Microphone not working when using Google Meet.

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 06:16, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 16:48, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 14:57, Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> The place to start is
>>> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-manage-your-camera-and-microphone-permissions>.
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>> Thanks for the tip Jeff. I think I have solved this after following the instructions on how to clear microphone permissions through the Firefox address bar that come up when one first opens a Google Meet link. It appears that I have to open the meeting link, then reset the permissions and grant them again; I have to do this every time I use Google Meet. A workable solution for now.
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>> If I have nothing else to add, then thanks again.
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>>   Owen.
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> Nup. Didn't work. I just got someone to try and talk to me over Meet, and I had only removed the permission to use the microphone on Google Meet - that's why the microphone image on the status notifications disappeared.
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> I think the problem is outside of Google Meet and Firefox; it has something to do with my OS or, if not that, my hardware.
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> How can I eliminate Ubuntu as a possible cause?

Try a different browser, Chrome for example.  Not Chromium.

If still not working then I suggest searching for 'how to test the
microphone in Ubuntu` to see how to test it independently of the
browser.  Audacity would do for example.

Colin