Send and play voice messages

[Luraktinus]

Add the abillity to record and send voice messages inside the App and also play them.
(without the need of 3rd party apps)

EDIT by @bmarty:
Additional requirements:

• Users hold a button to record a voice message and release to review then send (or delete).
• The voice message is recorded as an audio file and uploaded to the media repository.
• A special event is written to the timeline and renders on clients as a playable voice message.
• Recording and playing audio files must be integrated into the app that no external other app is required for both functions.

[soonzhi]

any plan of doing this?

[bpcurse]

We have many requests for this feature as people are used to it from whatsapp and other messengers. The usability for illiterate people is another important factor.
The legacy riot-android even has a pull request open for this that hasn't been merged yet.

EDIT: Except for illiterate people, it is probably an important feature for the visually impaired, too. I cannot tell but I expect it to be a better UX than using a screen reader.

[bmarty]

(FTR: element-hq/riot-android#1237)

[tuxayo]

The usability for illiterate people is another important factor.

EDIT: Except for illiterate people, it is probably an important feature for the visually impaired, too. I cannot tell but I expect it to be a better UX than using a screen reader.

Another use case: I have a relative with arthritis or osteoarthritis and it's getting harder and harder to reliably use a touch keyboard.

[tuxayo]

@bpcurse

The legacy riot-android even has a pull request open for this that hasn't been merged yet.

Is that these two?

element-hq/riot-android#3314

element-hq/riot-android#3207

[tuxayo]

Additional info: the same workaround[1] as in Riot legacy doesn't work as the file attachment menu doesn't offer the possibility to invoke a recorder app.

[1] this comment and the next one: element-hq/riot-android#1237 (comment)

[532910]

Is any update there? This is a high-priority-must-have feature for any 21th century IM!

[bmarty]

Interesting library to consider (found by @onurays )

• https://github.com/varunjohn/Audio-Recording-Animation
• https://github.com/Armen101/AudioRecordView