How to prevent ads from overriding volume settings while playing games on iPhone?

If I silence the volume of a game, it is because I either personally don’t want to hear the annoying sounds or because I don’t want to disturb those around me. Either way, random ads or bizarre background noises (which I assume are audio only ads) ignore my settings and blast the volume. I would still like to hear my important notifications (calls or alarms), but if I turn off the volume for a specific app, it shouldn’t emit ANY sound. I’ve discussed this with my coworkers and it seems as if this isn’t an issue with Android devices; only IOS. Most of my coworkers have switched to Android. Why has this not been resolved? It seems like such a simple fix for Apple and would maintain customer loyalty and satisfaction. Upon simple research, this has been an Apple issue for YEARS. I have always seen Apple as more advanced than Android, but this is legitimately making me wonder why I still have an iPhone. Someone tell me that this is a simple fix so I don’t have to switch phones. It’s annoying, but it’s more annoying that an app can’t respect the most basic settings.



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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 4, 2025 11:06 PM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2025 11:57 PM

you can't the phone only see the app running, not when the app is running adds and alter volume in those cases, best you can do is to reach out to the game developer How to contact an app developer - Apple Support


if you wish to let apple know that android is superior then you can use their feedback channel

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Apr 4, 2025 11:57 PM in response to SingleMomBossTeacher

you can't the phone only see the app running, not when the app is running adds and alter volume in those cases, best you can do is to reach out to the game developer How to contact an app developer - Apple Support


if you wish to let apple know that android is superior then you can use their feedback channel

Product Feedback - Apple


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