Is there a way to launch voice input on the softkeyboard programatically?
The idea is to take a user voice input on the press of a button and pass it to the search inside the app. Because of device limitations we are using the SearchViewCompat instead of the useful SearchView. I have been able to grab the voice output using this link , but there is not a simple way to pass the text to the search bar this way. The search view itself shows as a view (so no setText()), but if I can just say "use mic key on keyboard" or something as soon as the searchbar comes up, I think it might work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, SGB. No, it's not possible. At least,