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I have pretty much stopped using my AirPods (and mostly headphones connected to the iPhone) after reading that emergency alerts can cause hearing damage: https
by microtonal 4y ago
I have pretty much stopped using my AirPods (and mostly headphones connected to the iPhone) after reading that emergency alerts can cause hearing damage:
https://old.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/c8s6yi/eardrums_destroyed_by_emergency_alert_on_airpods/ https://old.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/c8s6yi/eardrums_dest...
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7naqg/apple-airpods-hearing-damage-lawsuit-emergency-amber-alerts https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7naqg/apple-airpods-hearing...
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoAre there any software approaches that can properly modulate and equalize sound based on the various hardware factors and user preference? It seems like it should be possible.
- adiabatty 4y agoYou can turn these off in the US, although not in some other countries (like Canada). Go to Settings -> Notifications, scroll down past the long list of apps, and then disable (as of this writing) AMBER Alerts, Emergency Alerts, Public Safety Alerts, and Test Alerts. That said, I live in a part of the country where the government won't be able to tell you that a horrible disaster is coming (earthquake country). If I lived in Tornado Alley or someplace that floods, I'd have mulled over the emergency and public-safety alerts switches longer.
- microtonal 4y agoBut I don't want to turn it off. We got a useful warning about a nearby fire causing soot (this is in The Netherlands), allowing us to close our windows timely.