Multimedia control by Bluetooth

[ManuelFG]

I have created a multimedia application for play/pause/FW/ music and I control it by captured bluetooth buttons. It work very well but...

The problem is that bluetooth simultaneously activates both multimedia, which is installed in Android "Music" and my own application.

How I can give preference to my application or how I can disable the program "Music" for the bluetooth commands which incorporates Adroid?

Thank

 

[Erel]

How are you capturing the buttons?

 

[ManuelFG]

This is the way that I get the bluetooth button commands.

Please, can you tell me how I can give 1º priority to my applicatión?
Or disable the bluetooth events for a specifc application like Android "Music"?

Thank.

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Sub Activity_KeyPress (KeyCode As Int) As Boolean

Select KeyCode
Case 87 'Forwared

Case 88 'Back

Case 85 'Play

Case 86 'Pause

Case 24 '+ Volumen Button Device

Case 25 '- Volumen Button Device

Case Else

End Select

 

[Erel]

Not sure that it is possible. There was an example which I previously wrote for handling the "Call" bluetooth button. However I don't find it right now and it is not really related.

 

[ManuelFG]

"media-button-router"

Hi Erel

I attach a link where is solved this problem, it is "media-button-router"
In this link you can see the full code program.

/ - media-button-router - Nicer Android media button handling by allowing the user to choose the receiver. - Google Project Hosting


Please, can you tell me how adapt to B4A or help me with this functionality?

It is very important for my next B4A aplication

Thank
:sign0085:

 

[Erel]

You should create a service.
In the manifest editor you should add:

AddReceiverText(serviceName, 
                        <intent-filter android:priority="2147483647">
                                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON"/>
                        </intent-filter>
)

Service_Start will be called each time that a media button will be pressed.
The button value should be mapped to an extra with the key: android.intent.extra.KEY_EVENT

 

[ManuelFG]

Example

Hello Erel

Thank for your information but I do not understand very well how do.(I am a B4A novice)
Please, can you give a little more information or a small example for this.

Thank!

 

[Erel]

You should add a service and then add the code I posted to the manifest editor (don't forget to change serviceName to the name of the service you added).

When you press on the Bluetooth button, Service_Start will be called.
You should play with the Intent passed.

 

[ManuelFG]

Erel,
you said:
"Service_Start will be called each time that a media button will be pressed."
"The button value should be mapped to an extra with the key: android.intent.extra.KEY_EVENT"

Please, can you give me a example how mapped an extra key: android.intent.extra.KEY_EVENT?

Thank,

Manuel

 

[Erel]

In Service_Start you should get the value from StartingIntent parameter.

StartingIntent.GetExtra("android.intent.extra.KEY_EVENT")