Are the folks you’re calling having a hard time hearing your voice? Here’s how to make things better in iOS 16.4.
Although the iPhone has always done a reasonably good job of filtering out basic background noise when you’re on a call, Apple has unlocked a new feature in iOS 16.4 that takes this to a whole new level through the power of machine learning.
Traditional noise cancellation is handy for cutting out routine background noise, such as the hum of traffic on city streets or your air conditioner, but it doesn’t do so well when it comes to less predictable noises — like dogs barking, children playing, or infants crying. Filtering those types of sounds out is much more important these days now that more folks are working from home, and — thankfully — that’s exactly what Apple’s Voice Isolation feature is for.
Technically, Voice Isolation first appeared in iOS 15, but that first iteration could be used only with FaceTime and other VoIP calls. The release of iOS 16.4 expands this capability to cellular calls. If people you’re talking to keep saying your voice sounds bad or muffled, using Voice Isolation should do the trick.How to enable Voice Isolation on a phone call
Sadly, Apple hasn’t made the Voice Isolation setting quite as obvious as it could have; it’s so well-hidden that many folks may not even realize it’s there. The good news is that once you know where it is, you can enable it in only a second or two — and it will also stay enabled unless you toggle it off again.
