Meet doesn’t ask for mic permission. Why?

It was probably blocked before. Click the lock icon in the address bar, set the microphone to Allow and reload the page.

The mic doesn’t work in Meet on my phone. What do I do?

Allow microphone access for the Meet app (or the browser) in the phone’s settings and close other calling apps.

Meet always uses the wrong mic. Can I make it stick?

Pick the mic in Meet’s settings; it remembers the choice in that browser. On Windows, it also helps to set the default mic under Sound › Input.

My AirPods mic is not working in Google Meet. Why?

Pick the AirPods as the microphone inside Meet, not just as the speaker. If the sound then gets muffled, that’s normal: Bluetooth switches to call mode while its mic is in use.

My MacBook mic is not working in Google Meet. Where do I look?

System Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone must have your browser turned on. Then reload Meet and pick “MacBook Microphone” in its audio settings.

Mic Not Working in Google Meet: How to Fix It

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Meet runs in the browser, so it needs two permissions: the browser’s (the lock icon in the address bar) and the system’s. Then pick the right mic inside Meet. Test below: if this page picks you up, the browser already has access and you only need to pick the mic in Meet.

Find the cause step by step

Test above. If the browser blocked it, click the lock icon in the address bar, allow the microphone and reload.
In Meet: click the three dots › Settings › Audio › Microphone and pick the right one. Before joining, use “Check your audio and video”.
Windows: allow desktop apps under Privacy & security › Microphone. Mac: System Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone › turn on your browser.
Close Teams, Discord or Zoom: some mics only work in one app at a time.

Symptom, cause and fix

Symptom	Likely cause	What to do
“Microphone not found”	Browser or system permission	Allow it in the lock icon and in the system
Mic icon crossed out in red	You are muted in Meet	Click the mic icon
Others hear you faintly	Wrong mic (the webcam’s) or too far away	Pick the right mic in Meet
Works in another browser	Permission blocked in this one	Reset the site permissions

Where to find it on your device

Chrome: Lock icon in the address bar › Site settings › Microphone › Allow.
Mac: System Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone › turn on your browser.
Windows 11: Settings › Privacy & security › Microphone › turn on “Microphone access”, “Let apps access your microphone” and “Let desktop apps access your microphone”.

Mic not working in Google Meet: how to fix it

Test now: is the mic picking up sound?