How to adjust audio settings on iPad

You can use mono audio, adjust left-right stereo balance, and—with supported headphones—amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies to best suit your hearing needs.

With Mono Audio on, the left and right speakers play the same content. Stereo Audio Balance lets the sound lean toward the left or right. And with Headphone Accommodations on supported Apple and Beats headphones, you can make soft sounds louder and make dialogue in videos sound clearer.

Balance the audio

1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Audio & Visual.
3. Adjust any of the following:
   • Mono Audio: Turn on Mono Audio to make the left and right speakers play the same content.
   • Stereo Audio Balance: Drag the Balance slider left or right.

Adjust certain frequencies and soft sounds

On supported Apple and Beats headphones, Headphone Accommodations lets you tune certain sounds to best suit your hearing. You can boost some frequencies and make soft sounds louder, so phone calls and media come through crisper and clearer.

1. Make sure you’re in a quiet environment and that you’ve paired your AirPods or paired other supported Bluetooth® headphones.
2. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
3. Tap Accessibility, then tap Audio & Visual.
4. Tap Headphone Accommodations and turn on Headphone Accommodations.
5. Adjust any of the following:
   • Frequencies: Below Audio Tuning, choose an option to boost different frequencies.
   • Soft sounds: Drag the slider to set an amplification level for soft sounds.
6. Scroll down and then do any of the following:
   • Turn on Phone to apply the settings to phone calls.
   • Turn on Media to apply the settings to media playback like music, movies, and podcasts.
   • Turn on Transparency to apply the settings to transparency mode, if you’re using an AirPods model with Transparency mode.

With some supported headphones, you can use Headphone Accommodations to personalize your audio based on what sounds good to you. You can use an audiogram to help customize your audio, and depending on your country or region, you may see the option to customize your transparency settings. Tap Customize Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Quick tip: For quick access to Headphone Accommodations, tap its button in Control Center. If the button’s missing, add it by tapping the Add button, then tap Add a Control, scroll down to Hearing Accessibility, and tap Headphone Accommodations.

Make dialogue sound clearer in videos

Turning on voice isolation for supported video content makes the dialogue easier to hear. As people speak, their voices are isolated, and all other audio is substantially reduced.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Audio & Visual.
3. Turn on Add Voice Isolation.
4. While watching a supported video in the Apple TV app, tap the Audio Track button.
5. Tap Enhance Dialogue and then tap Enhance or Enhance More.

See also

• Check your headphone audio levels on iPad
• Change ringtone settings
• Adjust the sound quality in Music on iPad
• Accessibility features for hearing on iPad