I'm slightly concerned at the permissions it requires. A music player should not ask for the power to make phone calls, and then refuse to work when it's denied.
AFAIK, apps need this permission so that they can mute/stop when there is an incoming call.
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#13It doesn't appear to be under your github account so where should we file issues?
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#16I pessimistically always think these kind of things are spearfishing attempts!
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#19I'm slightly concerned at the permissions it requires. A music player should not ask for the power to make phone calls, and then refuse to work when it's denied.
AFAIK, apps need this permission so that they can mute/stop when there is an incoming call.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/Ph...
There's one permission (READ_PHONE_STATE) required for some other methods, but it is different from the permission to initiate a a phone call.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
AFAIK, apps need this permission so that they can mute/stop when there is an incoming call.
No permission seems to be required to listen on a call being done: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/Ph... There's one permission (READ_PHONE_STATE) required for some other methods, but it is different from the permission to initiate a a phone call.
https://github.com/harjot-oberai/MusicStreamer/blob/master/a...