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Sound & Microphone

Updated 2026-10-07 · Applies to iOS 17 and later

This section covers Calls that sound far away, microphones that cut out, and audio that lands on the wrong device. One article so far, the rest added most-asked first.

iPhone Call Audio Problems: Quiet, Muted, or Going to the Wrong Device

Work out which side is broken first: if you cannot hear them it is your output path, if they cannot hear you it is your microphone. Sound going elsewhere is routing, usually Bluetooth.

Updated 2026-10-07

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