The free recording app lets supported RØDE transmitters connect directly to an Android phone and can turn the handset into a wireless video source for the RØDECaster Video range
Thunder Bay – PHOTO TECH – RØDE Capture is now available as a free Android download, extending RØDE’s combined video-recording and microphone-control app beyond the iPhone. The release is particularly significant for mobile journalists and solo creators because supported wireless transmitters can connect without their normal receiver.
Direct Connect works with the RØDE Wireless Micro, Wireless GO (3rd Gen) and Wireless PRO. It sends two discrete 48kHz audio channels to the app over RØDE’s Bluetooth Low Energy implementation, while providing controls for functions including gain, GainAssist, noise reduction, channel configuration and high-pass filtering where supported by the connected microphone.
Removing the receiver reduces the number of components attached to an Android phone during street interviews, travel reporting and vertical-video production. Direct Connect is exclusive to RØDE Capture; users recording in another Android camera app must connect the appropriate receiver instead.
Video recording and RØDECaster integration
RØDE Capture provides controls for aspect ratio, resolution, frame rate, flash and a recording countdown. RØDE’s established iPhone version offers HD, Full HD and 4K capture at 24, 30 or 60fps, although available Android modes will depend on the phone.
NDI Cast support allows an Android handset to operate as a network video source for the RØDECaster Video, RØDECaster Video S and RØDECaster Video Core. That gives small studios and livestreaming teams another wireless camera angle without buying a dedicated video transmitter.
Free app, incomplete compatibility information
RØDE Capture for Android is available now from Google Play at no charge and without a separate subscription. Compatible microphones are sold separately; current US pricing cited by retailers starts around $99 for Wireless Micro, $199 for Wireless GO (3rd Gen) and $299 list for Wireless PRO.
Documentation has not fully caught up with the rollout. RØDE’s main Capture page still describes the app as an iPhone product, while some support pages continue to say Android is unsupported. RØDE has also not published a definitive minimum Android version or tested-device list, and Android support for every iPhone feature has not been confirmed.
Creators should update their microphone firmware through RØDE Central and test their particular phone, microphone and recording mode before relying on the app for paid work. Even with that caution, the release closes a conspicuous gap for Android-based RØDE users and expands the practical value of the company’s current wireless microphone and RØDECaster ecosystems.
Sources: RØDE Capture product page, RØDE Direct Connect documentation, Android availability and limitations
