A Question about Facetime Audio Output in iOS16.2: It is Different than on other Apps

[M. Taylor]

Hello Everyone,

I have noticed that when making Facetime calls on my 14, via wired Apple
Earpods, the audio output is different than it is when I am listening to
audio anywhere else in the OS. The audio sounds is kind of spacial, or
something.

This is not the case when making Facetime calls on my beloved 8 Plus running
iOS 15.x.

Has anyone else noticed this and, if so, is there a way to disable it? I am
not a huge fan of spacial audio, at least, not at this point.

All replies greatly appreciated.

Mark

[M. Taylor]

Hello Marilyn,

Thank you for re-posting this.

While interesting, this did not pinpoint the source of the enhanced audio in face time.

However, I was able to determine that the new audio sound, when in Face Time, is a function of the 14 and not of the OS.

iOS 16.2 on the 11, the iPad, and a couple of other phones does not reproduce the effect. The effect has nothing to do with VoiceOver, either.

I was able to contact a friend, who also recently purchased iPhone 14 Pro and he confirmed the enhanced sound effect which, is not bad; it just makes the person on the other end sound as though they are in the same room as you are. I know, I know, I should be pleased, right? Put it down to me being a man who does not like unexpected or unexplained change (big smile).

Mark

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Hi, would this be what you are talking about? I found it in a message from Tony Sweeney.
> VoiceOver Quiz + Answers in iOS 16: Rita’s iDevice Advice for December
> 61. What is "Voice isolation mode and how do you enable it when on > FaceTime calls?
>
> Answer: Voice isolation in FaceTime uses Machine Learning to block
> unwanted background noise in FaceTime video/voice calls. It’s not
> limited to FaceTime calls only. Apple will allow third-party apps to
> utilize the tech for seamless audio calls.
> When on a call, go to the Control Center (on newer phones, swipe down
> from the top-right corner) and hold down on the Mic. There you can
> turn on voice isolation, which will decrease background noise, such as
> a dog barking or other environmental sounds. This will work in other
> video-calling apps, too, and will help even if you're wearing AirPods.
> The Voice Isolation mode for your microphone, separates your voice
> from any distracting background noise that might be on the call •
> Launch the FaceTime app and initiate a video call.
> • Open Control Center with a diagonal swipe down from the top-right
> corner of your screen.
> • Tap the Mic Mode button, top-right.
> • Tap Voice Isolation to enable it.
> • Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to dismiss Control Center and
> return to the call There are two other Voice Isolation Modes: Standard
> or Wide Spectrum To disable Voice Isolation and use Standard or Wide
> Spectrum mode, simply repeat the above steps and choose one of the
> different Voice Isolation modes for the Mic.

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[Simon A Fogarty]

Hi Mark,

Surprisingly it's jnot just a USA or iPHone 14 thing,

I have the air pods pro gen 1,
And my pods do a spacial weird thing from my iPHone 13 pro max and ios 16.2 when I'm on a phone call or listening to an audio book.

It's been annoying me since I updated to 16.2

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[M. Taylor]

Hello Simon,

I am happy to let you know that, although the spatial results are the same between what I am experiencing in Facetime and what you are experiencing in various audio playback apps, in your circumstance, there is an easy solution.

Just do the following the next time you are playing back something from Audible, etc.:

1.
Pause the playback on the audio in question.

2.
Open the control panel via a VoiceOver gesture.

3.
Single-finger tap and hold on the audio button. This will open a dialog box in which you can disable spatial audio.

My steps may be a bit off as I have not performed this in 16.2 but it should be the same as in previous versions of the OS.

Please give it a try and let us know how it goes.

Mark

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[Simon A Fogarty]

Hi Mark,

I will do that when I get a chance,
I must also admit I'm not using 16.2 as of a couple of days ago,

Public beta of course, but I'll give the same thing a try.

Cheers.

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