RØDE Capture Launches on Android, Free, With NDI Multi-Camera Support

RØDE released its Capture app for Android on November 10, 2026, as a free download from the Google Play Store, closing the platform gap with the existing iPhone version and extending integrated audio control and video recording to both major mobile platforms.

The app consolidates two functions that previously required separate applications: configuration of compatible RØDE microphones and video capture from the phone camera. For working videographers and mobile journalists, that consolidation removes a workflow step. Users adjust recording gain, enable Gain Assist (an automatic level-control function), noise reduction and high-pass filtering, and choose between split or merged audio recording, all inside the recording interface.

What does Direct Connect change for location work?

The headline feature for Android users is Direct Connect, which lets supported RØDE wireless transmitters pair straight to a smartphone with no separate receiver. Compatible devices are the Wireless Micro, Wireless GO Gen 3 and Wireless PRO. For interview, travel and news work, that removes one device — and one charging routine — from the kit bag.

RØDE frames the feature as aimed at spontaneous, mobile-first production: street interviews, travel content, news reporting and social video. Fewer components mean faster setup on location, which matters for crews billing by the shoot day.

Can a phone now serve as a production camera?

The more commercially significant addition is Network Device Interface (NDI) connectivity, a standard for sending video over a local network. An Android device running RØDE Capture can act as an additional video source when linked to compatible RØDE production hardware: the RØDECaster Video, RØDECaster Video S and RØDECaster Video Core.

For small production teams, this offers a way to add camera angles without buying dedicated cameras for every position. A phone on a tripod becomes one input in a multi-camera setup — a cost comparison worth noting when a second body and lens can exceed the price of an entire wireless kit.

What video controls does the app include?

On the recording side, RØDE Capture provides standard configuration options:

• Resolution, frame rate and aspect ratio settings
• Automatic flash options
• A countdown timer for solo presenters who need to position themselves before recording starts

The app's microphone support extends beyond the wireless range. RØDE lists products across its Wireless line, compact on-camera microphones and USB desktop microphones as compatible. Which audio controls appear depends on the connected device, so buyers should verify feature availability against their specific hardware rather than assume parity across the catalogue.

Availability and pricing

RØDE Capture for Android is available now, free of charge, from the Google Play Store. The iPhone version remains available. The company positions the release as part of a broader strategy of connecting its audio products with video production tools in integrated workflows, spanning social media, vlogging, podcasting, mobile journalism and filmmaking.

The free price point signals where RØDE expects its return: hardware sales. The app functions as a control layer for its ecosystem, and the NDI integration in particular ties smartphone purchases into RØDECaster console sales. Whether Android's fragmented device base delivers the same Direct Connect reliability that iPhone users report will determine adoption among professional users; expect field reports as the release reaches working kits in the coming weeks.

— Amara Osei