Android Question Looking to stop standard alarm app from changing alarm volume level

[rleiman]

Hi,

I developed an app in B4A that allows the user to change volumes but the standard alarm app over-rides the volume level that my app sets. Is there a way to prevent the standard alarm app from doing this?

I used the following code to change the alarm volume level:

thePhone.SetVolume(thePhone.VOLUME_ALARM, 0, False)

The above code sets the volume level to 0. When the standard alarm app produces an alarm, the sound of that alarm is heard. I want to prevent that from happening.

I even tried using other volume apps that other people made and the same problem happens. As an example, I used the A-Volume app to bring the alarm volume down to 0 but the alarm still sounded from the clock app.

Thanks.

 

[KMatle]

To me this is normal because the alarm apps will use the same, but

thePhone.SetVolume(thePhone.VOLUME_ALARM, WhateverIWant, False)

 

[rleiman]

Hi KMatle,

Is there a way to stop the clock app from changing the volume? In my app there is a section that changes the alarm volume and later puts it back to it's original volume level.

 

[KMatle]

Indirect. You can "listen" to changes via receivers like here:

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/intercept-volume-button-press.28179/

Here's another describing the receiver for "settings change":

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6896746/is-there-a-broadcast-action-for-volume-changes

But at least for a second the alarm will ring (=start of your app to put volume to 0)

 

[rleiman]

Hi KMatle,

Could you show a code example of listening to the Alarm volume? Maybe I can change the volume level when the clock app uses the Alarm volume.

Thanks so much.

 

[KMatle]

Could you show a code example of listening to the Alarm volume?

Never did ths before :-( Maybe you want to try this library: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/broadcastreceiver.12493/

As I understand you must listen to

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6896746/is-there-a-broadcast-action-for-volume-changes

See post #6

Edit the manifest, define a new Receiver and try with the lib.

 

[rleiman]

Hi KMatle,

Thanks. I will try it later on.