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A-Android UCG
A-Android UCG

Reputation: 857

Pause other media apps

When I start my MediaPlayer, other apps that are playing audio don't stop. Same when using MediaRecorder.

I managed to use AudioManager to have some functionality, but much of that class is either deprecated, or for high APIs.

For example, I can register a callback, but I can't unregister it cause the abandonAudioFocus() is deprecated.

Looking at sources, it tells me to use a MediaSession, but that's too complicated for my simple goal of playing a simple recorded audio, I don't want to use all the functionality of every single Android platform.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 180

Answers (1)

Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan

Reputation: 791

You can do that with AudioManager 

AudioManager am = (AudioManager)getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);

// Request audio focus for playback
int result = am.requestAudioFocus(focusChangeListener,
// Use the music stream.
AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC,
// Request permanent focus.
AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN);


if (result == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_GRANTED) {
// other app had stopped playing song now , so u can do u stuff now .
}

Audio focus is assigned in turn to each application that requests it. This means that if another application requests audio focus, your application will lose it. You will be notifi ed of the loss of audio focus through the onAudioFocusChange handler of the Audio Focus Change Listener you registered when requesting the audio focus

 private OnAudioFocusChangeListener focusChangeListener =
          new OnAudioFocusChangeListener() {
                  public void onAudioFocusChange(int focusChange) {
                             AudioManager am =(AudioManager)getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
                    switch (focusChange) {

                           case (AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK) :
                           // Lower the volume while ducking.
                           mediaPlayer.setVolume(0.2f, 0.2f);
                           break;
                           case (AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT) :
                           pause();
                           break;

                           case (AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS) :
                           stop();
                           ComponentName component =new ComponentName(AudioPlayerActivity.this,MediaControlReceiver.class);
                           am.unregisterMediaButtonEventReceiver(component);
                           break;

                           case (AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN) :
                           // Return the volume to normal and resume if paused.
                           mediaPlayer.setVolume(1f, 1f);
                           mediaPlayer.start();
                           break;
                           default: break;
}
}
};

Upvotes: 1

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