Eardrum

24/7 background audio recording for Android.

Instructions

1. Accept permissions:

   • Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO allows Eardrum to hear audio.
   • Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE allows Eardrum to remember audio.

2. AudioRecorderService gets started by:

   • MainActivity every time you launch Eardrum.
   • BootReceiver every time your device boots.
   • AlarmManager every hour on the hour.

3. AudioRecorderService creates a new recording every time it's started:

   • Records audio in the background using your device's main microphone.
   • Writes audio to a file with pattern eardrum-20070405T12300200.ogg.
   • Stores the file at /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.miguelrochefort.eardrum/.

Notes

• Only briefly tested on a Nokia 6.1 running Android 10 (Q).