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General and ongoing cleaning can help you maintain your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
General and ongoing cleaning can help you maintain your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
I want to shoot video of myself from
farther away at a loud environment. Therefore I want to use the microphone from my AirPods as the sound source for this video.
How Do I achieve this?
thanks
iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18
That's correct: AirPods cannot be used as a microphone while recording video with the iPhone's Camera app. By default, the iPhone uses its built-in microphones when recording video, even if AirPods are connected. However, there are workarounds if you need to use your AirPods as a microphone for video recording.
Workarounds to Use AirPods as a Microphone While Recording Video
If you still want to use your AirPods as a microphone, you can try these methods:
1. Use a Third-Party Video Recording App
Some apps allow you to select Bluetooth devices (like AirPods) as the audio source. Examples include:
These apps typically have settings to select your AirPods as the microphone.
While recording video you cannot use the AirPods as a microphone.
