microphone icon on home screen

The home screen of my iPhone 12 Mini shows a blue microphone icon in the upper left corner. I did some fiddling around with my mic settings when "Hey, Siri" wasn't working upon activation. Another issue (possibly related) is that when texting, talk-to-text is automatic. So, even if someone else in the room says something while I'm texting, their words are entered into the chat window. Help, please! Thanks.

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 15, 2020 6:11 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Nov 15, 2020 6:22 AM

The mic icon (and other problem you mentioned) means that you activated VoiceControl and/or VoiceOver.

Both options are in Settings>Accessibility. Turn them off.

When done, restart your iPhone

Regards

Giulio

3 replies

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

microphone icon on home screen

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.