How to stream DTMF tones through my HEADPHONES?

Question

kind of new to android. I have an app up and running, I am producing DTMF signals and interpreting what is generated with a micro controller. I am successfully generating the tones, but the tones are being played through the speaker and I want to play the tones through a spliced headphone jack (so even after the solution, I need to override android's desire to switch to the speaker when it thinks no headphones are there). Thanks in advance. The code is here..

package edu.lehigh.cse.paclab.carbot;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ToggleButton;
import android.media.ToneGenerator;
import android.media.AudioManager;

import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_0;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_1;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_2;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_3;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_4;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_5;
import static android.media.ToneGenerator.TONE_DTMF_6;

public class DTMFActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "DTMF";

ToggleButton forward;
ToggleButton reverse;
ToggleButton c_clockwise;
ToggleButton clockwise;
ToggleButton pointTurnLeft;
ToggleButton pointTurnRight;

static final ToneGenerator _toneGenerator = new ToneGenerator(AudioManager.STREAM_DTMF, 100);

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);


    forward = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.forward);
    reverse = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.reverse);
    c_clockwise = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.c_clockwise);
    clockwise = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.clockwise);
    pointTurnLeft = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.pointTurnLeft);
    pointTurnRight = (ToggleButton)findViewById(R.id.pointTurnRight);

}

public void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
}

public void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
}

public void forward(View v){

    if(!forward.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "forward: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_0);
        Log.e(TAG, "forward: emitting");
    }
}

public void reverse(View v){

    if(!reverse.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "reverse: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_1);
        Log.e(TAG, "reverse: emitting");
    }
}

public void c_clockwise(View v){

    if(!c_clockwise.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "c_clockwise: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_2);
        Log.e(TAG, "c_clockwise: emitting");
    }
}

public void clockwise(View v){

    if(!clockwise.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "clockwise: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_3);
        Log.e(TAG, "clockwise: emitting");
    }
}

public void pointTurnLeft(View v){

    if(!pointTurnLeft.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "pointTurnLeft: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_4);
        Log.e(TAG, "pointTurnLeft: emitting");
    }
}

public void pointTurnRight(View v){

    if(!pointTurnRight.isChecked()){
        _toneGenerator.stopTone();
        Log.e(TAG, "pointTurnRight: not emitting");
    }
    else{
        _toneGenerator.startTone(TONE_DTMF_5);
        Log.e(TAG, "pointTurnRight: emitting");
    }
}

}

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 24 '12 at 16:06

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Try STREAM.MUSIC instead of STREAM.DTMF:

static final ToneGenerator _toneGenerator = new ToneGenerator(
                                              AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, 100);

answered Oct 24 '12 at 16:06

maciekb

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Are you sure this will keep DTMF? – Layke Oct 24 '12 at 16:27
Yes, It will play DTMF tones through the headphones when you have them connected to your phone. I've tried it myself in a DTMF-controlled robot and everything works fine. – maciekb Dec 02 '12 at 17:51

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