Bug 362990 - Add feature: android as external microphone
Summary: Add feature: android as external microphone
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: common (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Keywords:
: 447993 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-05-12 17:52 UTC by Laptander
Modified: 2023-04-15 14:14 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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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. ***