Integrate Ok Google to open my music player application

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I am creating a music player application and I want to open my application using "OK Google" command. I searched a lot but I can't find anything related to that. I also defined the voice action in the intent filter like below but that didn't helped either.

<activity
        android:name="com.demo.musicplayer.ActivityMusicPlayer"
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
        android:label="XPlayer">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VOICE_COMMAND"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

It always opens the google play music application whenever I try with the voice command. Also I can't find any option to set my app as default. I am testing in Android Oreo

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Well if you want an easier solution what you can do is say "ok google open 'myMusicApplication'" whatever the name of the application is

Then you can just say ok google unpause

I know it is kinda weird, but the phrase unpause is the only way to play music, because if you say play it'll suggest games for some reason.

ex:

Ok Google. Open Spotify.

Ok Google. Unpause.

this is the best way to go about this especially to be hands-free when driving and of course you can say

Ok Google. Skip

to move on to the next song

Hope this makes it much easier for you than actually developing an app for this.

This method even works for the app I'm currently building. I told Google to open my app and it worked. Of it isn't working for you I suggest maybe addidn Google authentication to your app. Maybe that will make the difference for Google to find an open your app.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Mar 17 '18 at 08:27

Logan Eldridge

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I am not developing app for this purpose. I am developing a music player application and want my music player to be opened with ok google command – Vivek Mishra Mar 17 '18 at 08:34
Ah I see. But you still don't need to worry about integrating ok Google, because when you ask Google to open an app by name Google finds the app and opens it. – Logan Eldridge Mar 17 '18 at 08:36
Well its not working for me. I read somewhere that for the above to happen your app should be available on play store – Vivek Mishra Mar 17 '18 at 08:42
Oh yes. I forgot about that bit. When you ask it, google searches the play store and launches via the play store. – Logan Eldridge Mar 17 '18 at 08:44
So you are saying that's not possible in debug app? – Vivek Mishra Mar 17 '18 at 08:47
Maybe you need to add Google authentication to your app. It's super easy to do using the firebase authentication API! – Logan Eldridge Mar 17 '18 at 09:26
Oh wait you know what actually. I think you just need to incorportaed Google services in your Gradle. – Logan Eldridge Mar 17 '18 at 09:28
Ok I will try that – Vivek Mishra Mar 17 '18 at 10:02
Did you find a solution? I'm having the very same problem – Massimo May 10 '19 at 08:18

Integrate Ok Google to open my music player application

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