Android - Integrating the SDK
How to integrate the Android Voice SDK
SDK Setup
Requirements
To use the Voice SDK you need:
- The latest version of Android Studio
- Android SDK Version 23 or above
- An Android device compatible with Google Play Services
Setup the development environment
Complete the following steps to setup your Android studio development environment:
- Open Android Studio and click Start a new Android Studio project.

Android Studio 1
- In the Select a Project Template window, select a template of your choice and click Next.

Android Studio 2
-
In the Configure Your Project window:
- Enter the name of your app and your Package name.
- Enter the location of where your project will be saved
- Select either Java or Kotlin as the language
- Select API 23: Android 6.0 (Marshmellow) as the Minimum SDK and click Finish.

Android Studio 3
Add the Voice SDK as a dependency
Confirm you have the latest dependency version:
- Add the following to your top-level
build.gradle
file:

Android Studio 4
allprojects {
repositories {
...
maven {
url "https://github.com/8x8Cloud/voice-sdk-android/raw/master/releases/"
}
}
}
- Add the Wavecell dependency as well as
sourceCompatibility
in your app-levelbuild.gradle
file:

Android Studio 5
android {
...
compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
}
dependencies {
...
implementation "com.eght:wavecell-voice-sdk:[LATEST_VERSION]"
}
- Click on File > Sync Project with Gradle Files.
You can now use the Voice SDK in your application.
Permissions
Add the following uses-permission
elements to your AndroidManifest
:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
Updated over 1 year ago