Turning down the volume isn’t a real solution. Imagine sitting there fumbling with volume buttons during a call—who’s got time for that? And asking the other person to mute themselves? Yeah, that’s going to work when you’re in the middle of a group call with kids screaming or dogs barking on the other end. 
Here’s an idea: maybe Apple should just add a mute feature for other participants in FaceTime? It’s 2023 and we still don’t have this basic functionality?? Look, switching to another app like Zoom or Teams just to mute someone is way too much hassle. Why load up a different app when you’re already on a call?
Headphones with noise cancellation sound like a band-aid solution. Sure, it might dampen the noise a bit, but it’s not gonna stop the chaos coming through the line. AirPods Pro? Yeah, they’re good and all, but expensive just to solve a one-off problem—spend wisely, folks.
Call me skeptical, but I’ll believe in these so-called “workarounds” when I see a real fix from Apple or they implement actual user-friendly features. Or we can just keep dreaming and waiting for iOS 30 where we might get what we need.