How to stop Aftershokz headphones beeping while on mute on Teams?

Emma Forward 165

SokiGuo-MSFT 23,871 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-18T08:45:42.75+00:00

Hi @Emma Forward

Haven't received your message for a long time.

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Elliott Myers 5 Reputation points

2023-02-15T00:29:17.7966667+00:00

I have the same problem which only occurred when I was forced to use a newer version of Teams. It seems you now need separate versions for work and personal.
AndrAia 135 Reputation points

2023-02-16T14:45:02.0866667+00:00

I've been using the AfterShokz OpenComm headset for years with MS Teams and this only became a problem in the last few months. Nothing has changed with the headset, only teams being updated. It seems that Teams started doing a full hardware mute on my system, instead of muting just in teams. This is annoying for two reasons 1) The beeping while muted makes it impossibly hard to listen on mute in a meeting and 2) Having one app mute my microphone across my entire device presents issues with being in multiple calls at once across different meeting platforms.

Microsoft, please provide some support here - this behaviour is very disruptive - other meeting platforms do not cause this type of mute. I've since used WebEx, Google Meet, Zoom and Bluejeans < none of these have the same issue.
Marcel de Jong 20 Reputation points

2023-02-21T12:59:11.3433333+00:00

I "solved" this issue by buying a simple USB-Bluetooth dongle and syncing my Shokz headset to that dongle. But it's a stupid solution.
PBluf 335 Reputation points

2023-03-01T08:38:42.3366667+00:00

Try: hold both VOLUME buttons (volume "+" and "-" at the same time) for about 3 seconds. You will hear MUTE OFF. Your problem have solved. Tested on Shokz OpenComm
AndrAia 135 Reputation points

2023-03-01T14:30:49.4466667+00:00

PBluf • Follow0Reputation points Mar 1, 2023, 3:38 AM Try: hold both VOLUME buttons (volume "+" and "-" at the same time) for about 3 seconds. You will hear MUTE OFF. Your problem have solved. Tested on Shokz OpenComm

I have never been able to make the headset mute work in Windows, works great in MacOS
Charles Guedenet 5 Reputation points

2023-03-15T14:21:21.15+00:00

@PBluf Your solution isn't working for me. I use an OpenMove so maybe it's a fix for OpenComm only.
HA 5 Reputation points

2023-04-06T14:53:46.8133333+00:00

@PBluf Your solution used to work for me until a few months ago, but something changed again in Teams. As we use Teams across our company I am now considering buying another headset unless someone knows an actual solution.
Shane 0 Reputation points

2023-04-06T15:47:03.9766667+00:00

@PBluf I'm using the Shokz OpenComm and just tried your suggestion, but I'm not getting the "mute off" message and tone continues while on mute. Any other suggestions? Is it a Teams issue/setting or a headset issue/setting?
Ana Cecilia Colmenares 5 Reputation points

2023-04-11T14:21:13.1966667+00:00

Hello, I have the same problem. The solution I found was use Teams for web. I use aftershoz OpenMove
Ning 5 Reputation points

2023-04-12T21:17:17.71+00:00

I have the OpenComm headset. I press both the Volume + and - buttons and it doesn't work. I press ONLY the Volume - button for a few seconds, and although I didn't get a "mute off" message, but the beeping stopped. I hope this helps.
WIDI 10 Reputation points

2023-05-03T08:22:24.88+00:00

Please see attachment. Hopefully helpful
VNJoe 46 Reputation points

2023-05-09T18:40:32.05+00:00

All, please don't accept any of the Answers below as Answers until Microsoft just fixes it. It doesn't need to take over the hardware side, it just needs to mute the microphone in the app (not the whole system), period. I appreciate these workarounds and the time you put into sharing, but they likely want this fixed, too. If you make something as an Answer, Microsoft won't fix it.
Jon Drake 5 Reputation points

2023-05-18T21:14:20.76+00:00

@PBluf THANK YOU!
Kaycee Reineke 10 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-05-31T18:41:18.29+00:00

See the Answer below in the "Answers" section by Valeri Hristov about the Setting for "Sync device buttons"
Anonymous

2023-06-08T14:14:21.7366667+00:00

I used to press the volume button multiple times, but I don't know why it worked on its own
Paul Masser 0 Reputation points

2023-06-12T08:28:37.1966667+00:00

None of the button press options work for me...
Speerschneider, Nelle 0 Reputation points

2023-06-13T16:27:02.1833333+00:00

Thank you @PBluf !

That worked like a charm. I audibly breathed a sigh of relief when the beeping stopped.
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Roman Konstantinovskiy 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-09T15:15:45.3133333+00:00

I solved this by going to devices in Teams and choosing another mic, while keeping Shokz as the sound output device. This didn't work in older versions of Teams (after several seconds sound got disabled in Shokz), but as of the comment date it works.
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Eric Gruss 16 Reputation points

2023-08-16T12:55:37.95+00:00

Seems like this was fixed and now it is broken again
Nafate, Luis 0 Reputation points

2023-08-30T14:32:17.91+00:00

That solution works super well for me, I was spending a lot of time during about 6 moths.. Thanks for this solution..

PBluf • Follow200Reputation points

Mar 1, 2023, 3:38 AM

Try: hold both VOLUME buttons (volume "+" and "-" at the same time) for about 3 seconds. You will hear MUTE OFF. Your problem have solved. Tested on Shokz OpenComm
Stacie Darden 0 Reputation points

2023-09-08T15:18:38.3966667+00:00

@pbluf You just saved my sanity. THANK YOU! I have OpenMove by Shokz and this worked. :-)
Perry 0 Reputation points

2023-10-03T02:08:12.82+00:00

@pbuf for the time being this is the only solution I think it's working.

Though it needs to do it everytime after you on microphone again and mute again, beep sound is coming back and you need to do it all over again
Gustav Aagesen 0 Reputation points

2023-10-12T10:49:59.01+00:00

After the previous Teams update late September, this problem disappeared for me entirely (i.e., no beeping whatsoever). However, after a week the beeping is back, and manual unmute is no longer available.

Anyone else experiencing this?
Ron Hunter 0 Reputation points

2023-10-19T15:13:17.92+00:00

Update as of 10/19/2023. I have the Open Comm and held the volume down - and volume up + held down at the same time. I heard the Mute Off sound and the beeping stopped! AMAZING :)
Johnny English 0 Reputation points

2023-10-31T16:46:13.41+00:00

I was just about to try the +/- solution when I found the issue seems to have gone away. The last thing I installed is "ASMedia-USB-eXtensible-Host-Controller-Driver_68PNM_WIN_1.16.61.1_A17.EXE". I just installed this to fix a touchpad issue on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I can only conclude it also fixed the headset issue too (it also solved the touchpad problem). I'm on a call right now and I'm able to mute normally on my AH headset (finally - after years!)
Johnny English 0 Reputation points

2023-11-01T18:01:38.22+00:00

Update. It's back again today. The +/- thing doesn't work for me either. Or indeed anything else, like the Headset/Properties/Levels "fix". This is so annoying!
José Plá 0 Reputation points

2023-11-03T18:21:57.44+00:00

I'm just having the same problem once again, I was able to solve it by pressing +/- when going muted, but not pressing those two bottoms at the same time is not working I no longer get the voice saying "Unmuted ".

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Mike Irving 10 Reputation points

2023-08-21T10:32:44.72+00:00

Here's what worked for me with Windows 10:
Ensure the Shokz is paired and active
Open the sound control panel
Open the properties window of the Shokz
Go to advanced tab

Un-check "Allow application to take exclusive control of this device"
The other box will automatically un-check.
MS Teams no longer beeps on mute for me.
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Mike Irving 10 Reputation points

2023-09-19T10:50:34.07+00:00

This workaround has annoyingly stopped working, so I'm back to beep beep!

Mike Irving 10 Reputation points

2023-09-22T13:17:37.6233333+00:00

Sadly, after it being fine for a few weeks the beep returned! However, I have now found the "sync device" option in teams and this appears to have stopped the beep once more.
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SokiGuo-MSFT 23,871 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-13T02:56:04.44+00:00

Hi @Emma Forward

Kindly note that this device currently isn’t listed in the Microsoft Teams certified devices.

And to my knowledge there has been a known issue (beep when muted) with Shokz devices.
Please consider contacting Shokz support for further help on this issue.

Also, I found a similar thread in it for reference only:

A workaround seems to be not using the regular mute button in Teams but instead use the small microphone button in the device settings of the meeting. "Mute on" and after a few seconds "Mute off". No more beeping afterwards.

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VNJoe 46 Reputation points

2023-05-30T16:49:29.2666667+00:00

Hello

I don't want a Teams certified device, I want a Windows-compliant muting system from Teams, one that doesn't mute my entire computer when I press 'Mute', only Teams itself. There's zero reason for Teams to mute my microphone on my system entirely.

Also, the microphone button still triggers the device to mute as well, as well as muting all microphone ability on the computer.

You have to fix Teams.
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Mike Bibbey 0 Reputation points

2023-03-08T17:45:19.93+00:00

I was able to stop the beeping by removing the hands-free audio service. The only problem is that now it won't use the microphone on the headset. I have to use another microphone on my computer or camera, which isn't great.

Here are the instructions for changing the hands-free audio service:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/fix-for-bluetooth-headphones-or-speaker-using/7023c43b-c001-42e9-9ec9-95a8f96a4b4c
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VNJoe 46 Reputation points

2023-05-05T15:38:25.2966667+00:00

Hands off my hardware if it's"incompatible". It was working fine, now it's not... pretty straightforward solution, Microsoft, let's get it done.
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Skaba, Matthew 0 Reputation points

2023-05-09T18:16:30.6866667+00:00

Teams for web works better. No beeping.
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How to stop Aftershokz headphones beeping while on mute on Teams?

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