Possible to unplug camera and microphone(s)?
Is it possible to unplug the camera and microphone(s) on the 12" Retina Macbook?
I've used past iFixit guides to do this on older Apple devices. For example, in these Macbook Pro teardowns you can see where to disconnect the iSight camera and microphone.
Does anyone know if this is possible on 12" Retina Macbooks?
Guide
MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Display Assembly Replacement
Difficulty:
Moderate
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30 minutes - 1 hour
Guide
MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Dual Microphone Assembly Replacement
Difficulty:
Moderate
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40 minutes - 1 hour
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Thanks for the advice, Dan & Larry. I realize that tape/glue/etc is commonly used to "disable" these, but I'd prefer a hardware solution if one is possible -- and it has been possible with other Apple notebooks.
Checking the teardowns for last year's model, it looks like the microphones are unpluggable (and that this doesn't disable the audio jack itself, since that's a separate step). But I haven't been able to find anything similar for the iSight camera unfortunately.
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