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Monday Keynote was literally packed with interesting announcements regarding new features. However, not all of the improvements were successful. Applu in the Steve Jobs Theater to the world. Some of them would more than deserve it. Among them is, for example, a new function that monitors the volume level in headphones connected to the iPhone.

Apple has made no secret of the fact that it cares deeply about the health of its users for many years. iOS 14 therefore decided to add a new feature in the form of monitoring the volume of the sound played through AirPods, AirPods Pro or EarPods (in future betas, the new feature may be extended to other headphones), which can alert the user whether the volume is no longer threatening their hearing health. The interface looks similar to the volume meter on Apple Watch with the fact that as maxThe optimal healthy volume level is recommended at 80 dB, which is the value officially recommended by the WHO. The volume monitoring interface can be added to the Control Center, specifically via the Hearing icon. 

According to the first foreign surveys, the function is very accurate and therefore users can rely on it without any problems. However, the question is how much they will put into it and how much it will change their listening habits. The fact is that the level of 80 dB is not an extreme and many users therefore play music in their ears significantly above this level. However, only time will tell how popular the function will be. It will arrive on iPhones together with iOS 14 in the fall. 

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