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Question

TL;DR:

Does onPause method get called during phone call?

I have a permission to READ_PHONE_STATE which I don't want. So, does the onPause method get called on a phone call, so that I can mute my apps audio there?

private PhoneStateListener phoneStateListener = new PhoneStateListener() {
    @Override
    public void onCallStateChanged(int state, String incomingNumber) {

        if (doesUserHavePermission()) {


            if (state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_RINGING) {
                onPhoneCallInterrupt(); //Method I made that mutes audio for phone call
            } else if (state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_IDLE) {
            } else if (state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_OFFHOOK) {
                onPhoneCallInterrupt(); //Method I made that mutes audio for phone call
            }
        }
    }

};

This requires this permission:

Which I want to get rid of. So do I have to explicitly listen for a call? Or can I just mute in the onPause() ?

Here is my app, you can see the permission requests on an attempt to download:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.culybrace.ruchir.buttonsmasher&hl=en

Answer 1

In my experience, It depends on phones. there are 2 cases. 1. when ring comes -> new Call Activity starts. : In this case onPause is called because new Activity is over your app. 2. when ring comes -> ring window shows over the app.(not activity) : In this case no Activity call back is called. and user can use the app as before the ring called.

you may can use AudioManager without permission, check this out AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS called after a phone call in android