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javaandroidmedia-playerback

How to stop media player on back pressed regardless of whether it's playing or not?

@Override
public void onBackPressed(){
    super.onBackPressed();
    mp.release();
    overridePendingTransition(R.anim.anim, R.anim.anim2);
}

MediaPlayer is released when a sound is being played, however when a sound isn't being played it can't release anything and causes a null pointer. If I don't release it then it continues to play. It's a catch 22. How can I basically stop MediaPlayer regardless without any error?

Solution

  • release the media player in this manner

    if(mp!=null && mp.isPlaying()){
             mp.release();
        }