playing a mp3 file in android

Question

I'm using the following code to play a mp3 from raw folder but nothing happens! can anyone help me? thanks

    MediaPlayer mp = new MediaPlayer();
    mp = MediaPlayer.create(ShapesActivity.this, R.raw.circle);
    mp.start();
    mp.release();

possible duplicate of [How do I play an mp3 in the res/raw folder of my android app?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4162230/how-do-i-play-an-mp3-in-the-res-raw-folder-of-my-android-app) — scriptocalypse, Jan 17 '15 at 18:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '15 at 18:13

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You are releasing the mediaplayer right after you start it, so the sound doesn't play. You need to remove mp.release()

answered Jan 17 '15 at 18:13

TuomasK

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issathink · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-17T19:31:10.623

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As pointed out @TuomasK you release the media before playing it. You should implement OnCompletionListener to release MediaPlayer properly.

You can do it like this:

MediaPlayer mMp = MediaPlayer.create(ShapesActivity.this, R.raw.circle);
mMp.start();

mp.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
    public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
        mp.reset();
        mp.release();
    };
});

edited Jan 17 '15 at 19:31

answered Jan 17 '15 at 18:17

issathink

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thanks guys. I tried this, I also removed the release but it still isn't working – Katayoon Jan 17 '15 at 18:33
Do you have a file `/res/raw/circle.mp3`, or is Logcat showing something? – TuomasK Jan 17 '15 at 18:59

playing a mp3 file in android

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