Question

I am trying to play audio with the ACTION_VIEW intent, but regardless on what type of sound file (.mp3, .3gpp etc.) I always get the same error:

E/AndroidRuntime(3007): android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to        handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=/mnt/sdcard/recording-23363382.3gpp typ=audio/3gpp }

My code:

Firstly here is where I launch the activity:

    case R.id.largeThumbnailText:
        media_column_index = mediacursor
                .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA);
        mediacursor.moveToPosition(lastClicked);
        mediaFileUri = Uri.parse(mediacursor.getString(media_column_index));
        media_column_index = mediacursor
                .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Audio.Media.MIME_TYPE);
        String mime = mediacursor.getString(media_column_index);
        Intent playAudioIntent = new Intent();
        playAudioIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        playAudioIntent.setDataAndType(mediaFileUri, mime);
        startActivity(playAudioIntent);
        break;

This is where I initiate the mediacursor:

        String[] proj = { MediaStore.Audio.Media._ID,
                MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA,
                MediaStore.Audio.Media.DISPLAY_NAME,
                MediaStore.Audio.Media.MIME_TYPE };
        mediacursor = getActivity().managedQuery(
                MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, proj, null,
                null, null);

I do the same thing with video, so I don’t see where the problem is. Might be worth mentioning that this is all done from within a fragment.

Forgot to mention I’m testing it on a HTC Sensation (android 2.3.4)

Appreciate any suggestions

Answer 1

Instead of your code

Intent playAudioIntent = new Intent();
playAudioIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
playAudioIntent.setDataAndType(mediaFileUri, mime);
startActivity(playAudioIntent);

Try something like this:

String movieurl = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/Videos/Wildlife.wmv";

Intent playAudioIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
playAudioIntent .setDataAndType(Uri.parse(movieurl), "video/*");