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Describes audio usage types. This field tells what is this sound used for. This is achieved with the “usage” information.

Enumeration Members

USAGE_NONE

USAGE_NONE: 0

USAGE_MEDIA

USAGE_MEDIA: 1 Audio Usage for Music streaming

USAGE_COMMUNICATION

USAGE_COMMUNICATION: 2 Audio Usage for Telephony/VoIP calling

USAGE_ALARM

USAGE_ALARM: 3 Audio Usage for Alarms

USAGE_NOTIFICATION

USAGE_NOTIFICATION: 4 Audio Usage for Notification sounds

USAGE_ACCESSIBILITY

USAGE_ACCESSIBILITY: 5 Audio Usage for Accessibility prompts

USAGE_GAME

USAGE_GAME: 6

USAGE_NAVIGATION

USAGE_NAVIGATION: 7 Audio Usage for Navigation audio instructions

USAGE_RING

USAGE_RING: 8 Audio Usage for Ringtone playback

USAGE_VOICE_ASSISTANT

USAGE_VOICE_ASSISTANT: 9 Audio Usage for Voice Assistant (TTS) response

USAGE_FLASH_BRIEFING

USAGE_FLASH_BRIEFING: 15 Audio Usage for to alexa news flash briefing, etc.
Last modified on July 22, 2026