AudioManager.isWiredHeadsetOn() is not working in android

Question

I want to check whether heaset is plugged in or not... I did it like this

 AudioManager am = (AudioManager)getSystemService(AUDIO_SERVICE);
 Log.i("am.isWiredHeadsetOn()", am.isWiredHeadsetOn()+"");

But i am always getting false value...

Why is this happening?

Oldtimer

Are you testing this on the emulator or an actual device? And what Android OS do you have on the emulator or device? – Phelips

I am testing this on Folio 100 Tablet and it has Android 2.2 – Oldtimer

This actually should work fine. Can you check your code on other devices then Folio 100? – Nadenenader

Yes i also have checked it on HTC wildfire too and it is giving false.. Is there any permission that i need to add? – Oldtimer

It looks like it should work fine. Are you sure the AudioManager is working properly? Try playing a sound using it like: am.playSoundEffect(FX_KEY_CLICK); – Phelips

Answer 1

It looks like this is a bug. You will always get false when calling isWiredHeadsetOn unless your add MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS permission to AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />

Nadenenader