Voice chat doesn't work

Proximity voice chat doesn't work in Free Mode, but it works for me and friends in Deathmatch.

It's probably a fortnite issue, the only way to use game chat in fortnite is by going to voice chat in the pause menu and turning it on from there, if that doesn't work you can go to audio settings ingame and disable voice chat then re-enable it. This
has always worked for me but if it doesn't I would report the bug to fortnite.

mine worked ONCE and now doesn't pick up chat voice.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you want to talk to your friends however they can't hear you.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

Please check privacy settings. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy & online safety > Xbox privacy and make sure that "Others can communicate with voice, text, or invites" is set to "Everyone".

And then check party settings. If you're in a party, make sure your microphone is not muted. Press the Xbox button to open the guide, go to Parties & chats, and check the microphone icon.

Next is to update your console. Go to Settings > System > Updates and check for updates.

Then restart your console and router.Kindly unplug your Xbox console and router from the power source, wait a few seconds, and then plug them back in.

Kindly test your microphone. Go to Settings > Devices & connections > Accessories and select your microphone to test it.

If incase that your friends can't hear you, try using a different headset or controller to see if the issue persists. This will be a great help to determine if there's a hardware malfunction.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Well, I figured out with a friend that it switches from Kinect voice chat to my mics voice chat when I boot up a game. Basically, my mic doesn't work when I'm not playing an actual game (even with Kinect chat off), but then does work upon immediately booting
up let's say Dead Rising 3.

Kinda strange.