android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS How I can use? for auto answer

Question

As per android developer documentation

Android 8.0 (API level 26) introduces several new permissions related to telephony: The ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS permission allows your app to answer incoming phone calls programmatically. To handle an incoming phone call in your app, you can use the acceptRingingCall() method.

How my app give voice answer to incoming call ?

but I have not found any guide or examples about of this . so

I want automatic answer with voice(from raw folder in app) (I have need guide or example code like answering machine)

Answer 1

For answering a phone call, this is available only from Android O. Before, it might not work. Here's a code for it:

/**returns true iff we are sure that answering the phone call worked*/
fun answerCall(context: Context): Boolean {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
        val telecomManager = context.getSystemService(Context.TELECOM_SERVICE) as TelecomManager
        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
                || ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            telecomManager.acceptRingingCall()
            return true
        }
        return false
    }
    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/29651130/878126
    // for HTC devices we need to broadcast a connected headset
    val audioManager = context.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE) as AudioManager
    val broadcastConnected = "htc" == Build.MANUFACTURER.toLowerCase(Locale.US) && !audioManager.isWiredHeadsetOn
    if (broadcastConnected)
        broadcastHeadsetConnected(context, false)
    try {
        try {
            Runtime.getRuntime().exec("input keyevent " + Integer.toString(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK))
        } catch (e: IOException) {
            // Runtime.exec(String) had an I/O problem, try to fall back
            val enforcedPerm = "android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED"
            val btnDown = Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON).putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_KEY_EVENT, KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK))
            val btnUp = Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON).putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_KEY_EVENT, KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK))
            context.sendOrderedBroadcast(btnDown, enforcedPerm)
            context.sendOrderedBroadcast(btnUp, enforcedPerm)
        }
    } finally {
        if (broadcastConnected)
            broadcastHeadsetConnected(context, false)
    }
    return false
}

For hanging up a call, this was added officially on Android P, but the workaround seems to work on most cases I've tried so far (doesn't work on Nexus 5x with Android 8.1, for example) . Here's code for this :

@SuppressLint("PrivateApi")
fun endCall(context: Context): Boolean {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
        val telecomManager = context.getSystemService(Context.TELECOM_SERVICE) as TelecomManager
        if (telecomManager != null && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            telecomManager.endCall()
            return true
        }
        return false
    }
    //use unofficial API for older Android versions, as written here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8380418/878126
    try {
        val telephonyClass = Class.forName("com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony")
        val telephonyStubClass = telephonyClass.classes[0]
        val serviceManagerClass = Class.forName("android.os.ServiceManager")
        val serviceManagerNativeClass = Class.forName("android.os.ServiceManagerNative")
        val getService = serviceManagerClass.getMethod("getService", String::class.java)
        val tempInterfaceMethod = serviceManagerNativeClass.getMethod("asInterface", IBinder::class.java)
        val tmpBinder = Binder()
        tmpBinder.attachInterface(null, "fake")
        val serviceManagerObject = tempInterfaceMethod.invoke(null, tmpBinder)
        val retbinder = getService.invoke(serviceManagerObject, "phone") as IBinder
        val serviceMethod = telephonyStubClass.getMethod("asInterface", IBinder::class.java)
        val telephonyObject = serviceMethod.invoke(null, retbinder)
        val telephonyEndCall = telephonyClass.getMethod("endCall")
        telephonyEndCall.invoke(telephonyObject)
        return false
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        e.printStackTrace()
        return false
    }
}

So, for both answering and rejecting calls, the safest way to do it, is to have it run on Android P... :(

Answer 2

Updates from Google :

telecomManager.acceptRingingCall();
telecomManager.acceptRingingCall(false);
telecomManager.endCall();

All these three commands are deprecated on and from Android Q

click to verify here

Answer 3

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telecom/TelecomManager.html#acceptRingingCall()

Acccept Answer call is deprecated API LEVEL Q

try {
                    Toast.makeText(CallAnswerDialog.this, "btn_answer click", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                    TelecomManager tm = (TelecomManager) CallAnswerDialog.this.getSystemService(Context.TELECOM_SERVICE);
                    if (tm == null) {
                        // whether you want to handle this is up to you really
                        throw new NullPointerException("tm == null");
                    }
                    tm.acceptRingingCall();   // is deprecated Now API Level Q
                    btn_answer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                }catch (Exception e){
                    e.printStackTrace(); }