How to Give an App Permission to Access Your Microphone on an iPhone or iPad

How to Change Microphone Settings

1. Audio Settings Menu.
2. Audio Settings: Recording Devices.
3. Audio Settings: Recording Devices.
4. Microphone Properties: General Tab.
5. Microphone Properties: Levels Tab.
6. Microphone Properties: Advanced Tab.
7. Click “OK” to confirm any changed made.

Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone. Make sure that the app is enabled. If the app has permission to access your microphone, or if it isn’t listed, contact the app developer.

1. Step 1: Open Settings.
2. Step 2: Tap Privacy.
3. Step 3: Tap Microphone.
4. Step 4: Toggle Access per App.

To check the microphone, use the iPhone or iPad’s standard Voice Memos app. Open the Voice Memos app or ask Siri to open it and speak into the microphone. Then play back the recording. You should hear your voice clearly.

If the microphone doesn’t work in a specific app Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone. Make sure that the app is enabled. If the app has permission to access your microphone, or if it isn’t listed, contact the app developer.

System Preferences > Sound > Input needs the “correct” device selected. Then in the App > Preferences > Video/Audio section and a Microphone drop down if there is more than one. In FaceTime the Mic choice is in the Video Menu if you have two mics.

Try the following solutions:

1. Make sure that the microphone or headset is connected correctly to your computer.
2. Make sure that the microphone is positioned correctly.
3. Increase the volume of your microphone. Here’s how to do this in Windows 10: Select Start , then select Settings > System > Sound .

If Zoom is not picking up your microphone, you can select another microphone from the menu or adjust the input level. Check Automatically adjust microphone settings if you want Zoom to adjust the input volume automatically.

Before a meeting

1. Plug in your USB Microphone to your computer, or your headphones with an inline mic.
2. Log in to the Zoom client on your computer.
3. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
4. Click the Audio tab.
5. Follow the sections below to test your speaker or microphone.

Make sure your computer speakers are on/not muted. If your speakers appear to be on and the volume is up, but you still cannot hear the audio, check Zoom’s audio settings and select a new speaker. Click the upward arrow to the right of the Mute button at the bottom of the Zoom window.

Improve Audio Quality in Zoom

1. Use earbuds or a headset.
2. Work from a quiet location.
3. Avoid echoes.
4. Don’t call from the road.
5. Don’t overload your device.
6. Change Advanced Audio settings for professional audio uses.
7. Make sure your device meets the system requirements for using Zoom.

Android: Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > App permissions or Permission Manager > Microphone and switch on the toggle for Zoom.