Android Magazine 58 - 2015 UK

Tu t o r i a l s

Turn your friends’

mobiles into speakers

This clever app

links together all

of your friends’

A ndroid phones

touseasspeakers

Your smartphone might have a super high-

definition screen and a pretty decent camera built

into it, but when it comes to speakers it’s not that

impressive – as anyone who’s had to sit and listen

to someone else’s tinny music on a bus will tell

you.A mpMe attempts to solve this problem in a

prett y clever way. It enables you to connect multiple

smartphones into the same part y with the host

controlling the playlist. There are a few limitations

andnigglesatthetimeof writing so your speakers

won’t magically be able to produce rich and

interesting bass sounds, but it’s always nice to up

the ante on your music listening. In this tutorial

we’ll walk you through how to get the app set up,

how to start parties, how to join parties and how to

get the most out of this crowd-sourced listening

experience. All you’ll need is a phone with an

internet connection and some friends to get things

going. You will all need to download and install the

app on your devices too.

Everyone will need to grab the app from

the Google Play store. It doesn’t cost a thing to

download and it’s not a particularly large fi le either.

Fortunately, the app is cross platform between

Android and iOS devices, so it makes it easy to set

up when all of your friends have different phones.

Get the app

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Once you’ve tapped the button you’ll be

given a bit more information. The host is the only

one who can choose the music for the party, then

everyone can sync their devices to the host. If

you’re okay with that, just tap the button marked

Got It at the bottom of the screen.

Read the information

Now you need to decide who’s going to^5

host the party and who’s going to join it. Don’t

worry, we’ll walk you through how to do both. If

you’ve decided you’re going to host then tap the

relevant button. It’s the big green one in the

middle of the screen.

Host or join?

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You will need to give the app access to

both your Bluetooth settings and to your

microphone. It needs to use your microphone in

order to check it’s in sync with all of the devices

around you that are part of the party. Tap Accept

to complete the installation.

Accept the permissions

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Noweveryoneisgoingtoneedtoturnon

their Bluetooth. It’s not the most power-effective

way to connect all of your devices, but it’s the one

the app uses. You will all need to have Bluetooth

turned on in order to either host or join the party.

When you’re done, open the app.

Turn on your Bluetooth

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App used » AmpMe Works with » Android 4.1 and up