Hear Outside Through Earphones

Hear Outside does exactly one thing: it lets you hear the world around you while keeping your earphones in.

It passes whatever the microphone picks up straight to your earphones — a "digital pass-through." When someone calls your name or you don't want to miss an announcement, try hearing the world with your earbuds in.

■ One button, that's it

• Tap "Start" and outside sound flows straight into your earphones
• A gently swaying waveform shows the sound is coming through

■ Volume, your way

• Amplify from 0.5x up to 3x with the slider
• At 2x and above, Super Hearing mode kicks in — the giant ear on screen gets ridiculously big

■ Built with care

• To prevent feedback, it only starts while earphones are connected (it won't run on the speaker)
• It stops automatically on phone calls, app interruptions, or when your earphones disconnect

■ Your data

• Mic audio is processed on your device, solely to pass it to your earphones
• Audio is never recorded, saved, or transmitted anywhere
• The app shows ads (see the privacy policy for details)

Note: latency depends on your earphones (wired is lowest; Bluetooth varies by model). Note: this app is not a hearing aid or a medical device.