Sound Amplifier

Google LLC

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: [e-mail]. 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.

Ratings and reviews

So far, it's everything I need. And, I don't know what they are saying about not working with blue tooth—edited; I had given it a five-star rating but now I've dropped it down to four because although the app works excellent it's missing an important feature and that is, a volume control as it would appear on the screen with the other controls—this would make the app complete ¿`_

I have a Bluetooth Bose and the app worked on it initially and it was amazing. It brought out sounds in the Trance music That I did not know existed in the song.I was listening to amazing... Now I go back into the app to turn it on and it's looking for headphones. Wireless or wired, it will not turn on. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, and it's doing the same thing.What is the problem???????

It came with my Pixel 8 and works okay. I tried the recent update but subsequently rolled it back, however. It kept turning off unexpectedly after a couple minutes while using another app or just having the screen locked. It needs an option to configure for either the device mic or headphone mic, though, since I have to have my phone out to use it. Maybe that's just a Bluetooth limitation? Not a bad app as Google apps go, but not great either. It definitely needs more work.