iOS 18.2: Bring the volume bar to the lock screen in 4 easy steps

Apple issued iOS 18.2 In December, more than a month after the company released it iOS 18.1. The update brought a handful of new Apple intelligence features to some iPhones, such as Genmoji and Photo playground application. It also lets you add the volume bar to the lock screen if you wish to do so.

Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18

Apple got rid of the volume bar from the LOCK screen when it released iOS 16 in 2022. This meant that you had to use the volume buttons on the side of your iPhone if you wanted to turn up the volume of music or podcasts without unlocking your iPhone.

Pressing these buttons increases or decreases your volume by a specific amount, but this may leave you choosing between a very loud or very quiet volume. With iOS 18.2, you can move the volume bar back to your Lock screen so you can control the volume more precisely without unlocking your iPhone.

Here’s how to reintroduce the Volume Bar to the Lock screen with iOS 18.2.

How to get the sound bar on your iPhone

1. It opens Settings.
2. handle accessibility.
3. handle Audio and visual under hearing.
4. Tap the switch next to Always show volume control.

Now, next time you’re listening to music or a podcast at the gym or on the bus, you can change the volume using the slider on the lock screen.

To learn more on iOS 18, here’s what to know iOS 18.2.1and iOS 18.2 And us iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check what could be coming to your iPhone iOS 18.3.

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