Warzone Game Chat Not Working? Here’s how to Fix It

Communication is critical in Warzone. You coordinate drop zones, attacks, warnings, plans, drop-out locations, enemy locations, and more. You can also ask for help, share your shields and ammo, and decide on the next area to explore. 

But what if your Warzome Game Chat is not working? The lack of communication is problematic. The issue is frustrating enough to ruin the experience altogether, but it should not happen often. In essence, you can fix it with updates and proper settings.

So, it’s nothing to worry about, as you won’t need complex solutions. We’re ensuring you return to the battle royale with your voice chat as your primary backup. 

Warzone Game Chat Not Working Causes

How to Fix Warzone Game Chat Not Working?

We’re going through various fixes to solve your muted Warzone mic. You can try these solutions, one by one until restoring the Warzone’s game chat.

Initial Workarounds

Let’s begin by testing the cables and your connection. As obvious as it seems, it can save a lot of time: 

• Check the mic’s connection with your console or PC. The cable should not have visible physical damage and should be plugged properly on both ends.
• Test the mic elsewhere to verify it’s working. 
• Test the mic on other USB ports, as the USB port could be faulty or dusty. 
• Select your mic as the input device on PlayStation and Xbox.
• Make sure you have not pressed the mute button on your mic or headset.

Change the In-Game Settings

The initial step is checking the configurations within Warzone. You may have changed your in-game settings, and you did not notice.

Here’s what you can do:

1. Open Warzone.
2. Go to Options > Audio tab.
3. On the Voice Chat section, put Enabled on Voice Chat.
4. Similarly, put Open Mic on Voice Chat Recording Mode.
5. Then put the “Open Mic Recording Threshold” to 0.00.
6. Check the levels of Voice Chat Volume and Microphone Volume.
7. Go to the Account tab.
8. On the Online section, enable Crossplay. If there’s a Crossplay Communication, set it to Enabled.

After you put these options, restart the game and see if it works. If it doesn’t work, complete all the steps below.

PC players should note if they have a push-to-talk option. If this is the case, you must be aware of the key you need to press to activate your mic.

Enable Your Mic

You need to check if your mic is the default input on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.

On Windows

1. Type “sound mixer” on the Windows search bar.
2. Open “Sound mixer options.”
3. On “Input device,” select your mic.
4. On this menu, make sure Warzone’s mic matches your default Input device, or select your mic for the app. You can click on the arrow to customize the mic in the Input section.
5. Go back to “Sound.”
6. Select “All sound devices.”
7. Select your microphone.
8. Make sure it is enabled (the button should be “Don’t allow” rather than “allow”). Also, make sure it has volume. You can also test it.

Additionally, follow these steps:

1. On Windows 11, Go to Settings > System > Sound and select “More sound settings.”
   
   On Windows 10, you can right-click the sound icon at the taskbar and select Sound.
2. Go to the Recording tab.
3. Ensure your mic is enabled.
4. Right-click the mic and select it as your default input device.
5. Select Properties.
6. Check the mic’s volume sliders.

On Xbox

Up next, let’s adjust the mic on your Xbox console, in case you have not. Here’re the steps:

1. Press the controller’s Xbox button.
2. Go to the speaker symbol to enter the Audio and Music settings
3. Ensure the mic or headset is On (it has a slider).
4. Ensure the mic has volume on the volume sliders. Mic monitoring is the mic’s volume; Chat Mixer is the chat’s volume; Headset volume is the overall volume.
   

Similarly, let’s visit the Chat Mixer menu:

1. Press your controller’s Xbox button.
2. Select Profile & system.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select General.
5. Select Volume & audio output 
6. Select headset & speakers on Party chat output.
7. select Windows Sonic on Headset format.

Also, most gaming headsets have a mute button, plus a LED light when you activate the button. Make sure you have not activated its mute option.

You can also check the mic’s configurations on PS4 or PS5. Follow the steps below:

On PS4

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Devices.
3. Select Audio Devices.
4. Select Input Device and choose your mic. For example, if your mic is connected to the controller, select Headset Connected to Controller.
5. Select Output Device and select your output. For example, if you’re using a headset, select Connected Headset Connected to Controller
6. Go to Volume Control (Headphones) and check the volume levels.
7. Additionally, on the Audio Devices menu, select Adjust Microphone Level, and follow the wizard to adjust your input device.

On PS5

1. Press the PS button.
   
2. Select the Mic icon.
   
3. Select your Input Device and Adjust the Microphone Level.

Give Warzone Permission to Your Mic

Similarly, you can give Warzone permission to your mic on Windows’ Privacy settings

1. Click the Windows icon.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Privacy & security.
4. Select Microphone on the App permissions list.
5. Enable the mic at the top.
6. Search for Warzone in the list and enable the app as well.

Update Windows

Here’re the steps to update Windows.

1. Click the Windows button and type “Windows update.”
2. Open Windows Update Settings.
3. Click on “Check for updates.” If the system finds an update, select “Download an install.” Or if you see the download button on the page, click it as well.
4. After the update, restart the system.

Update Your Mic’s Drivers

Additionally, you can try updating your mic’s drivers manually:

1. Type “device manager” on the search bar.
2. Open Device Manager.
3. Go to the Sound, video and game controllers section.
4. Right-click your mic and select Update driver. Then, select Search automatically for drivers.
   

Update the Console

If your console is out of date, you may be facing compatibility issues with the mic. Here’s how to update each console manually.

On Xbox One and Xbox Series

1. Press the Xbox button on the controller. 
2. Select Profile & system.
3. Select Settings. 
4. Select System.
5. Select Updates.
6. Select Console update available if you see the option, and let the process finish.

On PS4

1. Go to Settings. 
2. Select System Software Update. 
3. If there’s an update, select it.

On PS5

1. Go to Settings. 
2. Go to System. 
3. Go to System Software.
4. Go to System Software Update and Settings. 
5. Select Update System Software (if you see “Update available” on the option).
6. Enable Install Update Files Automatically and Download Update Files Automatically. 

Adjust the Privacy Settings on Xbox

It could be that your privacy settings on Xbox are blocking the party chart. Here’s how to solve it:

1. Press the controller’s Xbox button.
2. Go to Profile & system.
   
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Account.
5. Select Privacy & online safety.
   
6. Select View details & customize.
7. Go to Communication & Multiplayer.
8. On “Others can communicate with voice and text, or invites” select Friends or Everybody.
9. On “You can communicate outside of Xbox Live with voice & text,” select Everybody or Friends.
   
10. On “You can communicate outside of Xbox Live with voice & text,” select Everybody or Friends.
11. Select “Allow” on “You can join multiplayer games.”
12. Select “Allow” on “You can join cross-network play.” 

Change the Router’s NAT Configuration

Routers come with a NAT configuration that depends on the router’s brand and your internet service provider.

NAT stands for “network address translation.” It’s a security feature that determines how the devices on its network can share and communicate with devices on other networks.

There’re three NAT categories. “Strict” is the most severe, as it will block online features completely. “Moderate” will put some halts -it can’t communicate with Strict NAT types. Finally, the Open has no rules. 

NAT Type	Open	Moderate	Strict
Open	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moderate	Yes	Yes	No
Strict	Yes	No	No

You can change the NAT type by “port forwarding” your PC or console. “Port forwarding” means telling your device to use the specific ports of service to bypass its built-in security rules.

However, changing the NAT requires a lengthy process on PS4 and Xbox Series. It’s about adding a static IP address and then port forwarding the router from the router’s admin page. 

Here’s a separate guide for PlayStation and another one for the Xbox console. You may try the process if you’ve found multiple online playing issues. 

In essence, you have to:

• Put a static IP on your console.
• Write down the IP you selected.
• Go to your router’s admin page.
• Enable UPnP.
• Add a new port forwarding rule.
• Add your console’s static IP, plus the ports recommended to play Warzone. 

However, we’ll teach you how to “port forward” the router using the built-in Windows Firewall. Again, do it if you’ve found several issues when playing online.

1. Type “Firewall” on the search bar. 
2. Open “Firewall & network protection.”
3. Go to Advanced Settings.
   
4. On the left, select Inbound Rules. Also, select New Rule on the right side.
   
5. On Rule Type, select Port.
   
6. The ports we recommend to play Warzone on Windows are 3074, 27014-27050 Copy. UDP: 3074, 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036 (TCP). So, select TCP at the top, and copy-paste these numbers below. Here’s how it should look: 
   
7. Click Next.
   
8. Check “Allow the connection.”
   
9. Click Next.
10. Leave the Profile page as it is.
    
11. Click Next.
12. Type a name for the server if you wish.
13. Click Finish and restart your PC.