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Can we please have an option on ipad2024 to set the volume buttons back to higher volume on left when set to landscape mode..

Can we please have an option on iPad Air 2024 to set the volume buttons back to higher volume on left when set to landscape mode.. This is different from other iPad models and it is the reverse from how it has been in the past and the opposite to our natural use.. pretty much every time I use the buttons I choose the wrong direction..

iPad Air, iPadOS 17

Posted on Oct 20, 2024 6:05 PM

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Oct 21, 2024 7:36 AM in response to julieve

Dynamic volume controls were introduced with release of iPadOS 15.4 onwards. The “logic” behind dynamic volume controls is such that regardless of the screen orientation, the relative function remains constant - as follows:


  • When the physical buttons are positioned on a vertical edge of the iPad, the uppermost button will always increase the volume. Conversely, lower button will decrease the volume.


  • When the physical buttons are positioned on a horizontal edge of then iPad, the button on the right will increase the volume - while the button on the left will decrease the volume.




For reasons known only to Apple, the ability to disable this feature is not available for any new models of iPad and iPad Pro that have since been launched - these models being:

  • iPad Air5 and M2
  • iPad mini6 and later
  • iPad Pro 11” fourth generation and later
  • iPad Pro 12.9” sixth generation
  • iPad Pro M4 11" and 13"
  • iPad10


This is documented within this recently updated Apple Support document:

Use the Home, side, and other buttons on your iPad - Apple Support


Apple invite submission of constructive comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback pages. If you would like to see the ability to disable dynamic volume control functions for your iPad, this would be the most appropriate channel through which to make your voice heard:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

Can we please have an option on ipad2024 to set the volume buttons back to higher volume on left when set to landscape mode..

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