Change the default microphone

If your device is connected to multiple microphones, you can change the default microphone used by your browser. This change affects all calls made using your browser. To change your microphone for the current call only, see Change your device settings.

See instructions for:

Chrome

Edge

Safari

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. In the address bar, enter chrome://settings/content/microphone

    The Microphone Settings page opens.

  3. From the drop-down list, select your preferred default microphone.

    The Chrome browser's Microphone settings. The list of available microphones is highlighted.

  4. Close the Microphone Settings page.

Edge

  1. Open Edge.

  2. In the address bar, enter edge://settings/content/microphone

    The Microphone Settings page opens.

  3. From the drop-down list beside Microphone, select your preferred default microphone.

    The Edge browser's Microphone settings. The down arrow beside Microphone is highlighted, and the Ask Before Accessing toggle switch is set to On.

  4. Close the Microphone Settings page.

Safari

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Settings.

  2. From the System Settings window, select Sound.

  3. In the Sound window, select Input.

    The Apple System Preferences, Sound settings. The Input tab is selected and the Select a Device for Sound Input list appears.

  4. Select the preferred sound input device from the list.

  5. Make sure that Input volume is set to a suitable level.

  6. Select Close.

    The red, yellow and green dots in the top left of an Apple Mac. The red dot is highlighted.