Voice calls

I had a Motorola Razr and one feature I really enjoyed is the voice recognition phone calling. Can I set up voice dialing on my Iphone??

Yikes! I'm glad I checked here. I was about to dump my service agreement with verizon in favor of an iPhone, since my Blackberry does not support hands-free, voice-activated dialing and I assumed that the iPhone would. New York tickets you for using a phone without a headset while driving, and wired headsets are a pain. I is incredible to me that Apple would not make the iPhone truly hands-free. Any news on an upgrade on this front?

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IPhone 5s Voice Call Issues

I've had an iPhone 5s (upgraded to 8.1.3) since mid-November and have been experiencing difficulties on voice calls ever since (I switched carriers as well). When calling specific contacts (family, friends etc.), the calls sound as though as I am on speakerphone, and there is a great deal of static and distortion present as well. The beginning of the call sounds as though the network is about to drop it before recovering it in a much lower quality. To the best of my knowledge, I have tried absolutely everything at this point, including: swapping the handset (three times), sim card (three times), resetting the device and even changing my number (was informed that it could have something to do with the "porting" of a number profile from one carrier to another). None of these moves have worked and I am still trying to decipher why I am encountering this problem (I have been in constant contact with my carrier who appears to have exhausted all ideas).
Any suggestions or thoughts are greatly appreciated.

I was having the same problem and also loosing battery life - it suddenly happened. I went online and saw where someone said to get rid of all the unused apps still sitting there, deleted all the old posts and yea! suddenly the problem has been fixed. Hadn't deleted the unused apps in quite sometime, so obviously draining everything.

IPhone 5S: does anybody has this problem. During a successful voice call all of a sudden people can't hear me while I can hear them

iPhone 5S: does anybody has this problem. During a successful voice call all of a sudden people can't hear me while I can hear them. Signal is strong and call quality (me hearing the other) is still very good but it looks as if I’m going on mute while I’m not muting my iPhone. When dropping the call and re-dialing it works fine again. It’s a brand new iPhone 5S but it now happened already 4 or 5 times in 2 days.
It feels like a hardware/iOS problem and not a network issue. It happend with iOS7.03 but I just see 7.0.4 is available so will install that one now.
Thanks in advance for feedback
Best regards,
Marco

Hello Jeff,
Thank you for providing so much detail about the issue you are experiencing with the audio on your iPhone. I would be concerned too if the audio on my iPhone was not working unless using speaker phone. I found an article with some steps to take when you are experiencing issues like this:
iPhone: Can't hear through the receiver or speaker
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

IPhone 5s screen flashes on and off during voice calls?

Operation is perfect with every other app except whenever the phone detects I'm making or receiving a voice call. No problem on facetime.
The screen will instantly black out and to bring it back I have to press the main button, then screen will reappear but only for an instant before blacking out again.
It does not matter if the phone has been in standby or if I've been actively using it as the call comes in.
Its about the most frustrating thing I can imagine.
One clue, while I'm talking the phone will often mute itself as if my cheek activates the mute function.
I use no screen protector but I do use a case, it still does it when I take the phone out though.
It has done this since new and through at least one software update
Any help really appreciated, thanks,

My wife rang Apple and while both of us spoke to Apple on the land line using hands free and spoke to each other using our iPhone 5s we were able to see that my big paws shadowed the proximity sensor each time I moved in to stab a button! Problem solved! I didn't even know there was a proximity sensor and your reply would have led me to it, thanks.

IPhone 4 voice call issues

My iPhone 4 sometimes goes into Facetime in the middle of a voice call. I don't have a screen protector that might block the proximity sensor. I have done a full reboot and am on the latest iOS. Any ideas what is wrong?

I've been having a very similar issue that just started last night. I keep dropping calls and when I try to call out nothing happens at all. I cannot browse Safari through 3G either. It keeps coming and going. I was able to finally place a call out and then tried making another call later and it wouldn't work again. I tried the restore as well and nothing works!
I do not know if I should contact AT&T or Apple for the issue. I do have the extended warranty that I purchased with the phone but about a week after I got the iPhone 4 I had to have it replaced for issues I am not even sure that they would replace it again. I do not have a home phone I rely solely on my cell so I cannot wait to have it fixed or replaced but I am not going to keep a phone that doesn't work especially after paying so much for it!

Voice Calls Breaking Up on AT&T in the US

This is a continuation of the thread I started below:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1653137
To summarize, voices break up(or cut in and out) when I am on a voice call. I live in the Northern NJ area and I haven't traveled lately so I haven't had a chance to see if I have this problem outside my area.
I determined that the problem is not with my iPhone for the reasons below.
1. I exchanged the iPhone for a new one and experienced the same exact problem.
2. I put my SIM card in another GSM phone(Nokia N70) and experienced the same problem when I used the Nokia phone for voice calls on the AT&T network.
Does anyone else experience this symptom on AT&T voice calls in other parts of the US?
I am planning to get a cell ranger signal booster to see if it helps.

I live and work 30 miles apart in California. I have noticed that voice calls are good were I live but break up were I work. I also noticed that the 3G signal is weaker were I work.
The last few days at work were very windy and the voice call broke up a lot to the point were I disabled 3G just to hear the person I was talking to. For some reason the wind seems to affect the quality of the voice 3G.
Side Note: Since my office is in a area were 3G is not that stable the signal will keep switching from EDGE and 3G when I'm inside my building. This seems to were the battery down faster so I found it better to keep 3G off when I'm at work. This does not happen in my home town were I get a great 3G signal.

Voice calls breaking up on EDGE with iphone and AT&T

When I am on a voice call using the iPhone on EDGE the callers voice often breaks up. This also happens when I dial voicemail and listen to messages.
This is my first time using AT&T. Is this normal for AT&T's EDGE network or is this possibly a problem with my iPhone. This happens even if I have full bars on EDGE. I've tried resetting the phone as new and getting a new sim card and updating the firmware but voices still break up. Has anyone else experienced this?

I got a replacement iphone and the problem with voice calls breaking up persists. I have no idea what the problem is since there are so many variables and I don't have all the information. I just know that I never had this sort of problem in the 9 years I was on Verizon with any phone. I really enjoy this device for everything besides the phone functionality. It would be cool if I could just pay for data on this phone without the voice so I could get a Verizon phone for voice and keep the iphone for data but I know that would never happen. Well, I still have a couple weeks to figure out what I'm going to do.

IPhone 4 Voice call problem when wifi is active

Not always, but randomly my voice calls (send/receive) establishes properly. However, neither me or the other party can hear anything. The most common times it occurred, is when the wifi is active. Any suggestion anyone please?
Additional Info:
I had my iPhone replaced due to the home button malfunction, and after a couple weeks, this started happening. Since I don't have warranty coverage anymore I can't replace it again. Came with iOS 5.0.1. After this started happening quite frequently, I upgraded to 5.1.1. Still same thing. A non-funcitoning home button was better than a non-functioning phone! Feels like I've been cheated !!

I think I've pinpointed the problem!
Whenever I use data (EDGE / Wi-Fi), the handset becomes quite heated. If I initiate a voice call at that moment, the dialer starts with the 'speakerphone' icon being pressed.Given that, no party can hear no party.
However, after a minute or two (when not using data) the handset becomes cold again (quite fast) and then if I initiate a call, the 'speakerphone' icon is not being pressed anymore and everything is normal!
Really donno, what is actually creating this strange problem!! Overheating battery? Overheating wi-fi chip? Overheating any other chip? Firmware? or just my luck!!
P.S: To keep the phone operation smooth, I've disabled wifi & cellular data at the moment! And all is running well. So, it must be something with data usage!

IPhone 5 voice call quality fade in and out. Noise Cancellation interference?

I've been having this huge problem with the iPhone5. The evidence i've collected seems to indicate this is a problem with all iPhone5's.
On calls in certain places both indoors and outdoors, the callers voices over the iPhone5 fade in and out. Their voices occasionally completely fade completely away, and only come back momentarily. The low volume for 50% of the time forces me to raise the volume, but raising the volume does not help because when the voice does come back, the volume is too loud for my ears.
I went back to the Apple store and they are not able to help me. They suggested a clean restore, which I did. They offered to replace the phone, which I did, but it is the same problem.
- iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S, the fading does not occur. I make the call to the same voice mail system I have, and the sounds from the other side are consistently the same volume for the 4S, but fades in and out for the 5.
- I connected up a 8mm jack between my iPhone 5 and my mac in an attempt to record this problem. In that instance, the sounds from the voice mail DO NOT fade in and out. I did find out that the dynamic range on the iPhone 5 is MUCH greater than that of the iPhone 4S, for some strange reason.
- When I hold the phone up to my ear, the fading in and out does occur, but it is less noticeable. But it's still there.
- When I leave my work area the problem goes away. However, because the iPhone 4S on the same AT&T service does not have this problem, this leads me to believe it's NOT a lack of transmission power from the AT&T cell tower. Rather, it is a reception issue at the iPhone5 side.
- I turned off LTE, data and then made the calls. Same issue.
I use this phone to make 60 minute calls for conference calls frequently. I cannot use it. Please advise. I am seriously considering returning this phone. Except i've sold my old iPhone 4 already. I'm in a bad place. Please help.
Here's another post of a fellow with the same exact problem.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1456404
Apple, please look into this. I believe this is a problem with the noise cancellation software.

I've got an update on this problem with fading volume. I've isolated it to the set volume on the phone for voice calls when using headphones. When the headphone volume is set between 1 and 6 (out of 16 squares) the callers volume will consistently fade in and out. The fading which is normal to zero volume at 2-5 Hz is serious enough that normal conversation is impossible. When the volume is raised above 6/16 then the callers voice stabilize and I can hear all their words again. Unfortunately, at 6/16 volume their voices are too loud for the headphones.
Furthermore, when headphones are plugged in, and I initial a call after the iphone5 was idle for several minutes, the first dial tone has preceded by a very loud pop an the tone, as though there was too much pressure (charge) that was dissipated all at once.
Other details:
- I used 3 different earphones, iPhone 4 headphones, altec earphones, an the new iPhone 5 earbuds. Same.
- I turned on and off lte, data, Bluetooth, wifi. Problem persists unaffected.
- when switching to iPhones earpiece and mic, the fading is gone.
- I have 3 out of 5 bars where I teste this, in the city outside and on hwy 5 in central California. Same symptoms in all places I've tested.
- I have exchanged my phone at the apple store. Same issue with both iPhones an I suspect all ipjone5s.
- the ipjone4s does NOT have this problem when the volume is set lower. I can tell that the iPhone 5 must have a new audio filter to make the sounds have larger dynamic range. I liked the 4s better, because it is easier on the ears!

IPhone 4 voice call problems on 3G

I noticed at the weekend that my iPhone 4 was having trouble with voice calls. Incoming calls would sometimes hang up when I answered them, outgoing calls would take a very long time to connect (or freeze), and when I did get through to someone the call quality was extremely low (lots of stuttering and cutting out).
After trying just about everything recommended on various help pages (including reseating the sim card, refreshing the network settings, and restoring the phone), I still could not get it to work properly. I then tried turning off the 3G and, lo and behold, the phone worked absolutely fine! Voice calls were clearer than ever!
I contacted Tesco Mobile hoping they might be able to shed some light. They said there are no faults with the network and have arranged for me to return my phone. That could take up to 10 days though, which I can't really afford.
Does anyone know what the problem is here? Does the fact that it works fine with 3G disabled suggest that it is not a hardware problem?

I've been having a very similar issue that just started last night. I keep dropping calls and when I try to call out nothing happens at all. I cannot browse Safari through 3G either. It keeps coming and going. I was able to finally place a call out and then tried making another call later and it wouldn't work again. I tried the restore as well and nothing works!
I do not know if I should contact AT&T or Apple for the issue. I do have the extended warranty that I purchased with the phone but about a week after I got the iPhone 4 I had to have it replaced for issues I am not even sure that they would replace it again. I do not have a home phone I rely solely on my cell so I cannot wait to have it fixed or replaced but I am not going to keep a phone that doesn't work especially after paying so much for it!

Iphone 4S - Voice Call

Hi all,
When I call a people by my iphone 4S, there is a problem of sound.
My voice, after a few minutes, becomes metallic and i listen to a series of sound noise.
I tried to update software version to IOS 5.0.1, but there is the problem yet.
How I can resolve this problem ?
Thank you,
Best regards

OK, so i have tracked it down to a single AT&T Cell Tower location in my instance, but it also just so happens to be at my office, which means I am affected by it all day. What is happening is that at this particular location, the AT&T tower is misconfigured or experiencing some type of technical issue, resulting in the inability of the cell tower to handle simultaneous voice and data. Siri uses data to match the contacts, names etc and hands off to the Phone dialer, which immediately experiences a call failure as a result of the 3G Data still being in use by Siri. You can verify simultaneous voice and data connectivity by placing a voice call and then attempting to use 3G data (you must not be using WiFi to determine if this is a problem with the Cell network). While in a voice call, launch the Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test app. You will clearly see that 3G data services have all but ceased if this is your problem. End the Voice Call and run the Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test again and 3G data will work fine.
I have reported the problem via AT&T's Mark the Spot App numerous times and had my colleagues do the same and called AT&T Wireless customer service to no avail. They simply refuse to acknowledge the issue is on their end. I personally know at least 5 other iPhone 4S users in my office who are experiencing the same issue and the results can be consistently recreated on all of their devices. And again, once they leave the office in the afternoon, all of their services return to normal and they can again make and place Voice initiated phone calls without the dreaded Call Failed. Thanks AT&T.

IPhone 5s continue ringing after answering the voice call

Hi,
After I installed the update iOS 8.0.2 my iPhone 5s continues ringing 0.5-1 sec more after I answered the voice call.
What can I do to fix it? It is pretty uncomfortable, because I use to swipe and answer, but now phone continues ringing in my ear for a some time.
Thanks in advance!

This has just started happening to me as well! After two months of relatively non-faulty use, now this affect. Really rattles me, too.
Yesterday I got a warning triangle out of the blue that said the phone was shutting down due to overheating, but it was stone cold! I reset then and it has not re-appeared. Never saw that with two years of use on my iPhone 3G. Now this affect, they must be related, but does this mean that there is a software issue or a hardware issue?
I still have proximity sensor issues after the iOS 4.1 upgrade

IPhone 4 Microphone not not working on voice calls but voice memos, viber, skype & facetime work just fine!! Any suggestions?

Hi Everyone,
I have encountered the following problem which I think a lot of other fellow iPhone users are also encountering however mine seems to be fairly pecuilar.
Here's the issue;
When making or receiving voice calls via my network operator's service, no one can hear me, i.e my audio input. I can hear the person on the other end of the phone fine but they can't hear me whatsoever.
However when I use the likes of viber, skype and facetime, my audio input is perferctly fine and the person on the other end of can hear me.
Note both viber and skype calls work just fine and 2 way communication is audbile regardless if I have a 3G or Wifi connection. Plus I have full singal bar strength when near a mobile tower so that elimantes antenna issues.
Also have taken alternative turns to cover both the top mic and the bottom mic during a viber or skype call and my audio input can still be heard.
I've done a reset, a hard reset of the phone and a reset of the network settings, still to no avail.
Have updated iOS to the latest version 5.1.1
Any suggestions would be much appreciated?
Thanks

I have the exact same problem, I have already restored the phone and it didn't work. The microphone works with facetime, skype and the voice memos. What just doesn't make sense is that when I use my earphone's microphone when calling, it doesn't work either. If it was a hardware problem the earphone's microphone would have worked I suppose.
This is the second iPhone 4 I have. The first one shut off after 9 months so I got a replacement phone. The replacement phone lasted 10 months when the microphone stopped working. I went to the apple store and they just couldn't give me a solution. They understood my situation and told me that it was very weird but all they could offer me was that I had to pay for a replacement. This is absolutely unjust, why do we costumers have to pay for the companies mistakes.

External and internal mikes are not automatically switching over either recording or on voice calls

My laptop model name is HP Pavilion dv4-1100ea which is shipped with Vista Home premium 32 bits and has got service pack 1.
Restored the laptop to factory setting since then I am having the following problems; I had the same problem when my laptop was brand new and whenever I reset the laptop to factory setting I get the following problems:
1. External and internal mikes are not automatically switching over either in middle of the recording using sound recorder or while the call in progress on voice calls (skype):
   Using the sound recorder if I start recording the sound with external mike and in-between recording if I switchover from external mike to inbuilt mike and later on when I play back I can only hear the sound up till where I used the external mike during recording, after the switchover to inbuilt mike I cant hear any sound.
   But if I start the recording with inbuilt mike and in between recording if I plug in the external mike and later on when I play back I can only hear the sound up till where I used the inbuilt mike during recording , after the switchover to external mike I cant hear any sound.
   So in brief both my external and internal mikes are working fine, only problem is that if I start recording (using sound recorder) or voice call with one specific mike, I have to continue with it till the end. I can’t switchover to another mike in between the conversation (voice call) or recording, if I do so, I have to select the mike manually in chat software but while recording I cant even select manually because in laptop, it takes the mike whichever is in current use as default mike in recording tab(sound window). The green tick automatically (in recording device tab) switches over according to the use of mike. Though the green tick in the recording tab is switching over automatically according to use of mikes, its not picking up the sound after switch over during recording.
2. And also when I click on recording device tab in sound window and plug in external mike, though the green tick automatically switchovers from internal to external mike, while I speak both internal and external mikes volume meter respond to the sound inputs by rising and falling but if I take out external mike, green tick goes to internal mike and when I speak only internal mike volume meter respond to sound rising up and down not the external mike.
To resolve the issue I have tried following steps with no luck:
1.I have checked the mikes(internal and external) properties, the both mike shows to be enabled in general tab, in level tab the volume is set to 100 and in advanced tab , all options are selected.
2. In device manager I have got only one audio driver named as “IDT High definition Audio CODEC”. I have uninstalled the audio driver and reinstalled it using scan for hardware option
3. Uninstalled the audio driver in device manager and reinstalled the audio driver using recovery manager > advanced option> hardware driver re-installation.
3. I have updated the BIOS(Insyde F.65, 12/02/2010).
4. I tried to update the audio driver using below link but things went more worse so I did system restore (not factory setting though).
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-67051-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&...

Sounds like you need to upgrade to the iPhone 5s
The 5s has Touch ID
You can unlock your phone with your finger instead of typing in a key code
No swiping to unlock either, just touch the home button
You can enrol multiple fingers as well
Here is a video of it in action
http://www.apple.com/iphone-5s/videos/#video-touch
Or wait and see what iPhone 6 has to offer
That being said, as desiel vdub posted if the phone is up to your face, the proximity sensor should turn the screen off
And when you lower the phone turn it back on again
Not sure about the phone locking when your on a call doesn't sound right

Error: there is a problem connection to the GPRS service in your registered home network, error trying to make data connection. this may be casued by a voice call, a wired activesync connection or inncorrect network setting

like 2 weeks ago i called in to att to see how much is the data plan and it would end up costing $30.
so i was like screw that. well they figured that i got a new phone replacing the LG shine. so they asked
for to call this number so they can recieve data which would updated the system that i have a plam treo 750.
ever since this conflict i can't send picture messages. i get that problem. everytime i attempt to send a picture
i recieve this.
- there is a problem connection to the GPRS service in your registered home network.
- then i get a test that says error trying to make data connection. this may be casued by a voice call,
a wired activesync connection or inncorrect network setting.
please someone help me.
btw. hard reset and soft reset did not work for me.
Post relates to: Treo 750 (AT&T)

problem fix, i had to call in. customer serivce. and when i called to ask about the plan. they blocked it. so i had to unblock my internet.
Post relates to: Treo 750 (AT&T)

My I phone 4 keeps going to voice call. Voice call is turned off in my settings... how do i stop this?

My I phone 4 keeps going to voice call. This happens when I push the home button. It also happens when the phone is just laying on my desk or in my pocket. I have turned phone off and on. I have done a hard restart also. The home buttom seems slow to respond as well. I keep getting calls back from people in my contacts list who say I called them, when actually the voice control/call did it while i was away from my phone. Frustrated and needing help! Thanks!

Follow the directions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3577

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