Stop or release MediaPlayer while it is still preparing

Question

Is it a bug or is it not possible to release, stop or kill MediaPlayer while it\'s preparing?

I have an instance of MediaPlayer running in

Answer 1

Another solution could be to implement the OnBufferingUpdateListener and override its method like this:

@Override
public void onBufferingUpdate(MediaPlayer mp, int percent) {
    if (cancel) {
        mp.release();
        mMediaPlayer = null;

    }
}