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See our ethics statement.Image: VoicemodAndrew LiszewskiCloseAndrew LiszewskiPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.Voicemod announced a new mobile device that expands the capabilities of the Voicemod Key dongle it launched in late 2024 as a way to bring the company’s real-time voice changing tech to consoles. While the older Voicemod Key only used a smartphone as an interface between the company’s mobile app and the Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch, the new Key Pocket can be used to change your voice or trigger sound effects while you’re playing games, making calls, or streaming on Apple or Android mobile devices.The Voicemod Key Pocket is now available as a standalone device for $99.90 or as part of a $129.90 bundle that includes the hardware and a Voicemod Pro license. The extra $30 fee gets you lifetime access to the hundreds of voices created by the company and the thousands made by the community, the ability to create your own custom voices, and cloud syncing across multiple platforms without a subscription.The Key Pocket is compatible with Android, iOS, and iPadOS devices with a USB-C port. Image: VoicemodAlthough Voicemod first expanded outside the PC with the introduction of Voicemod Clips on iOS and Android in 2020, the mobile app could only be used to change your voice when recording short video or audio clips you could share afterward. Privacy restrictions on mobile operating systems prevent apps from altering microphone audio and sending it to other apps.The Voicemod Key Pocket doesn’t change that. The pocket-friendly device, which can stick to the back of phones or tablets that support magnetic accessories, functions as an external audio bridge. Audio from a wired or Bluetooth microphone connected to the Pocket is altered by Voicemod’s mobile app and then made available to other apps, like Fortnite, Roblox, Discord, or the apps you use for making phone or video calls, through a short USB-C cable connected to your mobile device.With the Pro license, the app provides access to over 200 voices created by Voicemod (instead of just a small selection of constantly rotating voices for free) and more than 76,000 additional options created by the community. The Pocket features six programmable buttons that can be used to quickly swap between voices or trigger short soundboard clips, a dedicated mute button, and a customizable glowing LED dial for altering voices or adjusting volume. 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Voicemod has introduced a new pocket-friendly device, the Key Pocket, designed to provide real-time voice changing capabilities directly to mobile devices. This innovation expands upon the functionality of the earlier Voicemod Key dongle, which served primarily as an interface between the company's mobile application and consoles. The Key Pocket functions as an external audio bridge, enabling users to alter audio from wired or Bluetooth microphones through the Voicemod mobile app and route this modified sound to other applications, such as Fortnite, Roblox, Discord, or standard phone and video calling applications, via a USB-C connection to a mobile device.

This portable hardware addresses limitations encountered with previous mobile expansions, as standard operating system privacy restrictions typically prevent applications from directly altering microphone audio. The Key Pocket bypasses this limitation by acting as an intermediary device for audio manipulation. The device is compatible with Android, iOS, and iPadOS platforms, utilizing a USB-C port for connectivity.

The Key Pocket is offered in two primary purchasing models. It can be acquired as a standalone device for ninety-nine dollars and ninety cents, or as part of a bundle priced at one hundred twenty-nine dollars and ninety cents, which includes the hardware along with a Voicemod Pro license. The additional thirty dollar fee associated with the bundle grants access to a vast library of voices, including over two hundred voices created by Voicemod and more than seventy-six thousand additional options contributed by the community, alongside the ability to create custom voices and ensure cloud syncing across multiple platforms without requiring a subscription.

The hardware itself is equipped with specific controls designed for ease of use, including six programmable buttons for quickly switching between voices or triggering soundboard clips, a dedicated mute button, and a customizable glowing LED dial for adjusting volume or altering voices. Furthermore, the Key Pocket maintains compatibility as a voice changer for next-generation gaming consoles, including the Switch 2 and recent versions of the Meta Quest headset.

The Voicemod Pro license significantly enhances the device's capabilities by unlocking the community-driven voice options and advanced customization features. The integration allows users to manipulate their voice dynamically during activities like multiplayer gaming, live streaming, or calls. The development of this technology, as reported by Andrew Liszewski, demonstrates a progression in bringing real-time audio processing to more accessible, portable hardware, effectively integrating voice modulation into the mobile and console ecosystem.