title: Is there a way to use the SpeechRecognizer API directly for speech input?
body: <p>The Android Dev website provides an example of doing speech input using the built-in Google Speech Input Activity.  The activity displays a pre-configured pop-up with the mic and passes its results using <code>onActivityResult()</code></p>
  
  <p>My question:
  Is there a way to use the <code>SpeechRecognizer</code> class directly to do speech input without displaying the canned activity?  This would let me build my own Activity for voice input. </p>