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iPhone 5 Microphone Problem- My first word isn't detected.

Turnpike

Turnpike

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Almost every issue I have with anything, Apple or not, there's usually 200 other people who also had a similar problem, and the solution (or at least a conversation about one) is somewhere online.... but this I haven't even found a mention of.

My iPhone 5 (ios6) works great, but when I use Siri, dictation, or something similar, only my words AFTER the first one or two are heard. My first word or two are not picked up. I would have thought it a software problem, but when I use the speaker on the earbuds, it works fine. When I don't, the first word or two are never picked up. Does this sound like a microphone problem? A software problem? If Apple fixes it, I loose my ios 6, so I thought I'd seek help here first....


Thanks!
 
Newtons Apple said:
Is you phone lagging or busy in the background. Can't me a mic problem, it is likely software. Do all other functions work perfectly.
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Yes, everything else works perfectly; I thought it might be software too, but with the earbuds the mic works perfectly; it's only when using the mic on the phone...
 
Same thing when answering the phone. You have to wait a few seconds for it to turn on the mic.
 
Turnpike said:
That I'm not sure of... I've only ever noticed it when talking to Siri or Notes, I never noticed a problem with phone calls....
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I have the issue and so does a few others with iphones. If you answer too quickly they won't hear you say hello.
 
I have this with my 5 but not my 5s. I've been meaning to get around to factory reset and then Setup As New to see if it goes away but that would take a day out of my life so I've just been putting up with it.
 
iolinux333 said:
I have this with my 5 but not my 5s. I've been meaning to get around to factory reset and then Setup As New to see if it goes away but that would take a day out of my life so I've just been putting up with it.
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Same here! Let me know if you ever do reset it, and what happens. I'll do the same and update the post if I get a chance to doing it. It's hard to do when so much of your life revolves around what's on your phone, right?


Thanks!
 
Turnpike said:
Same here! Let me know if you ever do reset it, and what happens. I'll do the same and update the post if I get a chance to doing it. It's hard to do when so much of your life revolves around what's on your phone, right?


Thanks!
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Yes so true lol!!!

I think the problem started with the 7.06 update though. I keep hoping apple will fix it with the next update.
 
Eventually Siri stopped working with home button press entirely, but still worked with raise to speak. I gave in and hard reset the phone. Setup as new. Siri now works normally.
 
Turnpike said:
Almost every issue I have with anything, Apple or not, there's usually 200 other people who also had a similar problem, and the solution (or at least a conversation about one) is somewhere online.... but this I haven't even found a mention of.

My iPhone 5 (ios6) works great, but when I use Siri, dictation, or something similar, only my words AFTER the first one or two are heard. My first word or two are not picked up. I would have thought it a software problem, but when I use the speaker on the earbuds, it works fine. When I don't, the first word or two are never picked up. Does this sound like a microphone problem? A software problem? If Apple fixes it, I loose my ios 6, so I thought I'd seek help here first....


Thanks!
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This happens on my brothers i5. He starts recording and it doesnt pick up audio for like 1-2 seconds then it starts playing like there is no sound for first 1-2 seconds then it comes
 
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