Oboe

Oboe is a C++ library which makes it easy to build high-performance audio apps on Android. It was created primarily to allow developers to target a simplified API that works across multiple API levels back to API level 16 (Jelly Bean).

Features

Compatible with API 16 onwards - runs on 99% of Android devices
Chooses the audio API (OpenSL ES on API 16+ or AAudio on API 27+) which will give the best audio performance on the target Android device
Automatic latency tuning
Modern C++ allowing you to write clean, elegant code
Workarounds for some known issues
Used by popular apps and frameworks

Documentation

Getting Started Guide
Full Guide to Oboe
API reference
Tech Notes
History of Audio features/bugs by Android version
Migration guide for apps using OpenSL ES
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Our roadmap - Vote on a feature/issue by adding a thumbs up to the first comment.

Community

Reddit: r/androidaudiodev
StackOverflow: #oboe

Testing

Videos

Getting started with Oboe
Low Latency Audio - Because Your Ears Are Worth It (Android Dev Summit '18)
Winning on Android - How to optimize an Android audio app. (ADC '18)

Sample code and apps

Sample apps can be found in the samples directory.
A complete “effects processor” app called FXLab can be found in the apps/fxlab folder.
Also check out the Rhythm Game codelab.

Third party sample code

Ableton Link integration demo (author: jbloit)

Contributing

We would love to receive your pull requests. Before we can though, please read the contributing guidelines.

Version history

View the releases page.

License

LICENSE