Answers.Body: <p>As far as I can tell, recordings from the tablet are the only way to use custom sounds at the moment. I imagine that the UI for a feature like this was deemed too complex for an app designed for children under 12. However, this should be easy to add to the app in a future update if there is demand for it.</p>
  <p>One obvious workaround for this is to play the desired sound on another device and save it using the recording interface:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/WPzYm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/WPzYm.png" alt="recording interface" /></a></p>
  <p>These recordings are limited to about 5 seconds.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Can LEGO Boost play custom audio files on the Boost app from files kept on the device such as those downloaded from iTunes or transferred from a computer?</p>
  
  <p>Are recordings from the tablet the only way to use custom sounds?</p>
  
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Title: Can LEGO Boost play custom audio files?
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ThreadText: # Can LEGO Boost play custom audio files?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-16)
  
  Can LEGO Boost play custom audio files on the Boost app from files kept on the device such as those downloaded from iTunes or transferred from a computer?
  
  Are recordings from the tablet the only way to use custom sounds?
  
  **Tags:** boost
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-17. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  As far as I can tell, recordings from the tablet are the only way to use custom sounds at the moment. I imagine that the UI for a feature like this was deemed too complex for an app designed for children under 12. However, this should be easy to add to the app in a future update if there is demand for it.
  
  One obvious workaround for this is to play the desired sound on another device and save it using the recording interface:
  
  [![recording interface](https://i.sstatic.net/WPzYm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/WPzYm.png)
  
  These recordings are limited to about 5 seconds.
  
  
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