From April 20-21, 2016, a group of about 20 experts from different disciplines came together in Herrsching/Munich for an international workshop on the use of modern smarthphone devices for the research on tinnitus. The topics covered a wide range of important subjects including data protection, research designs, data storage, the benefit for the patient, statistical analysis, ethics, technical details together with the most recent advancements and future research in order to improve our scientific understanding and the treatment for tinnitus patients.