MediaPlayer isPlaying() always returning false

Question

I am testing on 2 phones. In one device isPlaying() of mediaplayer always return false even when it is playing. but in other device (lg optimus gingerbread) isPlaying() retu

Answer 1

Also, while we're on the general MediaPlayer subject, note that isPlaying() can cause an ANR when called on the UI thread. In fact, Google recommends executing all MediaPlayer calls from a background handler thread. Which will also serialize execution of MediaPlayer calls.