Allow for app to continue playing audio in background

[javierxio]

Hello. Would it be possible to have the app keep playing audio in the background. I like to listen to videos but without having to have the app open in the foreground so that I can be free to do other things on my phone. Thanks.

[woheller69]

I do not know a simple and good solution for that right now

[woheller69]

you can open the browser as pop-up view. Then it is very small and you can move it where you like on the screen

[javierxio]

i'm not a dev but i asked the AI how to do it. hopefully, it can make sense to you or someone else.

    public class AudioService extends Service {
    private static final String TAG = "AudioService";
    private AudioManager audioManager;
    private MediaPlayer audioPlayer;

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        audioManager = (AudioManager) getSystemService(AUDIO_SERVICE);
        audioPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        // Get the URL from the intent
        String url = intent.getStringExtra("URL");

        // Start playing audio from the new URL
        audioPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
        audioPlayer.setDataSource(this, Uri.parse(url));
        audioPlayer.prepare();
        audioPlayer.start();

        // Create a notification for the service
        Notification notification = createNotification();

        // Start the foreground service with the notification
        startForeground(1, notification);
        return START_NOT_STICKY;
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        // Stop playing audio
        audioPlayer.stop();
    }

    private Notification createNotification() {
        // Create a notification for the service
    }
}

In this modified code, you can pass the URL of the audio you want to play as an extra in the intent used to start the service. The URL can be obtained using intent.getStringExtra("URL") in the onStartCommand method. Then, you can use this URL as the data source for the MediaPlayer to play audio from the desired website.

Yes, you can play and pause the audio from outside of the app by creating a notification for the service. The notification will allow the user to control the audio playback, including play and pause functionality. To create a notification, you can add the following code to the createNotification method in the AudioService class:

private Notification createNotification() {
    // Create a notification for the service
    Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
    PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this,
            0, notificationIntent, 0);

    NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_ID)
            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
            .setContentTitle("Audio Service")
            .setContentText("Playing audio from website")
            .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
            .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
            .setOngoing(true)
            .setOnlyAlertOnce(true);

    return builder.build();
}

In this code, the createNotification method creates a notification that displays the title "Audio Service" and the text "Playing audio from website." The notification includes a pending intent that will launch the main activity when the user taps on the notification. To add control buttons to the notification, you can use the following code:

// Play button
Intent playIntent = new Intent(this, AudioService.class).setAction(ACTION_PLAY);
PendingIntent playPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, playIntent, 0);

// Pause button
Intent pauseIntent = new Intent(this, AudioService.class).setAction(ACTION_PAUSE);
PendingIntent pausePendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, pauseIntent, 0);

builder.addAction(R.drawable.ic_play, "Play", playPendingIntent)
        .addAction(R.drawable.ic_pause, "Pause", pausePendingIntent);

In this code, the addAction method is used to add play and pause buttons to the notification. The R.drawable.ic_play and R.drawable.ic_pause are the icons for the buttons, and the ACTION_PLAY and ACTION_PAUSE are used to identify the actions in the service. When the user taps on the play button, the ACTION_PLAY action will be triggered, and the service will start playing the audio. When the user taps on the pause button, the ACTION_PAUSE action will be triggered, and the service will pause the audio. By using this code, you will be able to control the audio playback from outside of the app using the notification.

how does get url from intent work?

To get a URL from an intent, you can use the following code snippet:
Uri data = getIntent().getData();
String url = data.toString();

This code retrieves the data from the intent using getIntent().getData(), which returns a Uri object. Then, you can convert the Uri object to a string using data.toString() to obtain the URL. Make sure to replace getIntent() with the appropriate method or reference to the intent you want to extract the URL from.

GAB.AI

[javierxio]

To use the code snippets provided, you will need to import the following classes and libraries:

import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationChannel;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;

These imports are necessary for creating notifications, handling intents, and working with URLs. Make sure to include them at the beginning of your Java file.

[woheller69]

this is an audioplayer and not a webbrowser. Use a internet radio application in this case