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Activating Your Microphone

We have included functionality in this website which enables you to speak Spanish, and for your spoken words to be transcribed into written sentences. This requires your microphone on your computer or mobile device to be active. If you are having difficulty activating your microphone, please follow these steps to activate it.

Activating your microphone on iPhone

If the microphone doesn't work in a specific browser, e.g. Chrome:

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone.
  2. Make sure that the switch next to Chrome browser is ON.

Activating your microphone on Android

If the microphone doesn't work using the Chrome browser:

  1. On your Android device, open the Chrome app .

  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More (triple dots)  > Settings.

  3. Tap Site Settings.

  4. Tap Microphone.

  5. Tap to turn the microphone on or off. 

  6. Look for www.mixitup.academy under the Blocked list. If you see it BLOCKED, tapwww.mixitup.academy > Access your microphone > Allow.

Activating your microphone in Windows 10

To use your microphone with apps on Windows 10, you'll need to turn on some permissions in Microphone settings. Then, you'll need to check your app permissions if you want to use your microphone with apps. Here's how:

  1. Select Start  > Settings  > Privacy > Microphone . In Allow access to the microphone on this device, select Change and make sure Microphone access for this device is turned on.

  2. Then, allow apps access to your microphone. In Microphone settings, go to Allow apps to access your microphone and make sure it's turned on.

  3. Once you've allowed microphone access to your apps, you can change the settings for each app. In Microphone settings, go to Choose which Microsoft apps can access your microphone, and turn on apps you want to use with it. For desktop apps, make sure that Allow desktop apps to access your microphone is turned on.

Allow access to the microphone on this Windows 10 device

Activating your microphone on a Mac

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click Privacy.

  2. Select Microphone.

  3. Select the tickbox next to an app to allow it to access the microphone.

    Deselect the tickbox to turn off access for that app.

    If you turn off access for an app, you’re asked to turn it on again the next time that app tries to use your microphone.

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