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RESCUE your calls from background noise with this simple trick.
Making a FaceTime or audio call in a noisy environment is unenjoyable for everyone involved, as you shout over the commotion to be heard.
Well, fortunately, there is a secret feature to help solve this issue.
It’s hidden within every iPhone iOS 15 and above, and it’s called Voice Isolation, according to Apple’s User Guide.
“Voice Isolation mode prioritizes your voice in a FaceTime call and blocks out the ambient noise,” Apple says.
But there’s one thing to note: The setting works exclusively on models from iPhone SE (2nd generation and later) to iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple’s most recent model, according to the user guide.
How can I access it?
The feature is unique to the FaceTime app, working on both video and audio calls, but won’t work on your traditional phone application or WhatsApp.
First, open the FaceTime app and start a call.
Open the Control Center by swiping down from the upper right-hand portion of the display.
Select the setting Mic Mode, and you’ll be given the option to turn on Voice Isolation.
With the setting activated, any background noise will be drowned out, helping you to have crisper communication wherever you are.
And some iPhone users have even taken to Twitter to sing the feature’s praises.
“I’m utterly impressed of how well #iPhone’s voice isolation performs in different environments. It’s almost perfect!,” one user tweeted last January.
“It’s cool how iPhone’s voice isolation feature in phone call really works. My friend couldn’t hear the background noise of the Chinese dragon dance,” another wrote earlier this year.
What other FaceTime audio settings should I know about?
If you want to achieve the opposite effect and include the full spectrum of background sounds, there’s a setting for that too.
It’s perfect if you’re at a live concert and want to make a fellow fan jealous ever the phone.
It’s called Wide Spectrum mode and you access it similarly.
Bring up the Control Center during a FaceTime call, tap Mic Mode, then select Wide Spectrum.
Alternatively, let’s say someone enters the room mid-call, and you would rather the separate conversation be heard, there’s an option to mute yourself.
When you’re on the call, tap the screen to show the FaceTime controls, and then tap the microphone symbol to turn your audio off.
You’ll continue to hear them, but you’ll be silent.