Stream PC Audio to Phone
2025-06-122 turns2,540 charsgpt-4o
Summary
The user wants to stream their computer's audio to their phone using Discord.
Messages
I want to listen to my computer's audio on my phone using discord how can I set it up to do that
To stream your **computer’s audio** to your **phone via Discord**, you can set it up like this:
---
## 🔧 Requirements
- A **Discord account** on both your **computer** and **phone**.
- Discord installed on both devices.
- A **virtual audio cable** to route system sound into Discord as a microphone input.
---
## 🖥️ On Your Computer
### 1. **Install a Virtual Audio Device**
Use something like:
- **VB-Audio Cable** (Free) – [https://vb-audio.com/Cable/](https://vb-audio.com/Cable/)
Install it and restart your computer if needed.
---
### 2. **Set Computer Audio to Route to Virtual Cable**
- Go to **Sound Settings** → **Output** → Change output device to `CABLE Input (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)`.
- This will route all your computer audio through the virtual cable.
Alternatively, keep your normal speakers and **duplicate audio output** using something like **VoiceMeeter** (for advanced users).
---
### 3. **Set Virtual Cable as Input on Discord**
- Open **Discord desktop** → User Settings → **Voice & Video**
- Input device: `CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)`
- Output device: Doesn’t matter unless you’re monitoring
- Turn on “Automatically determine input sensitivity” or adjust manually.
---
### 4. **Join a Private Discord Voice Channel**
- Create or join a **private server** (so you're the only one in the voice chat).
- Use **Discord on your phone** to join the **same voice channel**.
---
### 5. **Now Stream Your Audio**
Anything playing on your PC will be piped into Discord → heard on your phone.
---
## 📱 On Your Phone
- Open the **Discord mobile app**.
- Join the same voice channel.
- Plug in headphones to avoid feedback.
- Now you can hear your PC’s audio live.
---
## ⚠️ Tips and Warnings
- **No microphone support**: You won’t be able to talk back easily unless you set up dual input devices (VoiceMeeter can help).
- **Latency**: There will be ~200ms delay—fine for listening, not for real-time games.
- **Quality**: Discord compresses audio; don’t expect lossless fidelity.
---
## 🧠 Alternative (Simpler but Less Flexible)
If you only want to **hear music/audio**, and not interact:
- Use **OBS** to capture audio → stream to **private YouTube (unlisted)** → open stream on phone.
- Or use **AudioRelay**, **SoundWire**, or **Stream What You Hear (SWYH)** to send PC audio directly to your phone.
---
Want me to walk you through a setup with VoiceMeeter for dual output (PC + phone)?
gpt-4o