How to reduce wind noise on phone

Simply get a cotton ball and tape it lightly over the microphone and the wind noise disappears. This works just like the foam covers you see on professional mics because the cotton ball softens the wind before it enters the microphone.

1. Why does wind sound so loud on phones?

Why does wind sound so loud on phones?

Smartphone manufacturers face a double problem with wind noise. Not only is turbulence present in the airflow at large, but the rectangular shape of a smartphone produces miniscule eddies around itself. The effects are least strong when the mic is positioned off-centre on the bottom edge of the phone.