Xamarin XCT Media Element not playing recorded audio on Android

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Xamarin XCT Media Element not playing recorded audio on Android

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I am using the Plugin.AudioRecorder to record audio and then save it / play it back using the XCT Media element control.

Working fine on iPhone, however on Android it's not playing back the audio at all - either locally or from a URL.

I've taken a copy of the Xamarin sample project (https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/tree/main/UserInterface/MediaElementDemos) and replaced the URL in the PlayWebAudioPage with the link to my recorded Audio file and it just doesn't play on Android.

Any ideas on how to investigate this further / fix?

The file plays fine on iPhone, on the computer web browser, VLC etc.

Anonymous

2022-07-25T07:59:39.44+00:00

Can you share this audio URL for testing? You can also try to use MediaManager Plugin for Xamarin to play audio.
SSB 111 Reputation points

2022-07-25T18:24:05.023+00:00

Media Manager plugin does work with that audio on both iPhone and Android - however, I have a requirement to show the total duration of the audio file, which Media Manager doesn't seem to be able to do - Do you know if it is possible to get the total duration of the audio file via Media Manager?

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Anonymous

2022-07-25T07:59:39.44+00:00

Can you share this audio URL for testing? You can also try to use MediaManager Plugin for Xamarin to play audio.
SSB 111 Reputation points

2022-07-25T18:24:05.023+00:00

Media Manager plugin does work with that audio on both iPhone and Android - however, I have a requirement to show the total duration of the audio file, which Media Manager doesn't seem to be able to do - Do you know if it is possible to get the total duration of the audio file via Media Manager?

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Anonymous

Hello,

Do you know if it is possible to get the total duration of the audio file via Media Manager?

You can use mediaItem.Duration to get the total duration of the audio file via Media Manager like following code.

   var mediaItem = await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play("https://ia800806.us.archive.org/15/items/Mp3Playlist_555/AaronNeville-CrazyLove.mp3");  
    var duration= mediaItem.Duration;

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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SSB 111 Reputation points

2022-07-26T17:06:17.677+00:00

that returns as 0 when I've tested. Please can you confirm the same?

Anonymous

I use the above link in button click event. I can get the duration is 4.30

   private async void Button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)  
           {  
               var mediaItem = await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play("https://ia800806.us.archive.org/15/items/Mp3Playlist_555/AaronNeville-CrazyLove.mp3");  
               var duration = mediaItem.Duration;  
     
               await DisplayAlert("info", duration.ToString(),"OK");  
                
           }

SSB 111 Reputation points

2022-07-28T10:08:24.247+00:00

I've copy pasted that code and am getting 00:00:00 ...

Visual Studio for Mac 17.0.6 build 4

Xamarin.iOS
Version: 15.10.0.5 (Visual Studio Community)
Xamarin Forms 5.0.0.2478

Which versions are you using and is it on iPhone?
SSB 111 Reputation points

2022-07-28T14:09:30.813+00:00

Shall i send a sample audio file as an example?
Anonymous

2022-07-29T06:16:06.94+00:00

Yes, sharing a sample audio file is better.

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