Internal Mic not working on M1 MacBook Air

What could be the problem?

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Posted on Mar 14, 2021 7:56 AM

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ahlam113

Level 1

4 points

May 20, 2021 6:41 AM in response to IvanStarytskyi

Man! you are a life saver. I have been in this hassle for two months and neither Apple nor authorized maintenance could figure out the problem. I had to erase everything and reinstall BigSur again. Nothing changed! I was so desperate after authorized tech told me I might need to send it back to Apple. My MacBook Air is only 3 mo old!!! I came across your question. I literally translated your solution and WOW!!!. That was it! the case was the problem yes!. I have the case with magnetic seal from the side and yes I was putting my Mac on it all the time to prevent scratches. it has been two weeks since I knew that and the mic has been working fine and normally. it did not fail once since then.

Thanks and praise to Allah I found your question.

Thank you!

I might call Apple so that they know to help other people might have the same problem

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