iPhone 11 speakerphone cutting out

My girlfriend and I both have iPhone 11’s. While talking to each other if one of us is on speakerphone the other catches every other word. This happens on both phones, if I activate speakerphone she only here’s every other word and vice versa if she activated speaker phone. If you turn speakerphone off there are no issues. Is there a setting that can fix this? Is this a common issue? Thanks

iPhone 11, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 18, 2020 8:49 AM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2020 6:52 AM

Hello Ningals3223,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!


We understand from your post that both your and your girlfriend are using an iPhone 11 and when either of you use speakerphone the sound is not clear. The steps from this article may help each of you:


If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker - Apple Support


Best Regards.

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Nov 28, 2020 3:04 PM in response to rellaax

I had the otter box defender on my 11 pro and after removing it I found that the issue resolved itself. I tested it with my friend for about an hour and he said that I sound much more clearer and there was absolutely not cutting in and out. I did go ahead and purchase a slim case on the Apple store and have had no issues. They design it so that the bottom of the phone is completely exposed and doesn’t affect the microphone

Nov 29, 2020 12:52 PM in response to Sarah1994c

Sarah, I agree with Aquarius . Replacing the phone with another will do no good. I did it three times and all four phones exhibited the same problem with Cutting out while you are on speakerphone. Either the hardware, software or firmware are defective . And since the iPhone 11 Pro has now been replaced by the 12, I don’t think Apple is going to expend money or energy to fix last years model. In other words, we're screwed....

Dec 2, 2020 10:33 AM in response to Ningals3223

Just had my wife try turning off noise cancelling and that didn’t help, but here’s what we discovered. When she has the phone laying flat, it doesn’t do it. When she puts it standing upright ( vertically, normal FaceTime position for example ), it cuts out. Even if the is in the air with a stand selfie stick, vertically, it’ cuts out. But holding the phone sideways (portrait mode), it seems to work fine.

anyone can try this see if they have the same results?

Dec 4, 2020 2:42 PM in response to Ningals3223

I have the same issue but I noticed it happens when there is back round noise of any kind. What I did was go into "Settings", "Accessibility", "Audio/Visual" and then turned Off "Phone Noise Cancellation" option. I think when there is back round noise the phone picks up on that too much. This helped some but the speaker phone should still be much better. The whole point of using the speaker phone is usually when your hands are full doing something.

Dec 28, 2020 8:50 AM in response to Mshkmh1991

My oldest son was making comments that he didn't have similar issues on his older iPhone. He upgraded to iPhone 12. During his call, his wife said he was cutting out. He assumed it was his cell service. I did a quick test and he has the same defect. The demoralized look on his face.


Here's a quick test. Call someone with your defective phone. While you are making a loud continuous humming into the phone via speakerphone, the other person starts talking. If your phone has the defect, the person talking on the other end will notice you humming cuts out as they are talking. During same call, switch to not using the speakerphone and repeat the same test. You shouldn't cut out. That shows it is literally the phone and not your service carrier.

Dec 31, 2020 10:16 AM in response to StevenMynn

That's not a resolution actually. That is a work around. The reason I personally use the speakerphone is to better hear. Turning down the volume for me is counterproductive.


Today I got a response from their support saying "I am sorry you are still having the issue with your iPhone.  You can submit feedback on Apple products at apple.com/feedback". That site states, "We cannot respond to you personally, but please know that your message has been received and will be reviewed by the iPhone Team. If we need to follow up with you on your ideas for improving the iPhone, we will contact you directly." It seems to me they have no intention on resolving this defect.


Note: My oldest son never had issues with his iPhones. He just got the iPhone 12. Boom, he has the same defect as well now.

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