Voice control of audio controls?

Hello there!

I use bluetooth to play audio through my hearing aids but often need to stop and restart play when talking to someone. I've tried using Google to control the audio but it usually doesn't work. Could anyone tell me if there's a particular app or some setting in Android that I could use to reliably control audio play/stop/skip/back?

Phone's an android 3a XL running 12.

Thanks for your time!

 

Hey, thanks for the help, folks!

Yes, sorry I misspoke. PIxel 3a XL. The hearing aids connect via bluetooth so they are the same as bluetooth headphones. I'm just struggling to find a reliable method of voice control for any audio, BT-connected included.

I'll look to see if there's some way to integrate alexa with other audio players as amazon music offerings(even prime) are too limited for my needs.

 

Playing with this and I'm hopeful but struggling to figure out how to get alexa to respond to the wake word when the app isn't at the foreground. If anyone has updated instructions for getting alexa to listen all the time, I'd be interested to hear it. I managed to link spotify and alexa so content is solved, I just need to be able to get the app to pay attention all the time(or at least when audio devices are connected via BT).

 

Unfortunately, that's the big difference between these and ear buds. I have to rely solely on control through the phone, whether it's touch or voice. I'm just going to play around with various apps and settings to see if I can get something that works well(ish).