Recording Audio from a Bluetooth Audio Device in Android

Question

How can I record the voice from a paired Bluetooth audio device (i.e. Moster Clarity Bluetooth Speaker) in Android.

I\'ve paired with the device from within Android,

Answer 1

code to voice recording from bluetooth headset

public class Recording {

static int count = 0;
static String Shared;
static String bFlag;
public static int TIMEOUT = 5000;
public static int COUNTDOWN_INTERVAL = 1000;
static Context context;

public static void checkAndRecord(Context context,
        OnBluetoothRecording BluetoothRecording, boolean resume) {

    // Check bluetooth flag And Bluetooth is ON or OFF
    if (getBluetoothFlag(context) && isBluetoothON()) {

        // Check for bluetooth and Record
        startBluetoothRecording(BluetoothRecording, resume, context);

    } else {

        // If Bluetooth is OFF Show Toast else Dont Show
        if (getBluetoothFlag(context) && !isBluetoothON()) {
            // false because recording not started
            Toast.makeText(context,
                    "Bluetooth is OFF. Recording from Phone MIC.",
                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            BluetoothRecording.onStartRecording(resume, false);
        } else {
            // false because recording not started
            BluetoothRecording.onStartRecording(resume, false);
        }
    }

}

private static void startBluetoothRecording(
        final OnBluetoothRecording BluetoothRecording,
        final boolean resume, Context context) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    final int MAX_ATTEPTS_TO_CONNECT = 3;
    final AudioManager audioManager = (AudioManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);

    final CountDownTimer timer = getTimer(BluetoothRecording, audioManager,
            resume);

    context.registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

            int state = intent.getIntExtra(
                    AudioManager.EXTRA_SCO_AUDIO_STATE, -1);
            if (AudioManager.SCO_AUDIO_STATE_CONNECTED == state) {
                // cancel Timer
                timer.cancel();
                context.unregisterReceiver(this);

                // pass through and true because
                // recording from bluetooth so set 8000kHz

                BluetoothRecording.onStartRecording(resume, true);

            } else if (AudioManager.SCO_AUDIO_STATE_DISCONNECTED == state) {
                if (count > MAX_ATTEPTS_TO_CONNECT) {
                    context.unregisterReceiver(this);
                    // Stop BluetoothSCO
                    audioManager.stopBluetoothSco();
                    // reset Counter
                    count = 0;
                    // stop timer
                    timer.cancel();
                    // false because still recording not started
                    BluetoothRecording.onStartRecording(resume, false);
                } else {
                    // Increment Disconnect state Count
                    count++;

                }
            }

        }
    }, new IntentFilter(AudioManager.ACTION_SCO_AUDIO_STATE_UPDATED));

    // Start the timer
    timer.start();
    audioManager.startBluetoothSco();

}

// set the Timeout
private static CountDownTimer getTimer(
        final OnBluetoothRecording BluetoothRecording,
        final AudioManager audioManager, final boolean resume) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return new CountDownTimer(TIMEOUT, COUNTDOWN_INTERVAL) {

        @Override
        public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
            // Do Nothing

        }

        @Override
        public void onFinish() {

            // stopBluetoothSCO() and start Normal Recording
            audioManager.stopBluetoothSco();

            // false because recording button is already clicked but still
            // not recording.
            BluetoothRecording.onStartRecording(resume, false);
        }
    };
}

// Return's the bluetooth state
private static boolean isBluetoothON() {

    BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter
            .getDefaultAdapter();
    return bluetoothAdapter.isEnabled();
}

// Return's the bluetoothFlag state
private static boolean getBluetoothFlag(Context context) {

    // shared pref
    SharedPreferences sp = context.getSharedPreferences(Shared,
            Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
    return sp.getBoolean(bFlag, false);

}

}

Interface OnBluetoothRecording.java

public interface OnBluetoothRecording {

void onStartRecording(boolean state,boolean bluetoothFlag);
void onCancelRecording();
}