Numerous users have recently voiced their concern that they are getting a red microphone recording icon in the Messages app on their iPhones. In theory, this icon should only appear once you tap on the microphone icon and are currently recording an audio. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case and the live recording icon is persistently present there.
So this ends up giving a false notion to the users that their conversations are being constantly recorded and could be sent to the receipt inadvertently. Apart from ending up in an embarrassing situation, in some cases, this could prove to be a major privacy and security concern as well.
Moreover, most of the users affected by this bug have also reported that the microphone icon has completely disappeared from their keyboard ever since the recording icon made its presence felt. All in all, it’s all messed up out there. Fortunately though, there do exist a couple of handy workarounds that could help you resolve this problem. So without further ado, let’s check them out.
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Red Microphone Voice Recording icon in Messages iPhone [Fixed]
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Enable Dictation
Many users were able to rectify this issue after enabling Dictation. So let’s give it a try using the below-listed steps and check out the result.
- Head over to Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Dictation.
- Check if the red voice recording icon in Messages is gone or not.
FIX 2: Turn off Raise Arm to Listen
As strange as it may sound, turning off this feature did the job for a subset of users. So let’s try it out and check if it works in our favor or not.
- Head over to Settings > Messages and disable Raise to Listen.
- Check if the red voice recording icon in Messages is gone or not.
FIX 3: Via the Microphone Icon
First off, make sure that the microphone icon is there at the bottom right. If that is not the case, then long press on the red voice recording icon, and the microphone icon should then appear. So double tap on that microphone icon and this should rectify the underlying issue.
That’s it. These were the three different methods that should help you fix the red microphone recording icon in the iMessage app on your iPhone. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
