Add an option to disable auto-adjusting mic level
When on the call the Teams will automatically adjust the mic sensitivity level. I want it to stay at the same level. It's really annoying as it picks up background sounds when not talking. Also, it doesn't readjust it after the call, so i.e. if I had set level 50% before the call the Teams will readjust it to 80% and it will stay at 80% after the call has ended. This forces me to keep manually adjusting the mic level. It's a minor thing, but really infuriating. Would be really great, to just have a checkbox to disable mic level adjusting.
Thank you for your continued feedback. The team has placed this item on their backlog. We will share an update as soon as one is available.
875 comments
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Raj
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I am using webapp and tried chrome as well as edge but I'm still earraping everyone I call because teams keeps setting the volume of mic to 100%, by now you'd expect these clowns to fix this issue.
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Cory
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Been struggling with this for years. The workaround on Mac was flawless, but the one on PC never worked for me using Virtual Cable.
Today I noticed in PC in the Teams settings (right click Teams icon in taskbar and select settings or the 3 ellipses in top right of Teams window near your photo) you can turn it off finally!
Settings -> Devices -> Automatically adjust mic sensitivity (disable this)
I tested it out and my microphone is finally not auto adjusting to 100 level for the first time ever! Thank you!
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Nick
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Having an issue where the audio will randomly get super quite and then turn itself back up in my conference room, making Teams again unusable. This is ridiculous. It’s a Good thing we also have Zoom or we would be out of business
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Bobby
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Still the same for me on Linux using web-based Teams.
Related issue: https://askubuntu.com/questions/279407/how-to-disable-microphone-from-auto-adjusting-its-input-volume
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Jake Morrison
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The new "setting" for adjusting mic sensitivity does nothing for me. It is still adjusting the microphone volume just as it was before. (It was 84 and then I started talking)
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Steve Mol
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It's not so minor when the software automatically adjusts to zero and stays there!
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Tomas Källström commented
Have it been fixed ? Se picture (swedish version) seems to work for me with external mic now.
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GraniteStateColin
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This is a terrible problem for me. I understand for many users, they just have laptop mic or a headset with no real ability to easily adjust the volume (and many don't know how to access the Mic Properties). In my case, I have high-end audio recording equipment, with a mixer, etc. It's outrageous that Teams screws around with my mic/recording volume. Give us the option to disable this, just like you have with your prior communication programs (Skype, etc.).
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GraniteStateColin
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You provide the option to do this in Skype and in the old Skype for Business. Only Teams is lacking this feature. On my computer, Teams is unusable for audio calls because of this without installing 3rd party software to provide a virtual audio device for the sole purpose of preventing Teams from accessing the mic.
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Kazumi Miura
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Thank you Rob!!
You really saved me. ;) -
Rob Younger
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Screenshot of new setting
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Rob Younger
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I have not tested this yet but it appears that a fix may have been added.
In Settings -> Devices, under Microphone there is now a toggle for "Automatically adjust mic sensitivity"
I'm on Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.11161 (64-bit). It was last updated on 06/05/2021.
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Anonymous
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This is a BIG issue, how can this not been solved with a simple Teams setting that doesn't allow the program to adjust levels. The setting in windows doesn't work on teams. Its a huge problem for entire organizations and is still not solved.
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Anonymous
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This is what is happening to me:
During a Teams call, the volume in Microsoft Array starts to decrease until it is zero and nobody listens to me. *This only happens with Microsoft Teams*. Now, I keep the dialog open to keep it close to 100.
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Anonymous
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Now this problem got me too! During the call, everybody stops listening to me. I discovered that, during the call, the value in Microphone Array Properties | Levels | Microphone Array goes to zero without reason, muting me.
Now, I need to have the dialog Microphone Array Properties | Levels | Microphone Array always open to put it to 100 again.
This is a major blocker! A primary function (audio in a call) stops working. It amazes me that after about 1.5 years, when this thread started, this is not yet solved.
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Anonymous
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This is a huge issue.
I have a professional level mic that has inbuilt cardoid sound pattern that sounds brilliant in every app except Teams.
Teams will constantly change my mic to max then min volume over and over while I'm talking making it annoying and impossible for people to understand me.I also have to manually re-adjust my windows global mic settings after every call to ensure my settings in other applications (Discord, etc) aren't now useless due to gain changes.
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Anonymous
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This still remains a significant problem, and makes using Teams much harder and more cumbersome than other platforms for me (I had to change midway through a meeting the other day because of this problem)
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Anonymous
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This is a BIG issue, how can this not been solved with a simple Teams setting that dont allow the program to adjust any levels. The inbuild setting in windows doesnt work on teams. Its a huge problem for entire organizations and is still not solved.
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Anonymous
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**** Teams and ******** Microsoft!
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Anonymous
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This is an issue for one of my users on a HP G7. The mic just gets quieter and quieter until it's inaudible. It only happens on the internal mic (but the user refuses to use a headset).
