Apparatus and method for dynamically adapting a user volume input range on an electronic device

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of dynamically adapting a user volume input range on a mobile device having a global volume range, the method comprising:

• receiving a volume input selection from a user, wherein the volume input selection is a level included in the user volume input range, wherein the user volume input range is a portion of the global volume range that is less than an entire global volume range;
• detecting an ambient noise level surrounding the mobile device, wherein detecting the ambient noise level includes detecting a change in the ambient noise level;
• and
• adjusting the user volume input range from a current portion of the global volume range to a different portion of the global volume range based on the ambient noise level being detected, wherein the volume input selection remains at a same level included in the user volume input range after the user volume input range is adjusted.

A mobile electronic device comprising:

• a user interface for receiving a volume input selection from a user, wherein the volume input selection is a level included in a user volume input range, wherein the user volume input range is a portion of a global volume range that is less than an entire global volume range of the mobile electronic device;
• a sensor to sense ambient noise surrounding the mobile electronic device;
• a processor
• to receive the volume input selection from the user interface,
• to detect the ambient noise level surrounding the mobile electronic device based on data from the sensor, wherein detecting the ambient noise level includes detecting a change in the ambient noise level, and
• to adjust the user volume input range from a current portion of the global volume range to a different portion of the global volume range based on the ambient noise level being detected, wherein the volume input selection remains at the same level included in the user volume input range after the user volume input range is adjusted.