CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javaandroid
ilker Aktuna
ilker Aktuna

Reputation: 375

How to check if ANY app is playing any type of media on Android device?

I am working on a remote control for integration between Android TV devices and Smartthings Hub. I want to be able to check if any media app is playing anything on the device (Android TV). If for example, Youtube or Plex app is playing any movie, then I will show the user "playing" , if no app is playing anything , I will display "stopped"

if any type of media (audio or video) is playing, I have to understand this.

I wanted to engage Android mediaplayer with following code, but it did not work:

            final MediaPlayer player = new MediaPlayer();
            if(player.isPlaying()) {
                response.send("playing");
            }
            else {
                response.send("stopped");
            }

I am not sure if this instance will attach to the active media player and I couldn't find the correct way. What am I missing ?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 3535

Answers (1)

ismail alaoui
ismail alaoui

Reputation: 6073

you should use AudioManager for sound , check the documentation 

AudioManager.isMusicActive();

and for video , The SurfaceFlinger process can know that it is receiving frames at a consistent rate, but it can't know if it's a video or just app animation.

The mediaserver process is responsible for managing the hardware video decoders. It can know if a video is being decoded, but it can't know if the video is being displayed. It won't be involved if the app is using a custom software-only decoder.

There isn't an unequivocal way to detect that a video is being played and presented on the display.

Upvotes: 2

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