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Android Phone as Microphone on Linux Using Local Network

TLDR

Using Mumble for simple chat server and change output as input, and bash script from github.com/siddhpant/broo for automation setup.

Tested on Arch Linux using PipeWire, Firefox, Chromium, and Audacity.

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Why ?

Android phone nowaday has good microphone built-in.

Requirements

Android

Linux

  • mumble - GUI client.
  • mumble-server - CLI server.
  • avahi - avahi-daemon.
  • iproute2

Arch Linux command:



sudo pacman -S mumble mumble-server avahi iproute2


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Installation

Copied from github.com/siddhpant/broo#installation



git clone https://github.com/siddhpant/broo.git
cd broo
chmod +x broo setup_broo
./setup_broo


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Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Run

Linux

Copied from github.com/siddhpant/broo#run



broo
# Do you want to start Broo, or close it? (s/c):


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  • Press s to start Broo, or c to stop it.
  • Use the mic by choosing Monitor of Broo as your input source / mic in applications.
  • The script will reside in ~/.local/bin, so you can run Broo from anywhere.
  • You can use -h or --help for help.

Android

  • Open Mumla
  • Connect to local IP

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