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FWIW, modern Macbooks also hardware disable the mic when the lid is closed. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/secbbd20b00b/web https://support.app
by 542458 2y ago
FWIW, modern Macbooks also hardware disable the mic when the lid is closed.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/secbbd20b00b/web https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/secbbd20b00b/...
- ryanisnan 2y agoHow is that true? I use my macbook mic occasionally with the lid closed, and an external monitor.
- bennyg 2y agoPlus one-ing this - I think the external monitor may be the kicker to keeping the mic active. This drives me up the wall when Google Meet decides to just default to the closed Macbook next to me instead of my already connected Air Pods when joining work meetings.
- Gigachad 2y agoThe closed macbook next to you has infinitely better sound quality than the airpods mic which will sound like you are underwater.
- dagmx 2y agoAre you sure it’s the MacBook (T2 or Arm) mic? I imagine you’d sound super muffled if you were trying to use it while closed anyway, so I can’t imagine it’s very usable to yourself?
- bluSCALE4 2y agoI just tested this with Voice Memo and can confirm it works at least in that scenario. The recording didn't stop, the mic was just disconnected then reconnected when lid was opened. Using Amphetamine w/ script installed on M1.
- pjot 2y agoJust to point it out, but there’s a native terminal command `caffeinate` that does the same as Amphetamine. I use the -disu flags