Definition
Microphone permission is a browser-managed setting that determines whether a specific website can access the user's microphone. Browsers prompt the first time; users can allow, block, or revoke access later in site settings.
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Microphone permission
Microphone permission is the browser-level control that decides whether a website can hear you. Zahvox needs it to work at all.
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In plain language
The browser asks: 'let this site hear you?' You say yes or no. That's the permission.
Why it matters
No microphone permission means no voice-to-writing. Understanding how to grant, revoke, and troubleshoot the permission is often the first support issue new users hit.
How this relates to Zahvox
Zahvox requests microphone permission the first time you use the free tool. The permission stays site-scoped in your browser — Zahvox doesn't have any special access outside your tab.
Status: Available today in the free Zahvox web tool.
Example
You open Zahvox in Chrome for the first time. Chrome pops a bar at the top asking to allow the microphone. You click Allow. From then on, it just works — until you revoke it.
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