MediaPlayer won't loop. setLooping() doesn't work

Question

m_MediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(context, soundFromResource);
m_MediaPlayer.setVolume(0.99f, 0.99f);
m_MediaPlayer.setLooping(true);
m_MediaPlayer.setOnCompletionL         


        

Answer 1

I solve this using this workaround:

public static void setMpLooping(final MediaPlayer mp, final boolean isLooping) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP
            || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1) {
        if (isLooping) {
            mp.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
                @Override
                public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
                    mp.start();
                }
            });
        } else {
            mp.setOnCompletionListener(null);
        }
    } else {
        mp.setLooping(isLooping);
    }
}

But remember, sometimes there is a delay during the transition from end to start of the track on Lollipop

Answer 2

After a lot of experimentation with media player, I have found solution to this :

call

m_MediaPlayer.setLoopoing(true)

after

m_MediaPlayer.start()

Answer 3

It is an issue in media player.

I used the next code to fix that:

mMediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener() {
                @Override
                public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
                    if (looping) {
                        mMediaPlayer.seekTo(0);
                    }
                }
            });

Answer 4

Apparently there's an issue with Android 5 devices which use the NuPlayer instead of the AwesomePlayer.

You can check it by going in the Developer Options, under the Media section there should be Use NuPlayer (experimental). I've unchecked that and it appears it's alright now.

I haven't been able to figure out how to fix this issue, so I've hacked it a bit. I've set some flags in the code and when it enters onCompletion, if the user hasn't specifically stopped the sound, i restart it there. If there's anyone with a better fix, let me know and i'll update this answer.

Here's the issue: https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=1695