I'm trying to use my iPhone ear buds as a mic, they are plugged in to the mic port but my pc thinks the ear buds are the mic?

I'm trying to use my iPhone ear buds as a mic, they are plugged in to the mic port but my pc thinks the ear buds are the mic? - 1

So I'm using windows 10, and its not just my iPhone headphones its doing this to its also my gaming headphones as well. I have plugged them in to the correct port and windows is detecting them being plugged in, all my drivers are up to date, everything is unmuted, and I've searched high and low for how to fix this. The only time my "mic" picks up any sound is when I talk into the headphones and no the mic part. I'm pulling my hair out over this they work correctly on my laptop but not on my pc

The earbuds are probably only plugged into the headphone jack. You can't use a microphone through that.

All normal HiFi and computer connections with 3.5mm plugs and sockets use standard "stereo" plugs that have been around for decades.

They have three contacts, a ground plus two signals, usually left/right audio
(or mic and power in a PC microphone socket).
I m trying to use my iPhone ear buds as a mic, they are plugged in to the mic port but my pc thinks the ear buds are the mic - 1

Each function, in or out on the equipment, has a separate socket.

Headsets for phones and tablets use a special four-contact plug, that allows ground, left, right and microphone all in one, to save space.
I m trying to use my iPhone ear buds as a mic, they are plugged in to the mic port but my pc thinks the ear buds are the mic - 1 - 1

They are (usually) interchangeable with stereo types just for headphones use, but when you put that into a normal stereo socket, the microphone contact does not connect to anything.

To swap between PC gear that uses two stereo sockets and the phone style single-plug items, you need an adapter cable.

eg.Something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/...2216324289

That takes the mike connection from the extra contact on the the headset plug and splits it out to the tip contacts on a second stereo plug, where it should be for general equipment.

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