You can change it in the settings. It's set for push to talk by default. I set it to toggle so I can just mute my mic. It'll still switch off between loading screens though.

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I am having the exact same problem and can't figure it out. I switched my settings so that I can toggle voice chat on and off, but when I enable it, I can't hear anyone talking.

In or out of a match hold LB and press up on the d-pad

turn off push to talk

Make sure ur mic is unmuted and plugged in. And should be good to go

Did they even make a way to mute people? I’d always have to leave because of annoying kids.

You can still use party chat, just download the xbox game bar

Xbox party is the best way.

Alternatively, there is a beta version of quarrel for Xbox that allows you to use discord, but it’s clunky and doesn’t work all the time.

Im sure other people said discord but discord

Aside from Xbox party chat, there are also programs like Discord, Skype, etc. that are designed around voice chat.

Xbox party.

If you’re on Xbox playing with other Xbox ppl, just send them a party invite (forgive me if this was obvious)

They have temporarily removed voice chat because it was garbage and no one used it

My question is why would you want it on lol

I use the series x wireless headset. One Bluetooth channel connected to game chat, the other to our discord chat on my phone.

Not helpful if none of you have that, but a workaround if you do!

It’s really annoying, you can’t hear both game chat and party chat at once but the quickest way to switch between the two on controller is press Xbox button, down twice on the D pad and press the Select button (to the left of the Xbox button). Then do the same to switch back.

When in a party, the in game voice chat is turned off. You can switch to game chat in the party options by selecting your gamertag.

It was working fine for a few days then out of nowhere just stopped working. I checked all my settings, restarted my Xbox and reinstalled but nothing helped then it randomly began working again.

Then I played today and it's stopped working again. Can't speak and can't hear anyone (yes I'm pressing up on the D pad). 

It was working for me fine yesterday, but then it just stopped

It’s glitched and doesn’t work

It's currently bugged on PS5/Xbox.

Been bugged since start for me

Hold Y as the default to speak. I’m not 100% sure but there might be an option in the settings menu to make it stay on all the time.

To use proximity chat, while in a ps5 or Xbox party chat, switch your in game mic settings to general. Then while in party chat you can simply hold Y/triangle to speak to in game players while still in party chat mode. No discord or any other setting needed.

People dont use game chat. That kinda died after the 360 era

1. The system doesn’t come with a mic anymore.

2. Playing with music can be a better experience.

3. I’d rather have less talk than the abundance of annoying people that plagued games before.

4. People might not want to become a viral video.

That being said, if someone is talking and I happen to be wearing a headset I’d talk a little. Also there is more talking in ranked and you can tell the teams that talk to each other.

Sadly, most people stay in Party Chat.

I recommend using the Multiplayer Tab (basically a "Looking For Group" feature) on the Halo Infinite Official Club page on Xbox (press start/menu on the Halo Infinite icon on your Xbox)

There you can find other groups looking for friends/players trying to get a party going.

You can also create a post there too and send out invites to players that are interested.

I think most ppl keep the open chat turned off cuz there is so many idiots in matchmaking that just want to blast their music without muting their mic or are just extremely annoying and toxic. Back in the day on Halo 1,2,3 everyone used the open chat, so you could actually meet cool new ppl in-game, but thats much harder to do now. You'd probably be better off looking for ppl to play with on the Halo or XSX discords.

I remember being confused when i tried talking and couldnt hear anyone in halo infinite. Then learned they made voice off by default. On top of no pre/post game lobby and hiding the score behind a button press after the match, i feel like they did those things to try to be more inclusive or something like that. Same with the new battlefield not having match stats and such.. they end up making stuff feel empty and pointless.