# iOS avoid microphone permission when only receiving and not sending anything

**URL:** https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/ios-avoid-microphone-permission-when-only-receiving-and-not-sending-anything/1952
**Category:** General040642add70aa006ef56b5af5b5acae3
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/ios-avoid-microphone-permission-when-only-receiving-and-not-sending-anything/1952 "2024-03-11T02:44:08Z")
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### Author: ![daavidaviid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/daavidaviid/32/798_2.png) [@daavidaviid](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/daavidaviid)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/ios-avoid-microphone-permission-when-only-receiving-and-not-sending-anything/1952/1 "2024-03-11T02:44:08Z")

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Hey,  
I got the library to work, and I can receive an audio stream. But on iOS, the mic permission is turned on and I can see the orange dot in the top right corner of the screen saying it’s recording, but it shouldn’t.

Any idea how to avoid this? I think it’s causing an issue with the sound quality, the sound is produced by the call speaker and not normal speakers. And when I use my bluetooth earphones, the sound quality is super low since it’s also using the bluetooth mic at the same time (even if I don’t use them).

Any idea?  
Regards

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### Author: ![sygzb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/sygzb/32/904_2.png) [@sygzb](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/sygzb)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/ios-avoid-microphone-permission-when-only-receiving-and-not-sending-anything/1952/2 "2025-08-26T00:33:53Z")

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Any updates on this issue? I’m having the same problem 😀