Can't connect to a Bluetooth earpiece

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December 6, 2011
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I've hired a developer to create an air app for me on Android. The app needs to record audio from, and send audio to, the user, ideally via a Bluetooth earpiece. The developer tells me air doesn't support Bluetooth earpieces, which surprises me (he's gotten the app to work with a wired earpiece/mic). He's new to Android, though (I hired him for other expertise), so I just thought I'd double-check here. Is a Bluetooth earpiece/air/Android app really that difficult? If there's a way to do it, can someone give me some pointers to pass along? Thanks.

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Anonymous

I am not sure about use case but you might able to achieve controlling BT Earpiece by writing a Native Extension and using http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/BluetoothHeadset.html

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Participating Frequently

That would only enumerate BlueTooth headsets and get their status. Use AudioManager to determine where the audio is sent:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html

Innovatology

Participating Frequently

He is partially correct. Whether the "built-in" headset of the device is used, a wired headset or a BlueTooth headset is chosen at Android system level, not at application level. If it works with a wired headset it should also work with a BlueTooth headset if the phone is configured correctly.

AIR 3.0 has some new functions that allow you to choose between headset & speaker, and to enumerate the microphones, but they may not be available on all devices. In any case, if your app already works with a wired headset these functions would be irrelevant.

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