# AudioRelay turns an Android phone into a Wi-Fi computer speaker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/can-you-use-your-android-phone-as-a-computer-speaker/
- Published: 2026-11-15T15:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T16:12:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2313706/use-android-phone-as-computer-speaker/
- Topics: Gadgets, Technology

## Key points

- AudioRelay streams computer audio to an Android phone over Wi-Fi.
- Both devices need the app and the same network.
- USB tethering may reduce lag and choppy playback.

## Summary

You can use an Android phone as a temporary speaker for a computer by streaming audio through the AudioRelay app. The method may help if a computer’s speakers stop working, and offers a way to reuse an old phone; it works over Wi-Fi rather than Bluetooth.

Install AudioRelay on both devices and connect them to the same Wi-Fi network, then select the computer from the phone’s app. The app supports Windows, Mac and Linux, though Mac requires the free BlackHole virtual audio device and an audio-output setting change. USB tethering can help with lag; a 5GHz Wi-Fi connection and buffer adjustments can also affect sound quality and delay.

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