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Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by lostlogin »

thomaslkjeldsen wrote: post #165
cj wrote: post #96

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Similarly, whenever I'm working at my kitchen table I always "lose" my mouse as if there's another monitor connected. I realized a couple weeks later MacOS display continuity (or "sidecar"?) was connecting to my Mac Mini located directly upstairs using it as a 2nd monitor while I'm downstairs. My apple watch also regularly unlocks my Mac Mini when I'm downstairs (Mac Mini in a bedroom upstairs). All of these features…

> There really should be a "Travel Mode" for MacOS that disables features like these. Have you tried macOS Lockdown Mode?

That seems a crazy way to keep mines mouse attached.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by andoma »

hackmiester wrote: post #134
andoma wrote: post #89

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Nah, Makes no sense. I can manually disconnect the BT audio headset while having keyboard and mouse still working fine over BT.

I do not think this is as simple as you believe it is. Would the average user not find this really confusing? You plug your laptop into your dock and close it, and suddenly your AirPods stop working, even though the rest of the computer works fine?

I'm totally fine with it keeping BT audio active when it's connected to anything else (even the charger I guess). The annoying thing, for me at least, is when it decides it absolutely has to take over my Bose Headphones while closed in my backpack, not playing any audio, and I'm out traveling with it and my iPhone.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by sroussey »

cj wrote: post #96
dvirsky wrote: post #67

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This has to be the most annoying thing in MacOS. My laptop, soundly sleeping in my backpack, takes over my bluetooth headphones all the time.

Similarly, whenever I'm working at my kitchen table I always "lose" my mouse as if there's another monitor connected. I realized a couple weeks later MacOS display continuity (or "sidecar"?) was connecting to my Mac Mini located directly upstairs using it as a 2nd monitor while I'm downstairs. My apple watch also regularly unlocks my Mac Mini when I'm downstairs (Mac Mini in a bedroom upstairs). All of these features…

You should spend a few minutes in setting. Continuity allows a mouse and keyboard to run multiple macs and iPads. You move the cursor all the way over to the end of the screen. It stops but if you push more it will switch to the neighboring Mac. Easy to disable in settings. You can unlock your other Mac this way (I think), and Apple Watch will unlock if you are close by. All changeable in settings.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by smoldesu »

pb7 wrote: post #151
smoldesu wrote: post #122

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> Does your Asus have a glass screen? God I'd hope not. For programming, I cannot think of a single reason you'd want a glass display over a matte one. Maybe if you program in direct sunlight? Even still... I'll go ahead and agree with the other commenter. Part of why I no longer buy Apple hardware is because of these compromises that they assume I want. Trying to bridge the gap between a "creator-class" laptop and a…

I program and I prefer glass displays. It's more uniform, easier to clean, colors are more vibrant, and is easier on the eyes. I opt to not use an external display because most reasonably-priced ones are matte/non-glass and have awful color uniformity.

I find the glare and reflectivity of glass displays to be more difficult on the eyes and less uniform. Also, since I don't do much color-sensitive work, I've never really run into calibration issues. If anything, it makes the device much harder to use in low-brightness scenarios.

It doesn't bother me since other manufacturers fill this gap, but I'd like to see more options regardless.

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by mattpavelle »

thomaslkjeldsen wrote: post #165
cj wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similarly, whenever I'm working at my kitchen table I always "lose" my mouse as if there's another monitor connected. I realized a couple weeks later MacOS display continuity (or "sidecar"?) was connecting to my Mac Mini located directly upstairs using it as a 2nd monitor while I'm downstairs. My apple watch also regularly unlocks my Mac Mini when I'm downstairs (Mac Mini in a bedroom upstairs). All of these features…

> There really should be a "Travel Mode" for MacOS that disables features like these. Have you tried macOS Lockdown Mode?

macOS Lockdown Mode is not intended to be used by casual travelers to prevent unintended macOS unlocks.

Per Apple, “Lockdown Mode is an optional, extreme protection that's designed for the very few individuals who, because of who they are or what they do, might be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats. Most people are never targeted by attacks of this nature.”

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by zamfi »

tagyro wrote: post #85
zamfi wrote: post #71

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Not just Bluetooth but Wi-Fi too. It’s literally on the network while asleep and unplugged. Not 100% of the time, but very often. Drains the battery fast too.

This is (most probably) the Power Nap feature that periodically checks for email, update calendar events etc. You can disable Power Nap from the Settings > Battery.

Yep! Apple doesn't seem to provide a way to disable the bluetooth behavior, but there are tools like bluesnooze that can...

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by sroussey »

mgkimsal wrote: post #173
leipert wrote: post #166

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Honest question: Why don’t you answer the call from the Mac? Or do you have that continuity feature disabled?

I usually want to walk away from the computer. I sit at the computer enough already. If a call comes in, I want - sometimes need - to be able to walk away. The long/short of it is, both devices 'know' about the airpods. Call comes in to phone, during an answer, having airpods switch to the phone quickly - like, under 2 seconds - is what I'm expecting. I'm not sure that's an unreasonable expectation (maybe it is?). At…

Why have the Mac ring if you don’t answer from the Mac? I turned that off in settings. Still text via Mac though!

Re: Hardware microphone disconnect (2021)

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Post by yamtaddle »

dvirsky wrote: post #67
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?

This has to be the most annoying thing in MacOS. My laptop, soundly sleeping in my backpack, takes over my bluetooth headphones all the time.

Seems like a hard choice between two kinds of behavior that will annoy two different sets of people, and are mutually exclusive.
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