Identify which sound change you wanted
A quiet speaker in a noisy recording and a sudden jump between loud and soft passages are related listening difficulties, but they are not identical. Note whether your aim is to make speech clearer or to reduce overall variation. This gives you a useful basis for choosing a player option rather than enabling every audio feature and then wondering why another switch changed.
Read the documented interaction
YouTube says Stable volume balances quiet and loud audio and is enabled by default for eligible videos, with exclusions including official music videos and YouTube Music. Voice boost highlights vocals and reduces background sound on supported computer and television playback. YouTube explicitly says enabling Voice boost automatically turns Stable volume off. Not every video offers either feature, so availability on one upload does not establish availability on another.
Compare one spoken passage
For example, replay a short section of an interview where the speaker is hard to follow. Review Voice boost if it is offered, then listen at a comfortable level and inspect the resulting Stable volume state. Do not interpret that automatic switch-off as the app forgetting your preference. Changing only one option at a time lets you judge whether the dialogue-focused result actually helps this recording.
Keep the result tied to the source
A useful note is that Voice boost helped a named interview at a particular point, rather than a claim that all sound is now improved. A music video may intentionally offer no Stable volume option. If an eligible control behaves unexpectedly, report the device and exact upload. Avoid repeatedly raising the system volume to compensate while comparing settings, since the next passage may already be much louder.
Questions, answered
Can both switches remain on after enabling Voice boost?
YouTube says Voice boost automatically turns Stable volume off.
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