After Mac facetime phone calls, the microphone stays on and there is no way to shut it off

When I use my up-to-date Mac Studio to make a iPhone phone call, Facetime takes control of the Studio Display microphones (I am also using wired headphones). That's great. But when the call is over, an orange dot on my screen is indicating that Facetime is still using the microphone, even if I am completely quit out of Facetime.

It's not a major crisis, but I find it weird that my Mac continues to listen in on me even after the call is over. Is there a way to shut the microphone off? I cannot find one.

Thanks

Mac Studio, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 09:49 AM

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TammyW_03

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Posted on Jul 21, 2022 10:39 AM

Hello Fungible666,

You mention using headphones too. When this happens have you noticed if System Preferences is open? If so, this could cause the Orange dot to still appear as it's picking up the microphone from the Sound settings. Quit out of System Preferences to see if that resolves the issue you're having.

We also notice that you have a macOS update available to macOS 12.5. We always recommend backing up and updating as that installs bug fixes and important security updates: Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support

Let us know how it goes.

Cheers.

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