How to Use an External Microphone on Android Phone with 3.5mm Headphone Jack

How to Use an External Microphone on Android Phone with 3.5mm Headphone Jack

Adapter Cables shown in video from Amazon:
Lightning to 3.5mm (Male): https://amzn.to/3j2G1QC
Lightning to 3.5mm (Female): https://amzn.to/3lD04a2
3.5mm to RCA Splitter: http://amzn.to/2eDxNKK
StarTech TRRS Adapter: http://amzn.to/2fSLnzQ

Recording audio from an external microphone on an Android phone should be an easy thing to do but many people have found that it is not as simple as it seems and using a 3.5mm microphone. The only place you can plug in a microphone is in this headphone jack. I’ll need an adapter cable like the one from StarTec which splits the audio connections to and from the phone into separate jacks.

With this adapter, you can use any 3.5mm microphone with your Android device including lavalier microphones. You can even plug in a set of headphones in the other side of the adapter to monitor audio as well. I hope this video answered some of your questions about using an external microphone on your Android phone.

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