How to stop accessibility settings from using iPhone mic



Live Captions on the iPhone generates subtitles of media playing on your iPhone — and real-world conversations picked up by its microphone.
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The best Apple ads of 2025 run the gamut from emotional tributes and playful satire to a crazy "Severance" promo in NYC.
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With Sound Recognition, you can get a prominent alarm and a buzz on your Apple Watch or iPhone when your phone hears the sounds you choose.
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Learn how to have your phone read text out loud for you: entire articles, text conversations, long emails and more.
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Apple accessibility upgrades coming later this year will help users with visual, hearing, mobility and cognitive challenges.
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Music Haptics bring to life a specially recorded track of rhythmic vibrations and buzzing patterns timed to certain Apple Music songs.
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You can use Guided Access to lock your iPhone in a single app before you hand it to someone else. You don’t want them going rogue and reading your texts or calling your mom.
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If the text on your Mac's display is just too small to read, built-in features will let you zoom in on your Mac screen and get a closer look.
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