When engaged in serious FaceTime calls, the last thing you want to deal with is background noise. In such a situation, the more attentive you try to be, the more annoying it gets. So, how do you keep the ambient noise out of calls, so that your communication doesn’t come to a halt or get interrupted? Well, as it turns out, Apple has come up with a nifty feature to let you remove background noise in FaceTime calls. If your FaceTime watch party is being affected by the unwanted clamor, let me show you how to enable Voice Isolation in FaceTime calls to remove background noise on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Before we look at the steps to enable the feature, let’s first check out how Voice Isolation works in FaceTime and what devices support it.
- How Does Voice Isolation Work in FaceTime?What Devices Support FaceTime’s Voice Isolation Feature?Does FaceTime’s Voice Isolation Work with Third-Party Apps?Enable Voice Isolation to Remove Background Noise in FaceTime Calls on iPhone and iPadEnable Voice Isolation to Remove Background Noise in FaceTime Calls on Mac
How Does Voice Isolation Work in FaceTime?
Voice Isolation takes advantage of machine learning (ML) technology to suppress ambient noise and prioritize your voice in FaceTime calls. Hence, the surrounding ambient noise doesn’t affect your ongoing conversation.
What Devices Support FaceTime’s Voice Isolation Feature?
FaceTime’s Voice Isolation feature is exclusive to Apple devices with the A12 Bionic chip (a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip) or newer processors. That means you will need one of the following devices to use this feature in FaceTime:
Does FaceTime’s Voice Isolation Work with Third-Party Apps?
Yeah, it does! Probably the best part about the Voice Isolation feature in FaceTime is the ability to work with third-party apps as well. It’s entirely up to the developers to make their apps compatible with this feature, though. Based on our personal testing, we can confirm that FaceTime’s Voice Isolation feature works with:
Enable Voice Isolation to Remove Background Noise in FaceTime Calls on iPhone and iPad
Launch the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad and initiate a call as usual.
Now, bring up the Control center.
Next, tap the “Mic Mode” tile at the top right corner of the control center.
Next up, you have three options to choose from:
Now, you need to choose “Voice Isolation” under “Mic mode” and return to the call.
Using the Voice Isolation feature in FaceTime on Mac is just as straightforward. Follow the steps below to know how it works:
- Now, select Voice Isolation from the list of available mic modes and return to the call. That’s it. All the ambient noise in your FaceTime call will now be removed.
