You can try using the release event directive provided by Ionic. The example below is not tested, but should give you an idea.
http://ionicframework.com/docs/api/directive/onRelease/
Markup
<div class="range"> <i class="icon ion-volume-low"></i> <input type="range" name="volume" ng-model="temp.volume" on-release="onRelease()"> <i class="icon ion-volume-high"></i> </div>
controller
angular.module('App').controller(function ($scope) { $scope.onRelease = function () { $scope.volume = $scope.temp.volume; }; });
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