How do I add an app to my microphone Privacy settings?

How do I see what apps are using my microphone on my Mac?

If you've ever taken a call on your Mac and heard some of your own voice coming through the speaker, or maybe your Mac has had a problem with voice distortion, then you might be interested in how apps are using the microphone on your Mac.

If you have an iPhone, or an iPad, you can use the Settings app to turn off the mic or find out who else is listening to your device. If you have a Mac, though, you'll want to do this through the System Preferences app.

This guide will show you how to turn off the mic in both Mac apps and in System Preferences. See how to turn off your Mac's mic. To turn off the mic on your Mac, you'll first want to open System Preferences from the Apple menu. The next screen will give you the option to Accessibility. Click on this button and you'll be shown a few more options. Here's what you'll see.

You'll now be able to turn off your Mac's mic. Click on the microphone button and you'll see that the mic is now turned off.

How do I see what apps are using my mic on my Mac? If you're running Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or later, you can also view this information in System Preferences by clicking on the Safari icon in the menu bar.

Click on the Sound icon to see what apps are currently using the mic. If you're running Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), you'll first want to open System Preferences from the Apple menu.

How do I add an app to my microphone Privacy settings?

To add an app to your microphone privacy settings, you must first have the app installed on your device.

Once you have installed the app, you'll be able to select it from the list in the app settings section of the Privacy settings.

Select the app and then select the Microphone switch to turn it on. Note: For some apps, this might not work when you've installed them directly from the Google Play store. Instead, the app will show up in the list in the Settings app under the Google account where you've been using it.

How do I access my microphone Settings? In the main Settings app, click the Apps icon (three horizontal dots). Select App Settings or App Permissions. Use the mic switch to enable or disable the app's microphone permissions.

How do I add an app to access the microphone on my Mac?

Apple makes it easy to use your Mac as a voice recorder with the built-in iOS apps, like Voice Memos and Record.

But if you want more flexibility, you can take the microphone controls and apply them to an app. You might not even have to download any third-party software.

Accessing your mic. Accessing the microphone on the Mac with native software is easy. Press the key or click the microphone icon ( ) in the menu bar and choose Start Recording. In the recording area that appears, press (the Microphone button) to record, click (the Stop button) to stop, or double-click (to pause) or triple-click (to play). If your Mac has earbuds, you'll hear sounds as you work.

Voice recording software. Like every Mac's version of iOS, OS X provides three built-in voice recording programs for using the Mac as a recorder: Voice Memos: This tool lets you record up to 60 seconds of sound, then edit and arrange your tracks. Record: Record audio when a program is running in the background. GarageBand: Use this tool to produce a mix of songs or recordings; it has a full music-making feature set and can also be used as an audio recorder. Recording with Apple's native tools is simple. You use the Audio MIDI Setup utility to make settings for your microphone, or you can record using one of these third-party tools: Audacity (www.audacityteam.org): A free, powerful cross-platform audio editor.

Easy Sound Recorder (www.thunderg/product/easy-sound-recorder): Free, simple audio recording software that records into the Mac's System Sound buffer.

SoundForge Pro 10 (www.waveshare.com): An advanced cross-platform audio editor.

Wavepad Pro (www.wavepadpro.com): A free audio editor that records into the Mac's System Sound buffer.

WaveLab (www.wavestudios.com): A free cross-platform digital audio editor that records audio directly into an AIFF or WAV file.

In some cases, your operating system provides more than one recording app.