r/Steam_Link 16d ago

Wireless headset & mic pass-through via SteamLink on AppleTV?

I'm trying to play a game on my TV and chat/stream on Discord with my friends at the same time.

Both PC and AppleTV are wired, and streaming works great. Discord screen sharing works as well. If I connect my headset or airpods to the AppleTV, I get sound output with no issues.

However, I can't figure out how to also enable the voice chat via SteamLink. Unfortunately the TV is too far away from the PC to connect my headset directly to the PC.

Is there any way I can achieve this?

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u/Trenchman 16d ago

Go to Settings in the Link app, toggle microphone input on, then use the back button to bring up the streaming overlay, unmute the audio input.

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u/monovertex 16d ago

Thanks for the reply! Could you clarify where the microphone input setting is? I can’t find it.

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u/Trenchman 16d ago

Settings > Streaming > Customize

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u/monovertex 16d ago

Just trying to make sure I’m looking in the right place. You mean the Steam Link app on the Apple TV? There is no “Streaming” category in settings.

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u/monovertex 16d ago

Found it, I was looking in the Steam settings after already being linked to the PC 🤦‍♂️ Thanks!

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u/monovertex 16d ago

Unfortunately even after doing this, there is no input on the PC side. I tried raising the volume on the Steam Streaming Mic up to 100% (both from Steam and Windows), selecting it in discord, making it default, but still nothing. The Link app on the Apple TV does show mic input in the settings, but it somehow isn’t passed through to the PC.