MediaRecorder.Release Method
Definition
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Releases resources associated with this MediaRecorder object.
[Android.Runtime.Register("release", "()V", "GetReleaseHandler")]
public virtual void Release ();[<Android.Runtime.Register("release", "()V", "GetReleaseHandler")>]
abstract member Release : unit -> unit
override this.Release : unit -> unit- Attributes
Remarks
Releases resources associated with this MediaRecorder object. It is good practice to call this method when you're done using the MediaRecorder. In particular, whenever an Activity of an application is paused (its onPause() method is called), or stopped (its onStop() method is called), this method should be invoked to release the MediaRecorder object, unless the application has a special need to keep the object around. In addition to unnecessary resources (such as memory and instances of codecs) being held, failure to call this method immediately if a MediaRecorder object is no longer needed may also lead to continuous battery consumption for mobile devices, and recording failure for other applications if no multiple instances of the same codec are supported on a device. Even if multiple instances of the same codec are supported, some performance degradation may be expected when unnecessary multiple instances are used at the same time.
Java documentation for android.media.MediaRecorder.release().
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