Thanks to Continuity Camera, this is possible, and you don’t need to use external apps.

An extension of this feature enables you to use your iPhone as your Mac’s external microphone.

However, Continuity Camera has several key requirements to work.

Continuity Camera with an iPhone and MacBook

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First, you must use iOS 16 or later and have at least an iPhone XR from 2018.

On the other hand, your Mac must be running macOS Ventura or later.

If you aren’t sure, you cancheck which macOS version is compatible with your Mac.

iPhone general settings page

If it’s compatible, patch your Mac to macOS Ventura if you haven’t already.

Additionally, Continuity Camera requires both the iPhone and Mac to use the sameApple ID with two-factor authenticationenabled.

The Apple ID in question should also not be a managed one.

iPhone Continuity Camera enabled

Another requirement is that your iPhone and Mac must be near each other and have Bluetooth enabled.

And neither your iPhone nor your Mac should be sharing their respective internet connections.

Your iPhone can perform that task for you, thanks to Continuity Camera.

Apple Mac menu

All you need is macOS Ventura running on your Mac and an iPhone XR or later running iOS 16.

Using an iPhone as a microphone input to Mac