Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad

Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by jwr on Friday April 03, 2020 @07:34AM (#22768136)

> I'd still love to see wiring diagrams or explanations how it actually works. Which kind of circuit do they use?

I'd like to see that too, but I don't think we will. I suspect it's a magnetic switch and I'm also curious which lines it cuts.

FWIW, you can still get some audio from an accelerometer if you can get it to report data with a high enough frequency.

Not sure what you mean about iPhones, their information does not mention the iPhone (and I would not expect it to).

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by est31 on Friday April 03, 2020 @07:44AM (#22768187)

> Not sure what you mean about iPhones, their information does not mention the iPhone (and I would not expect it to).

I meant iPads but got confused. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by derefr on Friday April 03, 2020 @10:36AM (#22769544)

I’d think the raw pressure-level input from the force sensors on the trackpad would be even more accurate. It’s essentially an array of transducers already.

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by markrages on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:56PM (#22772831)

An accelerometer on a physical object is a force sensor. F=mA

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by dicknuckle on Friday April 03, 2020 @11:11AM (#22769998)

I bet Louis Rossmann and other 3rd party apple repair services could figure it out.

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by rimlicker on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:40PM (#22773241)

they're probably just shorting the pvpvp3p33vp

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by BIKESHOPagency on Friday April 03, 2020 @05:59PM (#22774360)

... v3 hot

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