Apple May Auto-Limit Volume on Future iPods

According to the UK’s Daily Mail, future versions of the iPod and iPhone may be engineered to automatically control volume, Macworld is reporting:

“The roots of this rumor stem from an Apple patent, one that would cause iPods and iPhones to calculate how long the device has been playing at a particular, potentially harmful, volume, and gradually reduce that volume to a safe level.”

However, the current volume depends both on the music recording itself and the sensitivity of the ear buds used, not just the volume dial.

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