where is the changing audio output by a longer press on the volume control bar?

hey everyone!

basically what the title says. I really miss this feature, it seems to be gone since the ios18 :(

it was so easy to switch between airpods and phone speaker to play sound (to show someone a vid on your phone, without putting your airpods into their case.


or maybe there is a setting that you need to enable for this feature to reappear again and I haven't found it?


thanks in advance 🫶


does anyone miss it too?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 17, 2025 05:37 PM

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Feb 17, 2025 06:26 PM in response to Lawrence Finch


before ios18 if you were listening music on your airpods, you were able to swipe down the control center, long press on the volume control bar and were able to switch between the different devices that are connected to your phone to play the music.

I loved the feature, it was so easy to use and quick to switch, because sometimes even my airpods are in my ears the music / the voice messages / whatever were still playing over the phone speakers.

now you have to have the "now playing" widget in your control center to switch the devices, but it takes so much longer because there are few added steps

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