Steps to create a simple MediaPlayer in Android

Step 1: Create an empty activity project

Create an empty activity Android Studio project. And select Kotlin as a programming language.
Refer to Android | How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio? to know how to create an empty activity Android Studio project.

Step 2: Create a raw resource folder

Create a raw resource folder under the res folder and copy one of the .mp3 file extension.

Step 3: Working with the activity_main.xml file

The layout of the application consists of three buttons PLAY, PAUSE, and STOP mainly, which is used to control the state of the MediaPlayer instance.
Invoke the following code inside the activity_main.xml file to implement the UI.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity"
    tools:ignore="HardcodedText">
 
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/headingText"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
        android:text="MEDIA PLAYER"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />
 
    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/headingText"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal">
 
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/stopButton"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
            android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
            android:text="STOP"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/playButton"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
            android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
            android:text="PLAY"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/pauseButton"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
            android:text="PAUSE"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
    </LinearLayout>
 
</RelativeLayout>

Output UI:

Step 4: Working with the MainActivity.kt file

The MediaPlayer instance needs the attributes needs to be set before playing any audio or video file.
Invoke the following inside the MainActivity.kt file. Comments are added for better understanding.

Kotlin

import android.media.MediaPlayer
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.Button
 
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
 
        // create an instance of mediplayer for audio playback
        val mediaPlayer: MediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(applicationContext, R.raw.music)
 
        // register all the buttons using their appropriate IDs
        val bPlay: Button = findViewById(R.id.playButton)
        val bPause: Button = findViewById(R.id.pauseButton)
        val bStop: Button = findViewById(R.id.stopButton)
 
        // handle the start button to
          // start the audio playback
        bPlay.setOnClickListener {
            // start method is used to start
              // playing the audio file
            mediaPlayer.start()
        }
 
        // handle the pause button to put the
        // MediaPlayer instance at the Pause state
        bPause.setOnClickListener {
            // pause() method can be used to 
            // pause the mediaplyer instance
            mediaPlayer.pause()
        }
 
        // handle the stop button to stop playing 
        // and prepare the mediaplayer instance 
        // for the next instance of play
        bStop.setOnClickListener {
            // stop() method is used to completely 
            // stop playing the mediaplayer instance
            mediaPlayer.stop()
 
            // after stopping the mediaplayer instance
            // it is again need to be prepared
            // for the next instance of playback
            mediaPlayer.prepare()
        }
    }
}

Output: Run on Emulator

MediaPlayer Class in Android

MediaPlayer Class in Android is used to play media files. Those are Audio and Video files. It can also be used to play audio or video streams over the network. So in this article, the things discussed are:

MediaPlayer State diagram
Creating a simple audio player using MediaPlayer API. Have a look at the following image. Note that we are going to implement this project using the Kotlin language.

Tags:

#Android Projects #Technical Scripter 2020 #Android #Kotlin #Technical Scripter

State Diagram of the MediaPlayer Class

Steps to create a simple MediaPlayer in Android

XML

Kotlin

Output: Run on Emulator

MediaPlayer Class in Android

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