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Microphone or camera blocked

In Chrome: open Settings → Microphone & camera , turn the switch off and on, and click Allow when Chrome asks.

Updated October 20262 min readZoomr 1.15.1
  1. In Chrome: open Settings → Microphone & camera, turn the switch off and on, and click Allow when Chrome asks.
  2. Windows: In Windows: Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone (and Camera) → turn on Microphone access and Let desktop apps access your microphone. Then restart Chrome.
  3. Mac: On macOS: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone (and Camera) → turn on Google Chrome. macOS asks you to quit and reopen Chrome.
  4. Another app (Zoom, Teams, OBS) may be using the camera. Close it and try again.

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