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Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by Firmwarrior »

alin23 wrote: post #47
janniks wrote: post #2

I was recently trying to figure out whether the microphone is usable when using my notebook in clamshell-mode. Turns out Apple added a privacy/safety feature to all Apple silicon-based Mac notebooks and Intel-based Mac notebooks with the Apple T2 Security Chip. It will hardware disconnect the microphone when the lid is closed, based on the lid sensors. Pretty cool safety feature!! Even though I'm sad I can't use my m…

In case you or anyone else needs to disable the MacBook screen and still use the mic, camera, keyboard, trackpad etc. I added a feature called BlackOut in my Lunar app that can do that ( https://lunar.fyi/#blackout ). This allows "clamshell mode" without closing the lid. (although some people might want to close the lid for desk aesthetics, this feature is not for them) On Apple Silicon with macOS Ventura the feature…

haha, that was a really interesting writeup. It looked a lot like the process I end up following when I try to reverse engineer something

The whole way through I kept wondering "Wow, I wonder how he's going to tie this all together in the end!" .. and then I got to the end

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by radlad »

jdlyga wrote: post #109
jbj wrote: post #86

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this comments reminds me about owning a mac and installing a github repo to allow mouse scrolling direction to not be tied to touch pad scrolling [edit] just following up, it was UnnaturalScrollWheels, which have been notarized: https://github.com/ther0n/UnnaturalScrollWheels/releases/tag...

We typically use LinearMouse for this. Allows you to even set scrolling direction, scroll speed, acceleration profile, etc per mouse. But yeah, MacOS is a little like Gnome Shell. It requires a few basic apps to make it usable, but after that it's pretty excellent.

Thanks for mentioning LinearMouse. I've previously used Scroll Reverser so it's nice to hear of other options in this space.[0]

[0] https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by babypuncher »

lovehashbrowns wrote: post #62

They have this feature but closing the lid on a MacBook or even putting it to sleep allows Bluetooth devices to stay connected. Heck, a MacBook even while in sleep mode will connect to Bluetooth devices. As far as I can see, this requires a third-party app to fix. Can an application still use the microphone on a Bluetooth device that’s connected?

Wouldn't this be because BT perhipherals like mice and keyboards need to be able to wake the machine up?

Also FindMy relies on BT to work.

An option to disable BT when the lid is closed might be nice, but it shouldn't be the default. I think most people do not want that.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by dividedbyzero »

OmarAssadi wrote: post #56
vbezhenar wrote: post #15

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Why would I need to get mic if I have it in laptop? It makes very little sense to me.

For the same reason you might have other external peripherals. A laptop, realistically, can only fit something so decent inside of it. The 2020+ MacBooks do have surprisingly OK internal mics, but that's about all they are: OK. Maybe I'm just an extra-big baby about it all. But what I find a little annoying with the COVID-era of work-from-home and distance learning is how few people seem to care about audio. Even as…

People don't know how bad they sound. It's as simple as that I think, there is no easy monitor functionality in Teams and friends like the preview image for camera, so there is no urgency.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by zamnos »

cortesoft wrote: post #99
tbarbugli wrote: post #75

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I had the same, switching to Airpods “fixed” this problem. I doubt Apple will ever do something about this, bt audio works fine as long as you use iPhone, Macbook and Apple pods

I have AirPods, but the experience still sucks with multiple devices. I have my phone, my laptop, my iPad, and two iPads for my kids, all on my account. I literally am unable to make my kid’s iPads forget my AirPods, because it is tied to the apple account. If I have the iPads forget them, it forgets them on all my devices. It is annoying as hell, I have to leave Bluetooth off on my kids iPads.

Umm, your children's accounts are on children accounts and not literally your account though, right? Because that could cause problems down the line.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-a-childs-devic...

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by ehPReth »

cortesoft wrote: post #99
tbarbugli wrote: post #75

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I had the same, switching to Airpods “fixed” this problem. I doubt Apple will ever do something about this, bt audio works fine as long as you use iPhone, Macbook and Apple pods

I have AirPods, but the experience still sucks with multiple devices. I have my phone, my laptop, my iPad, and two iPads for my kids, all on my account. I literally am unable to make my kid’s iPads forget my AirPods, because it is tied to the apple account. If I have the iPads forget them, it forgets them on all my devices. It is annoying as hell, I have to leave Bluetooth off on my kids iPads.

The kids iPads should be on their own managed kids Apple IDs, should they not? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201084
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