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qtoppler asked Oct 11, '12

Detect microphone availability?

Is it possible to detect microphone availability? I use this for other Android devices and assumed it works (though all the test devices have a mic): PackageManager pm = FlipActivity.this.getPackageManager(); micAvailable = pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_MICROPHONE); The Kindle Fire (2nd gen) is also returning 'true' but as far as I know it doesn't have a mic... just a mic jack. How do we determine whether the mic is available?

fire tablet

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StephenC@Amazon answered Oct 11, '12

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The Kindle Fire 2 (non-HD) does not have a microphone. I'm sending this information to the proper team in Amazon for resolution. One way to get around it is to treat the KF2 as a special case in your code.

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qtoppler answered Oct 16, '12

What's the best way to do this check? Ideally so I don't have to update the code for each iteration of the Kindle Fire that may continue to have this issue?

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Dixith@Amazon answered Oct 17, '12

Yeah, If you mean to check the special case of Kindle Fire HD for detecting microphone, one way you can do this is by using Build Class in Android. This will help you to identify device model and other details, based on this you can check in your code for HD device. Below is the link for Build class in Android. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html

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qtoppler answered Oct 19, '12

Dixith, we only have a Kindle Fire (gen 2). Do all Kindle Fire's have this issue? Will they continue to have this issue, or will it be fixed in software?

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Dixith@Amazon answered Oct 19, '12

Hi gtoppler, In kindle Fire family, only Kindle Fire( Non HD) 2nd Generation device is having this issue. We have send the Kindle Fire 2nd generation issue to the Kindle Team for resolution.Please check the Kindle Fire specifications link below. https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html

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1ska answered Jan 7, '13

I have heart that it's possible to use a external microphone with the Kindle Fire. Is there a way how I can handle this?

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Dixith@Amazon answered Jan 9, '13

Thank you for your post. Currently we don't have any API to handle external microphone with KindleFire. We have forwarded your suggestion to concerned team.

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