other apps holding on to mic in background?

is it possible for other iOS apps to hold onto microphone access when those apps are in the background? we see some cases where our app cannot get mic access (e.g. we can record video but we get no sound) and we think it might be another app such as Telegram "holding onto" the mic, because when we quit all other apps, our app works ok. this seems like an odd failure mode. any hints how to fix it?
other apps holding on to mic in background?
 
 
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