MediaPlayer

public class MediaPlayer
extends Object implements VolumeAutomation, AudioRouting

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.media.MediaPlayer

MediaPlayer class can be used to control playback of audio/video files and streams.

MediaPlayer is not thread-safe. Creation of and all access to player instances should be on the same thread. If registering callbacks, the thread must have a Looper.

Topics covered here are:

  1. State Diagram
  2. Valid and Invalid States
  3. Permissions
  4. Register informational and error callbacks

Developer Guides

For more information about how to use MediaPlayer, read the Media Playback developer guide.

State Diagram

Playback control of audio/video files and streams is managed as a state machine. The following diagram shows the life cycle and the states of a MediaPlayer object driven by the supported playback control operations. The ovals represent the states a MediaPlayer object may reside in. The arcs represent the playback control operations that drive the object state transition. There are two types of arcs. The arcs with a single arrow head represent synchronous method calls, while those with a double arrow head represent asynchronous method calls.

MediaPlayer State diagram

From this state diagram, one can see that a MediaPlayer object has the following states:

  • When a MediaPlayer object is just created using new or after reset() is called, it is in the Idle state; and after release() is called, it is in the End state. Between these two states is the life cycle of the MediaPlayer object.
    • There is a subtle but important difference between a newly constructed MediaPlayer object and the MediaPlayer object after reset() is called. It is a programming error to invoke methods such as getCurrentPosition(), getDuration(), getVideoHeight(), getVideoWidth(), setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes), setLooping(boolean), setVolume(float, float), pause(), start(), stop(), seekTo(long, int), prepare() or prepareAsync() in the Idle state for both cases. If any of these methods is called right after a MediaPlayer object is constructed, the user supplied callback method OnErrorListener.onError() won't be called by the internal player engine and the object state remains unchanged; but if these methods are called right after reset(), the user supplied callback method OnErrorListener.onError() will be invoked by the internal player engine and the object will be transfered to the Error state.
    • You must keep a reference to a MediaPlayer instance to prevent it from being garbage collected. If a MediaPlayer instance is garbage collected, release() will be called, causing any ongoing playback to stop.
    • You must call release() once you have finished using an instance to release acquired resources, such as memory and codecs. Once you have called release(), you must no longer interact with the released instance.
    • MediaPlayer objects created using new is in the Idle state, while those created with one of the overloaded convenient create methods are NOT in the Idle state. In fact, the objects are in the Prepared state if the creation using create method is successful.
  • In general, some playback control operation may fail due to various reasons, such as unsupported audio/video format, poorly interleaved audio/video, resolution too high, streaming timeout, and the like. Thus, error reporting and recovery is an important concern under these circumstances. Sometimes, due to programming errors, invoking a playback control operation in an invalid state may also occur. Under all these error conditions, the internal player engine invokes a user supplied OnErrorListener.onError() method if an OnErrorListener has been registered beforehand via setOnErrorListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener).
    • It is important to note that once an error occurs, the MediaPlayer object enters the Error state (except as noted above), even if an error listener has not been registered by the application.
    • In order to reuse a MediaPlayer object that is in the Error state and recover from the error, reset() can be called to restore the object to its Idle state.
    • It is good programming practice to have your application register a OnErrorListener to look out for error notifications from the internal player engine.
    • IllegalStateException is thrown to prevent programming errors such as calling prepare(), prepareAsync(), or one of the overloaded setDataSource methods in an invalid state.
  • Calling setDataSource(java.io.FileDescriptor), or setDataSource(java.lang.String), or setDataSource(android.content.Context, android.net.Uri), or setDataSource(java.io.FileDescriptor, long, long), or setDataSource(android.media.MediaDataSource) transfers a MediaPlayer object in the Idle state to the Initialized state.
    • An IllegalStateException is thrown if setDataSource() is called in any other state.
    • It is good programming practice to always look out for IllegalArgumentException and IOException that may be thrown from the overloaded setDataSource methods.
  • A MediaPlayer object must first enter the Prepared state before playback can be started.
    • There are two ways (synchronous vs. asynchronous) that the Prepared state can be reached: either a call to prepare() (synchronous) which transfers the object to the Prepared state once the method call returns, or a call to prepareAsync() (asynchronous) which first transfers the object to the Preparing state after the call returns (which occurs almost right away) while the internal player engine continues working on the rest of preparation work until the preparation work completes. When the preparation completes or when prepare() call returns, the internal player engine then calls a user supplied callback method, onPrepared() of the OnPreparedListener interface, if an OnPreparedListener is registered beforehand via setOnPreparedListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener).
    • It is important to note that the Preparing state is a transient state, and the behavior of calling any method with side effect while a MediaPlayer object is in the Preparing state is undefined.
    • An IllegalStateException is thrown if prepare() or prepareAsync() is called in any other state.
    • While in the Prepared state, properties such as audio/sound volume, screenOnWhilePlaying, looping can be adjusted by invoking the corresponding set methods.
  • To start the playback, start() must be called. After start() returns successfully, the MediaPlayer object is in the Started state. isPlaying() can be called to test whether the MediaPlayer object is in the Started state.
    • While in the Started state, the internal player engine calls a user supplied OnBufferingUpdateListener.onBufferingUpdate() callback method if a OnBufferingUpdateListener has been registered beforehand via setOnBufferingUpdateListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener). This callback allows applications to keep track of the buffering status while streaming audio/video.
    • Calling start() has no effect on a MediaPlayer object that is already in the Started state.
  • Playback can be paused and stopped, and the current playback position can be adjusted. Playback can be paused via pause(). When the call to pause() returns, the MediaPlayer object enters the Paused state. Note that the transition from the Started state to the Paused state and vice versa happens asynchronously in the player engine. It may take some time before the state is updated in calls to isPlaying(), and it can be a number of seconds in the case of streamed content.
    • Calling start() to resume playback for a paused MediaPlayer object, and the resumed playback position is the same as where it was paused. When the call to start() returns, the paused MediaPlayer object goes back to the Started state.
    • Calling pause() has no effect on a MediaPlayer object that is already in the Paused state.
  • Calling stop() stops playback and causes a MediaPlayer in the Started, Paused, Prepared or PlaybackCompleted state to enter the Stopped state.
    • Once in the Stopped state, playback cannot be started until prepare() or prepareAsync() are called to set the MediaPlayer object to the Prepared state again.
    • Calling stop() has no effect on a MediaPlayer object that is already in the Stopped state.
  • The playback position can be adjusted with a call to seekTo(long, int).
    • Although the asynchronuous seekTo(long, int) call returns right away, the actual seek operation may take a while to finish, especially for audio/video being streamed. When the actual seek operation completes, the internal player engine calls a user supplied OnSeekComplete.onSeekComplete() if an OnSeekCompleteListener has been registered beforehand via setOnSeekCompleteListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener).
    • Please note that seekTo(long, int) can also be called in the other states, such as Prepared, Paused and PlaybackCompleted state. When seekTo(long, int) is called in those states, one video frame will be displayed if the stream has video and the requested position is valid.
    • Furthermore, the actual current playback position can be retrieved with a call to getCurrentPosition(), which is helpful for applications such as a Music player that need to keep track of the playback progress.
  • When the playback reaches the end of stream, the playback completes.
    • If the looping mode was being set to true with setLooping(boolean), the MediaPlayer object shall remain in the Started state.
    • If the looping mode was set to false , the player engine calls a user supplied callback method, OnCompletion.onCompletion(), if a OnCompletionListener is registered beforehand via setOnCompletionListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener). The invoke of the callback signals that the object is now in the PlaybackCompleted state.
    • While in the PlaybackCompleted state, calling start() can restart the playback from the beginning of the audio/video source.

    Valid and invalid states

    Method Name

    		Valid States

    		Invalid States

    		Comments

    attachAuxEffect

    		{Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		{Idle, Error}

    		This method must be called after setDataSource. Calling it does not change the object state.

    getAudioSessionId

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    getCurrentPosition

    		{Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		{Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    getDuration

    		{Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		{Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    getVideoHeight

    		{Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    getVideoWidth

    		{Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    isPlaying

    		{Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    pause

    		{Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Stopped, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Paused state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    prepare

    		{Initialized, Stopped}

    		{Idle, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Prepared state. Calling this method in an invalid state throws an IllegalStateException.

    prepareAsync

    		{Initialized, Stopped}

    		{Idle, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Preparing state. Calling this method in an invalid state throws an IllegalStateException.

    release

    		any

    		{}

    		After release(), you must not interact with the object.

    reset

    		{Idle, Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		 {}

    		 After reset(), the object is like being just created.

    seekTo

    		{Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		{Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    setAudioAttributes

    		{Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state. In order for the target audio attributes type to become effective, this method must be called before prepare() or prepareAsync().

    setAudioSessionId

    		{Idle}

    		{Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		This method must be called in idle state as the audio session ID must be known before calling setDataSource. Calling it does not change the object state.

    setAudioStreamType (deprecated)

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state. In order for the target audio stream type to become effective, this method must be called before prepare() or prepareAsync().

    setAuxEffectSendLevel

    		any

    		 {}

    		Calling this method does not change the object state.

    setDataSource

    		{Idle}

    		{Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Initialized state. Calling this method in an invalid state throws an IllegalStateException.

    setDisplay

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setSurface

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setVideoScalingMode

    		{Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, Stopped, PlaybackCompleted}

    		{Idle, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.

    setLooping

    		{Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state does not change the state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    isLooping

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setOnBufferingUpdateListener

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setOnCompletionListener

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setOnErrorListener

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setOnPreparedListener

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setOnSeekCompleteListener

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setPlaybackParams

    		 {Initialized, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted, Error}

    		 {Idle, Stopped}

    		This method will change state in some cases, depending on when it's called.

    setScreenOnWhilePlaying any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    setVolume

    		{Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.
    setWakeMode

    		any

    		{}

    		This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change the object state.

    start

    		{Prepared, Started, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Stopped, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Started state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    stop

    		{Prepared, Started, Stopped, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method in a valid state transfers the object to the Stopped state. Calling this method in an invalid state transfers the object to the Error state.

    getTrackInfo

    		{Prepared, Started, Stopped, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.

    addTimedTextSource

    		{Prepared, Started, Stopped, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.

    selectTrack

    		{Prepared, Started, Stopped, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.

    deselectTrack

    		{Prepared, Started, Stopped, Paused, PlaybackCompleted}

    		 {Idle, Initialized, Error}

    		 Successful invoke of this method does not change the state.

    Permissions

    One may need to declare a corresponding WAKE_LOCK permission <uses-permission> element.

    This class requires the Manifest.permission.INTERNET permission when used with network-based content.

    Callbacks

    Applications may want to register for informational and error events in order to be informed of some internal state update and possible runtime errors during playback or streaming. Registration for these events is done by properly setting the appropriate listeners (via calls to setOnPreparedListener, setOnVideoSizeChangedListener, setOnSeekCompleteListener, setOnCompletionListener, setOnBufferingUpdateListener, setOnInfoListener, setOnErrorListener, etc). In order to receive the respective callback associated with these listeners, applications are required to create MediaPlayer objects on a thread with its own Looper running (main UI thread by default has a Looper running).

    Summary

    Nested classes

    class MediaPlayer.DrmInfo

    Encapsulates the DRM properties of the source. 

    class MediaPlayer.MetricsConstants

     

    class MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException

    Thrown when a DRM method is called before preparing a DRM scheme through prepareDrm(). 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked indicating buffering status of a media resource being streamed over the network. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener

    Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when playback of a media source has completed. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnDrmConfigHelper

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when the app can do DRM configuration (get/set properties) before the session is opened. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when the DRM info becomes available 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener

    Interface definition of a callback to notify the app when the DRM is ready for key request/response 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when there has been an error during an asynchronous operation (other errors will throw exceptions at method call time). 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked to communicate some info and/or warning about the media or its playback. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when discontinuity in the normal progression of the media time is detected. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener

    Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when the media source is ready for playback. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked indicating the completion of a seek operation. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when a player subtitle track has new subtitle data available. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when a track has timed metadata available. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnTimedTextListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when a timed text is available for display. 

    interface MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener

    Interface definition of a callback to be invoked when the video size is first known or updated 

    class MediaPlayer.ProvisioningNetworkErrorException

    Thrown when the device requires DRM provisioning but the provisioning attempt has failed due to a network error (Internet reachability, timeout, etc.). 

    class MediaPlayer.ProvisioningServerErrorException

    Thrown when the device requires DRM provisioning but the provisioning attempt has failed due to the provisioning server denying the request. 

    class MediaPlayer.TrackInfo

    Class for MediaPlayer to return each audio/video/subtitle track's metadata. 

    Constants

    int MEDIA_ERROR_IO

    File or network related operation errors.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED

    Bitstream is not conforming to the related coding standard or file spec.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_VALID_FOR_PROGRESSIVE_PLAYBACK

    The video is streamed and its container is not valid for progressive playback i.e the video's index (e.g moov atom) is not at the start of the file.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED

    Media server died.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT

    Some operation takes too long to complete, usually more than 3-5 seconds.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN

    Unspecified media player error.

    int MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED

    Bitstream is conforming to the related coding standard or file spec, but the media framework does not support the feature.

    int MEDIA_INFO_AUDIO_NOT_PLAYING

    Informs that audio is not playing.

    int MEDIA_INFO_BAD_INTERLEAVING

    Bad interleaving means that a media has been improperly interleaved or not interleaved at all, e.g has all the video samples first then all the audio ones.

    int MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_END

    MediaPlayer is resuming playback after filling buffers.

    int MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_START

    MediaPlayer is temporarily pausing playback internally in order to buffer more data.

    int MEDIA_INFO_METADATA_UPDATE

    A new set of metadata is available.

    int MEDIA_INFO_NOT_SEEKABLE

    The media cannot be seeked (e.g live stream)

    int MEDIA_INFO_STARTED_AS_NEXT

    The player was started because it was used as the next player for another player, which just completed playback.

    int MEDIA_INFO_SUBTITLE_TIMED_OUT

    Reading the subtitle track takes too long.

    int MEDIA_INFO_UNKNOWN

    Unspecified media player info.

    int MEDIA_INFO_UNSUPPORTED_SUBTITLE

    Subtitle track was not supported by the media framework.

    int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_NOT_PLAYING

    Informs that video is not playing.

    int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_RENDERING_START

    The player just pushed the very first video frame for rendering.

    int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_TRACK_LAGGING

    The video is too complex for the decoder: it can't decode frames fast enough.

    String MEDIA_MIMETYPE_TEXT_SUBRIP

    This constant was deprecated in API level 28. use MediaFormat#MIMETYPE_TEXT_SUBRIP

    int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PREPARATION_ERROR

    The DRM preparation has failed .

    int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_NETWORK_ERROR

    The device required DRM provisioning but couldn't reach the provisioning server.

    int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_SERVER_ERROR

    The device required DRM provisioning but the provisioning server denied the request.

    int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_SUCCESS

    The status codes for OnDrmPreparedListener#onDrmPrepared listener.

    int SEEK_CLOSEST

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a frame (not necessarily a key frame) associated with a data source that is located closest to or at the given time.

    int SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located closest to (in time) or at the given time.

    int SEEK_NEXT_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located right after or at the given time.

    int SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located right before or at the given time.

    int VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT

    Specifies a video scaling mode.

    int VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT_WITH_CROPPING

    Specifies a video scaling mode.

    Public constructors

    MediaPlayer()

    Default constructor.

    MediaPlayer(Context context)

    Default constructor with context.

    Public methods

    void addOnRoutingChangedListener(AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener listener, Handler handler)

    Adds an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this MediaPlayer.

    void addTimedTextSource(FileDescriptor fd, String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file (FileDescriptor).

    void addTimedTextSource(String path, String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file.

    void addTimedTextSource(FileDescriptor fd, long offset, long length, String mime)

    Adds an external timed text file (FileDescriptor).

    void addTimedTextSource(Context context, Uri uri, String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file (Uri).

    void attachAuxEffect(int effectId)

    Attaches an auxiliary effect to the player.

    void clearOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener()

    Clears the listener previously set with setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener) or setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener, android.os.Handler)

    void clearOnSubtitleDataListener()

    Clears the listener previously set with setOnSubtitleDataListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener) or setOnSubtitleDataListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener, android.os.Handler).

    static MediaPlayer create(Context context, Uri uri, SurfaceHolder holder, AudioAttributes audioAttributes, int audioSessionId)

    Same factory method as create(android.content.Context, android.net.Uri, android.view.SurfaceHolder) but that lets you specify the audio attributes and session ID to be used by the new MediaPlayer instance.

    static MediaPlayer create(Context context, int resid, AudioAttributes audioAttributes, int audioSessionId)

    Same factory method as create(android.content.Context, int) but that lets you specify the audio attributes and session ID to be used by the new MediaPlayer instance.

    static MediaPlayer create(Context context, Uri uri, SurfaceHolder holder)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given Uri.

    static MediaPlayer create(Context context, int resid)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given resource id.

    static MediaPlayer create(Context context, Uri uri)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given Uri.

    VolumeShaper createVolumeShaper(VolumeShaper.Configuration configuration)

    Returns a VolumeShaper object that can be used modify the volume envelope of the player or track.

    void deselectTrack(int index)

    Deselect a track.

    int getAudioSessionId()

    Returns the audio session ID.

    int getCurrentPosition()

    Gets the current playback position.

    MediaPlayer.DrmInfo getDrmInfo()

    Retrieves the DRM Info associated with the current source

    String getDrmPropertyString(String propertyName)

    Read a DRM engine plugin String property value, given the property name string.

    int getDuration()

    Gets the duration of the file.

    MediaDrm.KeyRequest getKeyRequest(byte[] keySetId, byte[] initData, String mimeType, int keyType, Map<String, String> optionalParameters)

    A key request/response exchange occurs between the app and a license server to obtain or release keys used to decrypt encrypted content.

    PersistableBundle getMetrics()

    Return Metrics data about the current player.

    PlaybackParams getPlaybackParams()

    Gets the playback params, containing the current playback rate.

    AudioDeviceInfo getPreferredDevice()

    Returns the selected output specified by setPreferredDevice(AudioDeviceInfo).

    AudioDeviceInfo getRoutedDevice()

    Returns an AudioDeviceInfo identifying the current routing of this MediaPlayer Note: The query is only valid if the MediaPlayer is currently playing.

    int getSelectedTrack(int trackType)

    Returns the index of the audio, video, or subtitle track currently selected for playback, The return value is an index into the array returned by getTrackInfo(), and can be used in calls to selectTrack(int) or deselectTrack(int).

    SyncParams getSyncParams()

    Gets the A/V sync mode.

    MediaTimestamp getTimestamp()

    Get current playback position as a MediaTimestamp.

    TrackInfo[] getTrackInfo()

    Returns an array of track information.

    int getVideoHeight()

    Returns the height of the video.

    int getVideoWidth()

    Returns the width of the video.

    boolean isLooping()

    Checks whether the MediaPlayer is looping or non-looping.

    boolean isPlaying()

    Checks whether the MediaPlayer is playing.

    void pause()

    Pauses playback.

    void prepare()

    Prepares the player for playback, synchronously.

    void prepareAsync()

    Prepares the player for playback, asynchronously.

    void prepareDrm(UUID uuid)

    Prepares the DRM for the current source

    If OnDrmConfigHelper is registered, it will be called during preparation to allow configuration of the DRM properties before opening the DRM session.

    byte[] provideKeyResponse(byte[] keySetId, byte[] response)

    A key response is received from the license server by the app, then it is provided to the DRM engine plugin using provideKeyResponse.

    void release()

    Releases resources associated with this MediaPlayer object.

    void releaseDrm()

    Releases the DRM session

    The player has to have an active DRM session and be in stopped, or prepared state before this call is made.

    void removeOnRoutingChangedListener(AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener listener)

    Removes an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

    void reset()

    Resets the MediaPlayer to its uninitialized state.

    void restoreKeys(byte[] keySetId)

    Restore persisted offline keys into a new session.

    void seekTo(int msec)

    Seeks to specified time position.

    void seekTo(long msec, int mode)

    Moves the media to specified time position by considering the given mode.

    void selectTrack(int index)

    Selects a track.

    void setAudioAttributes(AudioAttributes attributes)

    Sets the audio attributes for this MediaPlayer.

    void setAudioSessionId(int sessionId)

    Sets the audio session ID.

    void setAudioStreamType(int streamtype)

    This method was deprecated in API level 26. use setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes)

    void setAuxEffectSendLevel(float level)

    Sets the send level of the player to the attached auxiliary effect.

    void setDataSource(AssetFileDescriptor afd)

    Sets the data source (AssetFileDescriptor) to use.

    void setDataSource(FileDescriptor fd)

    Sets the data source (FileDescriptor) to use.

    void setDataSource(FileDescriptor fd, long offset, long length)

    Sets the data source (FileDescriptor) to use.

    void setDataSource(String path)

    Sets the data source (file-path or http/rtsp URL) to use.

    void setDataSource(MediaDataSource dataSource)

    Sets the data source (MediaDataSource) to use.

    void setDataSource(Context context, Uri uri, Map<String, String> headers, List<HttpCookie> cookies)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri.

    void setDataSource(Context context, Uri uri, Map<String, String> headers)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri.

    void setDataSource(Context context, Uri uri)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri.

    void setDisplay(SurfaceHolder sh)

    Sets the SurfaceHolder to use for displaying the video portion of the media.

    void setDrmPropertyString(String propertyName, String value)

    Set a DRM engine plugin String property value.

    void setLooping(boolean looping)

    Sets the player to be looping or non-looping.

    void setNextMediaPlayer(MediaPlayer next)

    Set the MediaPlayer to start when this MediaPlayer finishes playback (i.e.

    void setOnBufferingUpdateListener(MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the status of a network stream's buffer has changed.

    void setOnCompletionListener(MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the end of a media source has been reached during playback.

    void setOnDrmConfigHelper(MediaPlayer.OnDrmConfigHelper listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked for configuration of the DRM object before the session is created.

    void setOnDrmInfoListener(MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM info is known.

    void setOnDrmInfoListener(MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener listener, Handler handler)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM info is known.

    void setOnDrmPreparedListener(MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener listener, Handler handler)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM object is prepared.

    void setOnDrmPreparedListener(MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM object is prepared.

    void setOnErrorListener(MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when an error has happened during an asynchronous operation.

    void setOnInfoListener(MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when an info/warning is available.

    void setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener(MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener listener, Handler handler)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a media time discontinuity is encountered.

    void setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener(MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener listener)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a media time discontinuity is encountered.

    void setOnPreparedListener(MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the media source is ready for playback.

    void setOnSeekCompleteListener(MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a seek operation has been completed.

    void setOnSubtitleDataListener(MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener listener)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a subtitle track has new data available.

    void setOnSubtitleDataListener(MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener listener, Handler handler)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a subtitle track has new data available.

    void setOnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener(MediaPlayer.OnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a selected track has timed metadata available.

    void setOnTimedTextListener(MediaPlayer.OnTimedTextListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a timed text is available for display.

    void setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the video size is known or updated.

    void setPlaybackParams(PlaybackParams params)

    Sets playback rate using PlaybackParams.

    boolean setPreferredDevice(AudioDeviceInfo deviceInfo)

    Specifies an audio device (via an AudioDeviceInfo object) to route the output from this MediaPlayer.

    void setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean screenOn)

    Control whether we should use the attached SurfaceHolder to keep the screen on while video playback is occurring.

    void setSurface(Surface surface)

    Sets the Surface to be used as the sink for the video portion of the media.

    void setSyncParams(SyncParams params)

    Sets A/V sync mode.

    void setVideoScalingMode(int mode)

    Sets video scaling mode.

    void setVolume(float leftVolume, float rightVolume)

    Sets the volume on this player.

    void setWakeMode(Context context, int mode)

    Set the low-level power management behavior for this MediaPlayer.

    void start()

    Starts or resumes playback.

    void stop()

    Stops playback after playback has been started or paused.

    Protected methods

    void finalize()

    Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.

    Inherited methods

    Constants

    MEDIA_ERROR_IO

    Added in API level 17 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_IO

    File or network related operation errors.

    Constant Value: -1004 (0xfffffc14)

    MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED

    Added in API level 17 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED

    Bitstream is not conforming to the related coding standard or file spec.

    Constant Value: -1007 (0xfffffc11)

    MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_VALID_FOR_PROGRESSIVE_PLAYBACK

    Added in API level 3 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_VALID_FOR_PROGRESSIVE_PLAYBACK

    The video is streamed and its container is not valid for progressive playback i.e the video's index (e.g moov atom) is not at the start of the file.

    Constant Value: 200 (0x000000c8)

    MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED

    Added in API level 1 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED

    Media server died. In this case, the application must release the MediaPlayer object and instantiate a new one.

    Constant Value: 100 (0x00000064)

    MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT

    Added in API level 17 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT

    Some operation takes too long to complete, usually more than 3-5 seconds.

    Constant Value: -110 (0xffffff92)

    MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN

    Added in API level 1 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN

    Unspecified media player error.

    Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

    MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED

    Added in API level 17 
    public static final int MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED

    Bitstream is conforming to the related coding standard or file spec, but the media framework does not support the feature.

    Constant Value: -1010 (0xfffffc0e)

    MEDIA_INFO_AUDIO_NOT_PLAYING

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_AUDIO_NOT_PLAYING

    Informs that audio is not playing. Note that playback of the video is not interrupted.

    Constant Value: 804 (0x00000324)

    MEDIA_INFO_BAD_INTERLEAVING

    Added in API level 3 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_BAD_INTERLEAVING

    Bad interleaving means that a media has been improperly interleaved or not interleaved at all, e.g has all the video samples first then all the audio ones. Video is playing but a lot of disk seeks may be happening.

    Constant Value: 800 (0x00000320)

    MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_END

    Added in API level 9 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_END

    MediaPlayer is resuming playback after filling buffers.

    Constant Value: 702 (0x000002be)

    MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_START

    Added in API level 9 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_START

    MediaPlayer is temporarily pausing playback internally in order to buffer more data.

    Constant Value: 701 (0x000002bd)

    MEDIA_INFO_METADATA_UPDATE

    Added in API level 5 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_METADATA_UPDATE

    A new set of metadata is available.

    Constant Value: 802 (0x00000322)

    MEDIA_INFO_NOT_SEEKABLE

    Added in API level 3 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_NOT_SEEKABLE

    The media cannot be seeked (e.g live stream)

    Constant Value: 801 (0x00000321)

    MEDIA_INFO_STARTED_AS_NEXT

    Added in API level 28 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_STARTED_AS_NEXT

    The player was started because it was used as the next player for another player, which just completed playback.

    Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

    MEDIA_INFO_SUBTITLE_TIMED_OUT

    Added in API level 19 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_SUBTITLE_TIMED_OUT

    Reading the subtitle track takes too long.

    Constant Value: 902 (0x00000386)

    MEDIA_INFO_UNKNOWN

    Added in API level 3 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_UNKNOWN

    Unspecified media player info.

    Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

    MEDIA_INFO_UNSUPPORTED_SUBTITLE

    Added in API level 19 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_UNSUPPORTED_SUBTITLE

    Subtitle track was not supported by the media framework.

    Constant Value: 901 (0x00000385)

    MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_NOT_PLAYING

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_NOT_PLAYING

    Informs that video is not playing. Note that playback of the audio is not interrupted.

    Constant Value: 805 (0x00000325)

    MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_RENDERING_START

    Added in API level 17 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_RENDERING_START

    The player just pushed the very first video frame for rendering.

    Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

    MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_TRACK_LAGGING

    Added in API level 3 
    public static final int MEDIA_INFO_VIDEO_TRACK_LAGGING

    The video is too complex for the decoder: it can't decode frames fast enough. Possibly only the audio plays fine at this stage.

    Constant Value: 700 (0x000002bc)

    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_TEXT_SUBRIP

    Added in API level 16
    Deprecated in API level 28 
    public static final String MEDIA_MIMETYPE_TEXT_SUBRIP

    This constant was deprecated in API level 28.
    use MediaFormat#MIMETYPE_TEXT_SUBRIP

    MIME type for SubRip (SRT) container. Used in addTimedTextSource APIs.

    Constant Value: "application/x-subrip"

    PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PREPARATION_ERROR

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PREPARATION_ERROR

    The DRM preparation has failed .

    Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

    PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_NETWORK_ERROR

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_NETWORK_ERROR

    The device required DRM provisioning but couldn't reach the provisioning server.

    Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

    PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_SERVER_ERROR

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_PROVISIONING_SERVER_ERROR

    The device required DRM provisioning but the provisioning server denied the request.

    Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

    PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_SUCCESS

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int PREPARE_DRM_STATUS_SUCCESS

    The status codes for OnDrmPreparedListener#onDrmPrepared listener.

    DRM preparation has succeeded.

    Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

    SEEK_CLOSEST

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int SEEK_CLOSEST

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a frame (not necessarily a key frame) associated with a data source that is located closest to or at the given time.

    See also:

    Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

    SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located closest to (in time) or at the given time.

    See also:

    Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

    SEEK_NEXT_SYNC

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int SEEK_NEXT_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located right after or at the given time.

    See also:

    Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

    SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC

    Added in API level 26 
    public static final int SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC

    This mode is used with seekTo(long, int) to move media position to a sync (or key) frame associated with a data source that is located right before or at the given time.

    See also:

    Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

    VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT

    Added in API level 16 
    public static final int VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT

    Specifies a video scaling mode. The content is stretched to the surface rendering area. When the surface has the same aspect ratio as the content, the aspect ratio of the content is maintained; otherwise, the aspect ratio of the content is not maintained when video is being rendered. Unlike VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT_WITH_CROPPING, there is no content cropping with this video scaling mode.

    Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

    VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT_WITH_CROPPING

    Added in API level 16 
    public static final int VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT_WITH_CROPPING

    Specifies a video scaling mode. The content is scaled, maintaining its aspect ratio. The whole surface area is always used. When the aspect ratio of the content is the same as the surface, no content is cropped; otherwise, content is cropped to fit the surface.

    Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

    Public constructors

    MediaPlayer

    Added in API level 1 
    public MediaPlayer ()

    Default constructor.

    Consider using one of the create() methods for synchronously instantiating a MediaPlayer from a Uri or resource.

    You must call release() when you are finished using the instantiated instance. Doing so frees any resources you have previously acquired.

    MediaPlayer

    Added in API level 34 
    public MediaPlayer (Context context)

    Default constructor with context.

    Consider using one of the create() methods for synchronously instantiating a MediaPlayer from a Uri or resource.

    Parameters
    context Context: non-null context. This context will be used to pull information, such as AttributionSource and device specific session ids, which will be associated with the MediaPlayer. However, the context itself will not be retained by the MediaPlayer.

    Public methods

    addOnRoutingChangedListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void addOnRoutingChangedListener (AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener listener, 
                Handler handler)

    Adds an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this MediaPlayer.

    Parameters
    listener AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener: The AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener interface to receive notifications of rerouting events.
    handler Handler: Specifies the Handler object for the thread on which to execute the callback. If null, the handler on the main looper will be used.

    addTimedTextSource

    Added in API level 16 
    public void addTimedTextSource (FileDescriptor fd, 
                String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file (FileDescriptor). It is the caller's responsibility to close the file descriptor. It is safe to do so as soon as this call returns. Currently supported format is SubRip. Note that a single external timed text source may contain multiple tracks in it. One can find the total number of available tracks using getTrackInfo() to see what additional tracks become available after this method call.

    Parameters
    fd FileDescriptor: the FileDescriptor for the file you want to play
    mimeType String: The mime type of the file. Must be one of the mime types listed above.
    Throws
    IllegalArgumentException if the mimeType is not supported.
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    addTimedTextSource

    Added in API level 16 
    public void addTimedTextSource (String path, 
                String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file. Currently supported format is SubRip with the file extension .srt, case insensitive. Note that a single external timed text source may contain multiple tracks in it. One can find the total number of available tracks using getTrackInfo() to see what additional tracks become available after this method call.

    Parameters
    path String: The file path of external timed text source file.
    mimeType String: The mime type of the file. Must be one of the mime types listed above.
    Throws
    IOException if the file cannot be accessed or is corrupted.
    IllegalArgumentException if the mimeType is not supported.
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    addTimedTextSource

    Added in API level 16 
    public void addTimedTextSource (FileDescriptor fd, 
                long offset, 
                long length, 
                String mime)

    Adds an external timed text file (FileDescriptor). It is the caller's responsibility to close the file descriptor. It is safe to do so as soon as this call returns. Currently supported format is SubRip. Note that a single external timed text source may contain multiple tracks in it. One can find the total number of available tracks using getTrackInfo() to see what additional tracks become available after this method call.

    Parameters
    fd FileDescriptor: the FileDescriptor for the file you want to play
    offset long: the offset into the file where the data to be played starts, in bytes
    length long: the length in bytes of the data to be played
    mime String: The mime type of the file. Must be one of the mime types listed above.
    Throws
    IllegalArgumentException if the mimeType is not supported.
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    addTimedTextSource

    Added in API level 16 
    public void addTimedTextSource (Context context, 
                Uri uri, 
                String mimeType)

    Adds an external timed text source file (Uri). Currently supported format is SubRip with the file extension .srt, case insensitive. Note that a single external timed text source may contain multiple tracks in it. One can find the total number of available tracks using getTrackInfo() to see what additional tracks become available after this method call.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use when resolving the Uri
    uri Uri: the Content URI of the data you want to play
    mimeType String: The mime type of the file. Must be one of the mime types listed above.
    Throws
    IOException if the file cannot be accessed or is corrupted.
    IllegalArgumentException if the mimeType is not supported.
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    attachAuxEffect

    Added in API level 9 
    public void attachAuxEffect (int effectId)

    Attaches an auxiliary effect to the player. A typical auxiliary effect is a reverberation effect which can be applied on any sound source that directs a certain amount of its energy to this effect. This amount is defined by setAuxEffectSendLevel(). See setAuxEffectSendLevel(float).

    After creating an auxiliary effect (e.g. EnvironmentalReverb), retrieve its ID with AudioEffect.getId() and use it when calling this method to attach the player to the effect.

    To detach the effect from the player, call this method with a null effect id.

    This method must be called after one of the overloaded setDataSource methods.

    Parameters
    effectId int: system wide unique id of the effect to attach

    clearOnSubtitleDataListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void clearOnSubtitleDataListener ()

    Clears the listener previously set with setOnSubtitleDataListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener) or setOnSubtitleDataListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener, android.os.Handler).

    create

    Added in API level 21 
    public static MediaPlayer create (Context context, 
                Uri uri, 
                SurfaceHolder holder, 
                AudioAttributes audioAttributes, 
                int audioSessionId)

    Same factory method as create(android.content.Context, android.net.Uri, android.view.SurfaceHolder) but that lets you specify the audio attributes and session ID to be used by the new MediaPlayer instance.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    uri Uri: the Uri from which to get the datasource
    holder SurfaceHolder: the SurfaceHolder to use for displaying the video, may be null.
    audioAttributes AudioAttributes: the AudioAttributes to be used by the media player.
    audioSessionId int: the audio session ID to be used by the media player, see AudioManager#generateAudioSessionId() to obtain a new session.
    Returns
    MediaPlayer a MediaPlayer object, or null if creation failed

    create

    Added in API level 21 
    public static MediaPlayer create (Context context, 
                int resid, 
                AudioAttributes audioAttributes, 
                int audioSessionId)

    Same factory method as create(android.content.Context, int) but that lets you specify the audio attributes and session ID to be used by the new MediaPlayer instance.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    resid int: the raw resource id (R.raw.<something>) for the resource to use as the datasource
    audioAttributes AudioAttributes: the AudioAttributes to be used by the media player.
    audioSessionId int: the audio session ID to be used by the media player, see AudioManager#generateAudioSessionId() to obtain a new session.
    Returns
    MediaPlayer a MediaPlayer object, or null if creation failed

    create

    Added in API level 1 
    public static MediaPlayer create (Context context, 
                Uri uri, 
                SurfaceHolder holder)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given Uri. On success, prepare() will already have been called and must not be called again.

    You must call release() when you are finished using the created instance. Doing so frees any resources you have previously acquired.

    Note that since prepare() is called automatically in this method, you cannot change the audio session ID (see setAudioSessionId(int)) or audio attributes (see setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes) of the new MediaPlayer.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    uri Uri: the Uri from which to get the datasource
    holder SurfaceHolder: the SurfaceHolder to use for displaying the video
    Returns
    MediaPlayer a MediaPlayer object, or null if creation failed

    create

    Added in API level 1 
    public static MediaPlayer create (Context context, 
                int resid)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given resource id. On success, prepare() will already have been called and must not be called again.

    You must call release() when you are finished using the created instance. Doing so frees any resources you have previously acquired.

    Note that since prepare() is called automatically in this method, you cannot change the audio session ID (see setAudioSessionId(int)) or audio attributes (see setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes) of the new MediaPlayer.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    resid int: the raw resource id (R.raw.<something>) for the resource to use as the datasource
    Returns
    MediaPlayer a MediaPlayer object, or null if creation failed

    create

    Added in API level 1 
    public static MediaPlayer create (Context context, 
                Uri uri)

    Convenience method to create a MediaPlayer for a given Uri. On success, prepare() will already have been called and must not be called again.

    You must call release() when you are finished using the created instance. Doing so frees any resources you have previously acquired.

    Note that since prepare() is called automatically in this method, you cannot change the audio session ID (see setAudioSessionId(int)) or audio attributes (see setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes) of the new MediaPlayer.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    uri Uri: the Uri from which to get the datasource
    Returns
    MediaPlayer a MediaPlayer object, or null if creation failed

    createVolumeShaper

    Added in API level 26 
    public VolumeShaper createVolumeShaper (VolumeShaper.Configuration configuration)

    Returns a VolumeShaper object that can be used modify the volume envelope of the player or track.

    Parameters
    configuration VolumeShaper.Configuration: This value cannot be null.
    Returns
    VolumeShaper This value cannot be null.

    deselectTrack

    Added in API level 16 
    public void deselectTrack (int index)

    Deselect a track.

    Currently, the track must be a timed text track and no audio or video tracks can be deselected. If the timed text track identified by index has not been selected before, it throws an exception.

    Parameters
    index int: the index of the track to be deselected. The valid range of the index is 0..total number of tracks - 1. The total number of tracks as well as the type of each individual track can be found by calling getTrackInfo() method.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    See also:

    getAudioSessionId

    Added in API level 9 
    public int getAudioSessionId ()

    Returns the audio session ID.

    Returns
    int the audio session ID. Note that the audio session ID is 0 only if a problem occured when the MediaPlayer was contructed.

    getCurrentPosition

    Added in API level 1 
    public int getCurrentPosition ()

    Gets the current playback position.

    Returns
    int the current position in milliseconds

    getDrmInfo

    Added in API level 26 
    public MediaPlayer.DrmInfo getDrmInfo ()

    Retrieves the DRM Info associated with the current source

    Returns
    MediaPlayer.DrmInfo

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if called before prepare()

    getDrmPropertyString

    Added in API level 26 
    public String getDrmPropertyString (String propertyName)

    Read a DRM engine plugin String property value, given the property name string.

    Parameters
    propertyName String: the property name Standard fields names are: MediaDrm#PROPERTY_VENDOR, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_VERSION, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_ALGORITHMS This value cannot be null. Value is MediaDrm.PROPERTY_VENDOR, MediaDrm.PROPERTY_VERSION, MediaDrm.PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION, or MediaDrm.PROPERTY_ALGORITHMS
    Returns
    String This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException

    getDuration

    Added in API level 1 
    public int getDuration ()

    Gets the duration of the file.

    Returns
    int the duration in milliseconds, if no duration is available (for example, if streaming live content), -1 is returned.

    getKeyRequest

    Added in API level 26 
    public MediaDrm.KeyRequest getKeyRequest (byte[] keySetId, 
                byte[] initData, 
                String mimeType, 
                int keyType, 
                Map<String, String> optionalParameters)

    A key request/response exchange occurs between the app and a license server to obtain or release keys used to decrypt encrypted content.

    getKeyRequest() is used to obtain an opaque key request byte array that is delivered to the license server. The opaque key request byte array is returned in KeyRequest.data. The recommended URL to deliver the key request to is returned in KeyRequest.defaultUrl.

    After the app has received the key request response from the server, it should deliver to the response to the DRM engine plugin using the method provideKeyResponse(byte, byte).

    Parameters
    keySetId byte: is the key-set identifier of the offline keys being released when keyType is MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_RELEASE. It should be set to null for other key requests, when keyType is MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_STREAMING or MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_OFFLINE.
    initData byte: is the container-specific initialization data when the keyType is MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_STREAMING or MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_OFFLINE. Its meaning is interpreted based on the mime type provided in the mimeType parameter. It could contain, for example, the content ID, key ID or other data obtained from the content metadata that is required in generating the key request. When the keyType is MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_RELEASE, it should be set to null.
    mimeType String: identifies the mime type of the content This value may be null.
    keyType int: specifies the type of the request. The request may be to acquire keys for streaming, MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_STREAMING, or for offline content MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_OFFLINE, or to release previously acquired keys (MediaDrm#KEY_TYPE_RELEASE), which are identified by a keySetId. Value is MediaDrm.KEY_TYPE_STREAMING, MediaDrm.KEY_TYPE_OFFLINE, or MediaDrm.KEY_TYPE_RELEASE
    optionalParameters Map: are included in the key request message to allow a client application to provide additional message parameters to the server. This may be null if no additional parameters are to be sent.
    Returns
    MediaDrm.KeyRequest This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException if there is no active DRM session

    getMetrics

    Added in API level 26 
    public PersistableBundle getMetrics ()

    Return Metrics data about the current player.

    Returns
    PersistableBundle a PersistableBundle containing the set of attributes and values available for the media being handled by this instance of MediaPlayer The attributes are descibed in MetricsConstants. Additional vendor-specific fields may also be present in the return value.

    getPlaybackParams

    Added in API level 23 
    public PlaybackParams getPlaybackParams ()

    Gets the playback params, containing the current playback rate.

    Returns
    PlaybackParams the playback params. This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized.

    getPreferredDevice

    Added in API level 28 
    public AudioDeviceInfo getPreferredDevice ()

    Returns the selected output specified by setPreferredDevice(AudioDeviceInfo). Note that this is not guaranteed to correspond to the actual device being used for playback.

    Returns
    AudioDeviceInfo

    getRoutedDevice

    Added in API level 28 
    public AudioDeviceInfo getRoutedDevice ()

    Returns an AudioDeviceInfo identifying the current routing of this MediaPlayer Note: The query is only valid if the MediaPlayer is currently playing. If the player is not playing, the returned device can be null or correspond to previously selected device when the player was last active.

    Returns
    AudioDeviceInfo

    getSelectedTrack

    Added in API level 21 
    public int getSelectedTrack (int trackType)

    Returns the index of the audio, video, or subtitle track currently selected for playback, The return value is an index into the array returned by getTrackInfo(), and can be used in calls to selectTrack(int) or deselectTrack(int).

    Parameters
    trackType int: should be one of TrackInfo#MEDIA_TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO, TrackInfo#MEDIA_TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO, or TrackInfo#MEDIA_TRACK_TYPE_SUBTITLE
    Returns
    int index of the audio, video, or subtitle track currently selected for playback; a negative integer is returned when there is no selected track for trackType or when trackType is not one of audio, video, or subtitle.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if called after release()

    getSyncParams

    Added in API level 23 
    public SyncParams getSyncParams ()

    Gets the A/V sync mode.

    Returns
    SyncParams the A/V sync params This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized.

    getTimestamp

    Added in API level 23 
    public MediaTimestamp getTimestamp ()

    Get current playback position as a MediaTimestamp.

    The MediaTimestamp represents how the media time correlates to the system time in a linear fashion using an anchor and a clock rate. During regular playback, the media time moves fairly constantly (though the anchor frame may be rebased to a current system time, the linear correlation stays steady). Therefore, this method does not need to be called often.

    To help users get current playback position, this method always anchors the timestamp to the current system time, so MediaTimestamp#getAnchorMediaTimeUs can be used as current playback position.

    Returns
    MediaTimestamp a MediaTimestamp object if a timestamp is available, or null if no timestamp is available, e.g. because the media player has not been initialized.

    See also:

    getTrackInfo

    Added in API level 16 
    public TrackInfo[] getTrackInfo ()

    Returns an array of track information.

    Returns
    TrackInfo[] Array of track info. The total number of tracks is the array length. Must be called again if an external timed text source has been added after any of the addTimedTextSource methods are called.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state.

    getVideoHeight

    Added in API level 1 
    public int getVideoHeight ()

    Returns the height of the video.

    Returns
    int the height of the video, or 0 if there is no video, no display surface was set, or the height has not been determined yet. The OnVideoSizeChangedListener can be registered via setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener) to provide a notification when the height is available.

    getVideoWidth

    Added in API level 1 
    public int getVideoWidth ()

    Returns the width of the video.

    Returns
    int the width of the video, or 0 if there is no video, no display surface was set, or the width has not been determined yet. The OnVideoSizeChangedListener can be registered via setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener) to provide a notification when the width is available.

    isLooping

    Added in API level 3 
    public boolean isLooping ()

    Checks whether the MediaPlayer is looping or non-looping.

    Returns
    boolean true if the MediaPlayer is currently looping, false otherwise

    isPlaying

    Added in API level 1 
    public boolean isPlaying ()

    Checks whether the MediaPlayer is playing.

    Returns
    boolean true if currently playing, false otherwise
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized or has been released.

    pause

    Added in API level 1 
    public void pause ()

    Pauses playback. Call start() to resume.

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized.

    prepare

    Added in API level 1 
    public void prepare ()

    Prepares the player for playback, synchronously. After setting the datasource and the display surface, you need to either call prepare() or prepareAsync(). For files, it is OK to call prepare(), which blocks until MediaPlayer is ready for playback.

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IOException

    prepareAsync

    Added in API level 1 
    public void prepareAsync ()

    Prepares the player for playback, asynchronously. After setting the datasource and the display surface, you need to either call prepare() or prepareAsync(). For streams, you should call prepareAsync(), which returns immediately, rather than blocking until enough data has been buffered.

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state

    prepareDrm

    Added in API level 26 
    public void prepareDrm (UUID uuid)

    Prepares the DRM for the current source

    If OnDrmConfigHelper is registered, it will be called during preparation to allow configuration of the DRM properties before opening the DRM session. Note that the callback is called synchronously in the thread that called prepareDrm. It should be used only for a series of getDrmPropertyString and setDrmPropertyString calls and refrain from any lengthy operation.

    If the device has not been provisioned before, this call also provisions the device which involves accessing the provisioning server and can take a variable time to complete depending on the network connectivity. If OnDrmPreparedListener is registered, prepareDrm() runs in non-blocking mode by launching the provisioning in the background and returning. The listener will be called when provisioning and preparation has finished. If a OnDrmPreparedListener is not registered, prepareDrm() waits till provisioning and preparation has finished, i.e., runs in blocking mode.

    If OnDrmPreparedListener is registered, it is called to indicate the DRM session being ready. The application should not make any assumption about its call sequence (e.g., before or after prepareDrm returns), or the thread context that will execute the listener (unless the listener is registered with a handler thread).

    Parameters
    uuid UUID: The UUID of the crypto scheme. If not known beforehand, it can be retrieved from the source through getDrmInfo or registering a onDrmInfoListener. This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if called before prepare(), or the DRM was prepared already
    UnsupportedSchemeException if the crypto scheme is not supported
    ResourceBusyException if required DRM resources are in use
    MediaPlayer.ProvisioningNetworkErrorException if provisioning is required but failed due to a network error
    MediaPlayer.ProvisioningServerErrorException if provisioning is required but failed due to the request denied by the provisioning server

    provideKeyResponse

    Added in API level 26 
    public byte[] provideKeyResponse (byte[] keySetId, 
                byte[] response)

    A key response is received from the license server by the app, then it is provided to the DRM engine plugin using provideKeyResponse. When the response is for an offline key request, a key-set identifier is returned that can be used to later restore the keys to a new session with the method {@ link # restoreKeys}. When the response is for a streaming or release request, null is returned.

    Parameters
    keySetId byte: When the response is for a release request, keySetId identifies the saved key associated with the release request (i.e., the same keySetId passed to the earlier {@ link # getKeyRequest} call. It MUST be null when the response is for either streaming or offline key requests.
    response byte: the byte array response from the server
    Returns
    byte[]

    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException if there is no active DRM session
    DeniedByServerException if the response indicates that the server rejected the request

    release

    Added in API level 1 
    public void release ()

    Releases resources associated with this MediaPlayer object.

    You must call this method once the instance is no longer required.

    releaseDrm

    Added in API level 26 
    public void releaseDrm ()

    Releases the DRM session

    The player has to have an active DRM session and be in stopped, or prepared state before this call is made. A reset() call will release the DRM session implicitly.

    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException if there is no active DRM session to release

    removeOnRoutingChangedListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void removeOnRoutingChangedListener (AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener listener)

    Removes an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

    Parameters
    listener AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener: The previously added AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener interface to remove.

    reset

    Added in API level 1 
    public void reset ()

    Resets the MediaPlayer to its uninitialized state. After calling this method, you will have to initialize it again by setting the data source and calling prepare().

    restoreKeys

    Added in API level 26 
    public void restoreKeys (byte[] keySetId)

    Restore persisted offline keys into a new session. keySetId identifies the keys to load, obtained from a prior call to provideKeyResponse(byte, byte).

    Parameters
    keySetId byte: identifies the saved key set to restore This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException

    seekTo

    Added in API level 1 
    public void seekTo (int msec)

    Seeks to specified time position. Same as seekTo(long, int) with mode = SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC.

    Parameters
    msec int: the offset in milliseconds from the start to seek to
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized

    seekTo

    Added in API level 26 
    public void seekTo (long msec, 
                int mode)

    Moves the media to specified time position by considering the given mode.

    When seekTo is finished, the user will be notified via OnSeekComplete supplied by the user. There is at most one active seekTo processed at any time. If there is a to-be-completed seekTo, new seekTo requests will be queued in such a way that only the last request is kept. When current seekTo is completed, the queued request will be processed if that request is different from just-finished seekTo operation, i.e., the requested position or mode is different.

    Parameters
    msec long: the offset in milliseconds from the start to seek to. When seeking to the given time position, there is no guarantee that the data source has a frame located at the position. When this happens, a frame nearby will be rendered. If msec is negative, time position zero will be used. If msec is larger than duration, duration will be used.
    mode int: the mode indicating where exactly to seek to. Use SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC if one wants to seek to a sync frame that has a timestamp earlier than or the same as msec. Use SEEK_NEXT_SYNC if one wants to seek to a sync frame that has a timestamp later than or the same as msec. Use SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC if one wants to seek to a sync frame that has a timestamp closest to or the same as msec. Use SEEK_CLOSEST if one wants to seek to a frame that may or may not be a sync frame but is closest to or the same as msec. SEEK_CLOSEST often has larger performance overhead compared to the other options if there is no sync frame located at msec. Value is SEEK_PREVIOUS_SYNC, SEEK_NEXT_SYNC, SEEK_CLOSEST_SYNC, or SEEK_CLOSEST
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized
    IllegalArgumentException if the mode is invalid.

    selectTrack

    Added in API level 16 
    public void selectTrack (int index)

    Selects a track.

    If a MediaPlayer is in invalid state, it throws an IllegalStateException exception. If a MediaPlayer is in Started state, the selected track is presented immediately. If a MediaPlayer is not in Started state, it just marks the track to be played.

    In any valid state, if it is called multiple times on the same type of track (ie. Video, Audio, Timed Text), the most recent one will be chosen.

    The first audio and video tracks are selected by default if available, even though this method is not called. However, no timed text track will be selected until this function is called.

    Currently, only timed text, subtitle or audio tracks can be selected via this method. In addition, the support for selecting an audio track at runtime is pretty limited in that an audio track can only be selected in the Prepared state.

    Parameters
    index int: the index of the track to be selected. The valid range of the index is 0..total number of track - 1. The total number of tracks as well as the type of each individual track can be found by calling getTrackInfo() method.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if called in an invalid state.

    See also:

    setAudioAttributes

    Added in API level 21 
    public void setAudioAttributes (AudioAttributes attributes)

    Sets the audio attributes for this MediaPlayer. See AudioAttributes for how to build and configure an instance of this class. You must call this method before prepare() or prepareAsync() in order for the audio attributes to become effective thereafter.

    Parameters
    attributes AudioAttributes: a non-null set of audio attributes
    Throws
    IllegalArgumentException

    setAudioSessionId

    Added in API level 9 
    public void setAudioSessionId (int sessionId)

    Sets the audio session ID.

    Parameters
    sessionId int: the audio session ID. The audio session ID is a system wide unique identifier for the audio stream played by this MediaPlayer instance. The primary use of the audio session ID is to associate audio effects to a particular instance of MediaPlayer: if an audio session ID is provided when creating an audio effect, this effect will be applied only to the audio content of media players within the same audio session and not to the output mix. When created, a MediaPlayer instance automatically generates its own audio session ID. However, it is possible to force this player to be part of an already existing audio session by calling this method. This method must be called before one of the overloaded setDataSource methods. Note that session id set using this method will override device-specific audio session id, if the MediaPlayer was instantiated using device-specific Context - see MediaPlayer#MediaPlayer(Context).
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IllegalArgumentException

    setAudioStreamType

    Added in API level 1
    Deprecated in API level 26 
    public void setAudioStreamType (int streamtype)

    This method was deprecated in API level 26.
    use setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes)

    Sets the audio stream type for this MediaPlayer. See AudioManager for a list of stream types. Must call this method before prepare() or prepareAsync() in order for the target stream type to become effective thereafter.

    Parameters
    streamtype int: the audio stream type

    See also:

    setAuxEffectSendLevel

    Added in API level 9 
    public void setAuxEffectSendLevel (float level)

    Sets the send level of the player to the attached auxiliary effect. See attachAuxEffect(int). The level value range is 0 to 1.0.

    By default the send level is 0, so even if an effect is attached to the player this method must be called for the effect to be applied.

    Note that the passed level value is a raw scalar. UI controls should be scaled logarithmically: the gain applied by audio framework ranges from -72dB to 0dB, so an appropriate conversion from linear UI input x to level is: x == 0 -> level = 0 0 < x <= R -> level = 10^(72*(x-R)/20/R)

    Parameters
    level float: send level scalar

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 24 
    public void setDataSource (AssetFileDescriptor afd)

    Sets the data source (AssetFileDescriptor) to use. It is the caller's responsibility to close the file descriptor. It is safe to do so as soon as this call returns.

    Parameters
    afd AssetFileDescriptor: the AssetFileDescriptor for the file you want to play This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IllegalArgumentException if afd is not a valid AssetFileDescriptor
    IOException if afd can not be read

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setDataSource (FileDescriptor fd)

    Sets the data source (FileDescriptor) to use. It is the caller's responsibility to close the file descriptor. It is safe to do so as soon as this call returns.

    Parameters
    fd FileDescriptor: the FileDescriptor for the file you want to play
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IllegalArgumentException if fd is not a valid FileDescriptor
    IOException if fd can not be read

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setDataSource (FileDescriptor fd, 
                long offset, 
                long length)

    Sets the data source (FileDescriptor) to use. The FileDescriptor must be seekable (N.B. a LocalSocket is not seekable). It is the caller's responsibility to close the file descriptor. It is safe to do so as soon as this call returns.

    Parameters
    fd FileDescriptor: the FileDescriptor for the file you want to play
    offset long: the offset into the file where the data to be played starts, in bytes
    length long: the length in bytes of the data to be played
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IllegalArgumentException if fd is not a valid FileDescriptor
    IOException if fd can not be read

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setDataSource (String path)

    Sets the data source (file-path or http/rtsp URL) to use.

    When path refers to a local file, the file may actually be opened by a process other than the calling application. This implies that the pathname should be an absolute path (as any other process runs with unspecified current working directory), and that the pathname should reference a world-readable file. As an alternative, the application could first open the file for reading, and then use the file descriptor form setDataSource(java.io.FileDescriptor).

    Parameters
    path String: the path of the file, or the http/rtsp URL of the stream you want to play
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IOException
    IllegalArgumentException
    SecurityException

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 23 
    public void setDataSource (MediaDataSource dataSource)

    Sets the data source (MediaDataSource) to use.

    Parameters
    dataSource MediaDataSource: the MediaDataSource for the media you want to play
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IllegalArgumentException if dataSource is not a valid MediaDataSource

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setDataSource (Context context, 
                Uri uri, 
                Map<String, String> headers, 
                List<HttpCookie> cookies)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri. To provide cookies for the subsequent HTTP requests, you can install your own default cookie handler and use other variants of setDataSource APIs instead. Alternatively, you can use this API to pass the cookies as a list of HttpCookie. If the app has not installed a CookieHandler already, this API creates a CookieManager and populates its CookieStore with the provided cookies. If the app has installed its own handler already, this API requires the handler to be of CookieManager type such that the API can update the manager's CookieStore.

    Note that the cross domain redirection is allowed by default, but that can be changed with key/value pairs through the headers parameter with "android-allow-cross-domain-redirect" as the key and "0" or "1" as the value to disallow or allow cross domain redirection.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use when resolving the Uri This value cannot be null.
    uri Uri: the Content URI of the data you want to play This value cannot be null.
    headers Map: the headers to be sent together with the request for the data The headers must not include cookies. Instead, use the cookies param. This value may be null.
    cookies List: the cookies to be sent together with the request This value may be null.
    Throws
    IllegalArgumentException if cookies are provided and the installed handler is not a CookieManager
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    NullPointerException if context or uri is null
    IOException if uri has a file scheme and an I/O error occurs

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 14 
    public void setDataSource (Context context, 
                Uri uri, 
                Map<String, String> headers)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri.

    Note that the cross domain redirection is allowed by default, but that can be changed with key/value pairs through the headers parameter with "android-allow-cross-domain-redirect" as the key and "0" or "1" as the value to disallow or allow cross domain redirection.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use when resolving the Uri This value cannot be null.
    uri Uri: the Content URI of the data you want to play This value cannot be null.
    headers Map: the headers to be sent together with the request for the data This value may be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IOException
    IllegalArgumentException
    SecurityException

    setDataSource

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setDataSource (Context context, 
                Uri uri)

    Sets the data source as a content Uri.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use when resolving the Uri This value cannot be null.
    uri Uri: the Content URI of the data you want to play This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
    IOException
    IllegalArgumentException
    SecurityException

    setDisplay

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setDisplay (SurfaceHolder sh)

    Sets the SurfaceHolder to use for displaying the video portion of the media. Either a surface holder or surface must be set if a display or video sink is needed. Not calling this method or setSurface(android.view.Surface) when playing back a video will result in only the audio track being played. A null surface holder or surface will result in only the audio track being played.

    Parameters
    sh SurfaceHolder: the SurfaceHolder to use for video display
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized or has been released.

    setDrmPropertyString

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setDrmPropertyString (String propertyName, 
                String value)

    Set a DRM engine plugin String property value.

    Parameters
    propertyName String: the property name This value cannot be null. Value is MediaDrm.PROPERTY_VENDOR, MediaDrm.PROPERTY_VERSION, MediaDrm.PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION, or MediaDrm.PROPERTY_ALGORITHMS
    value String: the property value Standard fields names are: MediaDrm#PROPERTY_VENDOR, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_VERSION, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION, MediaDrm#PROPERTY_ALGORITHMS This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    MediaPlayer.NoDrmSchemeException

    setLooping

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setLooping (boolean looping)

    Sets the player to be looping or non-looping.

    Parameters
    looping boolean: whether to loop or not

    setNextMediaPlayer

    Added in API level 16 
    public void setNextMediaPlayer (MediaPlayer next)

    Set the MediaPlayer to start when this MediaPlayer finishes playback (i.e. reaches the end of the stream). The media framework will attempt to transition from this player to the next as seamlessly as possible. The next player can be set at any time before completion, but shall be after setDataSource has been called successfully. The next player must be prepared by the app, and the application should not call start() on it. The next MediaPlayer must be different from 'this'. An exception will be thrown if next == this. The application may call setNextMediaPlayer(null) to indicate no next player should be started at the end of playback. If the current player is looping, it will keep looping and the next player will not be started.

    Parameters
    next MediaPlayer: the player to start after this one completes playback.

    setOnBufferingUpdateListener

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setOnBufferingUpdateListener (MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the status of a network stream's buffer has changed.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener: the callback that will be run.

    setOnCompletionListener

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setOnCompletionListener (MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the end of a media source has been reached during playback.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnDrmConfigHelper

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setOnDrmConfigHelper (MediaPlayer.OnDrmConfigHelper listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked for configuration of the DRM object before the session is created. The callback will be invoked synchronously during the execution of prepareDrm(java.util.UUID).

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnDrmConfigHelper: the callback that will be run

    setOnDrmInfoListener

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setOnDrmInfoListener (MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM info is known.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnDrmInfoListener

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setOnDrmInfoListener (MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener listener, 
                Handler handler)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM info is known.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnDrmInfoListener: the callback that will be run
    handler Handler

    setOnDrmPreparedListener

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setOnDrmPreparedListener (MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener listener, 
                Handler handler)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM object is prepared.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener: the callback that will be run
    handler Handler: the Handler that will receive the callback

    setOnDrmPreparedListener

    Added in API level 26 
    public void setOnDrmPreparedListener (MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the DRM object is prepared.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnDrmPreparedListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnErrorListener

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setOnErrorListener (MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when an error has happened during an asynchronous operation.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnInfoListener

    Added in API level 3 
    public void setOnInfoListener (MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when an info/warning is available.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener (MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener listener, 
                Handler handler)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a media time discontinuity is encountered.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener: the listener called after a discontinuity This value cannot be null.
    handler Handler: the Handler that receives the listener events This value cannot be null.

    setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void setOnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener (MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener listener)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a media time discontinuity is encountered. The listener will be called on the same thread as the one in which the MediaPlayer was created.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnMediaTimeDiscontinuityListener: the listener called after a discontinuity This value cannot be null.

    setOnPreparedListener

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setOnPreparedListener (MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the media source is ready for playback.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnSeekCompleteListener

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setOnSeekCompleteListener (MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a seek operation has been completed.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnSubtitleDataListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void setOnSubtitleDataListener (MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener listener)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a subtitle track has new data available. The subtitle data comes from a subtitle track previously selected with selectTrack(int). Use getTrackInfo() to determine which tracks are subtitles (of type TrackInfo#MEDIA_TRACK_TYPE_SUBTITLE), Subtitle track encodings can be determined by TrackInfo#getFormat()).
    See SubtitleData for an example of querying subtitle encoding.
    The listener will be called on the same thread as the one in which the MediaPlayer was created.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener: the listener called when new data is available This value cannot be null.

    setOnSubtitleDataListener

    Added in API level 28 
    public void setOnSubtitleDataListener (MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener listener, 
                Handler handler)

    Sets the listener to be invoked when a subtitle track has new data available. The subtitle data comes from a subtitle track previously selected with selectTrack(int). Use getTrackInfo() to determine which tracks are subtitles (of type TrackInfo#MEDIA_TRACK_TYPE_SUBTITLE), Subtitle track encodings can be determined by TrackInfo#getFormat()).
    See SubtitleData for an example of querying subtitle encoding.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnSubtitleDataListener: the listener called when new data is available This value cannot be null.
    handler Handler: the Handler that receives the listener events This value cannot be null.

    setOnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener

    Added in API level 23 
    public void setOnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener (MediaPlayer.OnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a selected track has timed metadata available.

    Currently only HTTP live streaming data URI's embedded with timed ID3 tags generates TimedMetaData.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnTimedMetaDataAvailableListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnTimedTextListener

    Added in API level 16 
    public void setOnTimedTextListener (MediaPlayer.OnTimedTextListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when a timed text is available for display.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnTimedTextListener: the callback that will be run

    setOnVideoSizeChangedListener

    Added in API level 3 
    public void setOnVideoSizeChangedListener (MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener listener)

    Register a callback to be invoked when the video size is known or updated.

    Parameters
    listener MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener: the callback that will be run

    setPlaybackParams

    Added in API level 23 
    public void setPlaybackParams (PlaybackParams params)

    Sets playback rate using PlaybackParams. The object sets its internal PlaybackParams to the input, except that the object remembers previous speed when input speed is zero. This allows the object to resume at previous speed when start() is called. Calling it before the object is prepared does not change the object state. After the object is prepared, calling it with zero speed is equivalent to calling pause(). After the object is prepared, calling it with non-zero speed is equivalent to calling start().

    Parameters
    params PlaybackParams: the playback params. This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized or has been released.
    IllegalArgumentException if params is not supported.

    setPreferredDevice

    Added in API level 28 
    public boolean setPreferredDevice (AudioDeviceInfo deviceInfo)

    Specifies an audio device (via an AudioDeviceInfo object) to route the output from this MediaPlayer.

    Parameters
    deviceInfo AudioDeviceInfo: The AudioDeviceInfo specifying the audio sink or source. If deviceInfo is null, default routing is restored.
    Returns
    boolean true if succesful, false if the specified AudioDeviceInfo is non-null and does not correspond to a valid audio device.

    setScreenOnWhilePlaying

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setScreenOnWhilePlaying (boolean screenOn)

    Control whether we should use the attached SurfaceHolder to keep the screen on while video playback is occurring. This is the preferred method over setWakeMode(Context, int) where possible, since it doesn't require that the application have permission for low-level wake lock access.

    Parameters
    screenOn boolean: Supply true to keep the screen on, false to allow it to turn off.

    setSurface

    Added in API level 14 
    public void setSurface (Surface surface)

    Sets the Surface to be used as the sink for the video portion of the media. This is similar to setDisplay(android.view.SurfaceHolder), but does not support setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean). Setting a Surface will un-set any Surface or SurfaceHolder that was previously set. A null surface will result in only the audio track being played. If the Surface sends frames to a SurfaceTexture, the timestamps returned from SurfaceTexture#getTimestamp() will have an unspecified zero point. These timestamps cannot be directly compared between different media sources, different instances of the same media source, or multiple runs of the same program. The timestamp is normally monotonically increasing and is unaffected by time-of-day adjustments, but it is reset when the position is set.

    Parameters
    surface Surface: The Surface to be used for the video portion of the media.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized or has been released.

    setSyncParams

    Added in API level 23 
    public void setSyncParams (SyncParams params)

    Sets A/V sync mode.

    Parameters
    params SyncParams: the A/V sync params to apply This value cannot be null.
    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized.
    IllegalArgumentException if params are not supported.

    setVideoScalingMode

    Added in API level 16 
    public void setVideoScalingMode (int mode)

    Sets video scaling mode. To make the target video scaling mode effective during playback, this method must be called after data source is set. If not called, the default video scaling mode is VIDEO_SCALING_MODE_SCALE_TO_FIT.

    The supported video scaling modes are:

    Parameters
    mode int: target video scaling mode. Must be one of the supported video scaling modes; otherwise, IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.

    setVolume

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setVolume (float leftVolume, 
                float rightVolume)

    Sets the volume on this player. This API is recommended for balancing the output of audio streams within an application. Unless you are writing an application to control user settings, this API should be used in preference to AudioManager#setStreamVolume(int, int, int) which sets the volume of ALL streams of a particular type. Note that the passed volume values are raw scalars in range 0.0 to 1.0. UI controls should be scaled logarithmically.

    Parameters
    leftVolume float: left volume scalar
    rightVolume float: right volume scalar

    setWakeMode

    Added in API level 1 
    public void setWakeMode (Context context, 
                int mode)

    Set the low-level power management behavior for this MediaPlayer. This can be used when the MediaPlayer is not playing through a SurfaceHolder set with setDisplay(android.view.SurfaceHolder) and thus can use the high-level setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean) feature.

    This function has the MediaPlayer access the low-level power manager service to control the device's power usage while playing is occurring. The parameter is a combination of PowerManager wake flags. Use of this method requires Manifest.permission.WAKE_LOCK permission. By default, no attempt is made to keep the device awake during playback.

    Parameters
    context Context: the Context to use
    mode int: the power/wake mode to set

    See also:

    start

    Added in API level 1 
    public void start ()

    Starts or resumes playback. If playback had previously been paused, playback will continue from where it was paused. If playback had been stopped, or never started before, playback will start at the beginning.

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state

    stop

    Added in API level 1 
    public void stop ()

    Stops playback after playback has been started or paused.

    Throws
    IllegalStateException if the internal player engine has not been initialized.

    Protected methods

    finalize

    Added in API level 1 
    protected void finalize ()

    Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. A subclass overrides the finalize method to dispose of system resources or to perform other cleanup.

    The general contract of finalize is that it is invoked if and when the Java virtual machine has determined that there is no longer any means by which this object can be accessed by any thread that has not yet died, except as a result of an action taken by the finalization of some other object or class which is ready to be finalized. The finalize method may take any action, including making this object available again to other threads; the usual purpose of finalize, however, is to perform cleanup actions before the object is irrevocably discarded. For example, the finalize method for an object that represents an input/output connection might perform explicit I/O transactions to break the connection before the object is permanently discarded.

    The finalize method of class Object performs no special action; it simply returns normally. Subclasses of Object may override this definition.

    The Java programming language does not guarantee which thread will invoke the finalize method for any given object. It is guaranteed, however, that the thread that invokes finalize will not be holding any user-visible synchronization locks when finalize is invoked. If an uncaught exception is thrown by the finalize method, the exception is ignored and finalization of that object terminates.

    After the finalize method has been invoked for an object, no further action is taken until the Java virtual machine has again determined that there is no longer any means by which this object can be accessed by any thread that has not yet died, including possible actions by other objects or classes which are ready to be finalized, at which point the object may be discarded.

    The finalize method is never invoked more than once by a Java virtual machine for any given object.

    Any exception thrown by the finalize method causes the finalization of this object to be halted, but is otherwise ignored.