# Microphone usage browser popup stops working

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [July 3, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808 "2022-07-03T12:08:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![processing\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@processing\_user](https://discourse.processing.org/u/processing_user)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808/1 "2022-07-03T12:08:27Z")

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I am using the microphone example here [examples | p5.js](https://p5js.org/examples/sound-mic-input.html) and it works only but just for the first time. after page refresh the browser stops asking for microphone usage the program stops working.  
how can i re-enable the microphone after each browser refresh?

thank you

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**Author:** ![mnse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/mnse/32/16520_2.png) [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808/2 "2022-07-03T12:56:38Z")

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Hi @processing_user,

On questions regarding browser issues it would be quite useful to let the supporters at least know which browser you are using. 🙂

Check [this.](https://mynewmicrophone.com/how-to-fix-web-browser-audio-chrome-safari-firefox-etc/)

Cheers  
— mnse

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**Author:** ![processing\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@processing\_user](https://discourse.processing.org/u/processing_user)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808/3 "2022-07-03T13:00:33Z")

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sorry for that, i am using firefox but right now it is working after i reinstalled the libraries and added the dom.min.js  
but i am still testing if the problem comes up again…

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**Author:** ![processing\_user](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@processing\_user](https://discourse.processing.org/u/processing_user)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/microphone-usage-browser-popup-stops-working/37808/4 "2022-07-03T14:14:06Z")

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the problem persists.  
after a while with several refresh the microphone usage alert from the browser does not show up…is there any way we can enforce the browser to ask for microphone usage?