SDR Touch - Live offline radio

SDR Touch - Live offline radio Free App

Rated 3.58/5 (3,094) —  Free Android application by Martin Marinov

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About SDR Touch - Live offline radio

Turn any mobile phone or tablet into an affordable and portable software defined radio scanner with spectrum analyser. Listen and record live on air FM stereo radio stations with RDS, weather reports, emergency stations, taxi traffic, airplane communications, audio of analogue TV broadcasts, HAM radio amateurs, digital broadcasts and many more! Depending on the hardware used, its radio frequency coverage could span between 50 MHz and 2.2 GHz. It currently demodulates broadcast FM, AM, narrowband FM, upper sideband (USB) and lower sideband (LSB) signals.

The built-in RDS monitor will allow exploring the hidden digital data feed that most commercial FM radio stations broadcast. This includes the station's program type (PTY), country of broadcast (ECC), date and time (CT), unique program identifier (PI), list of alternative frequencies (AF) and advanced statistics about the digital RDS carrier signal.

SDR Touch receives radio by using a USB dongle. It runs offline and does not require a data plan or internet connection! Take SDR Touch anywhere and find out what the radio waves are hiding!

In order to run SDR Touch, you will need:

- USB digital TV (DVB-T) dongle with the RTL2832U chip. You may already have one of them laying around. They cost less than $10
- USB OTG (On-The-Go) cable - if you've ever connected a USB thumb drive to your Android device, you already have it. They are extremely cheap

Plug the USB dongle in the charging USB socket of your Android device via the OTG cable and run SDR Touch! It is that simple! Now you can listen to live radio on Android devices that don't have a built-in FM support, without requiring a data plan!

This application is currently experimental and may crash. Please, report any bugs to the email provided in the Help.

Using the RTL2832U driver you could use one of the following compatible USB DVB-T tuners:

- Generic RTL2832U (e.g. hama nano)
- DigitalNow Quad DVB-T PCI-E card
- Leadtek WinFast DTV Dongle mini D
- Genius TVGo DVB-T03 USB dongle (Ver. B)
- Terratec Cinergy T Stick Black (rev 1)
- Terratec NOXON DAB/DAB+ USB dongle (rev 1)
- Terratec Deutschlandradio DAB Stick
- Terratec NOXON DAB Stick - Radio Energy
- Terratec Media Broadcast DAB Stick
- Terratec BR DAB Stick
- Terratec WDR DAB Stick
- Terratec MuellerVerlag DAB Stick
- Terratec Fraunhofer DAB Stick
- Terratec Cinergy T Stick RC (Rev.3)
- Terratec T Stick PLUS
- Terratec NOXON DAB/DAB+ USB dongle (rev 2)
- PixelView PV-DT235U(RN)
- Astrometa DVB-T/DVB-T2
- Compro Videomate U620F
- Compro Videomate U650F
- Compro Videomate U680F
- GIGABYTE GT-U7300
- DIKOM USB-DVBT HD
- Peak 102569AGPK
- KWorld KW-UB450-T USB DVB-T Pico TV
- Zaapa ZT-MINDVBZP
- SVEON STV20 DVB-T USB & FM
- Twintech UT-40
- ASUS U3100MINI_PLUS_V2
- SVEON STV27 DVB-T USB & FM
- SVEON STV21 DVB-T USB & FM
- Dexatek DK DVB-T Dongle (Logilink VG0002A)
- Dexatek DK DVB-T Dongle (MSI DigiVox mini II V3.0)
- Dexatek Technology Ltd. DK 5217 DVB-T Dongle
- MSI DigiVox Micro HD
- Sweex DVB-T USB
- GTek T803
- Lifeview LV5TDeluxe
- MyGica TD312
- PROlectrix DV107669

It is your responsibility to comply with your local law before downloading or using SDR Touch. The SDR Touch team cannot be held responsible for any liabilities due to inappropriate usage of the app.

How to Download / Install

Download and install SDR Touch - Live offline radio version 2.67 on your Android device!
Downloaded 500,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: marto.androsdr2, download SDR Touch - Live offline radio.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Automatically start SDR Touch when dongle is plugged in with latest driver
Version update SDR Touch - Live offline radio was updated to version 2.67
More downloads  SDR Touch - Live offline radio reached 500 000 - 1 000 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! SDR Touch - Live radio via USB now is known as SDR Touch - Live offline radio.
Version update SDR Touch - Live offline radio was updated to version 2.65

What are users saying about SDR Touch - Live offline radio

R70%
by R####:

Have to buy a usb dongle which unless you read through several paragraphs of info you dont get told about. Should say that in first line of description so ppl dont download before having to find that out. It has a limited demo (trial) time period before you have to buy pro version at a ripoff price of $12

C70%
by C####:

I love this truly portable SDR solution. Please purchase the "Pro" key to help out the developer. I use NooElec dongles with my AT&T Tab 2 10.1 with factory Android 4.1.2, my AT&T Samsung View 18.4, and it works GREAT!

C70%
by C####:

Using this with sdr play and galaxy s5 works very well. Now just need digital modes

X70%
by X####:

Doesn't work on samsung phone and tablets . Bugs!

C70%
by C####:

Pro is too expensive, no option to not auto start, no scan, sounds better then others and has easy to use shortcuts

C70%
by C####:

Doesn't work -_-

B70%
by B####:

Good app. Already using it in multiple devices. Read the instructions!

C70%
by C####:

This is beautifully done. Will definitely support. Keep up the good work

C70%
by C####:

Can you tell how it work this is a dummy app.

T70%
by T####:

Sucks

C70%
by C####:

Nice

C70%
by C####:

Still can't figure out how to get this to work with my no-elec blue rtl sdr. This app says it only supports the vastly more expensive sdr play yet I've seen videos of people using it with other devices including my blue no-elec sdr. There are no instructions online for how to use different devices with this app. Am I missing something here? I still gave you 4 stars because I'm nice and I see the app obviously works, I just wish you made it easier to use with other devices besides the sdr play.

C70%
by C####:

This app perfectly does what it should. However there is cheaper software which works also very well. I would suggest to enhance this app with wide band spectrum analyzer (quickly switch between short range of bandwidht on the dongle and compose it together to view a widw band graph). This feature then will be a reason to buy this app instead of cheaper RFAnalyzer. It will be also great to have the possibility to enable and disable waterfall graph. Overall I'm satisfied with this software. I bought it to support the future development. It works on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with Cyanogenmod 12.1 operation system (Android 5.1.1) and using Rolline Y USB OTG cable, which allows to connect both the RTL-SDR dongle and a powerbank which supplies the dongle with 5Volts (because S3 mini is unable). With the Y cable and power bank you can connect any flash key too and browse the files on S3 mini smartphone.

C70%
by C####:

I used for about a minute or two trying to get it working. About five seconds in once working and the nag screen comes up to buy the pro version. Not even a 30 day trial!? Good luck with the product if you just want the money over user base.

C70%
by C####:

Works OK but seems to have no more features than the freeware RF Analyser though the user interface is an improvement. The Demo time is also far too short, for the $12 asking price, a decent demo per session should be possible so I can test it properly as it's a reasonable investment. Worked first try on my Generic Blue RTL SDR dongle, to those that say you need an expensive dongle, they are $15-$25 each, don't downrate due to this.

F70%
by F####:

Works like a charm! Only wish the spectrum feature was free. I will definitely be buying the full version!

I70%
by I####:

does nothing unless you buy a special usb device to attach to the phone.

C70%
by C####:

I hate it you can't even listen to nothing unless you are driving what

O70%
by O####:

Needs a dongle. Garbage.

C70%
by C####:

Awesome. Thanks Martin for making a piece of junk into something AWESOME.

C70%
by C####:

Stupid have to buy a dongle

C70%
by C####:

Driver is not for every device only some devices.

N70%
by N####:

Update: app now remembers last IP used for rtl-tcp. Thanks! Thank you for adding rtl-tcp (remote) function! One small thing that could possibly be fixed in the next release: please make the remote query box remember the last-used IP. A library function to store multiple servers would be even better, but just remembering last-used would be very helpful (not having to enter IP/DNS name every time.)

G70%
by G####:

Thank you for a great product. No regrets purchasing the key for a full version, non-time-limited experience. Feature request: 1. Ability to save including squelch setting per frequency/memory 2. Ability to scan by saved memory bank/category, stop if carrier is present/over preset squelch setting, continue scanning if carrier absent for XX number of seconds. 3. Ability to mark certain frequency/preset memory and exclude it from scanning

A70%
by A####:

Useless really. Most of the time you can't swipe the tuner to change frequency. Its just stays frozen. Definitely not purchasing full version.

E70%
by E####:

This is way too cool! Have used it with an RTL2832U dongle and with the developer's SDRPlay driver (open beta). Works great with both. Bought the key. The dev deserves the price for creating an app that allows me to play radio hobby mobile. Thanks!

C70%
by C####:

Works just like the health plan...have to buy it to see what's in it! The free trial lasted about 30 seconds. I will not spend $9 on a guess. From what I saw, well...it might be OK? Maybe?!

C70%
by C####:

Good app, but I think the buttons should look more like buttons and you should be able to change the purple color. Please add more customization options, like the dynamic gradient from SDR#

B70%
by B####:

Hard to hear audio. Its more of noise maybe because im new to the app

J70%
by J####:

When dragging the pan slowly left or right the VFO will also move. Please fix this annoyance thanks.

B70%
by B####:

Will not work on Samsung S5 and possibly all later modelss. Please put this in description so we don't waste time and money.

C70%
by C####:

the 60 seconds of spectrum view per session limit is a bit short on my opinion which is a bit of a deal breaker for me but does work on my samsung galaxy s4 and can receive radio using a rtl2832u with the driver app

C70%
by C####:

Does not work on Samsung Galaxy S5 :(

Q70%
by Q####:

Works great! Will be getting pro version! Keep up great work

X70%
by X####:

Haven't been able to use it because it apparantly says (after downloading)you need to buy a USB dingle (whatever that is) to use this app

C70%
by C####:

Very basic but usable. Could do with better numbering on frequency gap markers.

H70%
by H####:

How far it is different from gerenral FM in android device?

C70%
by C####:

This app is absolutely brilliant. I didn't think that it was possible to turn your phone into a fully functional radio receiver but I was wrong! I use a Moto e3 and thanks to this app I can now plug my SDR dongle in and enjoy all mode radio. To get over the power drain issue I've ordered a multi port otg cable with a micro usb socket for power input. I'm over the moon

C70%
by C####:

Excellent work! This is so far one of the most reliable apps I've used. Currently, I'm using it with the NooElec R280T SDR NESDR Mini over a USB On The Go (OTG) cable and have had equal luck with various other RTL-SDR dongles.

C70%
by C####:

Excellent app. It works with an SDR dongle in the USB port but the best bit for me is that I can connect to my SDR receiver over the network, which even works using the app on my Chromebook!


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