External mic on iPhone headset not detected in Win7 with MBA

Seems good to me. Does anyone know if the [Sound Blaster Play! 3] (the newest version) is compatible with Bootcamp ?

I don't see why it wouldn't, but I guess one needs to be careful, when jack ports don't carry mic sound in bootcamp...

somehow outdated but i have the same problem and haven't found any solution for it yet.

Can we get some help please?

Is there any recent news on the problem? I am still struggling to get the microphone working.

Is there any recent news on the problem?

Come on Apple - please release working Boot Camp drivers. We can't even use an Apple headset on our Macbooks!

After you install Windows Support Software, aka Apple drivers, you still need to install the audio chipset drivers from Cirrus or whoever now makes the chip. Try that. At least that has always been true in the past.

Use to be true to get graphic driver - proper one that would work and allow games to play fully though maybe the Apple Nvidia 650M driver is okay on 2012 MBAs.

Device manager indicates it's a Cirrus Logic CS4206B. I'm unable to find a driver on Cirrus' website or through Google. Maybe Cirrus made it unique for Apple? Do you know if any other Cirrus drivers would work?

Cirrus Logic CS4206B (AB 35) - Driver Download

http://www.pcpitstop.com/drivers/download/Cirrus~Logic~CS4206B~%28AB~35%29.html

Tell us if this works or if you tried it already.

@The_hatter Thanks, but there is no link to actually download a driver on that page.

Anyone else have luck with another driver? I haven't been able to find a site where Cirrus Logic CS4206B (AB 35) - Driver Download is avaiable either....

nop, i've tried out several but none of them worked 😟

I called Apple who, very unhelpfully, said that our only recourse was to contact Microsoft's "Microsoft for Mac" support on 866 474 4882 for a driver. Apple procured this sound chip from Cirrus - why would Microsoft be responsible for providing a driver?

The tech also said that Apple doesn't monitor these forums and that the only way to register demand for a driver is to submit to apple.com/feedback

You guys are expecting a lot, to be able to use the iPhone's internal microphone on a Mac is a feature that I would never expect from another company. This requires very complicated driver sets. You wont find this option available on Microsoft products, such as using a Windows Phone for the external mic under the Windows Operating System, that is simply not an option. We are fortunate that Apple provides ANY support for Windows, as they have no obligation to do so. If this is a feature that you need, you'll have to continue using it under OS X or Paralells as the OS X simply uses the driver and shows it to windows as a normal plugged in microphone.

Your only other option is to purchase a basic external microphone, which can be had for less than $10 at your local electronics shop. Additionally, have you even tried the internal mic that is in most of your computers? On my 2011 iMac the internal mic provides better sound quality than an external mic that I have.

RavrSimba : That is NOT what we are trying to do.

We are trying to use a headset that would work with an iPhone, as in a 2.5mm 3 lead connector headset with stereo audio and microphone, connected to a Macbook Air.

On OSx the audio driver detects the connector and knows it can use an external mic, so it switches off the internal mic. In windows, it refuses to switch over to use the external mic.

The only workaround is to use Parallels or another virtualization software and run Windows inside OSx. In this case the OSx driver will make the switch and the external headset with microphone will work properly.

For example, specifically, I want to use the Bose MIE2i headset with my Macbook Air to talk on Skype. It works perfectly in OSx but not in Windows. Luckily the internal microphone is fantastic.