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Fix AirPods Not Working with Zoom on Mac

Fix AirPods Not Working with Zoom on Mac

December 9, 2020 by Madalina Dinita 11 Comments

Many Mac owners complained about not being able to use their AirPods with Zoom. That’s a major issue especially if you use Zoom for work-related purposes.

Maybe you can’t use your Macbook’s built-in speakers because other colleagues are working around you. Or you’re discussing sensitive information and you want to prevent eavesdropping.

In this guide, we’ll show you how you can properly connect your AirPods to Zoom.

How to Fix AirPods Issues with Zoom on Mac

Disconnect Your AirPods from other Devices

First things first, unpair your AirPods from any other devices that they might be connected to. If your earbuds are connected to multiple devices, you may experience interference issues.

The quickest way to do that is to simply disable the Bluetooth feature on the other devices. In this manner, your AirPods will connect only to your Mac (the only device with the Bluetooth active).

Set Up Your AirPods in Zoom’s Audio  Settings

In order to use your AirPods with Zoom, you need to set up the earbuds directly in Zoom’s audio and speakers settings.

Connect your AirPods to your Macbook, and make sure the pairing was successful. Hit the pairing button on the back of the AirPods case. Wait until the light starts blinkings white.

  1. Go to Apple → System Preferences.
  2. Click on the Bluetooth icon and ensure your AirPods are visible on the list of your connected devices.
  3. Launch Zoom and click on Zoom.us (top left corner).
  4. Then select Preferences.zoom preferences mac
  5. Click on Audio.
  6. Under Speaker and Microphone, select your Airpods.set airpods audio settings zoom

This indicates Zoom to use your AirPods for rendering audio and capturing audio input.

Note: You can set Zoom to use two different devices for audio. For example, you can use an external mic for capturing audio while using your Airpods as your speaker. Simply select the devices you want to use under Speaker and Microphone settings.

Allow Zoom to Access Your Microphone

Make sure you set up the right permissions on your Mac so as to allow Zoom to access your microphone (AirPods). Navigate to your OS permissions and let Zoom use your microphone.

It is worth mentioning that MacOS now prompts you to authorize Zoom to use your microphone and camera. Without these permissions, Zoom won’t be able to access your mic and camera.

  1. Click on the Apple menu.
  2. Go to System Preferences.
  3. Then click on Security & Privacy.
  4. Select the Privacy tab.
  5. Click on the lock icon to unlock the setting changes.
  6. Select the Microphone.
  7. Tick the Zoom checkbox to allow the program to use your mic.

mac zoom microphone access

You can then set your AirPods to work as your microphone, just as previously described.

Delete Your Zoom Folder under Application Support

If the problem persists, try deleting the Zoom folder located under Application Support.

To access the Library, press the Options key and click on the Go menu while holding down the Options key.

Select the Library → go to Application Support → select Zoom.mac library application support zoom

Sometimes, that folder may get corrupted. Deleting it should fix the problem.

But if the issue is still there, try uninstalling Zoom after you deleted that folder. Download the program again and install it. Check if you can now use your AirPods on Zoom.

There you go, one of these solutions should fix the AirPods-Zoom problem on your Mac.

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Filed Under: Hardware, macOS

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Comments

  1. airpods + zoom = dumpster fire says

    May 3, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    This did absolutely nothing to help. Ran through all the troubleshooting. Connect and tests just fine, but when the call begins, no audio whatsoever. No solutions.

  2. Jonni says

    February 26, 2022 at 11:15 am

    Brilliant. Thank you so much!

  3. Emine Atalay says

    August 22, 2021 at 4:36 am

    Yes. Thank you.

  4. Ruth Randall says

    April 26, 2021 at 10:36 am

    I followed everything but it didn’t help. Zoom switches to my earbuds for a second, then disconnects them and switched back to computer microphone and speaker

  5. Ella says

    March 16, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    No, but only because I”m looking to connect airpods to zoom on an iPad, not a computer!

  6. John Taylor says

    March 9, 2021 at 1:32 am

    this will help if you have a good computer brain but for the man in the street like myself at 77 years old, it’s not good when you pay good money for a Macbook Air and you can not use it for a thing like a Zoom when cheap devices let you in I get it on my Apple iPad & phone but not something I paid over £1000 for all other PCs let you uses the mike or pods I think this is a bad side and I don’t think I will be going to Apple again, This is work stuff I need and now as it is a bit above my Technologie on I have to ask someone to help or use another device sorry, not happy what good this will for me I don’t know very poor

  7. M. Anne says

    March 5, 2021 at 11:56 am

    Thank you so much! Your guidance helped me figure it out.

  8. marcela says

    February 22, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    YEs !!! Finally !!!
    Thanks

  9. Crystal says

    January 30, 2021 at 9:21 am

    Thank you, this worked.

  10. Kevin says

    January 26, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Very helpful! Thanks. (needed to know that I had to adjust the Zoom settings)

  11. Eric Degerman says

    December 18, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    This list of remedies — keyed by the section on “Allow Zoom to Access Your Microphone” — seems to have resolved my issues. Fortunately, I did not have to go to the step of “Delete Your Zoom Folder under Application Support”
    Thank you so much for sharing your insight on this problem.

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