Give a website microphone permission in Chrome
If a meeting site, voice chat, or recording tool cannot hear you, Chrome may be blocking access to your microphone. You can allow the microphone for the site you are using, or change Chrome’s broader microphone settings.
The quickest option is to change permission for the open website. This is useful when only one site needs access and you do not want to change settings for every other site.
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Allow the microphone for the current website
Open the website that needs to use your microphone before changing its permission. Chrome stores this setting for each individual site, so you need to be on the correct page.
- Navigate to the website that needs microphone access.
- Select the small button to the left of the web address in Chrome’s address bar.
- Select Site settings.
- Under Permissions, find Microphone.
- Open the dropdown to the right of Microphone.
- Select Allow.
That website can now access your microphone. Use this method when a site is blocked but you want to keep your existing settings for other websites.
Change microphone settings for all sites
Chrome also has a main microphone settings page. Use it to choose the microphone Chrome uses, control whether sites can ask for permission, and review sites that are allowed or blocked.
- Select the three dots in the top-right corner of Google Chrome.
- Select Settings.
- In the left menu, select Privacy and security.
- Select Site settings.
- Scroll to the Permissions section and select Microphone.
This page is the main place to check when several websites cannot use your mic or Chrome is using the wrong input device.
Choose the microphone Chrome should use
At the top of Chrome’s microphone settings, use the microphone dropdown to select the input device you want. This matters if you have more than one microphone available, such as a built-in mic and a USB microphone.
Select the microphone you want Chrome and websites to use. Choosing the correct device prevents a site from listening to a microphone you are not currently using.
Let sites ask to use your microphone
On the same Microphone settings page, check the default behavior. Chrome gives you two main choices:
- Sites can ask to use your microphone, which lets a website request permission when it needs your mic.
- Don’t allow sites to use your microphone, which blocks every website from using it.
If the second option is selected, websites cannot use your microphone. Change the setting so sites can ask to use your microphone if you need microphone access for calls, voice input, online recordings, or chat.
Remove a website from the blocked list
A site can be blocked even when Chrome’s default behavior allows sites to ask. Check the lists lower on the Microphone settings page to see which websites have specific permissions.
Look for the website under the Not allowed list. If it is there, remove that saved block so the site can ask again the next time you open it.
- Open Chrome’s Microphone settings page through Settings, Privacy and security, and Site settings.
- Find the website in the Not allowed list.
- Select the trash can next to that website.
- Return to the website when you are ready to use it.
Removing the site from this list does not automatically give it access. It clears the saved block, allowing the website to request microphone permission again. When it asks, allow access if you want that site to hear you.
Which setting should you change?
Use Site settings from the address bar when one open website needs permission. Use Chrome’s main Microphone settings when you need to select another microphone, change the default behavior, or fix a site that appears in the blocked list.
After you allow access and select the correct microphone, the website can use that input for its microphone features.
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