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I don't know exactly when nor why this happened. The Sound recognition symbol appeared in my Text Message line in the color red. It does not go away no matter what I try. It has been there for days. Probably about 10 days although I did not count.
iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17
Press the mic icon in the keyword and the sound icon will change the issue is I think already solved in this thread How can I disable voice message feature? - Apple Community
Press the mic icon in the keyword and the sound icon will change the issue is I think already solved in this thread How can I disable voice message feature? - Apple Community
Is this the symbol you’re talking about?
My sound recognition symbol is on red just on one particular person. How do I get rid of it
I want to remove that symbol....and the ability of the iphone to record any noises....particularly voices...when the message app is open!
I’m not tech savvy AT ALL but I have the same problem on my iPhone 13 with the red audio lines to the right of the text box but only with one of my contacts. There’s no microphone to tap and I’ve enabled dictation but it’s still there. It’s driving me crazy! I’ve sent 2 embarrassing recordings to this contact by accident already. Did you figure out how to get rid of it? Thank you
Here’s a brief history, which will explain why you are seeing that icon:
In iOS 15 and prior, the only logo you saw was the voice recording logo. To do dictation, you would use the microphone in the keyboard.
In iOS 16, they moved voice recordings to a discrete iMessage app, also changing the icon to a microphone, and making it activate dictation. This made it a bit cumbersome to use the voice recording feature.
In iOS 17, they changed it to where it would display your most recently used one. So if I most recently used dictation (via the dictation button in the keyboard), I would see this:
But if I most recently used voice recording (via the iMessage app), it would show the icon you are seeing to allow easy voice recording.
This also is adaptive, depending on the conversation you’re currently in.
If you want to see the dictation button, simply use dictation, and it will revert back to the icon you’re used to.
I hope this helps answer your question!
This is Apple trying to be adaptive, so when you send someone a voice memo, accidental or not, the icon changes in your conversation window with them. The default icon is usually a microphone icon. To revert it back, just dictate a message using the microphone icon.
On my 14 iphone in the message box there is a red icon which I can not get rid of
Regarding Sound recognition symbol: I am very sorry about the long delay to answer.
This did help me understand. I do not use dictation or sound except for once and so I am fairly dumb on the topic.
I am disturbed because I often accidentally touch that button and so am recording stuff I did not intend to. I wish I could move this button completely off that line. However, I realize that would be unpractical so I have accepted the fact that I will have to make the change and be more careful. At least I now know what that sign does if touched. Thank you
MISilverfox
Delete the text string in which Apple’s AI placed the annoying icon (it assumes that you ant to use it again). A new text string will be generated when you text again or that person texts you. The new text string should be free of such nonsense. Apple has a very confused definition of Artificial Intelligence.
Just to clarify, Apple doesn’t call that AI. They call it machine learning. They only recently started using the term AI, for either Artificial Intelligence or Apple Intelligence, in iOS 18. So iOS 17 doesn’t have anything called AI.
Once you send a message in ‘voice’, the red lines will stay like that until u press the mic at the he bottom.
Yes. That is the symbol.
How do you get rid if this symbol?
I have this problem can’t get rid of red lines. No microphone icon
Why would the Sound recognition symbol permanently stay in my text Message line
