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How do I remove the floating microphone in OSX Catalina?

Floating microphone appeared on my desktop. How do I remove?


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Posted on Jan 29, 2020 9:09 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2020 7:57 AM

The floating microphone is part of Voice Control on your Mac.


You can turn it off by clicking Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility. Then scroll down the list on the left side of the panel to Voice Control and uncheck Enable Voice Control.



Here's a link to a support document about Voice Control:

Control your Mac and apps using Voice Control - Apple Support



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Jan 30, 2020 7:57 AM in response to grammyof6

The floating microphone is part of Voice Control on your Mac.


You can turn it off by clicking Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility. Then scroll down the list on the left side of the panel to Voice Control and uncheck Enable Voice Control.



Here's a link to a support document about Voice Control:

Control your Mac and apps using Voice Control - Apple Support



How do I remove the floating microphone in OSX Catalina?

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