Bug 362990

Summary:	Add feature: android as external microphone
Product:	[Applications] kdeconnect	Reporter:	Laptander <dev-laptander>
Component:	common	Assignee:	Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	blazingkin, ianp, jxftw2424, ligert123, stepien241, unico, uwu, xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Laptander 2016-05-12 17:52:34 UTC

My laptops internal mic is not good enough. So I got an idea to use android smartfone's good microphone as external mic for laptop.
I have searched about possibility of this, and I have found Wo Mic application. Sad news, it only supports Windows and Mac.
Would be great if it will be possible with kdeconnect on Linux.

Reproducible: Always




In Wo Mic they use a client application, which makes virtual audio device on pc side and uses adb to communicate with smartphone.
Sound from mic could be transported via usb, bluetooth, wifi.

Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2020-06-02 17:22:58 UTC

I agree that this would be a very useful feature - for me, to even have a mic (that as a bonus doesn't cost anything and is pretty good) on my PC.

I currently use a audio jack cable with the app "extra mic" for that but it does have several problems like Spotify auto-starting on plugging the phone in and lately the app seems to straight up crash as well. Of course the cable is annoying as well.

Comment 2 Alex 2020-09-13 18:26:42 UTC

I'm interested in working on this issue, looking into what it would take on both PC / phone to make it happen

Comment 3 ianp 2020-10-02 09:41:30 UTC

I have seen people asking for this. Possibly more popular now due to the use of video chat and remote working in COVID times.

Comment 4 Condor 2022-02-12 10:37:40 UTC

id like this feature aswell, being able to send audio inputs and outputs to other devices would be very useful

Comment 5 John Iliopoulos 2022-09-22 06:31:48 UTC

*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

Comment 6 2wxsy58236r3 2022-10-05 06:26:15 UTC

*** Bug 447993 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***