# How to Enable Microphone Access for Hallway

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### Chrome

1. Click the **lock icon** (or tune icon) in the address bar to the left of the URL
2. Find **Microphone** in the permissions list
3. Change it from **Block** to **Allow**
4. Reload the page

Alternatively:

1. Go to **chrome://settings/content/microphone**
2. Under "Not allowed to use your microphone", find the Hallway extension entry
3. Click the **trash icon** to remove the block, or change it to **Allow**
4. Reopen the Hallway sidebar

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### Reset via Extension Settings

1. Open the Hallway popup by clicking the extension icon
2. Click the **gear icon** to open Settings
3. Under **Microphone**, click **Allow** to re-trigger the permission prompt
4. Accept the browser prompt when it appears

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### Still Not Working?

* Make sure your microphone is not muted or disabled at the OS level
* Check that no other application is exclusively using the microphone
* Try clicking **Clear Cache** in Hallway Settings, then reopen the sidebar to go through setup again
* If all else fails, remove and reinstall the Hallway extension from `chrome://extensions`


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