Google Pixel: How to Use an External USB Microphone

Quick summary: Google Pixel phones can record video audio through an external USB microphone, but you have to pick it in the camera settings first. Any USB mic should work.

Step by step

1. Plug in your USB-C microphone.
2. Open the Camera and switch to Video.
3. Tap the gear. It’s at the bottom left, or the bottom right if you’re holding the phone sideways.
4. Scroll down to the microphone setting (labeled Phone microphone). You may need to scroll to find it, especially in landscape.
5. Switch from Phone mic to Wired mic, the option with the little wire icon.
6. Start recording. The screen shows that you’re using a wired microphone, which tells you it’s recording through your external mic.

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