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javaandroidstreamingsoundcloud
syloc
syloc

Reputation: 4709

how can i play soundcloud streams on android?

i'm using the code in the documentation of the MediaPlayer;

String url = "http://........"; // your URL here
MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(url);
mediaPlayer.prepare(); // might take long! (for buffering, etc)
mediaPlayer.start();

The path of the soundcloud mp3 is something like this;

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/41262720/stream?consumer_key=XXXXXX

In the preperation line i have this error;

prepare failed. status=0x1

I test it with a different source and it works fine;

http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/Design/blue.mp3

What is the problem with the soundcloud sources? Do i need an extra configuration for media player?

Note: i'm using the emulator with the 2.2 SDK

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5125

Answers (1)

Jan Berkel
Jan Berkel

Reputation: 3453

The media player (at least older versions) has problems with https urls. You'll need to manually resolve the url (issue a GET request and check the redirect), then give the result to MediaPlayer. There are a lot of other issues with the MediaPlayer though, it's not straightforward to get it to work.

Upvotes: 2

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