Calling BS on new iPhone 12 volume

[jumpmaster 175]

Purchased the new iPhone 12 Pro max (finally upgraded from iPhone 6) and while streaming music to my bluetooth speaker I get a notification "Headphone Safety", and my music is automatically turned down. Happened 4 times while I was driving.
This notification cannot be turned off...
Am I the only one that thinks this is BS? I'm retired Army with some hearing loss and cannot hear anything at the "safe" level.
Can't Apple make this a parental control for minor children?
I'm in the camp that adults live with the choices they make

sigh...

[Wcdhtwn]

Have you gone to Settings-> Sounds & Haptics -> Headphone Safety? There are two settings there, "Headphone Notifications" and "Reduce Loud Sounds", I have both set to off and don't have the issue you're having when I have the phone at louder volumes.

[jumpmaster 175]

Originally Posted by Wcdhtwn

Have you gone to Settings-> Sounds & Haptics -> Headphone Safety? There are two settings there, "Headphone Notifications" and "Reduce Loud Sounds", I have both set to off and don't have the issue you're having when I have the phone at louder volumes.

Don't know if this is only a iPhone 12 issue, but with the new 14.3 update these options were removed. Went to the Apple Forums first to check for a fix and there are many people upset...

[asloper6001]

They'll probably do a hot fix here soon for you if the pitchforks are out already.

[Wcdhtwn]

Ahh... didn't see the update, I'm not on 14.3. I'll be avoiding this update as long as possible...

[SPMN]

That's ridiculous. Hopefully they'll fix that soon. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones that do something similar. They just don't quite get loud enough to hear music at the volume I prefer.