Muffled voice on iMessage voicenotes.

Hello, my voicenotes on iMessage are barely audible and are very muffled. I tapped on the speaker next to them in the chat, and it was already blue and nothing changed.

Siri also doesn’t respond to my voice most of the time.

My mic however seems fine on WhatsApp and over phone calls. How can I solve this?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 30, 2021 6:08 AM

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Posted on Mar 31, 2021 7:14 AM

Hi leen81,


Thanks for posting. We understand you're finding that your voice messages are low volume, and Siri is unresponsive, but WhatsApp and phone calls seem to work as expected. That's definitely an important issue to check into, and we're happy to help.


Do you a case on your iPhone? If so, test by removing it to see if the same issue occurs. How does that work?


Depending, you might also double-check to make sure you've covered all of the steps in this link: If the microphones on your iPhone aren't working


Cheers!

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Mar 31, 2021 7:14 AM in response to leen81

Hi leen81,


Thanks for posting. We understand you're finding that your voice messages are low volume, and Siri is unresponsive, but WhatsApp and phone calls seem to work as expected. That's definitely an important issue to check into, and we're happy to help.


Do you a case on your iPhone? If so, test by removing it to see if the same issue occurs. How does that work?


Depending, you might also double-check to make sure you've covered all of the steps in this link: If the microphones on your iPhone aren't working


Cheers!

Mar 31, 2021 1:02 PM in response to leen81

Hi there leen81,


We appreciate you testing that out and getting back to us with the results. Are you using a Bluetooth device with a microphone or anything similar? Do you get the same result if you disconnect it and test again?


If that doesn’t seem to help, that’s when we recommend contacting Apple directly to look into this further: Contact Apple Support


Kind regards.

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