YouTube Music Users Get Exciting New Volume Control Feature

A 'steady volume' feature is noticeable in YouTube Music.
It should stop tracks from having drastically varying volume levels.
It's not immediate for everyone to get access to this feature.

Experiencing a song suddenly blaring at a significantly higher volume or being unusually quiet compared to previous tracks can be quite disruptive. To address this issue, YouTube Music is introducing a new feature aimed at improving the listening experience.

As identified by the team at 9to5Google A fresh feature named 'consistent volume' is being introduced into the YouTube Music applications for both Android and iOS devices. This update aims to ensure that every track you play, regardless of its source, maintains a comparable volume level.

LOUD songs will remain loud and QUIET songs will stay quiet, naturally. However, this feature ought to assist with pieces that were recorded or transformed at significantly varying volume levels, ensuring your ears can anticipate the sound better.

The feature follows on from the 'stable volume' feature that's been available across different YouTube apps for some time It's also available within Spotify’s app suite under the term ‘audio normalization’.

Slowly appearing

It seems that the consistent volume feature is being rolled out quite slowly, or perhaps just being tested with a limited group of people for now. The 9to5Google team has seen it on some of their phones, but it hasn't shown up for the Android Authority team.

If you don't have it yet, you'll just have to be patient. To check if you've got it, open up the YouTube Music app for Android or iOS, then tap your profile picture (top right) and Settings , then choose Playback (Android) or Playback and restrictions (iOS).

In the UK, I am unable to locate it on both my Android phone and my iPhone, so do not be shocked if it has not appeared for you yet. As reported by 9to5Google, you must have version 8.15 of the YouTube Music application installed; hence, verify whether any updates are awaiting installation.

Certainly, this is a capability that YouTube Music users have long desired. Old Reddit discussions tracing back many years So far, there hasn't been an official statement from Google regarding this matter, but we will keep you informed if one comes up.