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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by chrisfinazzo on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:16PM (#35060568)
This was one of the first things I disabled with Continuity. As for why, it's not that complicated.

1) It's a distraction. I am also one of those people who turned on "Silence unknown callers" to send everyone I don't know to voicemail. If it's important, you'll get a message there. My phone either lives in my pocket or is on the desk next to me, so it's very unlikely I'd miss something.

2) At least with AirPods, although I have "connect automatically" turned on, I will never intentionally connect them to more than one source at a time.

Therin lies madness and bugs.

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by officeplant on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:37PM (#35060859)
Idk how you live without silence unknown callers. I get an upwards of 20 spam calls a day interrupting me otherwise while using the phone.
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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by chrisfinazzo on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:40PM (#35060893)
I do use it, not sure how that was unclear.
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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by officeplant on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:43PM (#35060927)
Ah sorry, My brain completely fumbled your sentence.
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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by chrisfinazzo on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:48PM (#35060988)
No worries,

I had to reread my own sentence to make sure I wasn't being a complete moron.

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