Looking to build an app to create sound only dogs can hear.
I have barking dogs on both sides of my house. Politely talked to the neighbors three times. Each time they paid more attention to their dogs and took other measures to reduce the barking. Unfortunately, this lasted only a week or two each time. I noticed on the Android store there are some apps that claim to handle the issue via emitting an ultrasonic sound that dogs find uncomfortable. As I look through the reviews of those apps, I see they appear mostly fake/bought reviews. So even if those apps work, I don't want to contribute to their makers. Also, it may be fun to build my own and share the source with ya'll!
My research shows:
Sound frequencies > 25KHz irritate dogs.
Oh and it *seems* that most - if not all - phone speakers will not do the job in terms of frequency and/or volume, but hooked up to a high quality speaker, will. I want to test this!
So... my request is if anyone here has already made something like this and wants to help me get started and/or if you have some input or advice on how I begin? I've made some apps already with B4A but they are quite simple and with older versions.
Thank you for any help you can offer!
p.s. Stage two would be - if possible - to use a mic to detect dog barking. For now, I'll be happy to have a button I can push on my phone when I hear barking but later want to automate.
I have barking dogs on both sides of my house. Politely talked to the neighbors three times. Each time they paid more attention to their dogs and took other measures to reduce the barking. Unfortunately, this lasted only a week or two each time. I noticed on the Android store there are some apps that claim to handle the issue via emitting an ultrasonic sound that dogs find uncomfortable. As I look through the reviews of those apps, I see they appear mostly fake/bought reviews. So even if those apps work, I don't want to contribute to their makers. Also, it may be fun to build my own and share the source with ya'll!
My research shows:
Sound frequencies > 25KHz irritate dogs.
Oh and it *seems* that most - if not all - phone speakers will not do the job in terms of frequency and/or volume, but hooked up to a high quality speaker, will. I want to test this!
So... my request is if anyone here has already made something like this and wants to help me get started and/or if you have some input or advice on how I begin? I've made some apps already with B4A but they are quite simple and with older versions.
Thank you for any help you can offer!
p.s. Stage two would be - if possible - to use a mic to detect dog barking. For now, I'll be happy to have a button I can push on my phone when I hear barking but later want to automate.