Alternative to READ_PHONE_STATE permission for getting notified of call

Question

I'm currently using the READ_PHONE_STATE permission in Android to pause my media player when there's a call, and to resume playback when the call is over. The permission seems to scare a lot of people, so I was wondering if there was an alternative to catching the starting and stopping of a phone call without it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want to adjust your audio output in response to something else wanting to perform audio output (e.g., an incoming phone call), look into Android's audio focus support. READ_PHONE_STATE, as noted, is a bit of a scary permission. Moreover, it only deals with phone calls, and not other things that might need the same capability (e.g., VOIP calls, as AFAIK those don't tie into READ_PHONE_STATE-enabled stuff).