{"id":116313,"date":"2025-08-03T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/116313\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:08:11","slug":"heres-how-to-show-the-volume-bar-on-your-iphones-lock-screen-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/116313\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How to Show the Volume Bar on Your iPhone&#8217;s Lock Screen Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">If you&#8217;re listening to music or a podcast and want to change the volume without unlocking your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/best-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a>, then you probably press the buttons on the side of your phone. Those buttons can increase or decrease your volume a set amount, but they could leave you choosing between a volume that is slightly too loud or a bit too quiet. If you keep your iPhone up to date with the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/everything-you-should-know-about-ios-18-before-apple-releases-ios-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\" target=\"_blank\">iOS releases<\/a>, you can bring the volume bar back to your device&#8217;s Lock Screen, giving you more precise control over your iPhone&#8217;s volume without unlocking your device.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Tech Tips\" height=\"617.3049645390072\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Apple removed the volume bar from your Lock Screen when the company released iOS 16 in 2022. But when the company released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-3-is-out-but-dont-miss-these-ios-18-2-features-on-your-iphone\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS 18.2<\/a> in December, that update allowed you to bring the volume bar back to your iPhone&#8217;s Lock Screen. If you like using the volume bar, you can return it to your Lock Screen.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can reintroduce the volume bar to your Lock Screen in a few easy steps.<\/p>\n<p>How to get the volume bar on your iPhone<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<br \/><strong>2.<\/strong> Tap <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>.<br \/><strong>3.<\/strong> Tap <strong>Audio &amp; Visual<\/strong> under <strong>Hearing<\/strong>.<br \/><strong>4.<\/strong> Tap the toggle next to <strong>Always Show Volume Control<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Volume icon\" height=\"432.529262086514\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>    Apple\/CNET<\/p>\n<p>Now, the next time you&#8217;re listening to music or a podcast at the gym or on the bus, you can change the volume by using the slider on your Lock Screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more on iOS 18, here&#8217;s what you need to know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/download-ios-18-6-now-before-apple-releases-ios-26-this-fall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 18.6<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.cnet.com\/hub\/cmsframework\/reroute\/content_article\/fc174549-c524-4cd0-92ff-aad4f8bdccea#link=%7B%22label%22:%22Before%20Apple&#039;s%20Expected%20iOS%2019%20Reveal,%20Here&#039;s%20What%20to%20Know%20About%20iOS%2018.5%22,%22assetType%22:%22article%22,%22uuid%22:%22fc174549-c524-4cd0-92ff-aad4f8bdccea%22,%22slug%22:%22before-apples-expected-ios-19-reveal-heres-what-to-know-about-ios-18-5%22,%22linkText%22:%22iOS%2018.5%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/cms.cnet.com\/content\/article\/fc174549-c524-4cd0-92ff-aad4f8bdccea\/version\/us%22,%22role%22:%22content_link%22,%22edition%22:%22us%22%7D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS 18.5<\/a>, as well as our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-cheat-sheet-apple-intelligence-emoji-and-other-new-iphone-features\/#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-cheat-sheet-apple-intelligence-emoji-and-other-new-iphone-features\/%22,%22target%22:%22%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22iOS%2018%20cheat%20sheet%22%7D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS 18 cheat sheet<\/a>. You can also check out what you should know about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/liquid-glass-new-photos-app-and-all-the-other-ios-26-features-coming-to-your-iphone\/#link=%7B%22label%22:%22Liquid%20Glass,%20New%20Photos%20App%20and%20All%20the%20Other%20iOS%2026%20Features%20Coming%20to%20Your%20iPhone%22,%22assetType%22:%22article%22,%22uuid%22:%22be34e288-7ac1-4f4c-bd4f-293355a3d43c%22,%22slug%22:%22liquid-glass-new-photos-app-and-all-the-other-ios-26-features-coming-to-your-iphone%22,%22linkText%22:%22iOS%2026%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/cms.cnet.com\/content\/article\/be34e288-7ac1-4f4c-bd4f-293355a3d43c\/version\/us%22,%22role%22:%22content_link%22,%22edition%22:%22us%22%7Dhttps:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/liquid-glass-new-photos-app-and-all-the-other-ios-26-features-coming-to-your-iphone\/#link=%7B%22label%22:%22Liquid%20Glass,%20New%20Photos%20App%20and%20All%20the%20Other%20iOS%2026%20Features%20Coming%20to%20Your%20iPhone%22,%22assetType%22:%22article%22,%22uuid%22:%22be34e288-7ac1-4f4c-bd4f-293355a3d43c%22,%22slug%22:%22liquid-glass-new-photos-app-and-all-the-other-ios-26-features-coming-to-your-iphone%22,%22linkText%22:%22iOS%2026%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/cms.cnet.com\/content\/article\/be34e288-7ac1-4f4c-bd4f-293355a3d43c\/version\/us%22,%22role%22:%22content_link%22,%22edition%22:%22us%22%7D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS 26<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/i-tried-ios-26-for-a-month-and-these-3-features-stand-out-the-most\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\" target=\"_blank\">my first impressions of the iOS update<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"306\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this:<\/strong> 26 More Things Hidden in iOS 26\n      <\/p>\n<p>  05:29  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re listening to music or a podcast and want to change the volume without unlocking your iPhone,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":116314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[611,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-116313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114966410277805592","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}