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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by icybox on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:31AM (#26709478)
Actually, they are. Just grab headphones with microphone and use scissors and keep the jack in.
Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by jhugo on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:02AM (#26709669)
Don't know about laptops but on recent desktop motherboards the jack detection and output/input switching is done in software. Probably the case on many laptops too. So this approach shouldn't be considered a "hardware switch" as it's still possible to capture audio from another mic even when a headset is plugged in.
Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by alias_neo on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:46AM (#26709955)
On both of my XPSs I can switch to internal or external mic regardless of a headset behind plugged in, so the snarky suggestion to use a cut-off headphone jack is misguided and won't work on many modern laptops.
Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by carmen_sandiego on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:18AM (#26709772)
Bold to assume I have a mic jack in 2021.