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Title: Zoom still using Mac microphone outside of calls despite fix, claim users Post by: HCK on February 14, 2022, 04:05:20 pm Zoom still using Mac microphone outside of calls despite fix, claim users
"At this point, it looks like it's safest to only run Zoom while on active calls and keep it quit otherwise." What you need to know Zoom has been dealing with a bug that means it keeps listening to your Mac microphone once calls have ended. The company was supposed to have fixed this in a recent update. Some users say the problem still persists. Multiple users of popular video conferencing app Zoom say the app continues to use their Mac's microphone once calls have ended despite Zoom's attempt to fix the issue in a recent update. The problem was first raised by one concerned user at the end of 2021: I'm running MacOS Monterey. Several times in the last few weeks, I've noticed the orange dot indicating the microphone is being used by an app, and I click on the Control Center and see that Zoom is accessing the microphone. I'm not in a meeting and simply have the Zoom app open. Why would Zoom be accessing the microphone when I'm not in a meeting?) In response, Zoom told th... Source: Zoom still using Mac microphone outside of calls despite fix, claim users (https://www.imore.com/zoom-still-using-mac-microphone-outside-calls-despite-fix-claim-users) |