iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages
Big Tech Apple iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages You can make that button actually useful. 22, 2026 7:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Have you accidentally tapped the audio button inside iMessage's text input bar when sending a message? Justin Bieber went viral with an Insta post complaining about how frequently it happened to him.
- ▪Big Tech Apple iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages You can make that button actually useful.
- ▪22, 2026 7:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Have you accidentally tapped the audio button inside iMessage's text input bar when sending a message?
- ▪Justin Bieber went viral with an Insta post complaining about how frequently it happened to him.
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| Original publisher | Engadget |
| Canonical URL | https://www.engadget.com/2264685/how-to-remove-voice-button-iphone-imessages-ios-27/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-22T23:34:29.863Z |
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Big Tech Apple iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages You can make that button actually useful. By Jonny Evans Sept. 22, 2026 7:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Have you accidentally tapped the audio button inside iMessage's text input bar when sending a message? Justin Bieber went viral with an Insta post complaining about how frequently it happened to him. The problem is that tapping the button launches a voice recording session, during which your iPhone will stop playing music so it can record the message it thinks you want to send.
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