Volume rises when connecting headphones/ speakers

[Yule-tide]

Plan

Premium

Country

US

Device

PC

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

Volume issues began 10/12/24. My volume becomes much louder when I plug my earphones in while music is playing. Have to adjust the volume slider to get it back to normal. I unplug my earphones to move around my room rather than taking them off, it makes it very inconvenient to have to adjust the volume every time I plug my headphones in to prevent hearing damage.

[3345678]

Same issue.
It happened when change output device since 10/12/24 update.

[Eni]

Hey there folks, 

Thanks for getting in touch about this and welcome to the Community! 

Just to confirm, is this happening on all your devices when you plug your headphones or only on a specific one? We'd also like to know if the same happens with a different pair of headphones as well. 

If this only happens on a specific device, it's well worth running a clean reinstall of the app to get rid of any cached files that might be causing trouble. 

Also, we'd recommend checking if the OS of your devices is up to date. 

We'll be on the lookout.

[Yule-tide]

The problem only occurs on my PC across all headphones. My phone and laptop does not have this issue. I tried a clean reinstall but the issue persists. My Windows is up to date on my PC but not my laptop.

[Yule-tide]

Like the other user said, it seems to be linked to changing output devices. When I unplug my headphones, the output device is changed back to default. When I plug my headphones back in, it changes from default back to my headphones.

[nr4894]

Same here. It's incredibly frustrating, since I change my output device frequently.

[Vasil]

Hey folks!

Thanks for the reports!

We'd like you to provide us with the following info so that we can take this backstage:

• Your affected device's make & model
• Its OS version
• Your Spotify app version
• If the issue has started occurring after the 10/12/24 update

Many thanks! We'll be on the lookout for your replies.

[richarzy]

Hello! I am having the same issue. The issue is whenever I disconnect my headphones or reconnect my headphones, dpotify automatically puts the volume to max, but it doesn't adjust the bar. So when I move the bar down or up a tiny bit, the volume goes back to the volume that the bar is showing. I am currently on Windows 11 using Spotify.

[TheEaglesShadow]

I am having the same issues. Whenever I change the audio output device the volume rises. It can only be fixed when changing the volume in the spotify app for windows. A tiny bit is already enough. It doesn't matter if I switch to my headphones, or my speakers.

Make and model:

• Custom build desktop PC (AMD Ryzen 9 7950x 16-core CPU, ASUS B650E chipset MB, 32GB RAM)
• If further details are required please inform me what specific details you’d require.

OS version:

• Edition             Windows 10 Pro
• Version            22H2
• OS build          19045.5011
• Experience      Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0

Spotify app version:

• Spotify for Windows (64 bit)
• 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f

Issues started occurring after 10/12/2024 to my knowledge. Definitely not more than a week ago.

[Valaqil]

Same (similar?) issue here. Started happening in the last week. Unsure of which exact update since I don't restart Spotify that often. In my case, (dis)connecting bluetooth headphones results in the new output device going to full volume. Clicking the volume bar in Spotify resets to the correct volume. Only happens with Spotify, and regardless of which device.

Your affected device's make & model : Desktop PC. Home built, no model. Years old.
Its OS version : Windows 10 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3803)
Your Spotify app version : Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f

[destryjgleason]

I am having this issue as well on Windows 11. Spotify needs to issue a patch immediately.

[destryjgleason]

When will an update be released to resolve this issue?

[Vasil]

Hey @destryjgleason,

The issue is currently being looked into backstage.
We'll keep you posted as soon as there's anything new to share 🙂

[dajilux]

Same issue here. Very annoying - patch this ASAP please.

[destryjgleason]

Sounds great. Please post an update in this thread when you have more information about a patch for this issue.

[KattKartel]

I am actually having a similar issue but the opposite effect, when using my headphones and opening Spotify to play music it’s a normal detectable volume but as soon as I touch the volume slider on Spotify even if I don’t move the slider the sound becomes almost undetectably quiet even when the volume position shows it’s the same. This started randomly about a month ago. 

[Dessi]

Hey folks,

Thanks for your patience!

This should now be fixed, so make sure that you're running the latest version of the app and keep us posted on how things look like on your end.

Cheers.