Test microphones before a workshop
Confirm every table's phone can actually hear the room before you start, using the audio pill that turns green once a table's audio is confirmed coming through.
The fastest way to test microphones before a workshop is to watch each table phone's audio pill: it turns green and reads Ljud funkar ("Audio works") once the table's audio is confirmed coming through, and glows with every voice it picks up, so you can confirm every table in seconds without opening a single settings menu. This guide covers reading the pill correctly and what to do about the phones that never turn green.
What the pill shows you
Once a phone has joined and been granted microphone access, its screen shows a pill that reacts live to sound, frame by frame, there is no separate test mode or button to press. It has four states: grey Väntar på ljud… ("Waiting for audio…") while the phone is connecting or its audio has not yet been confirmed, green Ljud funkar once the audio is verified actually reaching the meeting (it glows with each voice it picks up), Ljud av ("Audio off") if the group has been muted, and hidden while the phone is waiting on a permission prompt. The first time it detects a few consecutive frames of real speech, it also shows a one-time confirmation, Vi hör dig! ("We can hear you!"), so whoever is holding the phone gets clear feedback that the mic is actually working, not just connected. If audio stops reaching the meeting, the pill drops back to grey rather than keep claiming it works.
Run the check, table by table
When a phone will not light up
If the pill stays hidden or the phone shows a permission prompt that will not go away, the browser has not been granted microphone access yet, tap Allow on the prompt. If the prompt never appeared, or was dismissed, the phone needs to recover permission at the OS level; reopening the page will not ask again automatically:
- iPhone (Safari): open Settings → Safari → Microphone, choose Allow, then tap Försök igen ("Try again") on the phone. - Android: open the browser's Site settings → Microphone → Allow, then tap Försök igen. - Desktop: click the lock icon in the address bar, allow the microphone, then tap Försök igen.
If the microphone is allowed but still silent, check that no other app on that phone, a call, a voice memo app, another tab, is already holding the microphone.
FAQ
No. The pill reacts continuously to real audio, so a few normal sentences from someone at the table is enough to confirm it, there is no timer or countdown built in.
Yes. Groups can connect and light up their audio pill while the session is still idle. Pressing Start only begins transcription and the timeline, it does not affect the mic check.
Ask the table to speak again, the pill reacts live, not just once. Persistent silence after that usually means the microphone got muted or another app grabbed it mid-session.