An iPhone 16 Screen Recording Permanent Mute During Screen Mirroring Problem.

Hello, this is Coconut_pie345.

I screen-recorded a video on a game with the microphone on while I was screen mirroring a 32in TCL Roku TV. When I got back to check on my video, the volume was permanently muted and couldn’t be turned on! I tried to check if my phone (iPhone 16) needed an update but it’s already up-to-date (iOS 27.2). I even went to the video to adjust the volume and it didn’t work. I also turned on the notifications and that didn’t work either. Any advice on how to fix this issue?

Posted on Nov 4, 2026 3:14 PM

1 reply

tillu_code

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Nov 4, 2026 3:52 PM in response to Coconut_pie345

I think the audio wasn't captured at all, not just muted, which would explain why adjusting volume or editing in Photos does nothing. When you screen-record while mirroring to a TV (AirPlay), iOS often sends the game's audio to the TV, so the recording only picks up what the mic hears, and with the microphone off it saves a silent audio track. Once a clip is recorded without audio, it can't be recovered.

For the next recording: stop mirroring first (Control Center > Screen Mirroring > Stop Mirroring), then touch and hold the record button in Control Center and make sure Microphone is on before you tap Start Recording. If a new test clip without mirroring also has no sound, tell us the game name and we can try to narrow it down.