Is there a way to use the SpeechRecognizer API directly for speech input?

Question

The Android Dev website provides an example of doing speech input using the built-in Google Speech Input Activity. The activity displays a pre-configured pop-up with the mic and passes its results using onActivityResult()

My question: Is there a way to use the SpeechRecognizer class directly to do speech input without displaying the canned activity? This would let me build my own Activity for voice input.

Answer 1

Here is the code using SpeechRecognizer class (sourced from here and here):

import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; import android.speech.RecognitionListener; import android.speech.RecognizerIntent; import android.speech.SpeechRecognizer; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView; import java.util.ArrayList; import android.util.Log;    public class VoiceRecognitionTest extends Activity implements OnClickListener  {     private TextView mText;    private SpeechRecognizer sr;    private static final String TAG = "MyStt3Activity";    @Override    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)     {             super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);             setContentView(R.layout.main);             Button speakButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_speak);                  mText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);                  speakButton.setOnClickListener(this);             sr = SpeechRecognizer.createSpeechRecognizer(this);                    sr.setRecognitionListener(new listener());            }     class listener implements RecognitionListener              {             public void onReadyForSpeech(Bundle params)             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onReadyForSpeech");             }             public void onBeginningOfSpeech()             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onBeginningOfSpeech");             }             public void onRmsChanged(float rmsdB)             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onRmsChanged");             }             public void onBufferReceived(byte[] buffer)             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onBufferReceived");             }             public void onEndOfSpeech()             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onEndofSpeech");             }             public void onError(int error)             {                      Log.d(TAG,  "error " +  error);                      mText.setText("error " + error);             }             public void onResults(Bundle results)                                {                      String str = new String();                      Log.d(TAG, "onResults " + results);                      ArrayList data = results.getStringArrayList(SpeechRecognizer.RESULTS_RECOGNITION);                      for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++)                      {                                Log.d(TAG, "result " + data.get(i));                                str += data.get(i);                      }                      mText.setText("results: "+String.valueOf(data.size()));                     }             public void onPartialResults(Bundle partialResults)             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onPartialResults");             }             public void onEvent(int eventType, Bundle params)             {                      Log.d(TAG, "onEvent " + eventType);             }    }    public void onClick(View v) {             if (v.getId() == R.id.btn_speak)              {                 Intent intent = new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);                         intent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL,RecognizerIntent.LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM);                 intent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_CALLING_PACKAGE,"voice.recognition.test");                  intent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_MAX_RESULTS,5);                  sr.startListening(intent);                 Log.i("111111","11111111");             }    } } 

Define main.xml with a button and give RECORD_AUDIO permission in manifest