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Music player with Seekbar (Android Studio)

I was working in a very simple music player with a seek bar. But I got a problem with playing music,it doesn't work correctly every second - it backwards a while, then remain again like it's a buggy.
I know why but I can't solve it.
When the progress bar moves forward, the music recalibrates and vice versa, when the music moves forward, the progress bar recalibrates.
It's probably because of that that every time it goes back.
But I tried several things and still have the same problem.
Another problem is that when the music is paused, the progress bar goes in the opposite direction until it reaches zero. It doesn't stay where it was before the break.
The full code :
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
private SeekBar seekBar;
private boolean bool = false;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
this.seekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.sound_bar);
this.mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.music);
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
#Override
public void run() {
seekBar.setProgress(mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition() * seekBar.getMax() / mediaPlayer.getDuration());
}
}, 500, 500);
seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
mediaPlayer.seekTo(seekBar.getProgress() * mediaPlayer.getDuration() / seekBar.getMax());
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
}
public void playSound(View view) {
Button button = (Button) view;
if(bool) {
mediaPlayer.pause();
bool = false;
button.setText("Jouer le son");
} else {
mediaPlayer.start();
bool = true;
button.setText("Mettre en pause");
}
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
mediaPlayer.pause();
}
#Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
if(bool) {
mediaPlayer.start();
}
}
}

Maybe use another thread to control the seekbar would help.
Take a look at this

Music stops on moving to another activity, while using background service to play music

I'm developing a game, I have used services to play music on all activities.
I want to stop the music when we hit the home key, it shouldn't stop playing music when moving from one activity to another.
public class backService extends Service {
private MediaPlayer mp;
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
return START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
mp.stop();
mp.release();
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.all);
mp.setLooping(true);
mp.start();
}
#Nullable
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
}
and my main activity file
public class Home extends AppCompatActivity {
private AdView mAdView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
hide();
setContentView(R.layout.activity_home);
Intent i = new Intent(this, backService.class);
adv();
}
#Override
protected void onResume(){
super.onResume();
Intent i = new Intent(this, backService.class);
startService(i);
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
Intent i = new Intent(this, backService.class);
stopService(i);
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy(){
super.onDestroy();
Intent i = new Intent(this, backService.class);
stopService(i);
}
}
How can I stop the music when I hit the home key and keep playing the music when we switch between other activities
TIA

Please remove the stopService(i) inside onStop() method in Activity coz whenever you are going one Activity to Another Activity then onStop() method will be called, that's why your service is killing.
If you want to pause or stop music while press home button then implements ComponentCallbacks2 interface to Activity like this
#Override
public void onTrimMemory(final int level) {
if (level == ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN) {
if(mService != null){
mService.pauseMusic();
}
}
}

Try to stop the service in
#Override
public void onPause()
{
super.onPause();
// Check if app is in foreground
if(!isAppOnForeground(context))
{
stop music here
}
}
below is the method to check if the app is in foreground or not . just replace your package here "your package name here";
public static boolean isAppOnForeground(Context context)
{
ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> appProcesses = activityManager.getRunningAppProcesses();
if (appProcesses == null) {
return false;
}
final String packageName = "your package name here";
for (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo appProcess : appProcesses) {
if (appProcess.importance == ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND && appProcess.processName.equals(packageName)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}

How can I play sound on all of my activities

I want to use my sound on all my activities not only main activity. I put this lines
MediaPlayer ring = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.song);
ring.start();
but that works only in main Activity.
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
MediaPlayer ring = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.song);
ring.start();

you can try something like this
1. add this code in your all activity
MediaPlayer ring = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this,
R.raw.song);
ring.start();
2. create one method like this and call this msg from your activity in which you want to play music
public void Playmusic(Context context){
MediaPlayer ring = MediaPlayer.create(context, R.raw.song);
ring.start();
}
now just call this method like this
Playmusic(MainActivity.this);

play your songs in service and initialize the media player object there only
Intent svc=new Intent(this, BackgroundSoundService.class);
startService(svc);
public class BackgroundSoundService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = null;
MediaPlayer player;
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
return null;
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
player = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.idil);
player.setLooping(true); // Set looping
player.setVolume(100,100);
}
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
player.start();
return 1;
}
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
// TO DO
}
public IBinder onUnBind(Intent arg0) {
// TO DO Auto-generated method
return null;
}
public void onStop() {
}
public void onPause() {
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
player.stop();
player.release();
}
#Override
public void onLowMemory() {
}
}
Please call this service in Manifest
<service android:enabled="true" android:name=".BackgroundSoundService " />

How to animate TextureView?

I am trying to fade in a TextureView but for some reason its not animating. It just simply pops in the video, no fade at all and i dont really know why that is because after some research i have found that TextureView can be animated normally.
Here is my code, i hope you guys can give me a pointer in the right direction.
PS, i have left out all irrelevant code that does not concern itself with the textureview and the animation.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener
{
private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();
private MediaPlayer mediaPlayer1;
private ArrayList<Uri> videoUris = new ArrayList<>();
private int current_video_index = 0;
private TextureView textureView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
textureView = (TextureView) findViewById(R.id.textureView);
mediaPlayer1 = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer1.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
mediaPlayer1.setOnPreparedListener(this);
mediaPlayer1.setOnCompletionListener(this);
initVideoUris();
initNewVideo();
}
private void startVideo(final Uri uri)
{
textureView.setSurfaceTextureListener(new TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener()
{
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height)
{
try {
mediaPlayer1.setDataSource(MainActivity.this, uri);
mediaPlayer1.setSurface(new Surface(surface));
mediaPlayer1.setOnCompletionListener(MainActivity.this);
mediaPlayer1.setOnPreparedListener(MainActivity.this);
mediaPlayer1.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
mediaPlayer1.prepareAsync();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height)
{
}
#Override
public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
}
});
}
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp)
{
mp.start();
fadeInView(textureView);
}
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp)
{
if (!moreVideosAvailable())
{
finish();
}
}
private boolean moreVideosAvailable()
{
return current_video_index < videoUris.size();
}
private void fadeInView(View view)
{
view.setAlpha(0f);
view.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
view.animate().alpha(1f).setDuration(2000).setListener(null).start();
}
}

I solved it by making a videoPlayerFragment that uses TextureView as the surface for displaying the video. Then simply animate the whole fragment instead of the textureView.

how can I use MediaPlayer outside my mainActivity in android (how to call it from mainActivity)

IM trying to create a simple app and for it I have to have a mediaPlayer not in the mainActivity. how can I do this?(in what kind of class does it need to be and how to write the method and instance it in main).
Im quite new to android and have nooo idea how to do this(its probably very simple...)
any help would be great. thanks ahead!

You can create such a class for usage in every Activity:
public class MediaPlayerUtil {
public static void playSound(Context context, int soundFileResId) {
MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(context, soundFileResId);
mp.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener() {
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
mp.reset();
mp.release();
mp=null;
}
});
mp.start();
}
}
Then inside any Activity just call MediaPlayerUtil.playSound(this, R.raw.your_sound_file) where this will be a reference to your activity and by R.raw.your_sound_file you reference file in /res/raw directory of your project.

This is an example of a simple app like to ask just have to create the folder raw, where the audio was located.
mysong replace the file with the name of your audio
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
Button play, stop;
MediaPlayer mp;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
play = (Button)findViewById(R.id. play);
stop = (Button)findViewById(R.id.stop);
play.setOnClickListener(this);
stop.setOnClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()){
case R.id.play:
play();
break;
case R.id.stop:
stop();
break;
}
}
private void play (){
destruir();
mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.mysong);
mp.start();
}
private void stop(){
mp.stop();
}
private void destruir(){
if (mp !=null)
mp.release();
}
}