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

android

Solution

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

Problem

``` m_MediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(context, soundFromResource); m_MediaPlayer.setVolume(0.99f, 0.99f); m_MediaPlayer.setLooping(true); m_MediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(USoundPlayback.this); m_MediaPlayer.start(); ``` I've tested it like above, I've also tested it by calling `setLooping(true)` after `start()` but with no luck. I have two `Nexus 5` phones, both with `Android 5` on them. On one, the looping works, on the other the sound stops after one go, it won't loop. Any ideas ?!

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