@Pandora Apple did something with IOS14. Sheeple the man is trying to keep you down! I've read posts where they claim nothing changed but I've decided it's a combination of suppressing your sound volume and increasing the volume of their own app (Apple Music). I listen to Pandora every day in the car. I know my stuff, I do it every day. You know when that good song comes on and you're just forced to roll down the windows and crank it up... before IOS14 I've never turned up the volume in my car past 30. It used to hurt my ears and give me literal anxiety that I was going to blow my speakers. After IOS14 it has to be on 33 for the same experience. Still makes me nervous but it's the only way to hear it with the windows down. "so just turn your volume up and quit complaining"... yeahhhhhh I know... that's what I'm doing now. I just don't like seeing the things I love lose out to copy-cats and I'm 100% sure something changed. If I switch over to the exact same song playing through Apple Music, volume 33 is waaaaayyyyyy too loud. So there's something happening there, you can't deny that (same song - Apple Music hurts my ears and Pandora is quiet without changing any volume settings). I don't want a troubleshooting reply and yes I've already played with all the settings. (Apple Music EQ is off, headphone noise suppression is off, I've restarted my phone, and I've received (5ish) IOS14 updates.) Just find some "I want to drive fast" music, find someone in the office that has Apple Music on IOS14 and go play it in your car, then switch to Apple and tell me they're not louder. There was someone in one of these posts that was all "Pandora your volume went down and it's the worst thing in the world I hate you and I'm never using Pandora again it's ruined my life!!!!" ... I've discovered soooooo many wonderful, off the wall "I never would have found this on my own" completely obscure songs while listening to Pandora, and I love it. Keep on keeping on, thank you for being awesome, and thank you for taking the time to read my novel of a comment. 🙂
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