toddlers and I have encountered a problem with the sound output. Every sound the app plays when testing on my ipad has the same volume whether the device’s sound is set at maximum or mute. In other words, the same sound level comes out regardless of the device’s volume setting.

The code I use to play sounds is (using the A-sound as an example):

- (IBAction)aSpill:(id)sender {
    CFBundleRef mainBundle = CFBundleGetMainBundle();
    CFURLRef soundFileURLRef;
    soundFileURLRef = CFBundleCopyResourceURL(mainBundle, (CFStringRef) @"aLyd", CFSTR("wav"), NULL);
    UInt32 soundID;
    AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID(soundFileURLRef, &soundID);
    AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(soundID);

Any help is much appreciated! 🙂

Answer 1

Please see the answer here AudioServicesPlaySystemSound Volume?
It explains that system sounds don’t always use the system volume.

I suggest using AVAudioPlayer to play your sound instead.