RoomCast Go - Get started

Get started with RoomCast Go

From first launch to your first listener. You need an iPhone and a Wi-Fi network your listeners can join.

Step by step

1. Check what you need

   An iPhone with iOS 17 or later, and a Wi-Fi network that your listeners can join. For a small group you can use your iPhone's Personal Hotspot instead.

2. Install RoomCast Go

   RoomCast Go is coming soon to the App Store. This guide will link to it once it is available.

3. Join the Wi-Fi

   Connect your iPhone to the Wi-Fi your listeners will use, or turn on Personal Hotspot.

4. Allow the permissions

   When asked, allow the microphone (to capture the sound), local network (so phones on the Wi-Fi can reach your iPhone) and Location. iOS only shows an app the Wi-Fi name if Location is allowed. RoomCast Go uses it to read the Wi-Fi name and doesn't track your location.

5. Choose your sound source

   Use the built-in microphone, plug in a wired headset, or connect a USB sound card or line-in from a mixer or DJ desk. See audio sources.

6. Name the broadcast and pick the sound

   Give the broadcast a title that listeners will see. Choose mono or stereo, and turn on Music quality when you are playing music.

7. Go live

   Start the broadcast. RoomCast Go shows a QR code and a link, and a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island show that you are live.

8. Let listeners join

   Listeners join the same Wi-Fi, then scan the QR code with their camera or type the link. The page opens in their phone's browser. In Safari they may need to tap once to start the sound. More on Wi-Fi and the QR code.

9. Keep an eye on alerts

   If the Wi-Fi drops or your iPhone's address changes, RoomCast Go alerts you and shows a new QR code. Share the new code with your listeners.

10. Test before the event

    Try it at the venue with a few phones before people arrive. How many listeners work well depends on the Wi-Fi, so test with a realistic number.