How to turn off Facebook’s Microphone

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How to turn off the Facebook Microphone

On iPhone (iOS 9)

  1. Go to the Settings app.
  2. Scroll down to Facebook, tap it.
  3. Tap “Settings”
  4. Turn off the slider for Microphone (slider should be grey instead of green)
  1. Android (Marshmallow)
  2. Go to Settings.
  3. Swipe over to “Personal”
  4. Tap “Privacy and safety”
  5. Tap “App permissions”
  6. Tap “Microphone”
  7. Find Facebook, and turn the slider to OFF.

Older Verison iOS Device

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy.
  3. Then select Microphone.
  4. Make sure SWRemote is set to on, which is represented by the color green.

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