how to stop MediaPlayer correctly?

Question

I can stop the Audio but if I check my Android-Studio Debug windows, i see that the MediaPlayer works in Background !!!

I play the Sound like that :

try {
myMediaPlayer1 = new MediaPlayer();
myMediaPlayer1.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
myMediaPlayer1.setDataSource("http://myweb.com/audios/1.mp3");
myMediaPlayer1.prepare();
myMediaPlayer1.start();    
} catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
}

I stop the MediaPlayer via a click on a Button or OnDestry like that :

@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    myMediaPlayer1.stop();
}

I debug via USB Connection. After Stop the Sound I see the MediaPlay works in Background :

Answer 1

You need to release media player using mediaPlayer.release(). If MediaPlayer is not playing any song/audio you shouldn't stop MediaPlayer. See below code for more help.

private void releaseMediaPlayer() {
    try {
        if (mediaPlayer != null) {
            if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying())
                mediaPlayer.stop();
            mediaPlayer.release();
            mediaPlayer = null;
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}