Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google’s Recorder app seems like the only app one might use to record notes with, mostly because Google built ...

The camera is a core part of Google’s Pixel phones, and video is a common use case on these devices. Now, responding to user demand, Google is delivering Pixel external microphone support for the ...

Can you use a USB mic with Android? Using an external microphone with your Android smartphone used to be pretty straightforward. All you had to do was plug one into the headphone jack. Now, however, ...

A new version of Google Recorder is now live that finally enables the external and Bluetooth mic support. This feature is arriving with Google Recorder 2.1. Google Recorder is one of the best voice ...

Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters. The ...

Sony produces Vaio computers that contain a built-in microphone, those that rely on external microphones and those that have both capabilities. Vaio computers that do not have internal microphones ...

Technology has evolved to a great extent over the past few years. Particularly with regards to accessories and components that go on top of smartphones. Microphones are one such component, allowing ...

Android users that are looking for a high-quality stereo Android microphone might be interested in a new device called the SS07, that has been created by Optivelox and takes the form of an audio to ...