# Native mobile app versions

VDO.Ninja also offers native Android and iOS apps for mobile capture workflows. These apps are useful if you want phone-to-OBS video, mobile screen recording, local recording, USB microphone support, or mobile-specific camera features such as ultra-wide lenses and dual-camera capture.

These native apps are still more focused than the full browser experience, but they now cover a useful set of mobile production tasks.

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Android
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iOS
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## Current feature highlights

Both native apps support:

* local recording
* screen recording
* improved USB audio support, including support that helps with external microphones such as DJI mics
* ultra-wide camera support
* Social Stream Ninja integration for live chat and TTS workflows
* an audio-only talkback channel, so the phone can hear a remote director or OBS output while streaming

Android-specific highlights:

* USB video and UVC capture support
* expanded camera selection options
* a gallery for reviewing and deleting recorded clips

iOS-specific highlights:

* dual-camera mixing mode using front and rear cameras together
* continued USB microphone support improvements

## Current limitations

* The native apps remain focused on capture and publish workflows rather than replacing the full browser-based director and viewer experience.
* Platform restrictions still apply to some mobile screen-sharing behaviors, especially on older iOS versions.

## Android downloads

The Google Play version is the preferred install path:

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Google Play Store
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For testing newer Android builds before Play Store rollout, a direct APK may also be provided:

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Current Android test APK noted March 1, 2026
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Source code:

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GitHub repository for the native app project
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## iOS download

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Apple App Store
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The iOS build approved on March 1, 2026 includes ultra-wide camera support in addition to the newer dual-camera and local-recording improvements already noted above.

## Notes

* If a mobile hardware encoder is unstable for screen sharing or playback, testing `&codec=vp8` on the receiving side can still help in some cases.
* Older versions of iOS have more restrictions around screen recording and screen broadcast behavior.
* USB device behavior still depends on the phone, OS version, adapters, and vendor firmware.

## Related

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[How to improve quality of the native app](/guides/improving-quality-of-the-native-app.md)
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[Updates - Native mobile apps](/updates/updates-native-mobile-apps.md)
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