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Blue microphone symbol permanently on in top bar

Hi, my daughters iPhone 7 Plus has the blue microphone symbol on all the time in the top bar. I saw a previous post saying to turn off microphone usage for apps which I’ve done, I’ve turned the phone off and on again too but it’s still there. Anyone know how to ensure the microphone is off? Thank you in advance :)

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 11:52 AM

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Posted on May 4, 2020 5:39 PM

Swipe to the left of your main app screen and type ‘voice control’ into the search bar. Select the option for ‘voice control’ that has the ‘settings’ icon associated with it. It will let you switch it off. This is easier than looking for it in the settings. ‘Voice over’ is something else but switching off ‘voice control’ will get rid of the blue microphone.

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Blue microphone symbol permanently on in top bar

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