Add microphone support via Web Speech API polyfill#44
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Problem
YouTube voice search (and any site using
webkitSpeechRecognition) doesn't work in AABrowser. Android WebView does not support the Web Speech API (Chromium issue #40417848), so voice search fails silently with no way to enable it via WebView settings.Solution
Inject a JavaScript polyfill on every page load that defines
window.webkitSpeechRecognitionand delegates to Android's nativeSpeechRecognizervia aJavascriptInterface. This is the standard approach used by other Android browsers facing the same limitation.Changes
AndroidManifest.xml— AddRECORD_AUDIOandMODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGSpermissionsSpeechRecognitionBridge.kt— New class: exposes_SpeechBridgeJS interface; contains the polyfill JS that implementswebkitSpeechRecognition; bridges events (result, error, start, end, etc.) back to the page viaevaluateJavascriptConfiguredWebView.kt— Inject polyfill inonPageFinished; grantRESOURCE_AUDIO_CAPTUREinonPermissionRequest; route audio-capture requests through the activity for runtime permission; restoreonReceivedHttpErrorto showerror.htmlfor 4xx/5xx errorsMainActivity.kt— HandleRECORD_AUDIOruntime permission flow; manageSpeechRecognitionBridgelifecycle (setup insetupUi, destroyed inonDestroy)Testing
Google Search voice input (getUserMedia path) continues to work as before.