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How to Use iOS 15’s Voice Isolation and Portrait Mode in WhatsApp Calls

Apple announced several new features with the latest OS update. Some most talked-about iOS 15 features include Voice Isolation and Portrait mode on FaceTime calls. These features make the video and voice call experience better. Interestingly, these features are now expanded to WhatsApp as well. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use voice isolation and portrait mode in WhatsApp voice and video calls.

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Use Voice Isolation and Portrait Mode in WhatsApp Calls

The Voice Isolation as suggested by the name works like noise cancellation. There is another mic mode- Wide Spectrum which works just opposite. So if you are on iOS 15, you can make use of these features in WhatsApp calls also. Follow the steps mentioned below.

Use Voice Isolation in WhatsApp

You can Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes of mic during WhatsApp voice calls. Follow these steps:


1. Start a voice or video call on WhatsApp.

2. Open the Control Center.

3. And here you will see “Mic Mode” at the top.

4. Tap on it and depending on your surrounding you can select “Voice Isolation” or “Wide Spectrum” from the given menu.

So this is how you can use the Voice Isolation feature during WhatsApp voice or video calls if you are in a noisy environment.

Use Portrait Mode in WhatsApp

On WhatsApp video calls, you can not only use Portrait Mode but also use Voice Isolation as well as Wide Spectrum mode for the mic. Here’s how to enable these modes in video calls:

1. Start a video call on WhatsApp.

2. Now open Control Center by swiping down.

3. This time, alongside Mic Mode you will also see the “Effects” button above.

4. Tap on it and then on the next page, select “Portrait”.

That’s all. Your background in the video call will be blurred.

Also, just like in voice calls, you can also select here from the two mic modes- Voice Isolation or Wide Spectrum.

So this is how you can use iOS 15’s Voice Isolation and Portrait Mode features in WhatsApp calls as well. For more iOS 15 tips and tricks, stay tuned with us via social media.

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Satyendra Pal Singh

Satyendra Pal Singh

Satyendra explores the latest happenings in the tech world and writes stories about those. He likes to play around with the latest gadgets and shares his views through articles. In his free time, you can find him watching movies/TV shows and/or reading books.View Author posts