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Title: The iPhone 13’s noise cancellation is gone and not coming back
Post by: HCK on January 19, 2022, 04:05:08 pm
The iPhone 13’s noise cancellation is gone and not coming back

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<body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>Ever since the iPhone 13 (https://www.macworld.com/article/450981/iphone-13-pro-review.html) arrived, some people have been wondering where the Phone Noise Cancellation feature went. What appeared to be a bug, however, has now emerged as a decision by Apple to axe it.</p>



<p>The feature could previously be found in the Audio/Video Accessibility settings and it&rsquo;s usually turned on by default. Its purpose is to &ldquo;reduce ambient background noise on phone calls when you&rsquo;re holding the receiver to your ear,&rdquo; and unless you were one of the people who wanted to turn the feature off, you probably didn&rsquo;t notice it was even there.</p>


<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?quality=50&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1200" alt="iPhone 13 noise cancellation" class="wp-image-605567" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?quality=50&amp;strip=all 2400w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/iphone-13-noise-cancellation.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;quality=50&amp;strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption><p>The Phone Noise Cancellation toggle that is present on the iPhone 12 (center) is missing from the iPhone 13 (right) in iOS 15.</p>
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<p>But without it, calls might sound muddy and muffled, depending on what&rsquo;s going on around you. When we realized it was missing, we assumed it was a bug, but now <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&amp;url=https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/15/apple-support-says-iphone-13-models-dont-support-noise-cancellation-feature-available-in-previous-iphones/&amp;xcust=1-1-605566-1-0-0&amp;sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">9to5Mac reports[/url] that it&rsquo;s actually gone for good.</p>



<p>The publication was contacted by a reader who shared a message he had with Apple Support on Twitter. After a query, Apple told him &ldquo;Phone Noise Cancellation is not available on iPhone 13 models, which is why you do not see this option in Settings.&rdquo; He then asked if &ldquo;the iPhone 13 series of phones just do not support noise cancellation for phone calls,&rdquo; and the representative said, &ldquo;That is correct.&rdquo;</p>



<p>It seems that something with the iPhone 13 prevents Apple from offering the feature on its newest phones. Apple offers a similar feature called Voice Isolation, but that&rsquo;s strictly for FaceTime calls. For regular calls, you&rsquo;ll have to get AirPods Pro if you want noise cancellation.</p>
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Source: The iPhone 13’s noise cancellation is gone and not coming back (https://www.macworld.com/article/605566/iphone-13-noise-cancellation-accessiblility-missing.html)