Launch app on voice command (android)

java android speech-recognition voice launcher
jjj picture jjj · Mar 6, 2013 · Viewed 8.3k times · Source

I need an example of how I could launch my app on a voice command (trigger word). So some sort of a service running in the background listening to everything and if the word matches a set textual value (I guess this can be done through Voice Recognition), app will open. I know this is possible, but I've no clue where to start...

I see other apps are able to establish this. I've close to 1 million users and this is one of the most often requested features.

Answer

mnutsch picture mnutsch · Sep 6, 2013

To do this you have to run Android speech recognition as a service instead of as an activity. Then have your service listen for the key word or phrase.

Check out this git for example code on how to run Android speech recognition as a service:

https://github.com/gast-lib/gast-lib/

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