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You have to set it as default COMMUNICATIONS device.
Airpod Pro Mic not working on Windows 10 pc
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Anonymous
Hi,
I'm hoping someone can help me. Due to the pandemic I am working from home and I have recently purchased a pair of Apple Airpod Pro's for MS teams calls however I can't get the mic to work. I've connected the airpods to my windows 10 pc ok and they play sound fine however I don't have an option to select the the airpods mic. When I go to the sound settings>sound settings>sound control panel there's no option for the Airpods as a recording device:
This is a bit strange as when I first connected the airpods to my pc they were an recording option but it didn't work.
I've tried everything like installing the latest drivers, updating the latest windows updates etc. Has anyone had the same issue and got airpod pros mic working properly on windows 10? The mic works fine on my ipad and android phone so I know the mic works
If it helps here are some of my PC details:
- PC: HP Pavillion Gaming Notebook
- Windows 10 Home version 1909
- Bluetooth 4.0 (i think)
I'm annoyed that I spent some time reading / watching reviews before deciding to purchase these Airpods and I did not come across anything about issues with the mic. I just thought being a high end, popular bluetooth wireless earphones that they would be 100% compatible
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
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Anonymous
2020-10-20T22:55:13+00:00 Hi, I'm Bianca, an Independent Advisor for Microsoft, an expert and a Microsoft user like you. I'm happy to assist you.
I'm not sure if you already have tried this but I do not want to miss important troubleshooting steps. Please follow the steps on this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix...
If this does not work for you, please let me know.
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Anonymous
2020-10-22T21:11:00+00:00 Hi Bianca, many thanks for your reply and sorry its taking a couple of days for me to respond to you.
I've clicked on the link you sent and checked the privacy settings for the microphone. I have "allow apps to access your microphone" turned on and "allow desktop apps to access your microphone" on too which includes MS teams.
Under the sound settings I have the handsfree microphone option selected but there's no option to test my microphone (see below). I've troubleshoot but it doesn't detect a problem.
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Anonymous
2020-10-22T21:17:41+00:00 also I've set the headset as a default communication device but still the mic doesn't work: