How can I turn off the orange microphone dot on iPhone when no app is using the mic?

My phone has had the orange indicator saying my microphone is on for a while now, however, nothing I know is using my mic, I don’t have voice control or vocal shortcuts on, and I have tried removing access to all apps, nothing has worked, the only thing I can think, is when I got my AirPods I set up some feature that would send a notification when my name was called, which showed up today making me think it’s still on, however I don’t know the name of this setting



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Original Title: Orange Microphone dot won’t go away.

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Aug 3, 2025 4:15 AM

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How can I turn off the orange microphone dot on iPhone when no app is using the mic?

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