[Bug]: Voice input icon should be shown only when corresponding services are available about apps-android-commons

[sivaraam]

@rohit9625 How about changing the color of the icon (may be to a Gray) if service is not available, unclicking the icon we can show the Toast to indicate the status of service.

I think it might be ideal to just hide the icon altogether when no speech-to-text services are available. I don't see any point with bothering the user about it when their device doesn't have speech-to-text services. If I'm right, the Wikipedia app does the same.

I ran this code (https://stackoverflow.com/a/32596376) I was able to get the engines available

This is good. If it's helpful, this seems like the snippet that the Wikipedia app uses in order to recognize if speech-to-text services are available. We could consider using the same too. if it seems better 🙂

[kanahia1]

@rohit9625 How about changing the color of the icon (may be to a Gray) if service is not available, unclicking the icon we can show the Toast to indicate the status of service.

[nicolas-raoul]

For now the important thing is probably: How to find out in advance whether service is available or not.

[kanahia1]

Hey @nicolas-raoul, I ran this code (https://stackoverflow.com/a/32596376) I was able to get the engines available

Here are the results

These are the same I got on going to settings of my phone

[rohit9625]

I have question, i.e., what is the case or device that doesn't have speech to text feature?

[sivaraam]

I have question, i.e., what is the case or device that doesn't have speech to text feature?

Just try uninstalling / disabling Google's speech-to-text app and other similar apps from your device. Your device would no longer have any of those services.

[rohit9625]

I got it, thanks :)

I guess these two ways can be helpful:-

1. Change visibility to none after checking if services are available or not.
2. When tapped on the icon and service is unavailable, then we can ask user to enable or install speech to text services.

[rohit9625]

@rohit9625 How about changing the color of the icon (may be to a Gray) if service is not available, unclicking the icon we can show the Toast to indicate the status of service.

That's a great idea :)

Let's see @sivaraam's thoughts also.