Unable to access Physical file (mp3) in Maui app (.net 7)

Question

I have a .net maui app, (.Net 7) which downloads mp3 files, to "/data/user/0/com.companyname.myapp/files/Download"

I have tried to play them back using a webview:

<audio controls>
            <source src="/data/user/0/com.companyname.myApp/files/Download/2012-05-06_AM1.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
            Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio controls>

Which does not work, as the play arrow is just Greyed out.

also tried prefixing file with : src="file///data/user/0/ ....

That does not work either.

If I try

if (File.Exists("/data/user/0/com.companyname.myApp/files/Download/2012-05-06_AM1.mp3" ))
{
    Shell.Current.DisplayAlert("Found", "File Exists", "OK");
}

The file is found,

I have also tried using the following function, and passing the file ref in the mp3 parameter:

private async  void MyPlayer(string mp3) {
    var audioPlayer = AudioManager.Current.CreatePlayer(await     FileSystem.OpenAppPackageFileAsync(mp3));
    audioPlayer.Play();
}

This also errors with file not found.

Any Ideas would be appreciated. This is very frustrating.

If I use a https url, it all works fine. Just when using a local file. I want the app to be able to play downloaded files, when offline,

Answer 1

This is now resolved. I used CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement Mediaplayer MyMediaPlayer.Source = MediaSource.FromFile(""/data/user/0/com.companyname.myApp/files/Download/2012-05-06_AM1.mp3");

And this works perfectly.