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Capture Other-App Audio on Mobile
Point VoicePing at whatever is playing on your phone — a foreign-language YouTube video, a podcast, an online course, a saved audio clip — and read live bilingual captions in the normal session view.

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Use this when…

training-webinar

Foreign-language lectures, Udemy courses, or recorded webinars — read along while listening.
youtube-podcast

Translate a foreign-language YouTube or podcast on the go — no download needed.
language-practice

Build listening skills with native-language podcasts and an always-on translator.
review-recordings

Open a saved audio file in another player and let VoicePing caption it as it plays.

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Highlights

  • Works with any app that plays audio (subject to OS screen-capture rules)
  • Same live meeting view as a VoicePing session — edits, minutes, export, dictionary all work
  • Sessions save to workspace history — teammates can open them on PC afterwards
  • iOS (Screen Record) and Android (Device Audio)

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Start a capture

1

Tap + → Screen Record

From the home screen, open the session menu. On Android the option is labelled Device Audio.
+ menu with Screen Record highlighted
Live screen with language tabs and Bilingual toggle
Set the transcription language (left tab) and translation language (right tab). Toggle Bilingual for both.
2

Start broadcast

Tap the capture button. On iOS, pick BroadcastExtension → Start Broadcast. On Android, accept the media-projection prompt. The sheet switches to Stop Broadcast once active.
iOS Start Broadcast prompt
iOS Stop Broadcast while active
3

Play audio in the source app, then return

Leave VoicePing in the background, open the source app (YouTube, a podcast app, Safari, an online course, etc.) and play. Switch back to VoicePing — bilingual subtitles stream in with a running timer.
Source app playing while VoicePing captures
Live bilingual transcript from the source app

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Stop

  • iOS — tap the broadcasting indicator in the status bar → Stop Broadcast, or tap the capture button inside VoicePing.
  • Android — tap the projection notification or the capture button in VoicePing.
Stopping finalises the session and saves it to workspace history like any other meeting.

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Tips

  • Use headphones when you’re speaking too — otherwise the captured audio loops back into your mic.
  • Turn on Do Not Disturb before starting — iOS warns that notifications are captured.
  • Plug in a charger for long sessions (CPU + network intensive).
  • Some apps block capture (DRM-protected streaming, some banking apps). Empty transcript = source is blocking it.
  • Auto-detect wrong? Set the transcription language manually from the left tab.

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After the session

Behaves like any VoicePing meeting: edit transcript, generate minutes, export, search. Pre-load workspace Dictionary entries for better accuracy on product terms.