Ambient sound: hear around
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About this app
Ambient Sound lets you hear what happens around you while wearing headphones or earbuds.
The app amplifies real-world sound through your microphone so you can stay aware of your surroundings without removing your headphones. It is useful for walking, commuting, exercising, working, or any situation where awareness matters.
Key features
• Amplify ambient sound in real time
• Adjustable gain and equalizer controls
• Works in the background with a persistent notification
• Record ambient audio and save files accessible from other apps
• Supports wired and selected Bluetooth microphones
• Optimized for modern Android versions
Use cases
• Hear traffic or people while listening to music
• Stay aware during outdoor activities
• Monitor surrounding sound indoors
• Record environmental audio for later playback
Privacy
Ambient Sound processes audio locally on your device. Audio is not transmitted or shared. Diagnostic data may be collected only to improve app stability and performance.
The app amplifies real-world sound through your microphone so you can stay aware of your surroundings without removing your headphones. It is useful for walking, commuting, exercising, working, or any situation where awareness matters.
Key features
• Amplify ambient sound in real time
• Adjustable gain and equalizer controls
• Works in the background with a persistent notification
• Record ambient audio and save files accessible from other apps
• Supports wired and selected Bluetooth microphones
• Optimized for modern Android versions
Use cases
• Hear traffic or people while listening to music
• Stay aware during outdoor activities
• Monitor surrounding sound indoors
• Record environmental audio for later playback
Privacy
Ambient Sound processes audio locally on your device. Audio is not transmitted or shared. Diagnostic data may be collected only to improve app stability and performance.
Hear your surroundings while using headphones. Amplify and record ambient sound.
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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 partiesLearn more about how developers declare sharing
- This app may collect these data typesApp activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
- Data isn’t encrypted
- Data can’t be deleted
Ratings and reviews
145 reviews
Neil Myrick
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November 29, 2020
Only works with bluetooth headphones set to telephony, which significantly reduces the audio quality and disables stereo sound. Also, even with the headphones set to telephony, the gain doesn't go high enough to really be able to hear external sounds well. Update: Thanks for your response. I guess I'll have to try it sometime with my phone not in my pocket.
10 people found this review helpful
VilFix
November 29, 2020
Hi Neil, thank you for your feedback. If you use the microphone built in your headphones, that hardware is design only for telephony and that is the reason the sound it is not really loud. However, this depends on the headphones you are using. Try to select the internal microphone for a better sound performance and set volume and gain to maximum.
Ravindran Mokkilmaruthur
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March 11, 2023
Those who didn't read the About the app portion run the risk of app running in the background and draining battery even after Stop button is pressed.. Why not make it stop when that button is pressed. We have to push back button twice now to completely close the app. You can make it to close when Stop button is pressed The equaliser doesn't seem to work and remain after frequencies are changed. The settings go back to default settings ie flat.
1 person found this review helpful
VilFix
March 11, 2023
Hi Ravindran, thank you for your feedback. I will check the equalizer in Android 12 and also change the functionality to don't keep it running in the background when stop has been pressed
Caleb Harper
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May 11, 2022
Good quality, but the audio isn't in real time. It comes in about half a second after, causing the sound to noticeably layer up and cause a speech jammer effect.
3 people found this review helpful
VilFix
May 11, 2022
Hi Caleb, thank you for your feedback. The delay depends on the device (newer devices process audio faster) and on the headphones (wired headphones have less delay).
What’s new
• Improved Android 14+ compatibility and background audio reliability.
• Redesigned Main, Equalizer and Recordings screens.
• Added hearing profiles, speech focus, noise reduction and a safety limiter.
• Added live audio-level monitoring.
• Recordings now remain private until shared or saved to Music/AmbientSound.
• Added recording search, sorting, rename, sharing and delete undo.
• Improved notification controls, Bluetooth handling and state restoration.
• Redesigned Main, Equalizer and Recordings screens.
• Added hearing profiles, speech focus, noise reduction and a safety limiter.
• Added live audio-level monitoring.
• Recordings now remain private until shared or saved to Music/AmbientSound.
• Added recording search, sorting, rename, sharing and delete undo.
• Improved notification controls, Bluetooth handling and state restoration.
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About the developer
Pedro José Fuertes Durbán
contact@vilfix.com
Küferweg 1A
55128 Mainz
Germany
