The iPhone are known internationally for the quality and quantity of available functions. And one of these allows the famous smartphone made by Apple to transform into a wireless microphone.
More precisely an iPhone can be used as wireless microphone on a Mac. A very simple procedure, which allows the user to take advantage of a input audio even in the case where the Mac’s microphone it does not work.
Before starting with the procedure, however, it is advisable to check that iPhone and Mac respect all the necessary requirements. Starting fromsoftware updateup to the execution of some preliminary operations.
Getting started for iPhone and Mac
Before even going into the merits of the procedure for using iPhone as a wireless microphone for the Macit is necessary to clarify certain necessary prerequisites.
Both iPhone and Mac must in fact meet some requirements. The first is that both Apple devices they are register with a single ID. After that the user must enable both the Wi-Fi that the Bluetooth on both.
The user must also remember to activate the so-called Continuity camera of iPhone through System Settings. Just as he must remember connect iPhone to Macrecording the device come reliable.
The correct outcome of the operation depends on the updating of the operating systems in use. Users can use any model of iPhone or Mac. As long as iPhone is updated to at least iOS 16. And that macOS is updated to at least Ventura.
Finally, it is useful to underline that even a iPad can be used as wireless microphone on a Mac. The important thing is that the device installs at least the operating system iPadOS 16.
How to use an iPhone as a wireless microphone on your Mac
At this point all that remains is to set the iPhone as the Mac’s system microphone. You need to open the System settings of your Mac and then select the tab called Sound.
From here you need to select the item named Exit and Entry and then select iPhone in the area dedicated to audio input devices. At this point the lock screen of the iPhone will undergo some changes. The user will see two name checks Break e Disconnect.
By tapping on control named Pause the user mutes the microphone momentarily. By tapping on name check Logout the user ends the connection with the Mac.
It should then be remembered that to use a iPhone as a wireless microphone on your Mac it is not necessary to set it as a system microphone. The user can in fact choose iPhone as a reference microphone from time to time, depending on the software or app in use. In this sense, many users choose to use iPhone as a microphone for play on Mac.
Once done the association between iPhone and Macthe first one should in fact start to appear among the different ones available audio input devices.
In this case, the procedure may vary slightly depending on page webil software o l’app in question. But audio input settings are generally easy to locate.
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