How To Use Your Phone As A Microphone To Your Computer - Android.
Are you looking for a good microphone for your audio recording? You can get a portable and cheap microphone in the stores but why do that when you have your mobile phone by your side.
Not all computers have an inbuilt microphone but if you need a microphone for a voice chat or speech recognition, you can easily do that with your android phone by just connecting it to your computer via USB, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
Let's get started:
Install WO Mic
There are numerous applications on google store that can be used for this but in this post, we recommend using WO Mic from wireless orange. It comes with a number of options for easier setup. It works best on both Windows and Mac computers. Mac computers can only connect via Wi-Fi.
Install the client program and driver
It is very easy connecting through Bluetooth or USB for Windows Computers.
To connect via Wi-Fi follow these steps:
For Windows PC users, download these files
- WO Mic client setup program for Windows
- WO Mic device driver for Windows
For Mac PC users, download these files
- WO Mic Client package for Mac
Right-click on the file and select open from the pop-up menu.
Connect the Mic
Open the WO Mic app on your Android phone and follow these settings. Select Transport >> Wi-Fi (connecting via Bluetooth and USB is very simple, let's do it for Wi-Fi). You can choose any option from the audio source depending on what you are using the mic for. After that leave, any other setting s as a default.
Now go back to the main page of the app and copy the IP address above the mic icon.
Open the WO Mic client on your computer, enter the IP address, and click on connect. You are done, just check the “Play in speaker” box and now begin talking into your phone to test it out.
That is it, it is that simple to use your android mobile as a mic without spending a penny on the microphone
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