Get Permission for Mic for audio record

[rockneverdies55]

Microphone button (one of the coolest things in rocket.chat besides other many) to record audio next to chat text box doesn't seem to be functioning in mobile version (on android in my case).

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[graywolf336]

@rockneverdies55 can you confirm this is still an issue? I was able to test it out and it appears to be working.

[rockneverdies55]

It still doesn't work. When I press on it, button icon takes square shape till I touch again where it goes back to microphone icon. But other than changing the icon displayed it doesn't seem to be doing anything else.

I tested it on my nexus 5.

[jots]

similar problem. it appears to record and brings up preview window with correct number of seconds, but audio is silent. posting it just posts silent audio (clicking on desktop version).

nexus 5. latest develop rocketchat version.

[mrplow]

This is still an issue. It works on the mobile site but not in the app.
Perhaps the record audio permission needs to be added?

[engelgabriel]

@rodrigok has this been fixed?

[Micjoyce]

similar problem! has this been fixed?

[rodrigok]

I don't think so. May some one can open a new PR to fix this 😄 ?

[rockneverdies55]

It's been more than a year since this was created... Nobody to take care of this?

[geekgonecrazy]

I don't think its something that any of us use much :( I think we are missing Camera and Mic permissions

[mrplow]

You guys need to use the Android app more in testing 😜
I've looked through the code and I can't find where Android permissions are set. But I'm clearly not a programmer.

[geekgonecrazy]

@mrplow I use it every single day. 😄 I just don't use that feature. 😁

I'm not sure either. 😦

[mrplow]

@geekgonecrazy looks like it's enabled in Rocket.Chat.Cordova/config.xml already.
And it is working. I just hadn't allowed the permission (the record option has been turned off for a while on my server so I didn't look)

[geekgonecrazy]

@mrplow I think this is a thing that as of Android marshmallow pops up asking to deny or allow. So if it would have asked, then this probably would have worked

[mrplow]

@geekgonecrazy yup, you're correct.
RC android isn't requesting the permission on the fly in marshmallow. It may work fine in lesser android versions.

These may help
https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html
https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-diagnostic-plugin