Use Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum during a call on your iPhone and iPad

When you want your voice to be even clearer during a FaceTime or phone call, turn on Voice Isolation, which prioritizes your voice and blocks ambient noises. When you want your voice and all the sounds around you to be heard during a FaceTime call, you can turn on Wide Spectrum to leave ambient noises unfiltered.

Here's what you need

  • To use Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum during a FaceTime audio or video call, you'll need iOS 15 or later.

  • To use Voice Isolation during a phone call, you'll need iOS 16.4 or later. Wide Spectrum is not available in phone calls.

  • With iOS 15 or later, Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum are also available in certain third-party apps.

You can use Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum on these devices:

  • iPhone XR, iPhone XS models, and later

  • iPad (8th generation) and later

  • All iPad Pro 11-inch models

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and later

  • iPad Air (3rd generation) and later

  • iPad mini (5th generation) and later

Turn on Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum

  1. During your call, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen to open Control Center.

  2. Tap Mic Mode.

    An iPhone screen with Control Center open, showing the Mic Mode button.

  3. Select Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum.

Your selection affects only the app you're using to make the call. Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum persists for that app until you choose a different Mic Mode.

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