The Apple earbuds have a remote and a microphone, and in they work just fine with various devices, but on my Mac, although the computer recognizes the microphone, it is not a choice is system preferences.
System Preferences recognizes the earphones, just not the mic in them.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Hello there, iTV.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great pointers on how to use your Apple Earphones with your mac:
How to use Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic with your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3554
Is there a way to tell that my system can use the external microphone?
Yes. From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences. From the View menu, choose Sound. If there is an "External microphone" listed in the Input tab, your computer can use the microphone included with Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.
The Apple earbuds mic is recognized by the Mac, but doesn't work.
