How can I use the headphone jack as an audio input?

Hello,

This article states that if you have a headphone logo next to your port, it can be used as both an input and output. My 2012 MacBook Air allows for in and out on my one port. You just have to have a supported audio device for the settings to appear or become available.

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Hope this helped,

Alan

Hope info from this article is helpful.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3625

Right on the newer MBPs the 13" does not allow that socket to be used for input, only output. that is why there is no option for it.

You'll need something like a USB Audio input device.

Try this one; http://store.griffintechnology.com/desktop/imic

😠 So, as I see, nobody knows the solution. The only way is to buy something like an audio card or cable. But it's so ****n' frustrating.

alex_on_beats wrote:

😠 So, as I see, nobody knows the solution. The only way is to buy something like an audio card or cable. But it's so ****n' frustrating.

There is NO solution as Apple has taken that Option/Feature out of the newest 13" Macbook Pros.

Buy a 15" model that has both in and out puts.

Are you kidding me? 😐 I have just bought this one. I can't get the point, why did they took out that button? That was really necessary function. Was it just their marketing ploy?

If you just bought it take it back for a full refund. You have 14 days from date of purchase to return it No Questions Asked for a full refund.

I know, but just bought is a mounth ago. That's the problem... 😕

So, I wish in the end Steve Jobs would come and solve this problem!

But, in fact, what for did they take it away? I don't understand! This option was one of the reasons I decided to by 13'' mac. And what I see? Makes upset.

Well if you had Read the Specs of the newer models you may of seen that it never says anything about Audio Input for the new 13" models.

And if it is such an important feature for you maybe you should of tried using it when you first took the system out of the box.

You're right. Anyway, why?

alex_on_beats wrote:

…Anyway, why?

Ask Apple - we're only users here.

Griffin iMic is the usual solution to such problems; http://store.griffintechnology.com/desktop/imic

By all means send feedback and let them know how t'd off you are; http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Yeah, I've already thought about iMic. Nice thing. 🙂 However, I'm still angry...

Nevertheless, thank you.

By all means send feedback and let them know how t'd off you are; http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Have submited my feedback. Thanks!

Here's the REAL answer I got from a different site: For those Macs with a single shared input/output jack, the key to using a microphone is to have the correct plug. I'm guessing your're not seeing the input options because your microphone jack doesn't have three rings on it (Apple headsets with microphone have three rings)? If that's the case, you'll need to get a splitter cable so that the Mac realises that a microphone is available.

I verified this on my 13" late 2015 model by plugging in my iPhone headphones, in the sound settings it allows an external input.