Fix Microphone Access Denied By System

Microphone access denied by the system means that your operating system has blocked access to the microphone for Chrome/Edge.

To use Voice In, you must grant microphone access to the browser in your Windows/Mac system settings. Follow the instructions below.

For Mac instructions, see below.

For Windows

Step 1: Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security

Step 2: Click on Microphone

Step 3: Scroll down to the Let desktop apps access your microphone section. Grant access to the microphone. It should look like below.

That's it.

For Mac

Step 1: Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security

Step 2: Click on Microphone

Step 3: Grant microphone access to the Chrome browser (and/or Edge browser, whichever you use).

That's it. This will likely restart your browser. To go back to setup, click here.