Question

How can I play a notification sound only (without firing a status bar notification)? I want the notification default sound and play it exactly as a notification sound. Is it possible to achieve it using MediaPlayer?

Answer 1

Uri defaultRingtoneUri = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);

MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();

try {
      mediaPlayer.setDataSource(context, defaultRingtoneUri);
      mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION);
      mediaPlayer.prepare();
      mediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener() {

         @Override
         public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp)
         {
            mp.release();
         }
      });
  mediaPlayer.start();
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
} catch (SecurityException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
}