Microphone not working in Skype (and Zoom) on MacOS

Jan 05, 2019 | Posted by Bobby in Articles

I’ve had some weird issues for the last 2 months or so: I couldn’t use Skype at all. (just so you know, you could take the same steps if you have these problems with Zoom)

• I could hear the person I was talking to, but they couldn’t hear me.
• The Audio & Video settings in Skype were showing me that the microphone wasn’t working, though it was working in basically all the other apps.

After testing everything I could think of, I looked for other solutions and here’s what worked for me (image below, as well):

My Macbookpro stopped allowing Skype to talk to my built in microphone.

• To fix it – Go to System Preferences.
• Go to Security and Privacy
• Go to Privacy Tab
• Scroll down to Microphone – There you will see Skype pop up with a check box.
• Check the box – It will suggest that you re-start Skype and offer to do it for you.
• Restart Skype – your problem should be solved.

More context here.

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Apple hardware is giving you some headaches these days? You can check this article as well: If your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch won’t turn on or is frozen