Echo or feedback during Microsoft Teams calls
Your microphone is picking up sound from your speaker or headphones, creating an echo loop. The fastest fix is to use headphones with a built-in microphone so the microphone does not pick up speaker sound. If you cannot use headphones, mute yourself when you are not talking and increase distance between your microphone and speaker.
Echo happens when your microphone picks up sound coming from your speaker. This creates a feedback loop where your voice goes into the microphone, back through the speaker, into the microphone again, and so on. We will use headphones to stop the echo, adjust microphone and speaker distance, disable audio enhancements that make echo worse, and test the audio.
- ✓Have a headset with a built-in microphone ready if possible
- ✓Close other audio apps like Spotify or YouTube that might be playing sound
- ✓Make sure your Teams app is updated to the latest version
- ✓Have a second person on the Teams call who can tell you if the echo has stopped
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming your speaker is broken when it is just too loud. Lower the volume, do not turn it off
- Turning off all audio enhancements instead of just the ones causing issues. Some enhancements help
- Not telling participants that you are troubleshooting. Warn them so they know the audio will change
Signs you need professional help
- Echo continues after switching to headphones and disabling audio enhancements. You cannot hear other participants at all. The echo happens even when you are the only person speaking.
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