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On my Mac computer an icon has come onto the screen, picture of a microphone. When clicked on it either says wake up or sleep. Also talks occasionally. How do I get rid of this?

Posted on Apr 4, 2022 4:56 PM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2022 7:50 AM

LokiBug wrote:

On my Mac computer an icon has come onto the screen, picture of a microphone. When clicked on it either says wake up or sleep. Also talks occasionally. How do I get rid of this?


It is an accessibility feature— turn it off in System Preferences>Accessibility


Use the Accessibility Options panel on Mac - Apple Support



When Voice Control is enabled, you see an onscreen microphone representing the mic selected in Voice Control preferences.



reference:

Use Voice Control on your Mac - Apple Support



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Apr 5, 2022 7:50 AM in response to LokiBug

LokiBug wrote:

On my Mac computer an icon has come onto the screen, picture of a microphone. When clicked on it either says wake up or sleep. Also talks occasionally. How do I get rid of this?


It is an accessibility feature— turn it off in System Preferences>Accessibility


Use the Accessibility Options panel on Mac - Apple Support



When Voice Control is enabled, you see an onscreen microphone representing the mic selected in Voice Control preferences.



reference:

Use Voice Control on your Mac - Apple Support



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