Support

Answers to the things people ask. Anything else: hello@pocketmickaraoke.com — a real person replies, usually the same day.

Setup in 30 seconds

• Pair your Bluetooth speaker in Settings → Bluetooth.
• Put the speaker behind you, facing away from the phone.
• Open PocketMic. The pill under the title should show your speaker's name. If it says Speaker, tap the icon in the pill and pick your speaker.
• Hold the phone 3–6 inches from your mouth, tap the big mic, sing.

It squeals / howls

That's feedback: the speaker is loud enough that the phone hears itself. In order:

• Turn the speaker down one notch. This fixes it 9 times out of 10.
• Move the speaker further behind you, or point it away.
• Make sure Squeal Guard is on. It cuts a howl as it starts and holds the volume down a little after one.
• Try the Echo Cancel switch. It makes the mic ignore the speaker's sound. The voice gets a little thinner, but it stops stubborn feedback.

"Connect a Bluetooth speaker first"

PocketMic won't play loud through the phone's own speaker, because that speaker is an inch from the phone's mic and squeals no matter what. Any Bluetooth speaker works. Wired headphones work too, if you just want to hear yourself.

My voice comes out late

Bluetooth adds a small delay, usually under half a second. It's the speaker, not the app. Speakers that say "low latency" or "aptX" on the box are the fast ones. Most people stop noticing after a song.

No sound at all

• Check the speaker is on and connected (its name shows in the pill under the title).
• Check the phone's volume buttons and the speaker's own volume.
• Tap the mic to stop, then tap it again.
• Still nothing? Close the app fully and reopen it.

The music stops when I open PocketMic

PocketMic never pauses other audio. If the song is playing on the same phone, keep it playing and switch to PocketMic — it mixes in. For the best experience, play the song on the TV, a laptop or a tablet, and keep the phone free to be the mic.

Phone call interrupted my song

PocketMic pauses for the call and picks the mic back up when the call ends. No tap needed.

Delete my data

There is none. PocketMic stores only your slider settings, on your phone. Deleting the app deletes them. See the privacy policy.

Contact

Email hello@pocketmickaraoke.com. Include your iPhone model and the speaker you're using and we can usually sort it out in one reply.