How to Reduce Volume on iPhone

Use the buttons on the side

Find the volume buttons located on the side of your iPhone. On the left edge of the phone, just below the ringer switch, are two oval buttons used to manually control the iPhone's volume level.

Press the button located below to decrease the volume. When you press the button below, the iPhone's volume will decrease. Continue using these two buttons to fine-tune the volume level until you are satisfied.

When you press the volume buttons, a small window showing your iPhone's current volume level will appear.

It's helpful to play a certain song or audio clip during the tweaking process, so you can hear how loud the sound is changing.

Using the Settings app

Open the Settings app and go to the "Sounds & Haptics" section. Here you can change the volume of calls, alarms, notifications, and other notifications. In the middle of the page there is a slider that shows the volume level of these tones.

Drag the slider below the "Ringer and Alerts" heading to change the volume of these sounds.

As you drag the slider, a sample tone of the ringtone plays so you can hear exactly how loud the ringer is at each level of tuning.

In this settings section, you also have the option to change the ringer and notification volume using physical buttons. If you want to enable this setting, tap the "Change with Buttons" option below the volume slider.

Using Control Center

Swipe down in the upper right corner of the iPhone screen to open Control Center. If your iPhone is running iOS 11 or later, you can access Control Center by swiping down in the upper right corner of the screen.

Control Center allows users to easily access many settings, including volume, brightness, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Change the volume by dragging up or down in the volume level pane. In Control Center, the button representing the volume level is denoted by a sound icon. You can control your iPhone's volume in this pane by dragging the volume level up or down with your finger.

The volume level button is located on the right, below the music control frame and next to the brightness control frame.

To exit Control Center, simply use your finger to swipe up on the edge or below the control options.