Microphone is enabled all the time

This is the second time I am facing the issue in my iPhone‘s microphone is enabled all the time without having any access to Siri or any other applications

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 30, 2025 8:35 PM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2025 8:38 PM

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Vocal Shortcuts and make sure it's off. When enabled, it constantly listens for certain keywords from you to perform certain actions, which requires the microphone always enabled.

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Microphone is enabled all the time

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