Add support for RemoteControllerClient

[artem-zinnatullin]

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[vkravets]

Do you have plans to implement this or you waiting PR for this?

[artem-zinnatullin]

I am waiting for PR for this issue, I have some workarounds that can help with implementation, I'll push them today

[vkravets]

Ok, thanks a lot

2014-07-14 14:57 GMT+03:00 Artem notifications@github.com:

I am waiting for PR for this issue, I have some workarounds that can help
with implementation, I'll push them today

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[vkravets]

Any updates about workarounds?

[artem-zinnatullin]

Oh, sure, give me 20 minutes

[artem-zinnatullin]

@vkravets I pushed my workarounds to issue-8 branch, please check RemoteControllerClientService

Here are some useful links about it:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/RemoteControlClient.html

And extra useful link from xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579415

Also, as I remember, it requires permission from Android settings -> special abilities or something similar.

And current workaround will work only on api >= 19

[artem-zinnatullin]

Also, as I remember, I faced this problems:

1. Understand from which player music is playing
2. Understand all music playing states
3. Conflicts with receiving info from RemoteControllerClient and CommonMusicAppReceivers simultaneously
4. Support for api lower 19

[vkravets]

It's great but on my phone I have 4.2.2 which have API 17 level =(
Thus I cannot even check this workaround =(

[vkravets]

It seems we need to use this one, from the same author =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45288378

[artem-zinnatullin]

Yep, there are workarounds for RemoteControllerClient on api < 19, also, you can check it on the Emulator!

[ilya-murzinov]

@artem-zinnatullin, don't you think, we should concentrate on this?
Wouldn't it be the killer-feature, I mean scrobbling from literally ANYTHING that can play music?

BTW, RemoteController is deprecated now, there is MediaController and also MediaControllerCompat which, I beleive, means that we don't have to worry about old versions support.
Did you have a look at this?

[artem-zinnatullin]

@ilya-murzinov yes, definitely! Implementing such universal media listener will give support for 99% of media players.

I checked MediaControllerCompat, I think it's the solution.

So, I think, you can finish Material Design, we will prepare and publish release and then work on this issue