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Permissions for using microphone, camera, location etc.

yarelitanne.r3.0788.10
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Firefox wont allow Microsoft Word dictate to use my microphone, even when is set to ask by default or allowed, firefox wont pop up the dialog box that asks the permission to use the microphone or something else.

Firefox wont allow Microsoft Word dictate to use my microphone, even when is set to ask by default or allowed, firefox wont pop up the dialog box that asks the permission to use the microphone or something else.
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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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We had a thread on this about a year ago, and I haven't gone back and checked again, but at that time, Microsoft's code didn't seem compatible with Firefox.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1303545#answer-1348160

As an alternative, you can use the Windows 10 dictation feature:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-voice-typing-to-talk-instead-of-type-on-your-pc-fec94565-c4bd-329d-e59a-af033fa5689f