The issue is reported with the iOS 11.0.2 software update

Nov 23, 2017 12:23 GMT  ·  By

The iOS 11 bugs never stop showing, and now iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus users are reporting poor/sensitive mic volume during calls with Apple's latest iPhone/iPad operating system.

First there were the GPS problems, which also affected iPhone X users, and then there was that bug making the iPhone 8 Plus screen unresponsive, and now several iPhone 8/iPhone 8 Plus users complain about poor quality and sensitive mic volume during phone calls.

The reports come from Apple's community forums, and the thread was started by a user who got an iPhone 8 back in October 2017, running the iOS 11.0.2 software as he upgraded from his older iPhone 6. And the issue appears to be that he needs to talk directly into the mic for the person on the other end to hear him.

"When making a call if not talking directly into the mic the person on the other end cannot hear me (or my voice volume is drastically lower)," reports user KeithJ80. "This occurs when even slightly moving the phone away from my mouth or rotating the phone slightly up or down."

iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 also affected by this "poor mic" issue

The same user said that his father had the same issue with an iPhone 8 device, and the problem persisted even if Apple Store replaced his "defective" unit. The poor/sensitive mic issue does not appear to only affect iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus devices, but also iPhone 7 ones, so it's mostly likely software related.

As a temporary workaround, you could hard reset the device, but it would appear the issue comes back after a while. Of course, switching to speaker solves the problem, but you can't always talk like that all the time, especially when you don't want others to hear your conversations.

The said thread appears to gain quite some traction on Apple’s community support forums as more iPhone users report the "poor mic" issue with the handsets, so keep our fingers crossed and hope for Apple to fix the issue soon with an iOS 11 software update, possibly the upcoming iOS 11.2.