Hi, I have set up my Zephyrus G14 with dual boot, Windows+Kubuntu. The microphone works fine on Windows, however, on Kubuntu it comes and goes. Sometimes it'll work fine, other times, specially if I boot into windows and then boot Kubuntu again, it'll just not record anything. The microphone is still detected but it simply won't record anything. Quick Answer To fix a headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.04, you can try resetting the PulseAudio configuration, updating the ALSA configuration, restarting the PulseAudio service, using the HDAJackRetask tool, or changing the sound settings. Table of Contents Solution 1: Resetting PulseAudio Configuration NOTE - type sudo apt remove zoom-client in terminal to remove the old Zoom from your PC before installing the new one. Easy way. Double left click the downloaded file and install from Ubuntu Software. Difficult way. Open terminal in the directory of zoom_amd64.deb. Then type sudo dpkg -i zoom_amd64.deb. 1) Launch Zoom. Then, click the cogwheel icon on the top right corner to enter Zoom's settings. 2) Click the Audio tab, select the right microphone you're using from the drop-down menu next to Microphone. 3) Tick Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting. 4) Click the Advanced button. For those running Ubuntu on laptop or PC with external touchpad, multi-finger gestures enable users with more actions to control your system. Since Ubuntu does not offer a utility to configure multi-touch functions, touchegg is a free open-source tool to enable this feature for you. To restart the computer, go to the desktop, press ALT + F4, select 'Restart' from the drop-down menu, and click on 'OK' at the bottom. Check if the microphone issue is fixed after restarting your computer. 9. Update Zoom. A bug in the current Zoom version may also be causing the mic problem. I am using wayland on Ubuntu 17.10. zoom says wayland doesn't have a protocol to share (and recommends using X11) google hangouts shows a black screen on the share full screen, and it is showing on my machine some windows (notably: google chrome and firefox, but not the gnome-terminal). appear.in shows a black screen with a pixel randomly moving Android: Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > App permissions or Permission Manager > Microphone and switch on the toggle for Zoom. Ensure that no other applications are using the microphone at the same time. iOS: Double-tap the "Home" button to view apps currently running. Swipe up to close an app. Method Three. Sometimes it could happen due to wrong audio device settings. In Zoom app home screen, click on the Settings (gear) icon. In the Settings window, switch to Audio tab. Here, using the Microphone drop-down select the right audio device. After doing this, make sure whenever audio comes, Input level bar is working. This guide explains how to install Zoom on Ubuntu 20.04. The same instructions apply for all Debian based distribution, including Kubuntu, Linux Mint, and Elementary OS. Installing Zoom on Ubuntu # Zoom is not an open-source application, and it is not included in the Ubuntu repositories. We'll install Zoom from their APT repositories. IjRU.