Red audio symbol in iMessage text box

Did anyone figure out how to remove the small red record audio icon that's right near the text message box, where you would type a message? I think it's too easy to hit accidentally. I have had dictation enabled for a long time, but cannot find a way to get the microphone icon back. I went to the plus sign and don't see it.

I don't want to have the red record icon right near the send button. It appeared there after I used the record feature once for a voice note and now won't go away. It's only affecting that the thread with that one person.

After trying everything . I read a few different sites and found the answer to getting rid of the red recording and going back to the microphone in text. I went to general, keyboards, and noticed my "one handed keyboard" was off, I chose Right and the microphone came back inside the text box on the right side. YEAH!!!

When you tap the text box as if you are about to text a message, the standard microphone icon shows at the very bottom right corner. After tapping the microphone as if you’re about to leave a voice text, it replaces the red audio symbol. Just exit out as normal.

I have an iPhone 15 and it’s annoying me soooo much with the red dots for audio in my messages bar- I always accidently hit it as I close my phone and it starts recording!!!! I don’t want any audio there- no microphone and no audio red lines. Please- how do I make them both go away!!!!!!

I don’t have the microphone either

On only one of my contacts there is a red icon when I sent a text, and I have sent that person recorded messages by mistake. How do I remove the red icon please ?

How can I get rid of the 5 red audio/ voice/ microphone red bars(whatever they are) in my text message box?

Hold your finger on the screen for a second as if you’re about to send a text message …

on the bottom right side

a microphone will appear

click that mic

then exit out of the text message (as if your done swiping up to close out your apps )

after u exit out it should go away!

hope that helps

Hello!

Did you happen to follow the steps others have posted by clicking the microphone on the bottom?

If no microphone I did make a comment earlier:

If you don’t see the microphone icon on the bottom right, go to Settings > General > Keyboard and turn on “Enable Dictation”. In fact just turning on Dictation alone may get rid of the red audio symbol.

I believe it’s just a new feature/function, you can see it referenced in this article:

Send and receive audio messages on iPhone - Apple Support

If you’re still having troubles, let me know, or anyone else here, the results of those steps, glad to help if I can!

I have the same symbol that I can’t get rid of, I don’t have a microphone symbol on or below my keyboard. So what do I do

THANK YOU! Such an easy fix and didn’t even think to try it until I read your comment!

I had a similar issue. I figured this out through trial and error.

Use the text to speech function (the microphone symbol to the bottom right of the keyboard). This toggles the mode between audio clips to dictation. That seemed to work for me.

Thanks to Mr. Lawrence Finch you were spot on!!!!

Read audio symbol in iMessage text keeps recording

Hey there!

No worries. I believe I said to turn dictation on, not off, that should do it.

Once dictation is on, you should then see the microphone on the bottom right of the messages conversation, allowing you to tap on it.

If you still don’t, make sure you have Siri turned on in your settings.

If it still doesn’t show up, or if it’s greyed out, just make sure you’re not on any type of call, this will disable the feature.

If it’s still not working just let me know! Glad to help out as anyone here.