[ Feature Request ] Ability for record activity shortcut

[sillieraustin]

I'd think that it could help in a lot of situations to allow the ability to start recording without having to launch the app. For example, some apps allow the user to launch itself in different screens, i believe known as "activities". Would be a handy feature itself but also allows for integration with other apps, like Samsung Modes & Routines, where from the lockscreen I could just tap a button and begin recording. It allows apps to launch in a specific activity when a certain action is preformed, and it would be helpful to allow apps like this to launch Alibi and automatically start recording.

Normally Alibi asks how you shall choose to record, maybe a specific microphone or camera, etc. I don't know if it's easily to implement it to just use the last record method, or allow you to manually set one for that activity shortcut.

I have no idea if launching an app activity has to open the said app instead of running an operation in the background, but it could be cool if Alibi just closed the app window when recording from this activity (because Alibi runs in the background, and in my use closing the window does nothing), or at least just display a screen confirming that recording has started but require the user to unlock Alibi to mess with the recording stuff, something like [Action successful. Unlock Alibi for details]

This is just a thought but is anyone think this would be useful?

Thanks for reading!

[anonymous-99529]

I thought this was exactly what I needed too. I'd love to see this feature developed.