Using Voice Isolation When Recording In The Voice Memos App

By Earle, 19 December, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

I saw a post on Facebook that said we could use voice isolation when recording in the Voice Memos app. I can't get this to work. I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck with this? I'm using an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and I'm running iOS 26.2. The following are the steps that I've been using to attempt to get this to work.

1. Start a recording in the Voice Memos app.

2. Enter the Control Center and double-tap on Services in Use.

3. Choose the Voice Isolation option.

For some reason, when I choose Voice Isolation, it won't actually select the option. Like I said earlier, I'm just wondering if anyone has gotten this to work. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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By JC on Friday, December 19, 2025 - 17:10

Hi,

I got it to work on my end. I performed the steps above and it worked with no errors.

By Theepan on Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 00:33

Make sure you are not recording in spacial format.

Go to iOS settings > apps > Voice Memos and under recording options make sure spacial is not selected.

Hth

By Earle on Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 06:28

Thank you so much. That fixed it. I forgot that spacial was on. As soon as I turned it off, everything worked as it should. I love this feature!

By jim pickens on Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 07:51

I want to know what this does now, is it just regular stereo audio or something better?

By Enes Deniz on Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 09:50

Pseudo-3-D? That's how I would describe it. It cannot capture audio from above or below.

By jim pickens on Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 10:54

Like the camera app when you record video?