If you’re listening to music or podcasts and want to change the volume without unlocking your iPhone, you likely press the volume buttons on the side of your phone. Pressing those buttons increases or decreases your volume a set amount, but this could leave you choosing between a volume that’s slightly too loud or a bit too quiet. However, if you have the most recent iOS update on your iPhone, you can bring the volume bar back to your Lock Screen so you can control your volume more precisely without unlocking your iPhone.
When Apple released iOS 18.2 in December, that update allowed you to bring the volume bar back to your iPhone’s Lock Screen. This comes after Apple removed the volume bar from your Lock Screen when the company released iOS 16 in 2022. If you like using the volume bar, you can return it to your Lock Screen in four easy steps.
Read more: Everything You Need to Know About iOS 18
Here’s how you can reintroduce the volume bar to your Lock Screen.
How to get the volume bar on your iPhone
1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Audio & Visual under Hearing.
4. Tap the toggle next to Always Show Volume Control.
Now, the next time you’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.
For more on iOS 18, here’s what you need to know about iOS 18.3.2, iOS 18.3.1 and iOS 18.3. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet.
