Having trouble with your iPhone 7 microphone? Test it here!

“Say what?” A defect iPhone 7 microphone can result in you being difficult to understand. Annoying for the person that you are having a conversation with, but even more annoying for you. Repairers keep getting more and more complaints like these from iPhone 7 (plus) users. This problem that only recently go discovered, often manifests itself with iPhones that are being used for a year or longer. In this blog we will explain how you can diagnose this problem yourself, and we will give you a solution. 

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The audiochip is coming off

The issues that appear with the iPhone 7 microphone and iPhone 7 Plus microphone are so called ‘loop diseases’. New York based iPad Rehab owner Jessa Jones even calls it epidemic. A microphone that is not function is already quite inconvenient, but some users even experience worse problems then just the microphone.  Their iPhones crash or start malfunctioning when the phone is starting up and the Apple-logo is showing. 

If you want to fix a problem, you are going to want to find out where the origin of the problem is coming from. In this case the issue starts because the audiochip coming off or no longer has a connection. The audiochip is located on the motherboard, very close to your SIM card. 

Find the 3 microphones

Fixing a ‘loop disease’ yourself is a difficult task. However, you can do a little pre investigation yourself. A iPhone 7 has 3 microphones. This means that issues with your microphone can manifest them selfs in various ways. First step in your pre investigation is finding all 3 microphones. You will find microphone #1 next to your camera on the front side of your iPhone, microphone #2 is placed next to the camera on the back side of your iPhone and microphone #3 you’ll find on the bottom of your iPhone.

Putting it to the test

You can figure out yourself which of the 3 microphones is causing the issue. By making a short video with the selfie camera of your iPhone you can discover if the problem is caused by microphone #1. 

If you make a video with the camera on the back side of your iPhone you can find out of the problem is caused by microphone #2. Does the sound of your video sound as it should? Then both microphone #1 and #2 are not causing the problem.   

This does not mean you can automatically assume the issue is with microphone #3, you have to test this one as well.  Wondering how? Open the dictaphone app and start recording. Does the recording sound shrill or as if it’s coming from far away? Then microphone #3 is in all likelihood the bad guy.

Are you unable to record with the dictaphone app, is the recording button grey and you can’t press it? You may now conclude that all microphones are working as they should but it is your audio chip that is defect.

Another way to test if your audio chip is working correctly is making a phone call. Are you unable to put the phone on speaker and is the button grey like in the below picture? 

source: Motherboard

Then we unfortunately have to conclude that the audio chip is broken.

Repairing the iPhone 7 microphone

Are you experiencing problems with your iPhone 7 microphone or iPhone 7 Plus microphone? When your phone is no longer under warranty we would love to help and repair your iPhone. We determine the problem and will thereafter start with the repair. Are we unable to fix the problem? Valt het probleem niet te verhelpen? Then you will of course get your phone back free of charge.

Repairing the audio chip

Are you having problems with your iPhone 7 or 7 Plus audio chip? Don’t worry, we are here for you!  ThePhoneLab is the only repair store around that can fix this problem within considerable time.  Repairing an audio chip is a more complicated than the repair of a microphone. When repairing the audio chip, your iPhone has to get soldered under a microscope. This is because the chip has to be reattached to the motherboard again, and only a solder specialist can do so. Want to make an appointment for an Audio IC (motherboard soldering) repair right away? Please go here: Audio IC repair.

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