Improve the call quality on your iPhone through Voice Isolation.
Apple's Voice Isolation feature is now available on the Phone app for iPhone 8 and above. Originally designed for FaceTime, the feature can now be used for regular phone calls to enhance the call quality by separating the user's voice from the surrounding noise during phone calls. This ensures a better calling experience even in a noisy environment. That said, the feature is disabled by default. But, worry not, enabling voice isolation on iPhone is a simple process. In this article, we take a look at how you can enable voice isolation on iPhone to improve call quality, supported devices, and more.
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The voice isolation feature for regular calls is available with the iOS 16.4 update, which supports the following list of devices:
If you got any of the above devices, make sure it is updated to iOS 16.4. To do so, go to the iPhone's settings menu and look for Software Update. Follow these steps to enable Voice Isolation during a call on your iPhone:
Once the feature is enabled, it should be easier for the person on the other end of the call to hear what you are saying. The Voice Isolation feature can be disabled using the same steps.
Apple is currently working on it. Going forward iPhone users will be able to enable/ disable voice isolation without placing a call. This would require users to launch the FaceTime app, then pull down from the top of the screen to open Control Center --> select Mic Mode settings --> choose Voice Isolation.
Voice Isolation is a feature that prioritises your voice and blocks all the disturbances and unwanted sounds in the background during a call using advanced algorithms.
Yes, various popular apps such as Snapchat, WhatsApp, Signal, and Instagram support and make use of Voice Isolation during video calls.
While Voice Isolation blocks all the unwanted background noise, Wide Spectrum does the reverse by picking up more ambient sounds during a call.