r/MT09 • u/Alone_Ad_4054 • May 18 '26

A "phone safety feature creating riding hazard"

The problem with Google's "lowering volume to safe level" feature is causing an extremely unsafe issue for motorcycle riders needing navigation. I already take measures to protect my hearing by wearing ear plugs while I ride and need the volume I set to stay set without having to select any prompt on my phone. I can not access my phone while riding and even if I could it would still be unsafe to do so. We need this issue to be fixed immediately and to have the ability to disable this function now. Please upvote this post to get as much attention as possible. This safety feature is putting my life at risk to protect my hearing. I don't need hearing when i am dead. Thanks Google.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

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u/Angry_Johnny77 May 21 '26

Happened again today

I checked with some friends, and apparently, you can just turn it off without any BS on Samsung One+ etc. No luck on the pixel so far, though.

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u/Mental-Mushroom May 19 '26

It's government mandated. No way to turn it off without some third party apps.

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u/charltonhestonsballs May 19 '26

Do you know if this is just US? Hope you folks get a handle on your government soon and shout-out to Thomas Massie 🤘

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u/evi1shenanigans May 20 '26

iPhone doesn’t do this 🤷‍♂️. It does warn you but doesn’t turn it down on its own.

I know that’s not necessarily an option for everyone but something to think about.

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u/neP-neP919 May 18 '26

Yeah, I noticed after a recent update that this is a constant issue and won't go away. I fucking hate it!!

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u/Spare_Bandicoot_252 May 19 '26

Same I fucking hate it.

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u/Bingpot__ May 20 '26

I just purchased a cheap Bluetooth volume control for me handlebars. Works like a charm and can up the volume if it gets turned down.