Android kitkat "ok google" function, disabled after enable the notification accessibility of any app

Question

I recently developed an application run on android that monitors the notifications received with a service. When i enable the accessibility to monitor the notification the "ok google" always on function is disabled.

The code is based on this: https://github.com/Snirpo/whatsapprelay

You can reproduce the error installing : Pebble Whatsapp

Enable the application in the menu accessibility in settings:

"Pebble WhatsApp notifier needs to:

• Observe your acions receive notifications when you're interacting with an app."

when i turn on this function, the always on "ok google" is automatically disabled.

i'm running KitKat on a Nexus5

does anyone know why? and how i can solve?

Answer 1

In whatsapprelay/blob/master/src/com/snirpoapps/whatsapprelay/WhatsAppService change this:

info.feedbackType = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FEEDBACK_ALL_MASK

To this:

info.feedbackType = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FEEDBACK_GENERIC