People hear an echo of their own voice during calls
Your headset speakers are so close to the microphone that it's picking up sound from them. Move the microphone further away or lower the speaker volume on your device. This fixes it.
Echo in calls happens when your headset microphone picks up audio from your speakers. Physical spacing between the mic and speaker fixes it.
Risk: Medium
⏱ 5 minutes
Beginner
⚡ Before you start
- ✓Have someone available to do a test call with you
- ✓Make sure your headset microphone is working
- ✓Plan to spend 5 minutes testing different positions
Fix-IT-Bot will walk you through each step, just tap, no typing needed.
Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Turning up speaker volume to hear better, which makes echo worse
- Not realizing the microphone position affects what it picks up
- Thinking the call app or internet is the problem
Signs you need professional help
- If repositioning the microphone and lowering speaker volume don't fix echo, give us a call.
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