base64 encode audio file and send as a String then decode the String

Question

I have been stuck on this issue for a few hours now trying to get it working. Basically what I am trying to do is the following. Base64 encode an audio file picked up from a

Answer 1

Decoding base64 string file to .m4a file format

try
{
    String audioDataString = "";
    BufferedReader jsonReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(this.getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.audioBase64File)));
    StringBuilder jsonBuilder = new StringBuilder();
    for (String line = null; (line = jsonReader.readLine()) != null; ) {
        jsonBuilder.append(line).append("");
    }
    audioDataString = jsonBuilder.toString();
    byte[] decoded = Base64.decode(audioDataString, Base64.DEFAULT);
    try {
        File file2 = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/faakhir_testAudio.m4a");
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(file2, true);
        os.write(decoded);
        os.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
} catch(Exception e){
    e.printStackTrace();
}