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My wireless headset boom mic is completely silent in Zoom calls on macOS Sonoma even though the system input level meter is moving; what permissions or audio HAL plugin am I missing?

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My wireless headset boom mic is completely silent in Zoom calls on macOS Sonoma even though the system input level meter is moving; what permissions or audio HAL plugin am I missing?
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macOS Sonoma Zoom microphone input meter moves but Zoom no audio microphone permission Bluetooth headset Core Audio HAL pluginGoogle ↗
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site:support.zoom.com macOS microphone permission select microphone audio settings ZoomGoogle ↗
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site:support.apple.com macOS Sonoma control access microphone privacy securityGoogle ↗
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macOS Sonoma Zoom microphone input meter moves but Zoom no audio microphone permission Bluetooth headset Core Audio HAL plugin Google ↗
site:support.zoom.com macOS microphone permission select microphone audio settings Zoom Google ↗
site:support.apple.com macOS Sonoma control access microphone privacy security Google ↗

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macOS Sonoma Zoom microphone input meter moves but Zoom no audio microphone permission Bluetooth headset Core Audio HAL plugin
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site:support.zoom.com macOS microphone permission select microphone audio settings Zoom
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Google ↗
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site:support.apple.com macOS Sonoma control access microphone privacy security
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Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
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of 1