hi, I have an iPhone 11 updated to the latest version of IOS. I get ‘unknown microphone’ in the control centre, a few times not too many but a few. I resented my phone multiple times etc. Does anyone know what this is or has been experiencing it. I’ve also gone to the privacy settings and have changed the microphone access yet I sometimes get the unknown microphone thing.
iPhone 11, iOS 14
Hi yusuffromilford,
We appreciate the reply. If you find this happens again and it doesn't appear to relate to a specific app, we recommend using this to Contact Apple Support to investigate further.
Kindest regards.
I restored the phone and backed up after. It doesn’t happen often but it’ll be on an app and I’ll notice it and check the control centre but instead of the app I was using it said unknown. I’m on IOS 14.4.2. I’ve also got no profiles installed.
thanks, any help appreciated
Hi yusuffromilford,
Thanks for posting. We understand you're seeing an alert about microphone use when you open Control Center on your iPhone. We'll be happy to look into this with you!
Generally speaking, it's normal to see an alert like that when an app has recently used the microphone, but you should be seeing the name of the app as well. To clarify a few points, when you say you reset the phone, what process did you use? Are you referring to restarting the iPhone, or restoring it? If you restored it, did you restore a backup after, or did you set the iPhone up as new?
You mentioned this happens intermittently. How often does it happen? Does it happen after you've used a specific app or function on your device?
Also, when you say you're using the latest iOS, is that iOS 14.4.2? You can check under Settings > General > About.
Let us know! Cheers.
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