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mammago
mammago

Reputation: 247

Get null when calling getSystemService("CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE")

I'm trying to build a very simple Remote App for my TV. After some research I found the ConsumerIrManagerClass, but when I call this.getSystemService("CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE"); I get null...

The mobile is a Samsung Galaxy S4 so it has an IR Sensor...

Here's the code of my method:

public void btnOnOff_Click(View view) {
    String command = "0000 0073 0000 000c 0020 0020 0020 0020 0040 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0020 0040 0020 0020 0040 0020 0020 0cbf";
    irManager = (ConsumerIrManager) this.getSystemService("CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE");
    irManager.transmit(36000, hexToDec(command));
}

Does anyone know how to solve this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1269

Answers (2)

Uberbug
Uberbug

Reputation: 137

Also to be clear: it is an IR emitter, not a sensor. The sensor is on the equipment you are controlling.

Chances are if you are doing: Context.CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE and you get NULL your phone does not support this feature. Try a free IR app in the Play store first to see if that works.

Upvotes: 0

matiash
matiash

Reputation: 55370

You should use the Context.CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE constant as parameter.

It's value is "consumer_ir", not "CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE".

Upvotes: 1

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