Friday, October 30, 2015

The many microphones of the iPhone 6





Siri stopped hearing me when in speakerphone mode right after my last software update to iOS 9.1! However, I can still talk to people and do other things normally. 

Working:
  • Voice memos
  • Siri via headset
  • Voice dictation via headset
  • Speakerphone voice
Not working:
  • Voice dictation via phone itself
  • Siri via phone
I haven't resolved the problem and have a case opened with Apple Support. However, during troubleshooting, I learned the iPhone actually has 3 microphones as shown in this diagram from Apple:






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