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Currently, iOS has one volume slider under Ringtone and Alerts. With iOS 27, there are three.
With iOS 27, users will no longer have to rely on a single volume setting for ringtones, alerts, alarms, and system sounds. Here are the details.
For years, Apple forced notifications and alarms to share the same volumes. That is finally changing in iOS 27. Apple introduced new sound & haptics controls during WWDC26. Under the new settings, alarms, timers, notifications, and other sounds no longer ...
OS 27 introduces independent volume controls for ringtones, alarms, and system sounds, addressing a long-standing limitation and aligning with Android's approach.
