Detecting headset button

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Hello,
i’m looking for a way to detect a pressed button of a headset.
Is this possible with the App Inventor?

Many thanks in advance!
Gerhard

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Hello Gerhard

Unlikely. What exactly is the button for? Are the headphones plugged in to the Android device or are they using Bluetooth?

3

Hello Chris,
thanks for the quick repsonse.

I would like to control an app with the help of the headset buttons without using the display.

I would prefer to use a bluetooth headset but a cabled one will be good too.

regards
Gerhard

4

I could be completely wrong but I think that is beyond App Inventor’s capability, unless the headphones were specially designed to communicate with an App other than the headphone manufacturer’s App.

5

Using a Bluetooth Media Button would also be fine, but no idea if this devices would work.

regards
Gerhard

6

https://puravidaapps.com/headset.php

Close, but no cigar.

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App Inventor Extensions: Headset Plug Status | Pura Vida Apps

I'm aware of this extension but unfortunatley this extension only detects the status of the headset.

regards
Gerhard

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a few weeks ago I already looked into adding this feature into my Headset Plug Status Extension

however this seems to be more complex than it looks like... also different Android versions will work differently...

I tried

but both unfortunately did not work on my Android 8 device.

There also is this solution bluetooth - Android "O" (Oreo, 8) and higher media buttons issue - Stack Overflow and probably one day when I'm more motivated I will take some time to try that...

Taifun

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Hello Taifun,
many thanks for your answer and explanation.

So I hope that you’ll be motivated to try this solution :grinning:
Is there any way to increase your motivation :smirk:?

regards
Gerhard

10

I looked at this today again and I now think, it is not possible to detect a headset button click as extension.

The solution mentioned in Stackoverflow requires a service, to receive a key event.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4-media-session/MediaButtonReceiver
And as far as I know, this is not possible as extension.

What I can offer is to detect a volume change, so if you press the volume up or down button on the headset, an event could be triggered.

Taifun

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Hello Taifun,
volume up/down button would be fine too. I would only need 2 buttons.

regards
Gerhard

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Please Made This Extension Updated with
Add Future of Headset Button Pressed Event...
I Will Pay You Some Donation...

Give Me Your Pay Pal Link....

also i am redy to buy this Extension....

if Possible do ASAP😂

13

Any chance of such an extension?
So I've been waiting two years for it and there is nothing working

14

Guys, be patient! Taifun has to maintain a full website of tutorials, extensions and snippets. A single person maintaining this is already difficult. People also have lives outside of builders (i.e. deal with real life stuff). :slight_smile:

15

I already explained earlier, why I did not implement this...

Btw. the extension is open source... everyone is invited to add the functionality, just give it a try yourself...

Taifun

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If you read the thread, you'd've seen that this is impossible, at the present moment. Also, please stop promoting random [and potentially malicious] websites.

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