How to Fix iPhone Microphone Is Not Working

by Hayate Abul Digital Marketing

A short guide book to troubleshoot and resolve the iPhone microphone issue.

You may have faced a situation where your phone’s microphone is not working, and because of that, you are not able to communicate with the other person. Just because of that one malfunctioning element, you face many problems (such as Siri is not able to understand the command provided, fuzzy, or no voice reaching to another party in calls).

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It is important to know the cause before going to solve the problem. There are many reasons for the malfunctioning of a microphone. There is a possibility that it is related to the Bluetooth, iOS being outdated, or any other app-related that may be interfering or restricting the microphone to perform normally.

Here are some troubleshooting techniques to remedy this condition:

Restart your iPhone:Restarting your device many times resolves many glitches and troubleshooting the issue of a microphone.
Check for Blocked Microphone Openings:There is a minimum of 3 microphones in all iPhones. Check every one of them (Bottom, Front, and Back) to ensure that they are not blocked, obstructed in any way.
Remove your Screen Protector or Case:Many times, this happens that these are not cover any microphone but interfere with it. Try removing it to resolve the issue.
Unplug Accessories (if Connected Any):Sometimes, the accessories connected to the microphone can create glitches. So removing them can troubleshoot the microphone issue.
Try The New Headset: Generally, faulty and degraded quality hardware is the offender of the malfunction of the microphone. So try a fresh headset and check if that remedy the issue.
Restarting the Apps of Communication:If the microphone is not working on any specific communication app (like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Skype), just try to restart those specific apps.
Giving Access of Microphone to The Apps:If communication and other apps require access to the microphone, make sure that you have allowed that permission request. To give the permission, Go to the iPhone Settings, select apps to view the setting of that app, and switch on the Microphone button.
Update iOS:An outdated software or operating system can also hinge the normal working device. So if that is the case, updating iOS can help to resolve the problem. So if you want to check whether your iOS update or not go to iPhone Setting, then go to General, after Software Update, now just check for the latest updates of software.
Restore The Default Setting:Some of the unexpected development may affect the working of your microphone. You can able to resolve this by going to resetting to default. Resetting doesn’t erase data; still, keep backup of your data.
Testing of Microphones:Testing the microphones one by one can make you sure which microphone creates the trouble.

Bottom Microphones:

Click on the Voice Memos app on the home screen of the iPhone.
Select the Record icon so that you can able to record your voice.
Stop the process of recording.
Play it, and if you can hear a clear voice, then it is working properly.

Front Microphones:

Click on the Camera.
Select the Video option and hit Record.
Stop the recording and play it.
If the voices are clear, then the Front Microphone is doing just fine.

Back Microphones:

Click on the Camera.
Select the Video option and hit Record from Back camera.
Stop the recording and play it.
If the voices are clear, then the Back Microphone is doing just fine.

Mathew Anderson is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.

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