The ultimate party phone: Free AmpMe app lets users link handsets to play music together as one giant speaker

It allows iOS and Android devices to play the same music together
Works by allowing a Host to sync streaming music with friends' devices
The Host controls the playlist, and can search for their favourite songs
Once the Host hits 'Play,' friends join by entering a four digit party code

By Ellie Zolfagharifard For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:08 EST, 24 September 2015 | Updated: 19:16 EST, 24 September 2015

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Trying to amplify the music on your phone with plastic cups often isn't the best way to get a party started.

But instead of investing in an expensive sound system, a new app could help create a giant speaker for free.

The app works by synchronising streaming music across smartphones and tablets to create '3D sound'.

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The app works by synchronising streaming music across smartphones and tablets to create powerful sound system. Named AmpMe, it also allows iOS and Android devices to play the same music together

HOW DOES IT WORK?

AmpMe works by allowing a Host to sync their streaming music with friends' devices.

The Host controls the playlist, and is able to search for their favourite songs, artists and albums by connecting to the SoundCloud music service.

Rather than rely on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technology to connect devices together, AmpMe uses a server-centric audio fingerprinting technology to synch music.

Once the Host hits 'Play,' friends join by entering a unique four digit party code. Syncing then starts automatically.

Named AmpMe, it also allows iOS and Android devices to play the same music together across both platforms.

The app was created by Montreal start-up, AmpMe, whose founder felt frustrated by existing solutions to playing music on mobile phones.

'Music was never meant to be enjoyed by a bunch of friends crowding around a single, maxed out phone speaker, but we've all done it,' said AmpMe founder Martin-Luc Archambault.

'It's a terrible experience, but sometimes it's all you have when the party starts.'

'After experiencing the 'phone huddle' one too many times, I realised that, collectively, my friends and I actually had an amazing sound system right in our pockets.

'We just needed to build the technology to let our phones sync perfectly and enjoy the music we love much louder,' added Archambault who stars on the French-Canadian version of Shark Tank.

AmpMe works by allowing a Host to sync their streaming music with friends' devices.

The Host controls the playlist, and is able to search for their favourite songs, artists and albums by connecting to the SoundCloud music service.

Rather than rely on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technology to connect devices together, AmpMe uses a server-centric audio fingerprinting technology to sync music.

AmpMe works by allowing a Host to sync their streaming music with friends' devices. The Host controls the playlist, and is able to search for their favourite songs, artists and albums by connecting to the SoundCloud music service. Once the Host hits 'Play,' friends join by entering a unique four digit party code

Once the Host hits 'play,' friends join by entering a unique four digit party code. Syncing then starts automatically.

Android users can also use AmpMe with Bluetooth speakers that include a microphone. An Apple Watch app also allows party Hosts to control AmpMe playback.

It doesn't create full surround sound, because there is no channel separation between each device. Archambault describes it more as '3D sound'.

During a test with various device, there were some problems with poor connectivity.

'Of course it's not perfect yet - to be honest I am not sure anything can ever be ,' wrote Archambault in a recent blog.

'So it's possible that you'll randomly get 'off sync' when you try it, but it should work most of the time.'

AmpMe founder Martin-Luc Archambault (pictured), said: 'After experiencing the 'phone huddle' one too many times, I realised that, collectively, my friends and I actually had an amazing sound system right in our pockets'