Audio Cable For Android — Virtual
To achieve "virtual audio cable" functionality on Android, you have to bypass the native audio stack entirely.
| Use Case | Best Solution | Root Required? | Latency | |----------|---------------|----------------|---------| | Send Android audio to OBS on PC | AudioRelay → VB-Cable (PC) | No | ~20 ms | | Route music from Phone to Discord (Phone) | Audio Repeater (Mic loopback) | No | ~300 ms | | Create a true virtual input for Termux audio | ALSA Loopback + tinyalsa | Yes | ~5 ms | | Record internal audio + microphone | Android 10+ built-in screen recorder | No | Zero (file-based) | | Real-time effect processing between apps | Not possible without custom ROM | N/A | N/A | virtual audio cable for android
: The target app (e.g., Spotify, Chrome) must allow its audio to be captured. Many apps (like Netflix or YouTube) block this for copyright reasons. 3. Audio Loopback (Physical Alternative) To achieve "virtual audio cable" functionality on Android,