Capture Audio from Other Apps on Mobile

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Use this when…

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

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

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

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

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Tap + → Screen Record

From the home screen, open the session menu. On Android the option is labelled Device Audio.

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.

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.

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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.

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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

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