recording audio on android 6.0+ while whatapp is active

Question

I am using a simple icecast streaming app.

https://github.com/fatihsokmen/android-icecast-broadcast

I want it to continue streaming even when applications such as whatapp are active.

I do not want to capture the conversation just continue streaming from the one device.

any idea if this is possible?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

You Can Try Follwoing way ,

First Check whatsapp is Open or not
- For this Please check this https://stackoverflow.com/a/23562032/3416642
- You have to create a service to check whats app is open or not if open start new service.

Create service to record Audio

Here is example how to record audio using Service.

public class AudioRecordService extends Service {

    private static final String TAG = AudioRecordService.class.getSimpleName();


    MediaRecorder mediaRecorder;

    private ShardPref mPref;


    public void onCreate() {
        Log.e(TAG, "onCreate: ");
        mPref = new ShardPref(this);
        super.onCreate();

    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        Log.e(TAG, "onStartCommand: ");
        MediaRecorderReady();
        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }

    public void onDestroy() {
        Log.e(TAG, "onDestroy: ");
        if (mediaRecorder != null) {
            mediaRecorder.stop();
        }

        super.onDestroy();

    }


    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    private String getFilename() {


        File root = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + FolderUtils.AUDIO_FOLDER_NAME + File.separator);
        if (!root.exists()) {
            root.mkdirs();
        }
        String filename = Utils.getAudioName(Constant.AUDIO_PATH);
        mPref.setCurrentAudioFileName(filename);

        return (root.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + filename);


    }

    public void MediaRecorderReady() {
        mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
        mediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
        mediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
        mediaRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_NB);
        mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(getFilename());
        Log.e(TAG, "Media Recording Audio");
        try {
            mediaRecorder.prepare();
            mediaRecorder.start();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }


}

Note : Please handle require permission

recording audio on android 6.0+ while whatapp is active

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