Apple’s “Noise Cancellation” accessibility feature was a staple of older iPhones, but may have been permanently removed from the iPhone 13 series, 9to5Mac mentioned. The feature is designed to “reduce ambient noise during phone calls when you hold the receiver to your ear,” a feature that can help make calls easier to hear.
“Phone noise cancellation is not available on iPhone 13 models, which is why you don’t see this option in [the Accessibility] Settings, “Tell Apple Support 9to5Macreaders. When the reader requested clarification, the support team confirmed that the feature was “not supported”.
Noise canceling questions asked reddit And Apple Support Pages Shortly after the phone went on sale, readers noticed that it was no longer available on the accessibility page. The feature is still available with iOS 15 on older iPhone models, but it isn’t on the iPhone 13.
Noise Canceling usually uses the iPhone camera microphone Ambient noise detection and removal around you, so you can more easily hear the other person on the phone or FaceTime call – something that can be valuable for those with hearing impairments. The problem only applies if you’re using the phone alone without, say, Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods. (This does not affect what others hear; for this, Apple provided a file sound insulation Feature with iOS 15.)
Apple has yet to officially confirm that the feature has been permanently removed on iPhone 13 devices; So far, the only word on this has come indirectly from Apple Support. As such, Engadget has contacted Apple for further clarification.
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