Android speech Recognition App Without Pop Up

Question

I'm currently looking into getting a career with JAVA and have decided to start by building an app. I have this code right here that I am using to trigger Speech Recognition.

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{

private static final int VR_REQUEST = 999;
private ListView wordList;
private final String LOG_TAG = "SpeechRepeatActivity";  
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Button speechBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.speech_btn);
    wordList = (ListView) findViewById (R.id.word_list);
    PackageManager packManager= getPackageManager();
    List<ResolveInfo> intActivities = packManager.queryIntentActivities
                    (new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH), 0);
    if (intActivities.size() !=0){
        speechBtn.setOnClickListener(this);
    } else {
        speechBtn.setEnabled(false);
        Toast.makeText(this,"Oops - Speech Recognition Not Supported!", 
                                             Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }       
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}
public void onClick(View v){
   if (v.getId() == R.id.speech_btn) {
    listenToSpeech();
   }
}
    private void listenToSpeech() {
    //start the speech recognition intent passing required data
    Intent listenIntent = 
                     new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);
    //indicate package
    listenIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_CALLING_PACKAGE,
                                        getClass().getPackage().getName());
    //message to display while listening
    listenIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_PROMPT, "Say a word!");
    //set speech model
    listenIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL, 
                                 RecognizerIntent.LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM);
    //specify number of results to retrieve
    listenIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_MAX_RESULTS, 10);
    //start listening
    startActivityForResult(listenIntent, VR_REQUEST);
}
    @Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, 
                                             int resultCode, Intent data) {
        //check speech recognition result 
        if (requestCode == VR_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
    //store the returned word list as an ArrayList
    ArrayList<String> suggestedWords = data.
                     getStringArrayListExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_RESULTS);
    //set the retrieved list to display in the ListView 
            //using an ArrayAdapter
    wordList.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String> 
                                       (this, R.layout.word, suggestedWords));
}
    //this detects which one the user clicks 
    wordList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener(){
        //click listener for items within list
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, 
                                           View view, int position, long id){
        //cast the 
        TextView wordView = (TextView)
        //retrive the chosen word
        String wordChosen= (String) wordView.
        //output for debugging
        Log.v(LOG_TAG, "chosen:" +wordChosen);
     }});
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
  }
}

In this app the user presses a button and gets displayed with the Google Voice Input screen where you can click a button (it actually goes automatically) and you can speak, it will stop and it will display it. I don't want that window to pop up at all though. Instead just let the user click the button and be able to speak and let the app stop and display the text automatically (it already does that).

PLEASE! I understand that there are already answers on the form showing how to do this, in fact a user name JEEZ posted some code right here.

I don't know if I understood where to put this in my project file. I AM A NOOB! If anyone could help clarify this I would GREATLY appreciate your help.

Here is my code:

package com.example.speechrecognizertest;

import android.os.Bundle;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
import android.speech.RecognitionListener;
import android.speech.RecognizerIntent;
import android.speech.SpeechRecognizer;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

private static final int VR_REQUEST = 999;
public static final String TAG = null;
private ListView wordList;
private final String LOG_TAG = "SpeechRepeatActivity";
private SpeechRecognizer mSpeechRecognizer;
private Intent mSpeechRecognizerIntent; 
private boolean mIslistening; 

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Button speechBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.speech_btn);
    wordList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.word_list);
    PackageManager packManager = getPackageManager();
    List<ResolveInfo> intActivities = packManager.queryIntentActivities(
            new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH), 0);
    mSpeechRecognizer = SpeechRecognizer.createSpeechRecognizer(this);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent = new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL,
                                     RecognizerIntent.LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_CALLING_PACKAGE,
                                     this.getPackageName());
    if (!mIslistening)
    {
        mSpeechRecognizer.startListening(mSpeechRecognizerIntent);
    } else {
        speechBtn.setEnabled(false);
        Toast.makeText(this, "Oops - Speech Recognition Not Supported!",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}


@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onDestroy();
}


@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}



protected class SpeechRecognitionListener implements RecognitionListener
{

    @Override
    public void onBeginningOfSpeech()
    {               
        //Log.d(TAG, "onBeginingOfSpeech"); 
    }

    @Override
    public void onBufferReceived(byte[] buffer)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onEndOfSpeech()
    {
        //Log.d(TAG, "onEndOfSpeech");
     }

    @Override
    public void onError(int error)
    {
         mSpeechRecognizer.startListening(mSpeechRecognizerIntent);

        //Log.d(TAG, "error = " + error);
    }

    @Override
    public void onEvent(int eventType, Bundle params)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onPartialResults(Bundle partialResults)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onReadyForSpeech(Bundle params)
    {
        Log.d(TAG, "OnReadyForSpeech"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }

    @Override
    public void onResults(Bundle results)
    {
        //Log.d(TAG, "onResults"); //$NON-NLS-1$
        ArrayList<String> suggestedWords =      results.getStringArrayList(SpeechRecognizer.RESULTS_RECOGNITION);
        // matches are the return values of speech recognition engine
        // Use these values for whatever you wish to do

        wordList.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.word, suggestedWords));



    }

    @Override
    public void onRmsChanged(float rmsdB)
    {

    }

}

Solution 1

AndroidManifest.xml

Add the following permission:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />

class members

private SpeechRecognizer mSpeechRecognizer;
private Intent mSpeechRecognizerIntent; 
private boolean mIslistening; 

In onCreate

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    .........
    .........
    mSpeechRecognizer = SpeechRecognizer.createSpeechRecognizer(this);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent = new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL,
                                     RecognizerIntent.LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM);
    mSpeechRecognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_CALLING_PACKAGE,
                                     this.getPackageName());


    SpeechRecognitionListener listener = new SpeechRecognitionListener();
    mSpeechRecognizer.setRecognitionListener(listener);

}   

in your button listener just use this code

if (!mIsListening)
{
    mSpeechRecognizer.startListening(mSpeechRecognizerIntent);
}

In onDestroy

if (mSpeechRecognizer != null)
{
        mSpeechRecognizer.destroy();
}

Inside your activity create the inner class

protected class SpeechRecognitionListener implements RecognitionListener
{

    @Override
    public void onBeginningOfSpeech()
    {               
        //Log.d(TAG, "onBeginingOfSpeech"); 
    }

    @Override
    public void onBufferReceived(byte[] buffer)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onEndOfSpeech()
    {
        //Log.d(TAG, "onEndOfSpeech");
     }

    @Override
    public void onError(int error)
    {
         mSpeechRecognizer.startListening(mSpeechRecognizerIntent);

        //Log.d(TAG, "error = " + error);
    }

    @Override
    public void onEvent(int eventType, Bundle params)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onPartialResults(Bundle partialResults)
    {

    }

    @Override
    public void onReadyForSpeech(Bundle params)
    {
        Log.d(TAG, "onReadyForSpeech"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }

    @Override
    public void onResults(Bundle results)
    {
        //Log.d(TAG, "onResults"); //$NON-NLS-1$
        ArrayList<String> matches = results.getStringArrayList(SpeechRecognizer.RESULTS_RECOGNITION);
        // matches are the return values of speech recognition engine
        // Use these values for whatever you wish to do
    }

    @Override
    public void onRmsChanged(float rmsdB)
    {
    }
}

EDIT 2015-02-07: Incorporated code from the answers to this question by ZakiMak and Born To Win into the code in this answer to make this one more complete.

Solution 2

It's been a long time since the post. Still for those who are looking, the above code provided by Hoan is almost complete, but there is an important line missing. Both in question and answer and I am not sure how it could work without that.

You need to create the SpeechRecognitionListener and set it as a listener for the SpeechRecognizer. Also it has to be done before we make a call to startListening() method of the SpeechRecognizer.

SpeechRecognitionListener listener = new SpeechRecognitionListener(); mSpeechRecognizer.setRecognitionListener(listener);

Then you also need to remove the listener from the onError event.

Solution 3

Don't Forget to add permission of following:-

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />

Comments

[Hoan Nguyen]

The above goes to your MainActivity

[Jister13]

When I call mSpeechRecognizer.startListening(mSpeechRecognizerIntent); nothing happens, it never says that it is ready for speech...

[Ethan]

I am having an issue here. At the end I convert the array list into a string and set that String to a TextView... the issue is that no text is actually displayed. Any ideas as to how this can happen?

[Hoan Nguyen]

Does the logcat show the string that you set to a TextView?

[Admin]

On Android 6+ the permission RECORD_AUDIO is one of dangerous ones which means you need to ask user to confirm it to actually acquire it. When you're developing your app and using ADB to debug, you might not be prompted to approve the "dangerous" Record Audio (Microphone) permission, so on the device you need to manually open up the app in Settings and grant the permission.