Best practices for implementing MediaPlayer?

Learn the best practices for implementing the MediaPlayer class in Android applications, from proper resource management to playing audio and video files efficiently.

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<?php // Example of best practices for using MediaPlayer in Android import android.media.MediaPlayer; import android.os.Bundle; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { private MediaPlayer mediaPlayer; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); // Initialize MediaPlayer with a resource mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.sample_audio); } @Override protected void onStart() { super.onStart(); // Start playing audio mediaPlayer.start(); } @Override protected void onStop() { super.onStop(); // Release the MediaPlayer resources if (mediaPlayer != null) { mediaPlayer.stop(); mediaPlayer.release(); mediaPlayer = null; } } } ?>

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