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Enable microphone access for Simply Piano

Help and advice for when the app cannot hear your piano/keyboard - enabling microphone access

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Written by Debra
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This article focuses on Simply Piano. Tap here if you are searching for Simply Guitar note recognition tips.

If the app can't hear you play at all, don't worry. Let's turn on all the correct settings so you can begin getting feedback from Simply Guitar πŸ’ͺ


🍏 iOS:

πŸ‘‰ Enable Microphone Permissions

  1. Open your device's Settings app

  2. Tap Privacy & Security

  3. Tap Microphone

  4. Toggle Simply Piano microphone access to ON

⚠️ Don't see these settings at all? This could be related to parental controls. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > make sure Simply Guitar has access allowed for Microphone.

πŸ‘‰ Turn Sound Recognition On

  1. Open your device's Settings app

  2. Tap Accessibility

  3. Toggle Sound Recognition to ON


πŸ€– Android:

πŸ‘‰ Enable System-Level Microphone Permission

  1. Open Settings

  2. Tap Security & Privacy

  3. Tap Additional Privacy Controls

  4. Toggle on microphone access

πŸ‘‰ Grant App-Specific Microphone Permission

  1. Open Settings

  2. Tap Apps

  3. Tap Simply Piano

  4. Tap Permissions

  5. Tap Microphone and make sure permission is set to Allowed


If your microphone is on and you are still experiencing recognition issues, try our tips to improve note recognition.

Of course, if you need further help with note recognition, our support team will be happy to solve this for you. πŸ™Œ
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Have more questions?

Chat: In the app, tap on Menu ☰ > Settings > Have a Question?


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