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Help with microphone and iPhone8 (self.Blind)
submitted by RollForParadise
So because of everything going on nowadays, I’ve taken up online activities. Unfortunately with my vocal disability along with very little vision it was quite frustrating to try and get people to hear me.
So I went ahead and ordered apples Lightning to 3.55 mm adaptor along with a clip on microphone on Amazon. It all arrived a couple days ago and I was so excited to get all set up and running. My mom helped read all of the instructions and I followed everything exactly, here is what I did.
Put the microphone onto my shirt
Connected the microphone to the adapter that came with the box in order to fit into the phones dongle
Pluged the headphone jack into the dongle
Plug the dongle into the phone
But here’s the problem… As soon as I plugged the dongle in, The audio cut off. So I thought OK no big deal and unplugged the dongle. I grab my Bluetooth headphones and turn them on and make sure voiceover was working and I could hear everything going on on my phone. I then connected the dongle back onto my phone and… All of the audio stopped again.
Am I doing something wrong? is there any possible way to get around this? Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
So I went ahead and ordered apples Lightning to 3.55 mm adaptor along with a clip on microphone on Amazon. It all arrived a couple days ago and I was so excited to get all set up and running. My mom helped read all of the instructions and I followed everything exactly, here is what I did.
Put the microphone onto my shirt
Connected the microphone to the adapter that came with the box in order to fit into the phones dongle
Pluged the headphone jack into the dongle
Plug the dongle into the phone
But here’s the problem… As soon as I plugged the dongle in, The audio cut off. So I thought OK no big deal and unplugged the dongle. I grab my Bluetooth headphones and turn them on and make sure voiceover was working and I could hear everything going on on my phone. I then connected the dongle back onto my phone and… All of the audio stopped again.
Am I doing something wrong? is there any possible way to get around this? Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
Marconius 2 points 3y ago
You may need to turn Audio Destination on in the VoiceOver rotor controls. It may take some finagling, but once you know where it is in the rotor, You would plug in the headset, adjust the rotor to Audio Destination, then vertically swipe until you hear audio in your headset or coming from your phone. That will at least give you the ability to hear VO while you troubleshoot the issue.
BlueRock956 1 points 3y ago
Could you provide the model and brand of the microphone you bought?
RollForParadise [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Sure thing, I’ll do you one better and link you to the Amazon page with all of the good fun feature descriptions and stuff
Professional Grade Lavalier Lapel Microphone Omnidirectional Mic with Easy Clip On System Perfect for Recording Youtube/Interview/Video Conference/Podcast/Voice Dictation/iPhone/ASMR https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01AG56HYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qQ8ZEbDVMTX6C
Professional Grade Lavalier Lapel Microphone Omnidirectional Mic with Easy Clip On System Perfect for Recording Youtube/Interview/Video Conference/Podcast/Voice Dictation/iPhone/ASMR https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01AG56HYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qQ8ZEbDVMTX6C
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
It seems like iOS considers the microphone to be a headset, except that the microphone isn't a speaker. Is the microphone designed to be used with iOS? Check whether it works as a microphone in an app, but make sure it's not using the internal microphone. I suggest contacting Apple Accessibility to let them know that the detection of peripherals isn't quite correct.
RollForParadise [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Yeah it says that it works with iOS as long as I had the adaptor which is why I bought the dongle. It’s really hard to try and fiddle with the mic since it cuts off all of my audio so I don’t know if I should ask my mom to give it a try?
Here is the mic if you’d like to take a look:
Professional Grade Lavalier Lapel Microphone Omnidirectional Mic with Easy Clip On System Perfect for Recording Youtube/Interview/Video Conference/Podcast/Voice Dictation/iPhone/ASMR https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01AG56HYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qQ8ZEbDVMTX6C
Here is the mic if you’d like to take a look:
Professional Grade Lavalier Lapel Microphone Omnidirectional Mic with Easy Clip On System Perfect for Recording Youtube/Interview/Video Conference/Podcast/Voice Dictation/iPhone/ASMR https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01AG56HYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qQ8ZEbDVMTX6C
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
Yes, ask her because she can look at the screen. But definitely email Apple Accessibility.
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