Sometimes the built-in microphone on a laptop or PC breaks down, but there is simply no portable one. But you need to keep in touch somehow. Then a regular Android smartphone can come to the rescue. No doubt, many users wondered: "Is it possible, and if so, how to connect the phone as a microphone to a PC?" Yes, you can. And to do this is quite simple. Moreover, there are several programs for this.
WO Mic
How to connect the phone as a microphone? The first option is using the WO Mic program. The app is available on the Play Store for free. It has been downloaded more than a million times, which clearly gives a clear idea of the demand for this utility.
It allows you to connect your smartphone to a personal computer using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or a regular USB connection. In order for the interaction between the smartphone and the PC to be successful, you need to download the drivers and the WO Mic client itself to the computer. This is a prerequisite.
Then you need to press the "Start" button on your smartphone and Connect in the window that opens on your computer monitor.
When using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectionsit is worth considering that both the PC and the smartphone must work from the same network: from the same Wi-Fi.
But this is just one example of how to connect your phone as a microphone. There are a couple of alternative ways, the first of which is similar to the above, and the second is completely different from both of them.
Microphone
How to connect your phone as a microphone using the "Microphone" program from the developer Gaz Davidson? Even easier than before. All you need is a four-pin audio cable with identical plugs on the ends: 3.5mm audio jacks (same as found on headphones).
In this case, simply connect one end of the wire to a smartphone, the other to a personal computer, and then the PC will begin to read the voice recorded on the phone's microphone.
This program makes the question "how to connect a phone as a microphone to a computer" a little more than completely irrelevant.
What problems might arise?
Even if the user correctly fulfills all the set conditions and starts the programs in the right sequence, the result will still not be guaranteed. It is possible (but not necessary!), Root rights may be required for the program to work, since in fact the PC system, whether Windows or Mac OS, must penetrate Android OS and start capturing sound from the smartphone microphone. It is unlikely that in most standard firmware from official developers this is allowed by default. After all, such actions clearly violate the Android security system andendanger the privacy of the data stored on the device.
Alternatives
How to make a microphone out of a phone? You can connect another high-quality microphone to it. Why not?
You can purchase an adapter for Jack - audio / video connectors - and connect some lavalier microphone to it. The problem is only one thing: the microphone may not work at all in this way. And it does not even depend on the presence or absence of root rights. They are not needed here.
The fact is that some smartphones, when connecting an external headset built into the headphones, continue to record sound from the main microphone, and some start recording sound from the headset microphone.
To check if you can connect an external microphone to your smartphone, just connect any headphones with a headset to your phone and check if the sound will be recorded.
If the answer is yes, then you can safely purchase an adapter and an external headset, if not, you should not spend money on anything. We need to find another way.
By the way, an external microphone cannot be connected unambiguously on iOS devices. Apple developers are generally famous for making their OS as closed to external influences as possible. This applies to any accessories that can somehow harm the security of the system.
