Sound Amplifier

3.4
75.4K reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Sound Amplifier makes everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible among people who are hard of hearing, using just your Android phone and a pair of headphones. Use Sound Amplifier to filter, augment and amplify sounds around you and on your device.

Features
• Reduce unwanted noise to recognise speech better.
• Focus on a speaker’s voice in noisy environments with conversation mode. (Available for Pixel 3 and above.)
• Listen to conversations, TV or lectures. For audio sources that are farther away, Bluetooth headphones are recommended. (Bluetooth headphones might have delayed sound transmission.)
• Personalise your listening experience for surrounding conversation or media playing on your device. You can reduce noise or boost low frequency, high frequency or quiet sounds. Set your preferences for both ears or separately for each ear.
• Turn Sound Amplifier on and off using the Accessibility button, a gesture or Quick Settings. Learn more about the Accessibility button, gesture and Quick Settings: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/7650693

Requirements
• Available for Android 8.1 and later.
• Pair your Android device with headphones.
• Conversation mode is currently available on Pixel 3 and above.

Send us your feedback on Sound Amplifier by emailing: sound-amplifier-help@google.com. For help using Sound Amplifier, connect with us at https://g.co/disabilitysupport.

Permissions notice
Microphone: Access to the microphone will allow Sound Amplifier to process the audio for amplification and filtering. No data is collected or stored.
Accessibility service: Since this app is an accessibility service, it can observe your actions, retrieve window content and observe text that you type.
Updated on
17 Jun 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Audio and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

3.4
74.4K reviews
A Google user
6 February 2019
Great step forward, however not accessible enough for target audience. Like many people with actual hearing issues, I use Bluetooth enabled hearing aids. This service requires the use of wired headphones. You can immediately see how this becomes a problem. Whilst I would love to be able to use my phone as a remote mic, and would rate this 5 stars otherwise, the convenience of having to remove one's hearing aids, and plug in and equip wired headphones unfortunately completely negates any benfit
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Google LLC
4 September 2019
Bluetooth wasn't intended to support very low latency use cases like Sound Amplifier so we had to make the decision to support only wired headphones. Wireless headphones is a high priority for the Sound Amplifier team and we are actively working on potential solutions. Thank you for your feedback.
Steve “Pod” Povey
19 May 2021
Surprisingly, a VERY acute audio receiver! I don't even recall I downloaded the app, discovering it some time after installing this devious sound receiver (amplifier), & devious by it's seemingly extremely basic but functional in nature UI, hides a variety of levels of adjustments. I'm not streaching the truth when I say it's able to pick up the sound of my stomach grumbling from 15cm away -inaudible for my ears naturally, to ever hear that. Even with my ears being CLOSER. GREAT WORK!
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A Google user
29 November 2019
Can no longer use wired headphones on my phone. I decided to uninstall sound amplifier because I didn't really need it, since then I cannot use any wired headphones, the sound sounds like it's all out of phase. If I plug a speaker in it works fine, Bluetooth headphones also work fine. Tried reinstalling and making sure it's accessibility services were turned off, still didn't work. I'm probably going to have to factory reset my phone next.
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