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How can I turn my Mac Book microphone off?

How can I turn my Mac Book microphone off? I have ticked the ‘mute’ box and set volume to zero in the Midi player, set Keyboard Dictation to off, set the Sound Pref microphone slider to zero input and output, but when I go to Dictation again the microphone icon still shows sound being input.

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 20, 2020 2:21 AM

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Posted on May 20, 2020 4:36 AM

estelanya wrote:

How can I turn my Mac Book microphone off? I have ticked the ‘mute’ box and set volume to zero in the Midi player, set Keyboard Dictation to off, set the Sound Pref microphone slider to zero input and output, but when I go to Dictation again the microphone icon still shows sound being input.



Yes when you go to dictation it turns on.



Control access to your microphone on Mac - Apple Support


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May 20, 2020 4:36 AM in response to estelanya

estelanya wrote:

How can I turn my Mac Book microphone off? I have ticked the ‘mute’ box and set volume to zero in the Midi player, set Keyboard Dictation to off, set the Sound Pref microphone slider to zero input and output, but when I go to Dictation again the microphone icon still shows sound being input.



Yes when you go to dictation it turns on.



Control access to your microphone on Mac - Apple Support


How can I turn my Mac Book microphone off?

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