Improve the quality of your iPhone calls with this secret Apple iOS hack

Apple is preparing to release iOS 17.5 soon. About a year ago they released iOS 16.4. It had a great feature that made phone calls sound much better. This update came out in March 2023. It brought voice isolation for iPhone calls. In the 2021 release of iOS 15, they added voice isolation and Wide spectrum for FaceTime calls. But now only voice isolation is available for regular phone calls.

When you turn on Voice Isolation, it makes background noises quieter during your phone call. This means that if you’re having a business conversation or chatting with friends, you won’t hear distractions like dogs barking or construction noise outside.

To turn on voice isolation, you must be on a phone call. You won’t find this feature in Settings. Once you enable voice isolation during a call, it will remain on for all your future calls until you decide to turn it off.

Steps to Enable/Disable Voice Isolation on iPhone

Here’s how you can enable voice isolation during a phone call:

1. Start or answer a phone call.
2. Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to access the Control Center.
3. Tap “Microphone Mode” near the top right corner.
4. Then tap on “Isolate Voice”.

Tip: If you prefer, you can also call to test and enable voice isolation by following the same steps above.

To turn off voice isolation, follow the same steps as before:

1. Start or answer a phone call.
2. Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to access the Control Center.
3. Tap “Microphone Mode” near the top right corner.
4. Then tap on “Standard”.

This will return your microphone to its default settings.

Broad spectrum explanation

Next to Voice Isolation in Microphone Mode, you’ll find Broad Spectrum. Unlike Voice Isolation, which makes background sounds quieter, Wide Spectrum amplifies background sounds without changing your voice.

Wide Spectrum is convenient for calls where several people are on the line together. That way, everyone’s voice can be heard clearly, not just the person talking directly into the phone.

Currently, Wide Spectrum is only for FaceTime calls, not regular phone calls. However, since the feature is still displayed in microphone mode during a phone call, there is a possibility that it will be available for phone calls in the future.

Source / Via: CNet