FaceTime Audio lowers the system volume during a call.

Originator:henri
Number:rdar://20604759 Date Originated:19-Apr-2015 00:03 AM
Status:Behaves correctly Resolved:20-Apr-2015 01:49 PM
Product:iCloud Product Version:
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The system volume is lowered during calls placed over FaceTime Audio, making it difficult to watch videos or listen to music during the call. Similarly, the user can be startled if the call fails as the currently playing media will suddenly become very loud.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Play a video/song on a Mac or iOS device with FaceTime Audio.
2. Accept or place a call using FaceTime Audio.

Expected Results:
The volume of the video/song stays the same and the call is played on top of the video/song, similar to behaviour observed when using Skype or Google Hangouts.

Actual Results:
The volume of the video/song is significantly capped, making it nearly impossible to listen to at the same time as the call without increasing the volume to near 100%.

Comments

Apple Developer Relations 20-Apr-2015 01:49 PM

This issue behaves as intended.

We are now closing this bug report.

If you have questions about the resolution, or if this is still a critical issue for you, then please update your bug report with that information.

Please be sure to regularly check new Apple releases for any updates that might affect this issue.

By henri at April 20, 2015, 11:22 p.m. (reply...)

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