Iphone 7 Microphone not working, iOS 14.6

i reset all setting its work,but awhile only after that not working agian

After 8 hrs online & then 1 hr at a Genius Bar I was told there was no connection between the iPhone iOS 14.6 upgrade and the loss of iPhone mic function immediately after the upgrade. Genius Bar solution: buy another (newer model) iPhone. In other words, Apple takes no responsibility for their software update. In fact they are so sure it is perfect that they provide no way to back down to iOS 14.5. Of course, if they did provide a ‘downgrade’ option, then it could be proven that the problem was caused by the upgrade & I’m sure Apple would not want to know/admit that.

Want to contact them for all of us? Seems like you are trolling this post. My phone works just fine after restarting. If you’re so adamant about it being hardware, then how do you explain the mic working after restarting? Sounds more like a software bug.

Because when the connections to the logic board are tenuous even pushing the buttons to reset can sometimes temporarily restore the connection.

if your situation is software you are different than most people posting here. If you use your favorite browser you can find videos showing the problem and the repair.

Reply to deggie.

So then why does it NOT all of a sudden start working on its own if there’s an intermittent connection. You are wrong. My iPhone 7 Plus does exactly as previously described by many here after 14.6 upgrade. Restart, ONLY, corrects. And only for a while. EVERY TIME. And it never comes back until such.

BTW, not having a mike on your phone pretty much makes it a brick. And suggesting one buy a new phone because of this is ludicrous. If I have to it won’t be an Apple product.

iPhone User since 2008. and a computer engineer since the 1970s.

Because as a computer engineer you know that loose connections are unpredictable and can be affected just by shifting the gri on the phone and pushing buttons. If you use it long enough it won’t be intermittent.

You seem pretty adamant that it’s specific to iPhone 7but explain the 14.6 / iPhone 11 issue that we’re experiencing. Correlation != causation but if enough people are experiencing an issue with the upgrade and microphone it seems like it is in fact an issue. Take out the iPhone 7 variable and you’re left with the upgrade.

My iphone 7 microphone stopped working yesterday. The ios version was 14.6. I also saw there was an update pending for ios 14.7 so updated the phone but still the microphone is not working. When I make a call, it gets connected but cannot hear anything, speaker is greyed out and the other side cannot hear me. On some other forum, I saw some temporary solutions of restarting (with volume down and lock) for 5 times worked for some time.

I'm currently using a bluetooth headset to make/receive calls. My iphone otherwise is in a good condition for the last 4.5 years. I hope Apple fixes this issue. I don't want to replace my phone but if I have to, it will not be an apple phone, may be some android phone that are a lot cheaper

All of this. exactly. started yesterday for me too before the last update, so i updated hoping it would fix it. nope. can make calls but i can’t hear them and they can’t hear me, speakerphone button greyed out. apps that use the mic like wifi calling through fb or whatsapp won’t connect, and i can take video but playback doesn’t have sound or an option to unmute/mute. sound function just didn’t work. Also, voice notes won’t record.

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Based on what are you disagreeing? Have you looked inside an iPhone 7? I have. And you said you just updated which would mean you updated to iOS 14.7, not 14.6 which is the title of this thread. Did your iPhone work in iOS 14.6?

And pray tell, how many people are having the issue? There are probably at least 30 million people still using the iPhone 7, are a million people having the issue with the update to iOS?

But it really doesn't matter if you disagree or not. Call AppleCare, tell them what happened and see what they say. Or, enroll in the Public Beta and see if iOS 15 fixes it.

After Updating to iOS 14.8 my microphone does Not work anymore. After resets, shut Downs, Memo Testing and reading through the Internet i come to the conclusion that Apple many should Fix the Software Bug 😏. Ah one more bug: After the Last Update my GPS stopped working in Summer 😅.

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after more research it may be a thermal issue thus hardware issue. Restarting generates heat.

They absolutely did with this UPDATE*^. So many people are having the same problem at the same time. It was the update. Apple needs to fix it.

So had I not upgraded to 14.6 my phone would have not worked in the same time frame? I seriously doubt that. Also, deggie you would make the same ‘argument’ for other users with the same issue after upgrading? One incident can be a coincidence. Multiple incidents support a cause & effect scenario.

Unfortunately, one cannot determine if my phone would still work under 14.5 as apple does not provide a mechanism to return to 14.5. Shame on apple.

I’m sorry your approach to a discussion is to attempt to lob insults at the other party. It is not relevant to the current discussion & just wastes time.

Getting back to the issue. You have now twice agreed with me. The first time I ignored the comment as I thought I might be misinterpreting your words. Now, however, it is clear that you would support that apple offered a product (the 14.6 update), I used the product, & my iPhone lost in-product mic capabilities. Way before I entered this discussion I knew about the soldering theory. That I might have lost my mic yesterday, today, in 1,2,3 years any way without an upgrade to 14.6 is precisely the point. Running the update cut short whatever life was still possible. When would it have failed? I don’t know, but I am reasonably certain that had I not run the update it would still be working today (3 days later out over over 1400 days of ownership while recognizing the rate of failure increases with days of use).

Putting out a product (update) that produced the final blow to my mic was not expected from apple. Being told my phone is now worth practically nothing at an apple store since it doesn’t have a working mic was not pleasant to hear as the prime reason it is now without much value is that I ran the 14.6 update before trading it in. If apple would offer to all in the same situation a trade-in value based on before the 14.6 upgrade, then that would be more appropriate.

Yes, I still believe apple should permit backing out of upgrades as a general business practice.