confrontation time Calls can be hectic. From ensuring you have a good connection so your video isn’t choppy to making sure the other person doesn’t put their phone to their ear, there are plenty of ways a video call can go awry. But there is something you can do to reduce the clutter: enable your iPhone’s Sound Isolation feature.
Sound isolation for FaceTime calls was introduced with the release of iOS 15 in 2021. The feature mutes background noise, like kids playing in a nearby room or your dog barking at something outside, so others on a FaceTime call can hear you without interruption.
However, you will not find the sound isolation feature in the settings, as you might expect. Instead, you must be on a FaceTime call to enable it. But once you activate the feature, it will stay on the next time you’re on a FaceTime call.
Here’s how to turn on Voice Isolation so people can hear you more clearly on FaceTime calls. If you prefer voice calls, you can Enable sound isolation for that as wellthanks for the iOS 16.4.
How to enable sound isolation
1. Start or join a FaceTime call.
2. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen to access a file Control Center.
Microphone mode appears in your Control Center when you’re on a FaceTime call.
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3. handle microphone mode near the top-right corner of your screen.
4. handle sound insulation.
Pro tip: You don’t have to interrupt a FaceTime call with family and friends to turn this feature on. You can call yourself on FaceTime and enable sound isolation by following the above steps.
How to enable broad spectrum
in microphone modeAnother feature besides sound isolation is called Wide Spectrum. While Voice Isolation mutes other sounds around you on a FaceTime call, Wide Spectrum technology enhances the noise around you without affecting your voice.
Wide Spectrum is good for group FaceTime calls or if you have a large group of people FaceTiming someone else. If you have a little brother or sister who is moving off to college and you and your family want to wish them happy birthday, Wide Spectrum can help you all sing happy birthday to them at once.
Opening microphone mode shows you standard, sound isolation, and wide spectrum options.
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To enable Wide Spectrum, follow the above steps, but click A broad spectrum rather than soundproofing.
Like Sound Isolation, Wide Spectrum will remain enabled the next time you’re on a FaceTime call. To disable either Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum, follow the instructions above and click standard. This will return your microphone to its default setting.
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