Android Audio Shim
by Rythnar-GRED
Android Audio Shim lets Simple Voice Chat use the microphone and speakers on Android devices that run MojoLauncher or PojavLauncher.
What it does
The shim supplies native audio paths for Simple Voice Chat on Android: microphone input through AAudio in mono, and speaker output through OpenSL ES in stereo with positional audio. It targets Android 8.0 and newer on arm64 processors only, and it is meant for launchers that run Minecraft on those devices. Simple Voice Chat is required, and the mod is only tested with that voice mod, so compatibility with other voice mods is unconfirmed.
Because the setup is a self-extracting manual install, the files have to be placed by hand rather than through a standard mod manager flow. Once in place, the mod appears in the mod list. If an error message about natives shows in chat, the voicechat-client.properties file can be opened and natives set to false. The mod runs on the client only, and Forge and Fabric builds cover Minecraft 1.12.2 and newer, with 1.0.0 for 1.21 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Microphone input
Captures voice from the device microphone in mono through the AAudio interface on Android.
Positional speaker output
Plays incoming voice through OpenSL ES in stereo, keeping the positional audio that Simple Voice Chat uses.
Launcher support
Designed for MojoLauncher and PojavLauncher, which run Minecraft on Android devices.
Chat error suppression
A natives setting in voicechat-client.properties can be switched off to remove a recurring error message from chat.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Voice chat on Android
Players who run Minecraft on an Android phone or tablet can talk through Simple Voice Chat on a server.
Who it’s for: Players on arm64 Android devices who launch Minecraft with MojoLauncher or PojavLauncher and want to use Simple Voice Chat. Desktop players do not need it.
How it compares
Bedrock Voice Chat is a Fabric-only mod under All rights reserved, with builds for 1.21 – 26.3, and its code is not open source. Plasmo Voice is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs client and server, and supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.4 – 26.3. Android Audio Shim is client-side only and targets Android devices, so the other two are better matched to desktop servers.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android Audio Shim | Fabric and Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2026-03-10 |
| Bedrock Voice Chat | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Plasmo Voice | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
Questions
Does Android Audio Shim need Simple Voice Chat?
Which loaders does Android Audio Shim support?
Does the mod work with other voice mods?
In the catalog
Android Audio Shim is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
Enables Simple Voice Chat mod to work on Android devices running MojoLauncher or PojavLauncher. Features - Microphone input via AAudio (mono) - Speaker output via OpenSL ES (stereo, positional audio) - Self-extracting — no manual setup required
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/android-audio-shim
- Owner
- Rythnar-GRED
- Published
- 2026-03-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15