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I have a bluetooth headset that does not allow me to use it as both a microphone and a headset.
I have determined that audio will play through the Bluetooth headset as long as the recording device is set to Conexant ISST Audio. If I set the recording device to BHS-530 Hands-Free then no sound will play through either BHS-530 Playback device.
I can get audio to play while the BHS-530 Handsfree is setup as the Recording device but not while it is actively listening. As an example my BHS-530 Stereo is selected for both my default audio and default communication device. I start playing a YouTube video and audio works with the Playback menu is up in the Sound dialog (first screenshot), as soon as I select the recording menu (second screenshot) the audio stops. If I switch the recording device back to Conexant ISST Audio the youtube video will continue to send sound regardless of which menu I am on.
What do I need to set so that I can use the headset for both audio and microphone (Microsoft Teams Calls)
The headset comes up as two separate devices once it connects to windows:
Playback Device
Type: Headset
Name: BHS-530 Hands-Free
and
Type: Headphones
Name: BHS-530 Stereo
Recording Device
Type: Headset
Name: BHS-530 Hands-Free
Type: Internal Microphone
Name: Conexant ISST Audio
(this is my laptop's internal mic)
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Well. That's just sad. After searching the Internet for about 2 hours, I've stumbled upon this thread with over 13 pages of replies and the proposed fixed haven't worked for me yet.
All I'm trying to do is using my Huawei FreeBuds Pro as headphones and mic at the same time while having good audio quality.
I’m gonna try using two Bluetooth devices, one for just the microphone and the other for the stereo audio...
I’m surprised the Microsoft surface Bluetooth devices out there aren’t manufactured like this, where when adding them to windows devices they show up as two different devices!!
I fixed this by first turning off the "Allow Applications to take exclusive control of this device" as detailed in other posts but then by also going to Manage Sound Devices and seeing that my bluetooth headset was listed twice under Output devices: once with its normal name and another option with "Hands Free" in the name. The Hands Free option was disabled. I re-enabled it, went back to Teams and chose "Hands Free" for my output and the bluetooth mic as the input. It worked.
AT least, It's not working for my Motorola Escape Plus Headset.
I can have Audio or Mic but not Both.
