External mic not working with Apple Facebook app

I had tried exactly that and it did not work for me. Only thing that works is running the iRig app in background.

Try reinstalling app and plugging in after app goes live. That worked for me

Echoing MagicMountain: It's a Facebook issue, not an Apple issue. I have the same problem and thankfully, StreamLabs works for me. Thanks for the information that pointed me to StreamLabs.

Worked for me too, with the old plug in the mic after going live trick.

prism live app also works as a work around. I can stream to public pages using this app as well. It’s free as well. Haven’t seen too many people mention this.

Hallelujah! Latest Facebook update 312 with IOS 14.4.1, all my devices work perfectly for livestream ie iPhone 12, iPad mini4, iPad Air 2. Now do I dare try IOS 14.4.2..... maybe next week.

Same here.... tried a lot of things.. But cable/mic works fine when I connect my Pioneer DDJ800 mixer and record with the dictafoon app and camera/video app! But starting FB live I get the sound of the internal mic... with all the other sounds.

Start FB Live, the put the cable of your external mic/mixer in the iPhone. The. You get only the sound of your external mic/mixer.

Hoping it’s fixed soon.

Thank you for doing that! I also contacted them and said the following, I will update if I hear back from them:

Since the most recent Facebook App and Apple IOS system update, any external microphone audio stopped working when doing Facebook Live streamings. Every single app on my phone is able to recognize and record with my external microphone, except the facebook app. I'm not the only one experiencing this glitch, there is hundreds of people who have experience the same. Please look at this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252051208

Please resolve this issue! This is hurting my ability to rely on Facebook for live videos, otherwise I will have to lead my audience away from Facebook and onto other platforms like Youtube.

I tested livestreaming the Mass on YouTube, and it turns out that Facebook is better! 1) 720p on Facebook through the great iPhone 12 Mini camera is better than 1080p on YouTube through the Logitech 920. 2) It could be because my MBP is eight years old, but the video is jerky like a 1920s movie and out of sync with the audio. 3) With the right audio setup, Facebook is only a little noisier than using an audio interface. As you know, it's again possible (for now anyway) to use an external mic (i.e. mixer) with Facebook if you also setup the iRig app. 4) Better zoom control with the iPhone. 5) It's hard to find previously recorded livestreams on YouTube, you really need to know where to look. 6) Scheduling livestreams in advance thinking they will start automatically doesn't work.

Bottom line: we'll move back to Facebook! Gosh, what a lot of time and expense trying to get a good solution. I don't relish killing my iPhone battery livestreaming, but it's certainly worth it for my people. What I would LIKE would be livestreaming from my iPhone right to our webpage, but I'm not quite smart enough for that. Maybe I'll check with the archdiocese tech team to see if they know how.

I just want to thank everyone that has contributed to this discussion! My wife and I have pored over the pages, and it looks that firing up iRig prior to launching the Facebook Live stream is the golden goose for our church broadcast as well.

iPhone 7, iOS 14.4, Facebook 303.0

I am wondering if you took a call or used some other app that caused the mic to disengage?

When I live stream my Sunday school lesson, I make sure to go to "Airplane mode" before launching iRig or even when I (without iRig) delay plugging mic into the phone after starting FB live.

I prefer the iRig work around because I hate the snap, crackle, pop created when plugging in the mic after starting the FB live stream.

Another suggestion: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1428704-REG/rode_sc6_l_mobile_interface_for_apple.html

Rode SC6-L Ultracompact 2x2 Lightning Audio Interface for iOS Device allows me to monitor audio in when setting up and recording, eliminates the Apple dongle for my iPhone and also allows for 2 mic inputs (which I have not used).

Pricey, yes but reliable and gives me the peace of mind knowing all is working during the live stream.

Good luck!

Tommy

I was able to run FB Live (v308) this morning with iRig Recorder in the background. Initially the external audio wouldn’t connect but unplugged and reconnected and it picked up. (I had not had any issue with iRig before). Ran an hour with no issues. i11 Pro w/ 14.4.

use streamlabs for pages and Prism for personal accounts

Using PRISM LIVE STUDIOS

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That’s right, you start recording with the app. Then while that’s going on, you open FB and go live.

I have only tried it once and it worked.

I will check it again tomorrow.

Good luck!