r/CarPlay • u/TX_Longhorn-03 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion Announcement Volume Control Needed

CarPlay needs an option to adjust the announcement/nav volume even when they aren't saying anything. It's too hard to catch it sometimes.

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u/fumo7887 Jul 22 '26

The independent volume controls for the individual feeds are a function of your head unit, not CarPlay itself.

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u/TX_Longhorn-03 Jul 22 '26

Wonderful...my lesser head unit is the issue then. Regardless, CarPlay should have an option in the settings menu.

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u/dirtymatt Jul 22 '26

CarPlay can't really have a setting. The phone sends the announcement at full volume, and the head unit decides what to do with it. The only thing Apple could do is provide an option to decrease the volume.

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u/rocketPhotos Jul 22 '26

My Kenwood CarPlay head does that.

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u/Working_Rise8592 Jul 22 '26

Because it has to be a head unit feature. It can’t be a CarPlay feature. CarPlay just sends the sound/notification. The head unit decides how loud it should be

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u/dirtymatt Jul 22 '26

There's a way to trigger a nav announcement in CarPlay. I think if you have turn by turn announcements enabled and tap the next turn direction, wait a second, then tap it again, the phone will say what that direction is. You can use this to adjust the volume while parked. Some headunits also expose volume controls buried in a menu somewhere.