Using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, the USB Audio Recorder PRO app and a Samson Go microphone, the process of making a recording was dead easy. You’ll have to check each prospective app individually for USB audio support and consider asking the developers to add it in future versions if it’s missing. Samson, a popular USB microphone maker, lists these applications as compatible with their Go microphone:
This essentially means that if you want to use a USB mic in Android with your videos or to create material for podcasts (as two examples) you’ll need to find applications that explicitly support USB audio interfaces. While you can absolutely use a USB microphone with your phone, you can’t yet use it as a system-level microphone in every app. Problem solved, right? Well, it’s not that simple. Most modern Android smartphones support OTG and can easily supply the smidgen of power a microphone needs. One solution is to use a USB microphone using the appropriate on-the-go adapter.